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Riff Tone
Estranged (2022 Remaster)
Guns N' Roses
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1987 or 1988, as used by Slash in the Use Your Illusion sessions)
AmpMarshall Silver Jubilee 2555 head with Marshall 4x12 cabinet (studio recording, 1991 era)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording for 'Estranged' (Use Your Illusion II, 1991, remastered 2022). Gear confirmed for studio era, not live. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
thick and mid-heavywarm and harmonically richsinging sustainslightly compressed attackclear note separationclassic Marshall cruncharticulate chord voicingstouch-sensitive responsenot overly saturatedfull-bodied rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level technique due to wide chord shapes, precise timing with effects, and dynamic control to maintain clarity between clean and crunch passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1987 or 1988, as used by Slash in the Use Your Illusion sessions)
AmpMarshall Silver Jubilee 2555 head with Marshall 4x12 cabinet (studio recording, 1991 era)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording for 'Estranged' (Use Your Illusion II, 1991, remastered 2022). Gear confirmed for studio era, not live. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
thick and mid-heavywarm and harmonically richsinging sustainslightly compressed attackclear note separationclassic Marshall cruncharticulate chord voicingstouch-sensitive responsenot overly saturatedfull-bodied rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level technique due to wide chord shapes, precise timing with effects, and dynamic control to maintain clarity between clean and crunch passages.