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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 Fender Player Plus Stratocaster. Studio version, Appetite for Destruction (1987) — signature intro lead riff

Original rig

Kris Derrig '59 Les Paul replica (Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro humbuckers), Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555 / modded JCM800, Dunlop Cry Baby (cocked wah), Roland SRV-2000 digital delay

Warm, singing mid-forward British lead overdrive with rolled-off top end ('woman tone')

Amp settings — Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3

CHANNELOD1 (ISF fully clockwise at 10 for British Marshall voicing)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Reverb	3
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE4 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Onboard Delay Effect (ID:Core Delay Block)

Select the Analogue or Linear Delay voicing on the onboard FX section

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Level 3

Why these settings

The Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3 uses an ISF control rather than individual 3-band EQ knobs, so set ISF to 10 to lock in the Marshall mid bark. Because the single-coil neck pickup on the Stratocaster is brighter and thinner than Slash's Alnico II humbucker, rolling the guitar's tone knob down to 4 is essential to fatten the lower mids and replicate the smooth 'woman tone'. OD1 provides the cranked Marshall Silver Jubilee saturation without the harsh fizz of OD2.

PRO TIPSlash achieved the rounded, fluty flute-like sustain by using the neck pickup with tone dialed back; pick the intro notes firmly using a heavy pick near the 12th fret rather than down by the bridge for maximum roundness and body.

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