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Riff Tone

Heaven

Bryan Adams

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

Guitar1963 Fender Stratocaster
AmpVox AC30
PickupsFender single-coil pickups (original 1963 spec)

Amp Settings

gain0
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3
presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1983-1984. Gear confirmed for studio by direct interview and rig rundown. No evidence of pedal use for the main riff; all effects likely from amp or post-processing. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this section.

Tone Character(9)
clean and chimeybright and articulateslightly compressedwarm low endsparkling highsopen and airydynamic responsetouch-sensitiveclassic 1980s pop/rock clean tone

Difficulty

The riff is based on clean arpeggiated chords with straightforward rhythm, requiring good dynamic control and clean picking but no advanced techniques.

Sources

Heaven Riff Tone Settings | Bryan Adams | TonesMatch

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