Riff Tone

It's So Easy (Live)

Guns N' Roses

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (Slash signature or R9 reissue, depending on tour year)

AmpMarshall Silver Jubilee 2555 head with Marshall 4x12 cabinet

PickupsSeymour Duncan Alnico II Pro humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain7

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Live performance, typical for Guns N' Roses 'Not In This Lifetime' and other post-2016 tours; no evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song's riff section. No evidence of pedal-based distortion for riff section; amp gain is primary. Year: 2016+.

Tone Character(10)

British crunchmidrange punchtight and percussivearticulate attackaggressive bridge pickupslightly saturateddynamic pick responseclassic rock bitehigh-output humbucker clarityfocused low end

Difficulty

The riff requires precise palm muting, aggressive picking, and tight timing, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.

Sources

Slash's guitar gear: everything you need to nail the Guns N’ Roses legend’s sound | Guitar World Slash's Guitar Gear, Pedalboard & Amps | Equipboard Quintessential Rock Rigs by Decade - Premier Guitar

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