Welcome To The Jungle (Guns N' Roses) guitar tone and amp settings
Welcome To The Jungle guitar tone on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3: Crunch amp type, medium gain (Gain 6.5), forward mids (Middle 7.5), bright top (Treble 6.5), bridge pickup.
Tuning: Eb standard
Settings for your amp
The song has distinct sounds: Digital delay intro. Each rig below lists what to change for them.
Welcome To The Jungle 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
- 7.5
- Treble
- 6.5
- 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
Welcome To The Jungle 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
- 7.5
- 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
- Digital Delay
- App Reverb
- Off
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 8
Welcome To The Jungle 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
- 6.5
- Volume
- 5
- Treble
- 6.5
- Bass
- 4.5
- Middle
- 7.5
- 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
Welcome To The Jungle 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
- Mid
- 7.5
- Treble
- 6.5
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 8
Add a digital delay for the intro’s Roland SRV-2000-style repeats
Song parts
BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3
Digital delay intro:
Delay Color Green, Delay 3
.Use the TAP button to set the intro delay time
Song parts
Positive Grid Spark 40
Digital delay intro:
Delay 4.5
.Bring up digital delay for the intro.
Song parts
Fender Mustang LT25
Digital delay intro:
Delay DELAY
.Switch on delay for the intro.
Song parts
Any amp with Gain, Bass, Mid, Treble
Digital delay intro:
Gain 4
.Lower the gain for a cleaner intro; add delay for repeats.
Why it sounds like that
Slash plays a Les Paul style replica by Kris Derrig with a Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro humbucker, through a rented Marshall Super Lead modified by Frank Levi. The amp adds boosted gain and midrange, and for most of the song the guitar sound is bone dry. The intro is the exception: a Roland SRV-2000 set to its secret delay mode, run by producer Mike Clink. For the clean section in the middle, Slash simply rolls his volume control down. The song is tuned to Eb standard, a half step down.
- Roll the guitar's volume control down for the clean section in the middle of the song.
- Use a bridge humbucker with a distorted tone and plenty of treble to get close to the riff.
What amp did Slash use on Welcome To The Jungle?
Slash
- Guitar World's gear list gives Slash a mid-'80s Kris Derrig '59 Les Paul Standard replica with a Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro humbucker. (on the album Appetite for Destruction)[1]
- Guitar World's gear list gives Slash a 1977 100-watt Marshall Super Lead model 1959 with a modification by Frank Levi and Glenn Buckley. (on the album Appetite for Destruction)[1]
- Guitar World says a rented, Frank Levi-modified Marshall 1959 Super Lead head provided boosted gain crunch and additional midrange honk on this song. (on this song)[1]
- Guitar World says Slash's tone is bone dry for most of the song. (on this song)[1]
- Guitar World says Slash simply rolled down the guitar's volume control for the clean section in the middle of the song. (on this song)[1]
- Digital delay intro: Guitar World says producer Mike Clink used a Roland SRV-2000 on the intro and for a few stab and slide effects. (on this song)[1]
- Digital delay intro: Guitar World says the SRV-2000 can be switched into a dedicated digital delay unit, which Clink used for the intro. (on this song)[1]
- Guitar.com says the SRV-2000's secret delay mode was the tone on Welcome to the Jungle, with more conventional settings used elsewhere on the album. (on this song)[2]
- Slash said his Appetite sound came from getting this guitar with these pickups, played through a rented Marshall amp. (on the album Appetite for Destruction)[3]
- Mike Clink said guitar players started saying they needed a Les Paul into a Marshall tone. (on the album Appetite for Destruction)[3]
- Guitar.com reports that Izzy Stradlin used several guitars on the album, 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]
- Guitar World's lesson suggests a bridge humbucker and a distorted tone with plenty of biting treble. (on this song)[4]
- Guitar World's lesson suggests a low-in-the-mix delay when playing without a second guitarist. (on this song)[4]
- Guitar World's gear list gives the tuning as Eb standard, tuned down a half step. (on this song)[1]
Questions
What amp did Slash use on Welcome To The Jungle?
The sources on this page document Slash's gear on Welcome To The Jungle by Guns N' Roses: guitar, Kris Derrig ’59 Les Paul Standard replica [1]; pickup, Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro humbucker [1]; amp, 1977 100-watt Marshall Super Lead model 1959 [1]. Each value cites the numbered source it comes from, listed at the foot of the page.
What are the Welcome To The Jungle settings on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3?
For the Welcome To The Jungle guitar tone on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3, set Amp Type Crunch, Gain 6.5, Volume 6, Bass 4.5, Middle 7.5, Treble 6.5, 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 Welcome To The Jungle settings on a Positive Grid Spark 40?
For the Welcome To The Jungle guitar tone on a Positive Grid Spark 40, set Amp Type Crunch, Gain 6.5, Bass 4.5, Mid 7.5, Treble 6.5, Mod 0, Delay 0, Reverb 0, App Amp Model Plexiglas, App Delay Digital Delay; 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 Welcome To The Jungle settings on a Fender Mustang LT25?
For the Welcome To The Jungle guitar tone on a Fender Mustang LT25, set Amp Model 70S ROCK, Gain 6.5, Volume 5, Treble 6.5, Bass 4.5, Middle 7.5, 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 Welcome To The Jungle in?
Welcome To The Jungle by Guns N' Roses is played in Eb standard, according to the cited source [1]. Tune to it before you set the amp, or the riff will not sit right against the record.
Can I get the Welcome To The Jungle tone on my own amp?
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