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Riff Tone
Rocket Queen
Guns N' Roses
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (Kris Derrig replica, 1959-style, used by Slash on Appetite for Destruction)
AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus (for clean sections in studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, Appetite for Destruction (1987); clean sections tracked with Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus, not Marshall Jubilee. Confirmed by Equipboard and multiple interviews. Live, Marshall Jubilee is used, but studio clean is JC-120.
Tone Character(9)
shimmering clean tonebright and glassyrich stereo chorus effectarticulate single-note linespercussive funk rhythmwarm neck pickup sounddynamic picking responseslightly compressedstudio-quality clarity
Difficulty
The clean riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm playing with precise muting and dynamic control, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (Kris Derrig replica, 1959-style, used by Slash on Appetite for Destruction)
AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus (for clean sections in studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, Appetite for Destruction (1987); clean sections tracked with Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus, not Marshall Jubilee. Confirmed by Equipboard and multiple interviews. Live, Marshall Jubilee is used, but studio clean is JC-120.
Tone Character(9)
shimmering clean tonebright and glassyrich stereo chorus effectarticulate single-note linespercussive funk rhythmwarm neck pickup sounddynamic picking responseslightly compressedstudio-quality clarity
Difficulty
The clean riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm playing with precise muting and dynamic control, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.