Paradise City amp settings — Zoom G1X Four
The Guns N' Roses guitar tone for “Paradise City”, dialed in for a Zoom G1X Four with a PRS Custom 24. Intro clean rhythm, Appetite for Destruction (1987)
Kris Derrig '59 Les Paul Replica (Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro) into modified Marshall JCM800/1959 with chorus and room reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 7 |
01Zoom Chorus Block (CHORUS)
Placed before the amp block to capture the iconic sweeping 80s intro shimmer
02Zoom Plate Reverb Block (PLATE)
Post-amp block for studio space ambience
The PRS Custom 24 humbuckers have strong output and top-end cut, so using the neck pickup with tone slightly rolled back to 8 replicates Slash's warmer Alnico II character. On the Zoom G1X Four, the MS 800 model gain is dialed down to 2 to keep the tone glassy and prevent breakup when strumming open chords. The Chorus block provides the wide, lush modulation heard across the studio intro track.
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