Sweet child of mine amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII
The Gun's and roses guitar tone for “Sweet child of mine”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s. Studio version, Appetite for Destruction (1987) — iconic intro riff and lead tone
Kris Derrig '59 Les Paul Replica (Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro pickups) into modded Marshall 1959T Super Lead (S.I.R. Stock #39 modded by Frank Levi / Glenn Buckley) with Roland SRV-2000 digital delay/reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 4 |
| Master | 5 |
The Katana 50 MkII lacks a dedicated Presence knob, so treble is set to 6 to capture Slash's Marshall top-end bite without becoming fizzy. The Lead amp voicing delivers the modded Super Lead gain structure, while mids are pushed to 7 to match the rich British harmonic midrange. Since your Epiphone Les Paul has PAF-style humbuckers, rolling tone back slightly to 8 replicates the rounded, flute-like attack of Slash's Alnico II neck pickup.
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