Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns N' Roses) guitar tone and amp settings
Sweet Child O' Mine guitar tone on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3: Crunch amp type, medium gain (Gain 6.5), forward mids (Middle 6.5), smooth top (Treble 6), bridge pickup.
Tuning: Eb standard
Settings for your amp
The song has distinct sounds: Reverb (roland srv-2000) intro. Each rig below lists what to change for them.
Sweet Child O' Mine settings on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3
BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3 settings for every songAmpBOSS Katana 50 Gen 3
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Variation
- Off
- Amp Type
- Crunch
- Gain
- 6.5
- Volume
- 6
- Bass
- 4.5
- Middle
- 6.5
- Treble
- 6
- Booster
- 0
- Mod
- 0
- FX
- 0
- Delay
- 0
- Reverb
- 0
- Master
- Set to your room
- Power Control
- Set to your room
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 8
Sweet Child O' Mine settings on a Positive Grid Spark 40
Positive Grid Spark 40 settings for every songAmpPositive Grid Spark 40
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Amp Type
- Crunch
- Gain
- 6.5
- Bass
- 4.5
- Mid
- 6.5
- Treble
- 6.5
- Master
- Set to your room
- Mod
- 0
- Delay
- 0
- Reverb
- 0
- Output
- Set to your room
- App Amp Model
- Plexiglas
- App Drive
- Off
- App Comp/Wah
- Off
- App Mod/EQ
- Off
- App Delay
- Off
- App Reverb
- Hall Natural
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 8
Sweet Child O' Mine settings on a Fender Mustang LT25
Fender Mustang LT25 settings for every songAmpFender Mustang LT25
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Amp Model
- 70S ROCK
- Gain
- 6.2
- Volume
- 6
- Treble
- 6
- Bass
- 4.5
- Middle
- 6.5
- Master
- Set to your room
- Stomp
- None
- Mod
- None
- Delay
- None
- Reverb
- None
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 8
Sweet Child O' Mine settings on any amp with Gain, Bass, Mid, Treble
Amp
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Gain
- 6.5
- Bass
- 4.5
- Mid
- 7
- Treble
- 6.5
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 8
Add a reverb pedal to approximate the intro's Roland SRV-2000 ambience.
Song parts
BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3
Reverb (roland srv-2000) intro:
Reverb Color Orange, Reverb 4.5
.Add hall reverb for the intro figure.
Song parts
Positive Grid Spark 40
Reverb (roland srv-2000) intro:
Reverb 4.5
.Bring in spacious reverb for the opening arpeggios.
Song parts
Fender Mustang LT25
Reverb (roland srv-2000) intro:
Reverb LARGE HALL
.Use the hall reverb for the opening arpeggio.
Song parts
Any amp with Gain, Bass, Mid, Treble
Reverb (roland srv-2000) intro:
Gain 4.5, Pickup Selector Neck
.Use the neck pickup; add reverb for the intro.
Why it sounds like that
Slash said his guitar was a hand-made yellow flame-top 1959-style Les Paul replica with zebra Seymour Duncan Alnico II pickups. On Appetite for Destruction, producer Mike Clink said the sound was that Les Paul into a Marshall. The amp was a Marshall 1959T Super Lead Tremolo, played through a 4x12 cabinet. The Roland SRV-2000 reverb unit plays a crucial role in Slash's sound, including the intro. The song is tuned down a half step to E-flat.
What amp did Slash use on Sweet Child O' Mine?
Slash
- Slash said the guitar is a hand-made yellow flame-top '59 repro with zebra Seymour Duncan Alnico II pickups. (on the album Appetite for Destruction)[1]
- Slash said the '59 repro was used for almost everything on Appetite and then for most of the heavier songs on Use Your Illusion. (on the album Appetite for Destruction)[1]
- Guitar.com reports that Derrig's Les Paul copy was the guitar heard throughout the Appetite For Destruction album. (on the album Appetite for Destruction)[2]
- Guitar.com reports that Slash's Derrig had a thinner neck profile than a Gibson. (on the album Appetite for Destruction)[2]
- Guitar.com reports that Slash tested amplifiers at S.I.R. and chose a Marshall Model 1959T Super Lead Tremolo, modded by S.I.R. employee Tim Caswell. (on the album Appetite for Destruction)[2]
- Guitar.com reports that the amp was played through a Marshall 4x12 cabinet with Celestion 30s. (on the album Appetite for Destruction)[2]
- Guitar.com reports that Slash used an MXR Analog Chorus, a Dunlop Crybaby wah, and a Roland SRV-2000 digital reverb on the album. (on the album Appetite for Destruction)[2]
- Mike Clink said that when they did Appetite, the sound was that Les Paul into a Marshall. (on the album Appetite for Destruction)[3]
- Premier Guitar's photo caption says Roman Rist says Slash used the Derrig on the tail end of Appetite. (on the album Appetite for Destruction)[4]
- MusicRadar says Slash tuned his guitar down a semitone to Eb standard tuning on the original recording. (on this song)[5]
- Guitar.com reports that Izzy Stradlin used several different guitars on the record, most notably a 1987 Gibson ES-175D. (on the album Appetite for Destruction)[2]
- Guitar.com reports that Izzy Stradlin used a Fender Bassman 60s Blackface head on the album. (on the album Appetite for Destruction)[2]
- Accounts differ: Premier Guitar quotes Roman Rist saying that a lot of the album was recorded with a black Jackson and a red B.C. Rich, while noting he was not in the studio. (on the album Appetite for Destruction)[4]
- Reverb (roland srv-2000) intro: Guitar World reports that the Roland SRV-2000 plays a crucial role in Slash's sound on Appetite, including the intro to Sweet Child O' Mine. (on this song)[6]
Questions
What amp did Slash use on Sweet Child O' Mine?
The sources on this page document Slash's gear on Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses: guitar, hand-made yellow flame-top 1959 Les Paul replica by Kris Derrig [1]; pickup, Seymour Duncan Alnico II Zebra [1]; amp, Marshall Model 1959T Super Lead Tremolo, modded by S.I.R. [2]; effects, Dunlop Crybaby wah [2], Roland SRV-2000 digital reverb [2], MXR Analog Chorus [2]. Each value cites the numbered source it comes from, listed at the foot of the page.
What are the Sweet Child O' Mine settings on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3?
For the Sweet Child O' Mine guitar tone on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3, set Amp Type Crunch, Gain 6.5, Volume 6, Bass 4.5, Middle 6.5, Treble 6, Booster 0, Mod 0, FX 0, Delay 0, Reverb 0; on the electric guitar with two humbuckers, Pickup Selector Bridge, Volume 10, Tone 8. Set Master and Power Control to your room. They are AI-assisted starting points; adjust them by ear on your own amp.
What are the Sweet Child O' Mine settings on a Positive Grid Spark 40?
For the Sweet Child O' Mine guitar tone on a Positive Grid Spark 40, set Amp Type Crunch, Gain 6.5, Bass 4.5, Mid 6.5, Treble 6.5, Mod 0, Delay 0, Reverb 0, App Amp Model Plexiglas, App Reverb Hall Natural; on the electric guitar with two humbuckers, Pickup Selector Bridge, Volume 10, Tone 8. Set Master and Output to your room. They are AI-assisted starting points; adjust them by ear on your own amp.
What are the Sweet Child O' Mine settings on a Fender Mustang LT25?
For the Sweet Child O' Mine guitar tone on a Fender Mustang LT25, set Amp Model 70S ROCK, Gain 6.2, Volume 6, Treble 6, Bass 4.5, Middle 6.5, Stomp None, Mod None, Delay None, Reverb None; on the electric guitar with two humbuckers, Pickup Selector Bridge, Volume 10, Tone 8. Set Master to your room. They are AI-assisted starting points; adjust them by ear on your own amp.
What tuning is Sweet Child O' Mine in?
Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses is played in Eb standard, according to the cited source [5]. Tune to it before you set the amp, or the riff will not sit right against the record.
Can I get the Sweet Child O' Mine tone on my own amp?
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