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Sweet child o' mine amp settings — Boss Dual cube lx

The Guns n' roses guitar tone for “Sweet child o' mine”, dialed in for a Boss Dual cube lx with a Esp ltd Sn 200. Studio version, Appetite for Destruction (1987) — intro riff

Original rig

Kris Derrig '59 Les Paul Replica (Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro humbuckers) into modded Marshall JCM800 (S.I.R. Stock #39) / Silver Jubilee, studio plate reverb/delay

Smooth, singing British crunch with a vocal, rounded top end and pushed upper midrange

Amp settings — Boss Dual cube lx

CHANNELBRIT COMBO amp type

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	8
Treble	5
Reverb	3
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Boss Dual Cube LX's BRIT COMBO model replicates the pushed Marshall midrange needed for Slash's intro riff. With the ESP LTD SN-200 neck pickup, rolling the tone knob back to 8 rounds off the modern top-end bite to mimic the warm, flute-like response of Derrig's Alnico II humbuckers. Presence is null because the Dual Cube LX faceplate has only a 3-band EQ.

PRO TIPSwitch to the neck humbucker and pick firmly right over the fingerboard edge rather than near the bridge to maximize the round, hollow vocal 'bloom' on the opening arpeggios.

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