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Riff Tone
Nightrain
Guns N' Roses
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (replica, Kris Derrig build, as used by Slash on Appetite for Destruction)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (modded by Tim Caswell, S.I.R. #39, as used on Appetite for Destruction)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1987; Appetite for Destruction sessions. No evidence of a dedicated clean amp or channel for the clean section; likely achieved by rolling back guitar volume and lowering amp gain. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for clean tone in the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateclear and punchymid-forwardtight low endslightly compresseddynamic response to pickingnot overly glassyminimal breakuppresent but not harsh treblecontrolled sustain
Difficulty
The clean riff requires tight, fast alternate picking and precise muting to keep the part articulate at tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (replica, Kris Derrig build, as used by Slash on Appetite for Destruction)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (modded by Tim Caswell, S.I.R. #39, as used on Appetite for Destruction)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1987; Appetite for Destruction sessions. No evidence of a dedicated clean amp or channel for the clean section; likely achieved by rolling back guitar volume and lowering amp gain. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for clean tone in the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateclear and punchymid-forwardtight low endslightly compresseddynamic response to pickingnot overly glassyminimal breakuppresent but not harsh treblecontrolled sustain
Difficulty
The clean riff requires tight, fast alternate picking and precise muting to keep the part articulate at tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex chord voicings.