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Riff Tone

Live and Let Die

Guns N' Roses

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarKris Derrig 1959 Les Paul Standard replica
AmpMarshall Silver Jubilee 2555
PickupsPAF-style humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain7.5
bass5.5
mid6
treble7.5
reverb2.5
presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

eqUnknown EQ pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording for 'Live and Let Die' (riff section), 1991, Use Your Illusion I sessions. Guitar confirmed as Derrig Les Paul replica for most studio work; amp is the Silver Jubilee, Slash's main studio amp for this era.

Tone Character(10)
British crunch with saturated sustaintight, percussive riff attackaggressive bridge pickup clarityfull-bodied midrange puncharticulate note separationslightly scooped lows for claritycutting upper midsrich harmonic overtonescontrolled feedback on accentsclassic hard rock drive

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, aggressive picking, precise palm muting, and fast chord changes, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

Sources

Guns N' Roses – Use Your Illusion I - Albums - EquipboardFigured out Slash's live tone : r/GunsNRoses - RedditGuns n' Roses setting - forum topic - Ultimate Guitar

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