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Riff Tone

Ain't It Fun (Radio Version)

Guns N' Roses

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

Guitar1969 Fender Telecaster (modded, with original PAF humbucker in neck position)
Amp1962 Fender Deluxe (blackface), boosted with Marshall Bluesbreaker overdrive pedal
PickupsGibson PAF humbucker (neck), Telecaster single coil (bridge)

Amp Settings

gain6.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb2.5
presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveMarshall Marshall Bluesbreaker Overdrive

Notes

Studio recording, 1993 (The Spaghetti Incident? sessions). Gilby Clarke used his modded '69 Telecaster with a PAF humbucker through a '62 Fender Deluxe amp, boosted with a Marshall Bluesbreaker pedal for added gain. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars/amps for this section.

Tone Character(9)
punchy midrangeclear, articulate attackclassic rock crunchslightly compressed dynamicstight low endopen, uncompressed highsvintage overdrive characternot overly saturateddistinct separation from Slash's heavier Les Paul tone

Difficulty

The riff requires solid rhythm playing, palm muting, and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

Sources

Gilby Clarke's modded ’69 Fender Telecaster | Guitar WorldGuns N' Roses' under-appreciated The Spaghetti Incident and Live Era '87 - '93 re-examined | Guitar World

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