Sweet child o mine amp settings — Fender mustang LTX100
The Guns and roses guitar tone for “Sweet child o mine”, dialed in for a Fender mustang LTX100 with a PRS Custom 24. Studio version, Appetite for Destruction (1987) — iconic intro riff and lead tone
Kris Derrig 1959 Les Paul Replica (Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro pickups) + Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555 / modded JCM800 + Dunlop Cry Baby + Roland SRV-2000 delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 5 |
01Digital Delay (Onboard FX)
Set delay time to roughly 380ms for subtle studio spatial depth.
The Mustang's 'British 80s' model supplies the cranked Marshall crunch, with the midrange pushed to 8 to capture Slash's thick, vocal core. Rolling your PRS Custom 24 neck pickup tone control down to 4 is the crucial move to tame ceramic/modern brightness and replicate the warmer Alnico II hollow 'woman tone' of the Derrig replica. The subtle onboard delay and low-level room reverb recreate the studio space from the record. For the aggressive bridge-pickup solo sections later in the track, roll the tone knob back up to 10 and switch to the bridge pickup.
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