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Estranged amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

The Guns N' Roses guitar tone for “Estranged”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 100 MkII with a Vintage v100 Paradise. Studio version, Use Your Illusion II (1991) — Signature main lead theme

Original rig

1987 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop (Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro pickups) into Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555 (Lead channel) with studio delay and plate reverb

Warm, singing, vocal 'woman tone' lead with rounded highs and thick sustain

Amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

CHANNELLead amp typeBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	6
Mid	8
Treble	5
Presence	4
Reverb	4
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE3 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Katana Onboard Delay Block

Set as analog/tape delay style in Boss Tone Studio (FX Loop / Post-Amp)

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Effect Level 3

Why these settings

The Katana 100 MkII's Lead channel captures the mid-focused Marshall Silver Jubilee compression and sustain needed for Slash's soaring lead lines. Rolling the Vintage V100 neck tone knob down to 3 is essential to replicate the signature vocal 'woman tone' and tame Katana top-end bite without losing lower-mid fullness. The Katana 100 has a physical Presence knob, which is dialed back to 4 to round off modern fizz. Outro solo section: flip the guitar pickup selector to the bridge position and roll the tone knob fully open to 10.

PRO TIPSlash achieves the singing flute-like quality on Estranged by keeping the guitar volume on 10 for maximum sustain while rolling the neck pickup tone knob down to around 2–3, picking smoothly over the neck joint rather than near the bridge.

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