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Heaven Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Los Lonely Boys
Los Lonely Boys · 2000s · blues
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (tobacco sunburst reissue, likely late 90s/early 2000s)
Pickups
Fender single-coil Stratocaster pickups
Amp
Fender '65 Twin Reverb Reissue and Marshall JCM2000 DSL 100-watt head into Tone Tubby 4x12 cab (studio blend, as per interview)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup (or neck + middle, Strat position 4)
Studio recording for 'Heaven' (2003 album). Henry Garza used his main Stratocaster through a blend of Fender Twin Reverb and Marshall JCM2000 amps, with a TS9 Tube Screamer and Vox V847 Wah as his only pedals. No evidence of other pedals or rack effects on this recording. Settings estimated based on typical usage and era. Pickup selector likely in neck or neck+middle position for solo. Studio context, not live.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain4.5
Reverb4.5
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer · overdrive
- Vox V847 Wah · wah
Fender Stratocaster → Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer → Vox V847 Wah → Fender Twin Reverb (spring reverb on) and Marshall JCM2000 (studio blend)
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- warm and smooth
- touch-sensitive
- dynamic and expressive
- clear note articulation
- slightly compressed
- edge-of-breakup crunch
- vocal-like phrasing
- not overly saturated
- Texas blues flavor