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November Rain amp settings — Boss GT-1

The Guns N' Roses guitar tone for “November Rain”, dialed in for a Boss GT-1 with a Jackson JS22 Dinky. Studio version, Use Your Illusion I (1991) — iconic orchestral main solos

Original rig

Kris Derrig '59 Les Paul replica (Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro, neck pickup, tone rolled to ~5) -> Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555 100W Head -> 4x12 Marshall Cab (Celestion V30s) -> Lexicon studio delay and hall reverb

Singing, vocal-like neck-pickup lead tone with fat low-mids, smooth rolled-off top end, and lush hall ambience

Amp settings — Boss GT-1

CHANNELSTACK (Marshall JCM800/Jubilee type) + 4x12 Original CabBRIGHToffBOOSTon

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE5 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Compressor (CS block)

Provides Slash's long, liquid lead sustain before the amp block

Sustain 6 · Attack 5 · Tone 5 · Level 5

02Overdrive (T-SCREAM block)

Clean-boost role tightening the low-end and pushing amp mids

Drive 2 · Tone 4 · Bottom 5 · Level 8

03Delay (STANDARD block)

Set delay time to ~380ms (dotted eighth) post-amp

E.Level 4 · F.Back 4 · D.Time 5 · Tone 4

04Reverb (HALL block)

Lush studio hall reverb tail placed at end of signal chain

E.Level 5 · Time 6 · Low Cut 3 · High Cut 5

Why these settings

The Jackson JS22 ceramic humbuckers have a harsher top end and higher output than Slash's Alnico II Pro PAFs. We compensate by cutting the GT-1 amp treble and presence to smooth out the highs, while rolling the guitar's tone knob down to 5 to replicate his signature vocal neck-pickup sweep. A gentle Tube Screamer boost tightens the ceramic low-end into the STACK amp model without adding excess fizz.

PRO TIPPick with the rounded edge of a heavy 1.14mm Tortex pick near the neck joint rather than close to the bridge; combined with the rolled-off tone knob on the neck pickup, this generates Slash's characteristic flute-like, cello attack on bent notes.

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