Solo Tone

Sweet Child O' Mine

Guns N' Roses

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (Kris Derrig replica, 1959 style)

AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus

PickupsSeymour Duncan Alnico II Pro humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid6

treble7

reverb3

presence3

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, Appetite for Destruction (1987). Clean intro and verse sections were tracked with a Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus, not a Marshall. Slash confirmed in interviews that only the clean parts used the JC-120; all distorted/solo parts used Marshall. Pickup selector: neck pickup with tone knob rolled back. No evidence of pedals or additional effects for the clean section except the amp's built-in chorus and reverb.

Tone Character(10)

warm and glassythree-dimensional cleanlush chorus shimmerrounded highs from rolled-back tone knobarticulate and bell-likefull-bodied neck pickupsubtle amp reverb for spaceno breakup or gritdynamic and touch-sensitiveclassic 80s clean chorus sound

Difficulty

The clean intro/verse requires accurate alternate picking and muting to keep the arpeggios clear and articulate, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.

Sources

Sweet Child o' Mine Amp Settings & Guitar Tone (Guns N' Roses)Slash tells the story of the Guns N' Roses classic Sweet Child O' Mine Amp Settings for Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses (guitar and amp) - Guitar Chalk

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