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Cuts Like a Knife guitar tone

Bryan Adams · Cuts Like a Knife · 1983 · Rock

Clean

Clean Tone

AmpFender Twin Reverb
GuitarFender Stratocaster
PickupBridge single-coil
GAIN2
BASS4
MID4.5
TREBLE6
PRESENCE5
REVERB3.5

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. MXR Dyna Comp compressor
    Output 5.5 · Sensitivity 4.5
    Subtle glue — evens the attack without squashing dynamics.

Neck-position warmth carries the melody — dig in only for accents.

These are starting points, not gospel. Every amp is a little different, so let your ears do the last 10%.

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