Tone library / Guns N' Roses / Sweet Child O' Mine

Sweet Child O' Mine amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The Guns N' Roses guitar tone for “Sweet Child O' Mine”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Gibson Slash Les Paul Standard. 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) / Silver Jubilee 2555 with Roland SRV-2000 studio delay

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

Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

CHANNELBritish 80s (Marshall JCM800 model)BRIGHToff

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

Don’t have a Fender Mustang LT25? See this song on other amps → Match your own rig →

Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE6 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Onboard Digital Delay Block

Onboard Mustang LT25 delay block (FX loop placement equivalent)

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Level 3

02Onboard Large Hall Reverb Block

Onboard Mustang LT25 reverb block to recreate studio room ambience

Decay 4 · Tone 5 · Level 3

Why these settings

The Mustang LT25's British 80s model emulates Slash's modified JCM800 gain structure without needing external drive pedals. Pushing the mids to 7 provides the rich harmonic punch needed for the intro riff, while keeping treble at 5 tames the LT25's digital top end. The onboard delay and hall reverb blocks supply the spacious Appetite studio production vibe.

PRO TIPFlip to the neck pickup and roll the guitar's neck tone knob back to around 5–6 to capture the signature flute-like 'woman tone' attack of the intro.

Get this tone on your amp

These settings are for a Fender Mustang LT25. ToneAdapt matches any song to whatever amp, guitar and pedals you own — first match is free.

Get ToneAdapt on Google Play

More tones for the Fender Mustang LT25

Black Hole SunSoundgarden Ziua vrăjitoarelorCargo King For A DayPierce The Veil Bleed Me an OceanAcid Bath MaggieFinn wolfhard Where is my mindThe pixies

Find your amp

Browse

Fender Mustang LT25 settingsALL SONGS FOR THIS AMP Sweet Child O' Mine on other ampsSAME SONG, YOUR AMP Guns N' Roses tonesALL SONGS Gibson Slash Les Paul Standard tonesSAME GUITAR Tone libraryEVERYTHING

Song, artist and gear names are used to identify the tone being matched; ToneAdapt is not affiliated with or endorsed by the artists or manufacturers mentioned. Settings are AI-generated starting points — trust your ears.