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Estranged amp settings — Fender MUSTANG MICRO

The Guns and roses guitar tone for “Estranged”, dialed in for a Fender MUSTANG MICRO with a Gibson SG Standard 61. Studio version, Use Your Illusion II (1991) — main solo section

Original rig

Marshall JCM2555 Silver Jubilee, Gibson Les Paul (Derrig replica) with PAF-style humbuckers, Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer, MXR 10-Band EQ, delay, neck pickup with tone rolled back to ~4

Singing, sustained lead tone with warm midrange, rolled-off highs, and smooth saturation — vocal-like sustain with controlled bite

Amp settings — Fender MUSTANG MICRO

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Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	8
Treble	5
Presence	4
Reverb	3
Master	7

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Guitar

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Why these settings

Your SG's 61 humbuckers are brighter and slightly hotter than the Alnico II PAFs on the original — compensate by rolling tone knob to 4 and dropping treble from 7 to 5. The Mustang Micro's British models approximate the Silver Jubilee's EL34 midrange; push mids to 8 to match the vocal quality of the solo. Without a Tube Screamer, the amp gain handles all saturation — set to 7 for sustain without mud.

PRO TIPThe original solo gets its endless sustain from Slash standing close to a cranked Mesa in the room for controlled feedback — on the Mustang Micro, use headphone volume at moderate-high levels and let notes ring into natural compression; slight finger vibrato on sustained bends mimics that singing decay.

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