Riff Tone

Nothing to Say (feat. M Shadows)

Slash

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul (Appetite Les Paul or Derrig Les Paul replica)

AmpMarshall JCM800 (modded, SIR #34 or Marshall AFD100 recreation)

PickupsHumbucker (likely Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Slash signature set or similar PAF-style humbuckers)

Amp Settings

gain7.5

bass6

mid5.5

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2009-2010. Gear based on Slash's known studio setup for the 'Slash' solo album. Appetite Les Paul and Marshall AFD100 are modern recreations of the original Derrig Les Paul and SIR #34 JCM800 used on Appetite for Destruction, which Slash has stated were used as reference for his solo album tones. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this song's riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive and saturatedarticulate pick attackfocused low endclear note separationslightly scooped midsmodern metal crunchhigh-output humbucker clarityminimal ambiencedry, in-your-face rhythm

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking with tight palm muting and precise rhythm at a high tempo, making it challenging for most intermediate players.

Sources

A-Z of classic rock guitar | MusicRadar

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