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November Rain amp settings — Marshall Code 50

The Guns n Roses guitar tone for “November Rain”, dialed in for a Marshall Code 50 with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. Studio version, Use Your Illusion I (1991) - Main Outro/Lead Solo tone

Original rig

Gibson Les Paul Standard (Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro humbuckers) -> Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555 / JCM800 2203 -> Marshall 1960A 4x12 cab

Fat, singing, mid-heavy Marshall crunch with smooth rolled-off top end and infinite sustain
Amp settings — Marshall Code 50
CHANNELJCM800 preamp model + 100W Tube Power + 1960V 4x12 CabBOOSToff
GAIN 7 BASS 6 MID 7 TREBLE 5 REVERB 3 MASTER 6
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain7
Bass6
Mid7
Treble5
Reverb3
Master6
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Guitar
PICKUPneck TONE6 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Onboard CODE Delay Block

Onboard digital/analog delay model for subtle space and sustain

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Level 3

02Onboard CODE Reverb Block (Room/Hall)

Adds the lush studio ambiance heard in the outro solo

Decay 5 · Level 4
Why these settings

The Marshall Code 50 replicates Slash's JCM800/Silver Jubilee saturation accurately using its built-in JCM800 preamp block. Mids are boosted to 7 to deliver Slash's signature vocal punch, while treble is kept at 5 and guitar tone at 6 to tame harsh high-end digital fizz and nail that warm neck-pickup 'woman tone'. The Marshall Code 50 has no physical presence knob on its faceplate, so power-amp presence shaping is managed via the preamp model EQ.

PRO TIPSwitch to the neck pickup and roll the guitar's tone knob down to around 5-6 to achieve Slash's iconic fluty, singing lead voice without turning the tone muddy.

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