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November Rain amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The Guns N' Roses guitar tone for “November Rain”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Jackson JS22 Dinky. Studio version, Use Your Illusion I (1991) — iconic 1st and 2nd solos

Original rig

1987 Gibson Les Paul Standard (Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro humbuckers, neck pickup) into a modded Marshall JCM800 2203 / Silver Jubilee 2555 head, studio plate reverb and light delay

Singing, warm, mid-heavy vocal lead tone with thick sustain and rolled-off top end

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

CHANNELLead amp typeBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE6 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Onboard Digital Delay Block

Katana onboard FX section (Delay/FX knob)

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Effect Level 3

Why these settings

The Katana 50 MkII lacks a presence knob and uses the Lead amp voice to mirror Slash's modified Marshall JCM800/Silver Jubilee lead channel. The Jackson JS22 ceramic neck pickup is hotter and brighter than Slash's vintage-output Alnico II Pro humbuckers, so mids are pushed to 8 with treble kept moderate and the guitar tone knob rolled back to 6 to achieve the signature liquid 'woman tone'. The amp's onboard delay and plate-style reverb provide the expansive studio ambiance without external pedals. Outro solo: switch to the bridge pickup with the tone knob wide open at 10.

PRO TIPSlash's singing sustain comes from rolling the neck pickup's tone knob down to around 5–6 to create a fluty, vocal response, combined with digging in firmly with medium-heavy pick attack just above the neck pickup.

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