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November Rain amp settings — Marshall DSL40CR

The Guns N' Roses guitar tone for “November Rain”, dialed in for a Marshall DSL40CR with a Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s. Studio version, Use Your Illusion I (1991) — iconic outro solo

Original rig

Gibson Les Paul Standard (Kris Derrig '59 replica, Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro pickups) → Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555 (Lead channel) → studio plate reverb and analog delay

Singing, vocal-like neck pickup lead with smooth high-end roll-off, rich midrange sustain, and studio space
Amp settings — Marshall DSL40CR
CHANNELClassic Gain (Crunch mode) or Ultra Gain (OD1 mode)
GAIN 7 BASS 6 MID 7 TREBLE 5 PRESENCE 4 REVERB 5 MASTER 6
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain7
Bass6
Mid7
Treble5
Presence4
Reverb5
Master6
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Guitar
PICKUPneck TONE5 VOLUME10
Signal chain

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

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (run in FX loop for authentic studio solo repeats)

E.Level / Mix 4 · F.Back / Repeats 4 · D.Time / Delay 5
Why these settings

The DSL40CR shares the classic Marshall mid bite of Slash's Silver Jubilee, so OD1 mode delivers the exact singing saturation needed without external dirt. Keep the presence and treble moderate around 4-5 to mimic the warmer power-amp response of the 2555. Set the amp's onboard digital reverb to 5 for the spacious hall atmosphere. Clean arpeggio intro/verses: switch to Classic Gain (Clean mode) with guitar volume on 8.

PRO TIPRoll the Les Paul neck tone knob back to exactly 5-6; picking closer to the neck pickup with the flesh-edge of a heavy pick creates that signature flute-like, rounded 'woman tone' attack.

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