November Rain amp settings — Marshall JCM900
The Guns N' Roses guitar tone for “November Rain”, dialed in for a Marshall JCM900 with a Gibson Slash Les Paul Standard. Studio version, Use Your Illusion I (1991) — iconic solo section
Gibson Les Paul (Kris Derrig '59 replica, neck pickup, tone rolled to 5-6) → Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555 (Lead Channel) / Marshall 1959 Super Lead → Boss CE-2 Chorus → studio plate reverb and analog delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Reverb | 4 |
| Master | 5 |
01Analog Delay (e.g. Boss DM-2W / MXR Carbon Copy)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (run in FX loop for studio solo ambiance)
02Analog Chorus (e.g. Boss CE-2W)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (for the ballad verse clean tones)
The JCM900 Lead channel has more upper-mid fizz and diode clipping than Slash's Silver Jubilee, so Treble is pulled to 5 and Presence to 4 to round out the attack. Mids are boosted to 7 to deliver the thick, singing vocal quality of the Jubilee. Because you do not own pedals, the amp's built-in spring reverb is set to 4 to provide necessary sustain and space on the solo. Clean ballad sections: switch to Channel A (Clean) with the neck pickup tone opened to 8.
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