GuitarCleanSolo
November Rain Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Standard (Kris Derrig '59 replica)
Pickups
Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro humbuckers
Amp
Marshall 1959 Super Lead (modded by Frank Levi/Glenn Buckley)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1990-1991. Used for the 'Use Your Illusion I' album. Clean sections likely used the same Les Paul and Marshall amp, with amp set for low gain and possible use of outboard digital reverb/delay. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for clean solo sections.
Amp Settings
Mids8
Bass5.5
Gain4
Reverb3.5
Treble7
Presence7
Effects Chain
- Delay (model unknown, likely rack or studio unit) · delay
Gibson Les Paul Standard (neck pickup, tone rolled down) → Delay (rack/studio, likely Roland SRV-2000) → Marshall Super Lead (clean settings, digital reverb)
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Tone Character
- warm and smooth
- rounded highs
- lush and reverberant
- dark, juicy neck pickup sound
- subtle delay trails
- soft attack
- clean with slight compression
- not brittle or harsh
- studio ambience
- full-bodied