This i love amp settings — Zoom G3Xn
The Guns n roses guitar tone for “This i love”, dialed in for a Zoom G3Xn with a Ibanez S521. Studio version, Chinese Democracy (2008) — signature expressive guitar solo
Gibson Les Paul Standard (Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro bridge), modded Marshall 1959 Super Lead, studio delay and plate reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 7 |
01Zoom G3Xn TS Drive Block (Booster)
Used as a clean mid-boost in front of the MS 800 model to tighten attack and add sustain
02Zoom G3Xn Delay Block (AnalogDelay)
Subtle lead delay set around 380ms for ambient depth
03Zoom G3Xn Reverb Block (HD Hall)
Provides lush studio space and bloom behind sustained notes
The MS 800 amp model captures the modded Marshall gain structure, pushed slightly by an onboard TS Drive block to deliver Robin Finck's singing solo sustain. The Quantum humbuckers on the Ibanez S521 have modern ceramic bite, so rolling the guitar tone knob to 8 and keeping the Zoom treble at 5 rounds off the top end to match warm Alnico II pickups. Reverb and delay are handled entirely in the Zoom processor chain to recreate the album's expansive studio mix.
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