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Apocalyptic Love (feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators) — Slash1 / 2
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Apocalyptic Love (feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators) Guitar Tone Settings

Slash · 2010s+ · rock

studio

Original Recording

Guitar
Gibson Les Paul (Kris Derrig replica or Custom Shop 'Inspired By' Slash Les Paul)
Pickups
Humbuckers (likely Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Slash Signature)
Amp
Marshall AFD100 (Slash signature) blended with Marshall JCM 800 #39
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup

Studio recording, 2012. Slash used his Kris Derrig Les Paul replica and/or Custom Shop 'Inspired By' Les Paul with signature Alnico II Pro pickups, running into a Marshall AFD100 and a JCM 800 #39 head, both blended together. No evidence of pedal use for the riff section; straight into amp. Settings estimated based on classic Slash tones and genre. Pickup selector likely bridge for main riff.

Amp Settings

Mids
7.5
Bass
6
Gain
7
Reverb
2
Treble
6.5
Presence
6

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Tone Character

  • powerful and punchy
  • mid-forward classic rock crunch
  • tight palm-muted attack
  • thick and full-bodied
  • articulate pick response
  • singing sustain
  • slightly compressed
  • British amp voicing
  • aggressive bridge pickup bite
  • warm but cutting highs

Notes & Caveats

  • ⚠️No specific numeric amp settings for 'Apocalyptic Love' riff section found in sources; settings estimated based on classic Slash Marshall tones and genre.
  • ⚠️No evidence of pedals or effects used for the riff section; sources and interviews indicate 'guitar straight into the amp' philosophy for this song.
  • ⚠️Pickup model inferred from Slash's known studio Les Pauls and signature pickups for this era.
  • ⚠️If alternate Les Paul models were used, both had similar humbucker configurations.
  • ⚠️Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Slash's riff tone on 'Apocalyptic Love' is classic British crunch with a saturated, mid-forward Les Paul/Marshall sound; gain is set for thick hard rock drive without modern metal saturation, mids are prominent for cut and body, bass is tight but not boomy, treble and presence are balanced for clarity without harshness, and reverb is minimal for a punchy, in-your-face mix.

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