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You're a Lie (feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators) Guitar Tone Settings
Slash · 2010s+ · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Appetite for Destruction Signature
Pickups
Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro humbuckers
Amp
Marshall AFD100 (Slash signature) blended with Marshall JCM 800 #39
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2012. For 'You're a Lie' riff, Slash used his Gibson Appetite Les Paul due to issues with his Derrig Les Paul. Both Marshall AFD100 and JCM 800 #39 heads were run simultaneously and blended. No pedals or effects were used for the riff section; guitar straight into amp. Tuning is Eb standard.
Amp Settings
Mids7.5
Bass6
Gain7.5
Reverb0.5
Treble6.5
Presence6.5
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Tone Character
- powerful and biting
- thick and full-bodied
- high midrange presence
- tight and articulate attack
- aggressive bridge pickup sound
- weighty low end from Eb tuning
- dynamic and energetic
- no excessive palm muting
- crisp chord definition
- classic British crunch
Notes & Caveats
- No specific numeric amp settings found in sources; settings estimated based on typical Marshall AFD100/JCM 800 usage for Slash's studio tones and genre/era.
- Pedals and effects explicitly stated as not used for this riff section; guitar straight into amp.
- Pickup model inferred from known specs of Appetite Les Paul and Slash's standard setup.
- No evidence of amp reverb or other built-in effects used; reverb set to 0.
- Signal chain and settings are for studio recording, not live.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Slash's 'You're a Lie' riff tone is a saturated but articulate hard rock sound, likely from a cranked Marshall with high mids, moderate bass, and restrained treble for thickness and cut. The track is quite dry with little reverb, and the presence is set to add bite without harshness, matching Slash's signature Les Paul/Marshall setup.