sweet child o mine amp settings — Marshall JCM900
The guns and roses guitar tone for “sweet child o mine”, dialed in for a Marshall JCM900 with a Fender Player Telecaster. Studio version, Appetite for Destruction (1987)
1977 Marshall Super Lead 100W / Silver Jubilee 2555, Kris Derrig '59 Les Paul replica with Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro pickups, Dunlop Cry Baby (cocked position)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 5 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 1 |
| Master | 6 |
01Dunlop Cry Baby Wah (or similar)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Leave in fixed 'cocked' position at ~60-70% travel (toe partially down), do NOT rock it. This is essential for the intro's nasal mid-range character.
Your JCM900 is gain-ier and brighter than Slash's Super Lead/Jubilee, so gain drops from his ~6-7 to 5 to avoid fizz. Your Telecaster's single coils are brighter and lower output than his Les Paul humbuckers — treble drops to 6, mids push to 6 to compensate for the Tele's natural scoop, and tone knob rolls harder (to 5) to replicate the dark vocal quality his Les Paul neck pickup achieved at 6-7.
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