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Welcome To The Jungle Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses · 1980s · rock

studio

Original Recording

Guitar
Mid-'80s Kris Derrig '59 Les Paul Standard replica
Pickups
Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro humbucker (bridge pickup)
Amp
1977 Marshall Super Lead model 1959 (100-watt, 'Superkill' mod by Frank Levi & Glenn Buckley)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup

Studio recording, Appetite for Destruction (1987). Guitar plugged into Channel 1 top input. Cabinet: Marshall 1960 4x12 with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers. Effects loop used for delay. Settings from studio session, not live.

Amp Settings

Mids
7.5
Bass
5.5
Gain
8.5
Reverb
1
Treble
7
Presence
7

Effects Chain

  • Roland SRV-2000 Digital Reverb (used as digital delay) · delay

Guitar → Roland SRV-2000 (delay mode, in effects loop) → Marshall Super Lead 1959 → Marshall 1960 4x12 cab

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Tone Character

  • singing sustain
  • biting treble
  • aggressive and saturated
  • tight and percussive attack
  • rich harmonic overtones
  • articulate lead presence
  • British crunch
  • cutting through the mix
  • high-output humbucker clarity
  • loud, saturated solo sound

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