GuitarDistortedRiff
Scomfortably numbweet Child O' Mine Guitar Tone Settings
Unknown Artist · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
'59 Les Paul replica by Kris Derrig
Pickups
Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro humbuckers
Amp
Marshall JCM800 (hot-rodded) or Marshall Jubilee 2555
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, Appetite For Destruction (1987); riff section; sources specify neck pickup, tone knob set low for intro riff. No evidence of pedals or effects beyond amp for riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain6
Reverb2.5
Treble7
Presence6
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Tone Character
- warm neck pickup tone
- slightly compressed
- clear and articulate
- just past clean breakup
- singing sustain
- not overly distorted
- touch-sensitive
- full-bodied
- classic rock crunch
- rounded highs due to low tone knob