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Is this love amp settings — Fender Frontman 10G

The Whitesnake guitar tone for “Is this love”, dialed in for a Fender Frontman 10G with a Squier Classic Vibe 50s Stratocaster. Studio version, Whitesnake (1987) — clean verse & intro progression

Original rig

1978 Gibson Les Paul Custom (Dirty Fingers pickups) into Jose Arredondo-modded Marshall JCM800 2204 + Roland Dimension D chorus, Lexicon 224 reverb

Lush, compressed 80s studio clean with wide dimensional chorus, rhythmic delay, and expansive hall reverb

Amp settings — Fender Frontman 10G

CHANNELClean channel (OD switch out)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	6
Treble	4
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE9 VOLUME8

Signal chain

01Boss CE-2W Chorus

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (run direct into amp input)

Rate 4 · Depth 7

02Digital Delay Pedal

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (run direct into amp input)

E.Level 5 · F.Back 4 · D.Time 5

Why these settings

The Frontman 10G is voiced bright with scooped mids and lacks a physical middle, presence, or reverb knob, so treble is pulled back to 4 to prevent Strat single-coil quack from turning harsh. Keeping the amp gain low at 2 ensures maximum headroom and warmth through the 6-inch speaker to mimic John Sykes' compressed studio rack clean. Since the Frontman lacks onboard modulation or ambience, adding a dedicated chorus and delay pedal completes the signature 80s Dimension D wash.

PRO TIPPosition 4 (neck + middle) on the Strat naturally hollows out the midrange and rolls off harsh pick transients, perfectly simulating the out-of-phase glassiness Sykes achieved when splitting his Les Paul's hot humbuckers in the studio.

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