Riff Tone

Welcome To The Jungle (1986 Sound City Session)

Guns N' Roses

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

GuitarKris Derrig 1959 Les Paul Standard replica

AmpMarshall 1959 Super Lead (SIR #36/#39 modded by Frank Levi and Glenn Buckley)

PickupsSeymour Duncan Alnico II Pro humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain6.5

bass6

mid6.5

treble7

reverb0.5

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

delayRoland Delay (Roland SRV-2000 Digital Reverb in delay mode)

Notes

Studio recording at Sound City, 1986; this is the pre-Appetite for Destruction session. Guitar plugged into Channel 1 top input of the Marshall. Cabinet: Marshall 1960 4x12 with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers. Settings and effects are for the studio recording, not live.

Tone Character(10)

searing gain structuremidrange punchwarm sustain-heavy tonetight, percussive riffingaggressive bridge pickupBritish cruncharticulate attacksinging sustainpunchy and cuttingclassic 80s hard rock rhythm

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate picking with tight palm muting and rapid position changes, making it challenging for intermediate players.

Sources

Amp Settings for Welcome To The Jungle by Guns N’ Roses (gear and tone tips) - Guitar Chalk Complete Guide to GN'R 'Welcome to the Jungle' | Ultimate Guitar Slash's guitar tone on Guns N' Roses' Welcome to the Jungle: secrets behind the sound | Guitar World

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