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November Rain amp settings — Harley Benton HB-10

The Guns N' Roses guitar tone for “November Rain”, dialed in for a Harley Benton HB-10 with a Harley Benton SC-400. Studio version, Use Your Illusion I (1991)

Original rig

Kris Derrig 1959 Les Paul replica with Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro humbuckers → Marshall JCM800 2203 (modded) or Silver Jubilee 2555, studio plate reverb

Singing, vocal lead tone with smooth sustain, moderate gain, warm neck-pickup voicing with lush reverb

Amp settings — Harley Benton HB-10

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE6 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The HB-10 is a solid-state practice amp with a bright, thin voicing compared to the original Marshall's thick midrange saturation. Mids pushed to 8 to compensate for the amp's naturally scooped character. Treble dropped to 5 to avoid harsh high-end that small solid-state amps produce at higher gain. Reverb at 6 recreates the studio's lush plate reverb that floats the solo.

PRO TIPRoll your guitar's tone knob to 6 and use slow, wide vibrato from the wrist—Slash's sustain on this solo comes from vibrato technique and feedback, not from gain. Let notes breathe and decay naturally into the reverb.

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