Knocking on amp settings — Laney LH50
The Guns and roses guitar tone for “Knocking on”, dialed in for a Laney LH50 with a Ibanez RG550. Studio version, Use Your Illusion II (1991) — half-step down tuning (Eb)
Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555, Gibson Les Paul with Seymour Duncan Alnico Pro II pickups, chorus for clean sections, possible subtle delay on solos
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 5 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
01ME-90 Chorus (CE-1 type)
Engage for clean intro/verse sections only, bypass for crunchy rhythm and solos
02ME-90 Delay (Digital)
Subtle slapback for solos — adds dimension without washing out notes
03ME-90 Overdrive (Blues Driver type)
Use as a solo boost — stacks with amp's lead channel for singing sustain
Your Laney LH50 is voiced similarly to the Jubilee — British EL34 mids with good touch sensitivity. The RG550's hotter ceramic humbuckers have more output and less warmth than Slash's Alnico IIs, so I dropped gain by 1 and rolled tone knob to 6 to tame the top-end ice pick. Use guitar volume at 7-8 for cleaner verses, 10 for crunch.
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