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My Michelle

Guns N' Roses

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

Guitar1960 Gibson SG

AmpMarshall 1959T Super Tremolo (S.I.R. #39, Tim Caswell modded)

PickupsGibson PAF humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain6.5

bass6

mid6

treble6.5

reverb0.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, Appetite for Destruction sessions (1987). Slash used a 1960 Gibson SG for the riff section of 'My Michelle' for a darker, heavier tone. The amp was a modded Marshall 1959T Super Tremolo, known as S.I.R. #39, with an added master volume and extra preamp gain from the unused tremolo circuit. No evidence of pedals or effects used for the main riff; distortion is from the amp. Settings are based on Slash's tech's statement of 'all settings around 6' as a starting point.

Tone Character(10)

darker and heavier than typical Slash tonesaggressive and biting distortiontight palm-muted chugsBritish crunchthick, saturated rhythm soundmidrange puncharticulate power chordspercussive attackclassic 80s hard rock driveno audible modulation or time-based effects

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, fast palm muting and precise alternate picking at a medium-fast tempo, with aggressive attack and syncopated rhythm changes, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

Sources

Guns N' Roses – Appetite For Destruction - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard Slash's Guitar Gear, Pedalboard & Amps | Equipboard Slash guitar collection : r/GunsNRoses - Reddit

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Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

Guitar1960 Gibson SG

AmpMarshall 1959T Super Tremolo (S.I.R. #39, Tim Caswell modded)

PickupsGibson PAF humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain6.5

bass6

mid6

treble6.5

reverb0.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Sources

Guns N' Roses – Appetite For Destruction - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard Slash's Guitar Gear, Pedalboard & Amps | Equipboard Slash guitar collection : r/GunsNRoses - Reddit

Notes

Studio recording, Appetite for Destruction sessions (1987). Slash used a 1960 Gibson SG for the riff section of 'My Michelle' for a darker, heavier tone. The amp was a modded Marshall 1959T Super Tremolo, known as S.I.R. #39, with an added master volume and extra preamp gain from the unused tremolo circuit. No evidence of pedals or effects used for the main riff; distortion is from the amp. Settings are based on Slash's tech's statement of 'all settings around 6' as a starting point.

Tone Character(10)

darker and heavier than typical Slash tonesaggressive and biting distortiontight palm-muted chugsBritish crunchthick, saturated rhythm soundmidrange puncharticulate power chordspercussive attackclassic 80s hard rock driveno audible modulation or time-based effects

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, fast palm muting and precise alternate picking at a medium-fast tempo, with aggressive attack and syncopated rhythm changes, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

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