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November Rain amp settings — Kawasamy XB10

The Guns N' Roses guitar tone for “November Rain”, dialed in for a Kawasamy XB10 with a Yamaha Eg112. Studio version, Use Your Illusion I (1991) — iconic outro solo section

Original rig

Gibson Les Paul Standard (Kris Derrig '59 replica, Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro neck pickup) → Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555 / JCM800 → studio delay and plate reverb

Singing, vocal-like lead tone with warm sustain, rounded highs from neck pickup with tone rolled back, lush reverb and delay trails, mid-forward with smooth compression

Amp settings — Kawasamy XB10

CHANNELDrive Channel / Overdrive Switch ON

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	6
Treble	5
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE5 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Digital Delay Pedal

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (run into front of amp to simulate the studio tape delay trails)

Time 5 · Feedback 4 · Level 4

02Plate / Hall Reverb Pedal

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (adds the iconic orchestral hall ambience)

Decay 6 · Mix 5

Why these settings

The Kawasamy XB10 is a compact solid-state practice amp with a simple 2-band EQ and no midrange control, so mid and presence are omitted. To capture Slash's Marshall Silver Jubilee lead sustain without pedals, engage the amp's drive switch and set gain to 7 while keeping treble moderate to avoid solid-state fizz. Rolling your Yamaha EG112 neck pickup tone knob down to 5 rounds off the top end and creates Slash's signature 'woman tone'.

PRO TIPSlash's vocal lead tone relies heavily on the neck pickup with the tone rolled halfway down—use heavy vibrato and dig into string bends with the fleshy part of your index and ring fingers to milk maximum sustain out of the single-coil neck pickup.

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