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November Rain amp settings — NUX MG-300 MK-2

The Guns And Roses guitar tone for “November Rain”, dialed in for a NUX MG-300 MK-2 with a Spectrum AIL-95. Studio version, Use Your Illusion I (1991) — the iconic outro solo

Original rig

Kris Derrig '59 Les Paul replica (Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pros, neck pickup) → Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555 / JCM800 2203 (modded), delay, plate reverb

Singing, vocal lead with lush sustain — mid-forward, warm, not heavily gained; the sustain comes from touch and feedback, not saturation

Amp settings — NUX MG-300 MK-2

CHANNELBrit 2203 (JCM800 model) — this is the closest voicing to Slash's modded Marshall on the MG-300BRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	6
Reverb	4
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Digital Delay (MG-300 internal)

Slash used a subtle delay for atmosphere — keep it understated, not slapback

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Level 3

02Hall/Plate Reverb (MG-300 internal)

The studio track has lush plate reverb floating the solo over the piano — this is essential to the tone

Decay 6 · Level 4

Why these settings

Your Spectrum AIL-95 has humbuckers but likely ceramic or generic Alnico — they run hotter and brighter than Slash's Alnico II Pros. I dropped gain from the original 6.5-7 to 6 and rolled treble back slightly to compensate for the sharper attack. The MG-300's Brit 2203 model nails the JCM800 midrange bark; the tone knob at 7 tames the neck pickup's mud while keeping it warm. Reverb is critical here — the original is drenched in studio plate reverb.

PRO TIPSlash's sustain on this solo comes from controlled feedback and wide finger vibrato, not gain. Play closer to your monitor/amp, let notes bloom into feedback naturally, and focus on slow, wide vibrato from the wrist — the tone is in the hands more than the settings.

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