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Sweet Child O' Mine amp settings — VOX VT20X

The Guns N' Roses guitar tone for “Sweet Child O' Mine”, dialed in for a VOX VT20X with a Epiphone Les Paul Studio. Studio version, Appetite for Destruction (1987) — matching the iconic 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 2555, Roland SRV-2000 digital reverb/delay

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

Amp settings — VOX VT20X

CHANNELBRIT 800 amp model (Class A/AB mode set to A/B)BOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Onboard VT20X Delay Effect Block

Set to subtle analog/tape delay to mimic the studio plate/delay space (run direct into amp model)

Time 4 · Depth 3

Why these settings

The VT20X's BRIT 800 model nails the hot-rodded Marshall preamp structure without needing an external drive pedal. We push the midrange to 7 to replicate the classic Marshall crunch while trimming the treble to 5 to avoid harshness on the VT20X's 8-inch speaker. The tone knob on your Epiphone Les Paul neck pickup is dialed back to 7 to create Slash's signature 'woman tone' vocal sweetness. Main solo switch: flip guitar pickup selector to bridge and roll tone up to 10.

PRO TIPSlash picks the intro entirely with alternate picking near the middle of the body rather than right over the bridge, softening the transient attack and emphasizing the fundamental warmth of the neck pickup.

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