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November Rain amp settings — Bugera G20

The Guns N' Roses guitar tone for “November Rain”, dialed in for a Bugera G20 with a Chapman ML1 Pro Modern. Studio version, Use Your Illusion I (1991) — iconic 1st and 2nd melodic solos

Original rig

1987 Gibson Les Paul Standard (Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro, neck pickup) into modded Marshall JCM800 2203 / Silver Jubilee 2555, Celestion V30 4x12 cab, studio plate reverb and delay

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

Amp settings — Bugera G20

CHANNELOverdrive Channel (Lead)

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE6 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Analog / Digital Delay (e.g. Boss DD-3 or MXR Carbon Copy)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (run in FX loop to match the studio spatial depth)

E.Level 4 · F.Back 3 · D.Time 5

Why these settings

The Bugera G20's Overdrive channel mimics British high-gain crunch, so push mids high and keep the Morph control dialed toward the British (clockwise) character. Your Chapman ML1 Pro Modern humbuckers are tighter and more modern-voiced than Slash's vintage-output Alnico II pickups, requiring the neck tone knob to be rolled back to 6 to tame high-end transient bite and replicate Slash's signature 'woman tone'. With no pedals owned, the amp supplies all necessary drive cleanly; add an external delay in the FX loop later for full studio ambiance. Outro solo switch: flick to bridge pickup with tone knob wide open at 10.

PRO TIPSlash achieves the vocal, horn-like sustain on this solo by picking the neck pickup with a heavy angled pick attack and immediately applying wide, slow wrist vibrato on the bent notes.

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