GuitarCleanRiff
Sweet Child O' Mine Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Kris Derrig 1959 Les Paul Standard replica
Pickups
Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro humbuckers
Amp
1977 Marshall Super Lead 100W model 1959 ('Superkill' modded)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1987, Appetite for Destruction sessions. The clean riff section is the intro/verse. Guitar plugged into Channel 1 top input of the Marshall. No evidence of pedal overdrive/distortion for the clean riff. Effects are primarily rack-based or amp-based. Pickup selector: bridge pickup for riff. See sources for details.
Amp Settings
Mids7.5
Bass5.5
Gain0
Reverb2.5
Treble7
Presence7
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Tone Character
- bright and articulate
- chimey and bell-like
- clear note separation
- slightly compressed
- warm but present highs
- percussive attack
- minimal breakup
- touch-sensitive
- classic 80s rock clean
- studio Les Paul bridge pickup