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Riff Tone
Dirty Little Thing
Velvet Revolver
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (Slash signature, likely 1987 or 1990s reissue, as used on Contraband sessions)
AmpVox AC30 and small Fender tube amps (per studio recording info for Contraband album)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2003-2004 for Contraband album. Slash used a Vox AC30 and small Fender tube amps for the album, not his usual Marshall. No evidence of Marshall use for this specific recording. No evidence of live/touring rig for this studio track.
Tone Character(10)
tight, crunchy riff attackaggressive palm mutingthick, saturated midrangearticulate pick attackharmonic overtones on power chordspunchy, focused lowsslightly compressed sustaincutting upper midsclassic hard rock biteno audible modulation or time-based effects
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast alternate picking and palm muting at a brisk tempo, with syncopated power chord changes that demand accuracy and stamina.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (Slash signature, likely 1987 or 1990s reissue, as used on Contraband sessions)
AmpVox AC30 and small Fender tube amps (per studio recording info for Contraband album)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2003-2004 for Contraband album. Slash used a Vox AC30 and small Fender tube amps for the album, not his usual Marshall. No evidence of Marshall use for this specific recording. No evidence of live/touring rig for this studio track.
Tone Character(10)
tight, crunchy riff attackaggressive palm mutingthick, saturated midrangearticulate pick attackharmonic overtones on power chordspunchy, focused lowsslightly compressed sustaincutting upper midsclassic hard rock biteno audible modulation or time-based effects
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast alternate picking and palm muting at a brisk tempo, with syncopated power chord changes that demand accuracy and stamina.