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Riff Tone
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Guns N' Roses
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (Slash signature or similar, as used on Chinese Democracy era)
AmpMarshall Silver Jubilee 2555 (studio recording, as used by Slash on Chinese Democracy sessions)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2006 (Chinese Democracy album). Gear inferred from era-specific interviews and Slash's known studio rig for this album. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight, saturated rhythm crunchmodern high-gain clarityarticulate palm-muted riffingaggressive attackthick, harmonically rich distortionclear note separationpercussive chugmid-forward punchcontrolled feedbackstudio-polished gain structure
Difficulty
The riff requires precise palm muting, tight rhythm, and fast alternate picking, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (Slash signature or similar, as used on Chinese Democracy era)
AmpMarshall Silver Jubilee 2555 (studio recording, as used by Slash on Chinese Democracy sessions)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2006 (Chinese Democracy album). Gear inferred from era-specific interviews and Slash's known studio rig for this album. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight, saturated rhythm crunchmodern high-gain clarityarticulate palm-muted riffingaggressive attackthick, harmonically rich distortionclear note separationpercussive chugmid-forward punchcontrolled feedbackstudio-polished gain structure
Difficulty
The riff requires precise palm muting, tight rhythm, and fast alternate picking, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.