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Sweet child o mine amp settings — Zoom G6

The Guns and roses guitar tone for “Sweet child o mine”, dialed in for a Zoom G6 with a Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s. Studio version, Appetite for Destruction (1987) — iconic intro lead riff

Original rig

Kris Derrig 1959 Les Paul replica (Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro humbuckers) into Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555 / modded JCM800 with Roland SRV-2000 digital delay

Smooth, vocal, mid-forward singing neck pickup lead tone with rolled-off top end
Amp settings — Zoom G6
CHANNELZoom G6: MS 800 Amp Model + Marshall 1960A 4x12 IR BlockBRIGHToffBOOSToff
GAIN 7 BASS 5 MID 8 TREBLE 5 PRESENCE 5 REVERB 3 MASTER 7
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain7
Bass5
Mid8
Treble5
Presence5
Reverb3
Master7
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Guitar
PICKUPneck TONE4 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Zoom G6: Delay Block (Analog / Tape model)

Placed post-amp block in the G6 signal chain to replicate Slash's studio rack delay

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Mix 3
Why these settings

Using the Zoom G6's MS 800 model provides the core modded JCM800 bite, while pushing the midrange to 8 replicates Slash's iconic vocal sustain. Rolling your Les Paul neck tone knob back to 4 removes modern high-end snap and dials in the exact 'woman tone' flutey response. For the heavier bridge-pickup verse/solo sections: switch to the bridge pickup and roll tone up to 10.

PRO TIPSlash picks the intro arpeggio with medium-light attack right over the neck pickup using a slightly angled heavy pick to keep the notes round and liquid rather than percussive.

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