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Sweet Child O' Mine amp settings — Vox VT40X

The Guns N' Roses guitar tone for “Sweet Child O' Mine”, dialed in for a Vox VT40X with a Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s. Studio version, Appetite for Destruction (1987) — intro riff

Original rig

Kris Derrig '59 Les Paul Replica (Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro pickups) into modded Marshall JCM800 (S.I.R. Stock #39) / Silver Jubilee 2555

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

Amp settings — Vox VT40X

CHANNELBRIT 800 (JCM800 model)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

Why these settings

On the Vox VT40X modeling amp, select the BRIT 800 amp model to capture the classic Marshall JCM800 crunch. Keep the mids pushed to 7 to deliver Slash's signature vocal cut, while pulling treble back slightly to round off harsh frequencies. The VT40X lacks a dedicated presence control, so top-end openness is handled directly through the Treble EQ.

PRO TIPRoll your Les Paul's neck tone knob down to 6 or 7 and pick close to the neck pickup using medium-firm alternate picking to get the exact hollow, flute-like attack of the intro lick.

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