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November rain amp settings — Fender Champion 20

The Guns n roses guitar tone for “November rain”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 20 with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. Studio version, Use Your Illusion I (1991) — outro solo

Original rig

Kris Derrig 1959 Les Paul replica (Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro humbuckers) → Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555 / JCM800 2203 (modded) with plate reverb and light delay

Singing, vocal sustain with warm midrange bloom — moderate gain, lush reverb, vibrato-driven expression

Amp settings — Fender Champion 20

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Champion 20 is a solid-state Fender with scooped mids and bright treble — the opposite of a Marshall's mid-forward bark. I pushed mids to 7 (vs original's ~6.5) to compensate for the Fender scoop, dropped treble to 5 to avoid ice-pick highs, and cut bass to 4 because the Champion gets flubby fast. Gain at 7 is the max usable on this amp before it turns harsh — this is the ceiling for a singing lead tone here. Reverb at 6 replicates the studio's lush plate.

PRO TIPRoll your tone knob to 7, not wide open — Slash's neck pickup tone on this solo is slightly darker than full brightness. Use slow, wide vibrato from the wrist, not finger wiggle — the sustain and vocal quality come from his left hand, not the gear.

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