Sweet Child O' Mine amp settings — EVH 5150III 100W
The Guns N' Roses guitar tone for “Sweet Child O' Mine”, dialed in for a EVH 5150III 100W with a Epiphone Slash Les Paul Standard. Studio version, Appetite for Destruction (1987) - Intro & Main Lead
Kris Derrig '59 Les Paul replica (Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro pickups) into modded Marshall JCM800 / Silver Jubilee 2555 with Roland SRV-2000 digital delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 4 |
01Digital Delay (Boss DD-3 or similar)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (run in FX loop set to ~400ms for authentic spatial depth)
The EVH 5150III Blue channel provides plenty of Marshall-flavored crunch without the excessive compression of the Red channel. To match Slash's mid-forward Marshall Jubilee bark on the EVH's naturally scooped American voice, push the mid control to 7 while keeping bass tight at 5 and presence back at 4. Rolling your guitar's neck tone knob to 7 rounds off modern top-end bite to nail that iconic fluty, vocal response. For the heavy bridge-pickup rhythm and solo sections, switch to the bridge pickup with tone on 10.
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