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Sweet Child O' Mine amp settings — Marshall Mgi5fx

The Guns N' Roses guitar tone for “Sweet Child O' Mine”, dialed in for a Marshall Mgi5fx with a Eastcoast Les paul. Studio version, Appetite for Destruction (1987)

Original rig

Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555 (or modded Super Lead 1959), 1959 Les Paul replica (Kris Derrig), Roland SRV-2000 for subtle delay

Warm, singing mid-forward overdrive with vocal-like sustain and natural compression

Amp settings — Marshall Mgi5fx

CHANNELOD1 (Crunch)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	6
Reverb	2
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE6 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The MG15FX's OD1 channel approximates the JCM800/Jubilee crunch territory. Mids pushed to 7 because the MG series runs slightly scooped compared to a real Jubilee's natural mid-hump. Gain at 6 delivers the singing sustain without fizz—Slash's actual gain was moderate, the amp's compression did the work. Tone knob at 6 recreates the rolled-off 'woman tone' on the intro.

PRO TIPUse your picking hand positioned closer to the neck for the intro riff—this softens the attack and emphasizes the warm, vocal quality Slash gets from the neck humbucker.

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