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Sweet Child O' Mine amp settings — Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3

The Guns N' Roses guitar tone for “Sweet Child O' Mine”, dialed in for a Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3 with a Jet JS400. Studio version, Appetite for Destruction (1987) — iconic intro riff and lead

Original rig

Kris Derrig 1959 Les Paul replica (Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro) into modded Marshall Super Lead/JCM800 (S.I.R. Stock #39/36) and Roland SRV-2000 digital delay

Warm, singing mid-forward British crunch with rolled-off top end and vocal sustain

Amp settings — Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3

CHANNELSuper Crunch (set ISF fully clockwise to 10 for British Marshall voicing)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Reverb	2
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The ID:Core 20 V3 relies on a single ISF control rather than individual bass/mid/treble knobs, so set ISF to 10 to lock in the mid-heavy British Marshall character. The Super Crunch voice provides the modded-Plexi saturation Slash used on the intro without needing external overdrive. Dialing the guitar's tone knob down to 7 warms up the neck pickup to capture that round, flute-like lead attack. Switch to the bridge pickup with tone at 10 for the high-octane outro solo.

PRO TIPSlash's iconic intro tone relies heavily on the neck pickup with slightly attenuated treble pick attack—dig in with a heavy pick right above the neck pickup to get the signature flute-like, rounded pop on each note.

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