Riff Tone

You Could Be Mine

Guns N' Roses

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1987-1988, as used by Slash on Use Your Illusion sessions)

AmpMarshall JCM25/50 2555 Silver Jubilee 100W Head

PickupsSeymour Duncan Alnico II Pro humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain7

bass6.5

mid5.5

treble7

reverb0.5

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1990-1991 Use Your Illusion sessions. Gear confirmed for this era and album. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive bridge pickup attacksaturated high-gain rhythmarticulate note separationcrisp top-end bitethick midrange punchcontrolled feedbackstudio-polished clarityfast alternate pickingpunchy low end

Difficulty

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

Sources

Slash's Guitar Gear, Pedalboard & Amps | Equipboard [question] how to get that sweet sweet slash tone? : r/Guitar - Reddit

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