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Is this love amp settings — Valeton GP-100

The Whitesnake guitar tone for “Is this love”, dialed in for a Valeton GP-100 with a Squier Affinity Stratocaster. Studio version, Whitesnake (1987) — clean intro and verse riff

Original rig

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

Lush, compressed 80s studio clean with wide dimensional chorus, subtle delay, and expansive hall reverb
Amp settings — Valeton GP-100
CHANNELTwin Clean / US CLN amp block + 2x12 cab IRBRIGHTonBOOSToff
GAIN 2 BASS 5 MID 6 TREBLE 7 REVERB 6 MASTER 8
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain2
Bass5
Mid6
Treble7
Reverb6
Master8
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Guitar
PICKUPneck+middle TONE9 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Valeton Compressor Block (Comp)

Even out picking attack and provide 80s studio squish

Sustain 6 · Attack 5 · Level 7

02Valeton Chorus Block (Dimension/Stereo Chorus)

Emulates the Roland Dimension D spatial modulation

Rate 4 · Depth 7 · Level 6

03Valeton Delay Block (Analog / Digital Delay)

Subtle rhythmic slap to add stereo space

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Mix 3

04Valeton Reverb Block (Hall Reverb)

Emulates the lush Lexicon 224 studio hall

Decay 7 · Tone 5 · Mix 5
Why these settings

To replicate the thick, pristine clean track on single-coil pickups, the neck+middle position combines with an onboard compressor to tame high-end spike and mimic humbucker body. Gain is kept low on a pristine US Clean model block to ensure zero breakup while the chorus and hall reverb provide the iconic 1987 width. For the heavy chorus sections, switch amp block to a modded UK 800 high-gain model with chorus bypassed.

PRO TIPPick with a light, fluid touch using a medium-gauge plectrum near the middle pickup to let the compressor and chorus create that smooth, glassy studio chime without hard transient clipping.

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