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Run To You Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (likely 1963, Keith Scott's main guitar for this era and song)
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups (original or period-correct replacements)
Amp
Vox AC30 (classic model, studio recording, 1984)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1984. Keith Scott played the main riff on a Fender Stratocaster through a Vox AC30. No evidence of Bryan Adams playing the riff or using his ES-295 for this section. No evidence of later touring amps or digital modelers being used on the original studio recording.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain5.5
Reverb2.5
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Chorus pedal (model unknown) · chorus
Fender Stratocaster → Chorus pedal (model unknown) → Vox AC30 (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- bright and chimey
- crisp attack
- slightly compressed
- clear single-coil articulation
- modest chorus shimmer
- tight and percussive
- dynamic and punchy
- not overly saturated
- classic 80s rock rhythm
- edge-of-breakup crunch