Sweet child o mine amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV
The Guns n roses guitar tone for “Sweet child o mine”, dialed in for a Fender Blues Junior IV with a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster. Studio version, Appetite for Destruction (1987) — iconic opening riff & main lead tone
Kris Derrig '59 Les Paul Replica (Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro humbuckers) into a Marshall JCM 2555 Silver Jubilee / modded JCM800 (S.I.R. Stock #34/36) with Roland SRV-2000 digital delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 9 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 4 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 4 |
01Marshall Guv'nor / Plexi-style Overdrive
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; to use, disengage the amp's FAT switch, drop Volume (gain) to 3, and let the pedal supply the Marshall crunch
02Digital Delay
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (run direct into amp input, set around 380-400ms for the intro bounce)
To emulate Slash's thick Marshall crunch on a naturally bright and scooped Fender Blues Junior, push the Mids high to 8, pull Treble back to 4, and engage the FAT switch (boost) with Volume (gain) pushed to 9 for maximum preamp breakup. Compensate for the single-coil Strat by rolling the neck pickup's Tone knob down to 6 to capture that rounded, vocal 'woman tone' humbucker character. Main solos: flip to the bridge pickup with tone wide open.
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