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Riff Tone
Heaven
Bryan Adams
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
Guitar1963 Fender Stratocaster
AmpVox AC30
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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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.
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Original Gear
Guitar1963 Fender Stratocaster
AmpVox AC30
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
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.