Riff Tone

November Rain

Guns N' Roses

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom

AmpMarshall JCM25/50 2555 Silver Jubilee 100W Head

PickupsHumbucker (likely Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro, as per Slash's typical setup)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid7

treble7

reverb3.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 1990-1991. Gear confirmed for Use Your Illusion I sessions. Clean riff section uses neck pickup with tone rolled down. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for clean riff section.

Tone Character(10)

warm and roundedsmooth neck pickup soundmellow highs due to tone knob rolled downclear note separationsubtle ambience from delay/reverbsoft attacknot bright or piercingfull-bodied cleanslightly compressed feellush, atmospheric

Difficulty

The clean riff is technically straightforward but requires careful control of picking dynamics and tone knob for the signature mellow sound.

Sources

[GEAR] November rain tone : r/Guitar - Reddit Slash's Guitar Gear, Pedalboard & Amps | Equipboard

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