Finally someone gets REALLY close to the Slash NR tone. Had to watch a lot of videos of "hot to get that tone" where the player demos were honestly not that close. I really appreciate the emphasis on finger tone and vibrato. The key with Slash is that he knows WHEN to use that vibrato and when to use almost none or a very slow variable bend.
I feel the same way. My tones are solid recreations. Lots of fancy videos out there from bigger channels that fail to get something similar. I get that my videos aren’t the best edited and presented videos however, if people actually understand the underlying message, it’s solid advise and information.
@@ShredHeads no one actually realizes how it can influence the way you play and how it affects tone and even the way you pick can make a huge difference….lot of factors but just crazy how everyone will have their own sound no matter how badly you want to sound like your idol
Awesome video man well done! For some who are complaining it doesn't sound like the studio version will I have news for you slash himself can't sound like the studio version without the studio. His live performances proved that. Especially His live performance of Sweet child of mine sounds nothing like the record.
Appreciate your comment. Yeah the truth is slash sounds good live but rarely ever sounds like the record because it’s really hard to truly replicate the sound of any record. The important thing is to try your best with whatever gear you have. I hear all the time that you have to get this or that to sound like somebody but these people always fail to objectively show that their tone is very similar to the actual albums tone.
This is so great !! I dove into November Rain today !! Great solo and great fun to play. I used a Gold Top Les Paul and model 1987 Marshall Plexi Jumped and the channels cranked, It has a master volume mod which is a must have!! Vintage Marshall Cab. No pedals sounded pretty darn close!
I believe the guitar slash used for the original November rain recording was the original 59 that once belonged to Joe Perry of Aerosmith. He used it on 2 songs not sure of the other and that same guitar was also the one used in the November rain music video, years later he gifted it back to Perry for his 50th birthday.
Its funny Ive been seeking out his tone for a long long time, here's my setup 1) Marshall Silver Jubilee 2) MXR Reverb Pedal (in the FX loop) 3) MXR 10 band EQ Pedal 4) Slash Signature Gibson Guitar 5) Slash Signature CryBaby SC95 6) Ernieball 9 Strings 7) Dunlop TORTEX 1.14mm Picks 8) DDR Delay 9) Red Monkey 'Slasher' Guitar Strap 10) Q Zone Jim Dunlop Pedal 11) Custom Electronics MXR Boost Pedal Silver Jubilee Amp Settings: Presence: 7 Bass: 4 Middle 5 Treble: 3 Output Master: Variable Lead Master: 10 Input Gain 6 If you get a chance Id love to hear your thoughts- I just covered Paradise City/ Fall to Pieces and I think it came across well!
Those are exactly the pedals Slash himself use, there's an awesome video by the PMTVUK guys, Dagan shows the Slash Pedalboard based on the photos taken on stage and it's all there
I think the key to Slash's lead tone is the distortion pedal. When I replaced my usual overdrive pedal with the distortion, it started instantly sound like Slash. I don't know what kind of distortion it exactly is, as I experimented with Waves FTR, and it doesn't tell the original product name. All I know it's yellow. BTW it surprised me how close I got to the original tone with an S-series Ibanez (Mahagony body with Seymour Duncan Alnico II at neck position), so you don't need a Les Paul for 2500 bucks. ;-) I haven't tried to setup a rhythm patch, yet.
The biggest tonal differences in a guitar will come from the pick ups. So that’s probably why that Ibanez can sound good for a slash tone. There will always be a lot of experimenting when it comes to tone. I say use what works for you.
I think there's another thought to this dilema, maybe Slash doesn't want to sound like the album version either, reason why he sounds in a particular way in the 90's and totally different now. I think he nailed that album tone for that purpose of recording that particular album and then he just move on and doesn't take the sleep out of him at night. Now talking about the tone, i think the album version is pretty much impossible to get 100% right even for Slash himself if he wanted to... However the live sound it's possible and some people have done it very similar, i would focus more in going that path instead of trying to get the album tone if that's something anyone want to achieve as a Slash kinda guitar tone nerd.
If you watch that interview with Ace (one of Slash’s guitar techs) he mentions that all the knobs on Slash’s Marshall’s are set at 1 o’clock and then dialed in based on how his amps sound in the venue they are playing. So it makes sense that Slash would sound different every night since his amp settings are likely never the same from venue to venue. There is also lots of footage (new and old) of Slash during sound check far out into where the crowd would be while playing. So if I was a betting man I’d guess redialing in his amps every night is something he might have always done. If I’m ever lucky enough to meet him I’ll ask lol.
His tech probably tweaks stuff during sound check. The main point I try to make with all of my nail that tone videos is simple. Its impossible to replicate a tone 100%. Because of this fact, its better to try your best to get as close as you can with the gear you currently have. When any player goes on tour they try their best to replicate their studio tones. But again the best you can do is try and get as close as possible. They often don't really get that close but it's 100% understandable for many reasons. With certain guitar players or rare gear, there are people that like to create mysticism and proclaim that there is a secret to the tone and it can only be achieved with rare gear or mods. The truth is that no mod, amp, settings or pedals will replicate any tone. Gear can matter to a certain degree but even then certain variables are at play. It's better to improve as a musician and work on improving your ear or engineering skills so that your recordings will sound much better. Obsessing over gear is stupid and really won't help much in the long run.
@@ShredHeads oh for sure his tech helps dial in the amps for shows. I’d guess Slash is out there saying “turn this up, turn that down a bit…) until it sounds right for the room. I 100% agree with you. You can never get someone else’s tone 100%. And studio vs live are two very different animals as well. I’ve never understood why some people obsess about trying to nail someone’s tone. I mean if someone’s in a cover band I suppose it makes sense to a degree. But to each their own. It’s always more interesting when someone takes influence from a few different guitarists sounds/styles and then tries to make something new out of it. But that’s just my 2 cents lol
How come in the manuall of the Sl2555 96 marshall he said he made with that(jubilee) 6 succsesful albums,while he recored the UYI albums with moded jcm800 34#!?...
I don't have the manual however, I know slash has pretty much used a silver jubilee live since the beginning of GNR. The only people that would know for sure what amp was used on the album would be the people who made it. Us fans can only speculate. From the research I did, it looks like he mostly did use a modded jcm 800. The sources seem to be pretty credible.
I think that settings and how you play it matters more because I managed to get pretty close by plugging my epiphone semi-hollow into a blackstar combo amp
How to nail that tone. Get the artist signature gear and Google the settings. Very helpful. Also, if you'd done research like you said, you'd know Slash NEVER turns his neck tone all the way up.
In that section of the video I was talking about what I used/did, not what slash does or doesn’t do. The tone knob should be set where you feel it sounds good, in my case it sounded better with the tone knob set higher and not rolled off. Googling what settings and gear was used on the record IS research. It’s easy to criticize, I certainly welcome you to make your own video if you feel I didn’t get very close. I’m sure that video will be very helpful and sound exactly like slash.
Regarding to Slash not using the same tone live, i dont think thats because he cant do it and it was the engeniers or smthn, why? Because slash once spoke about finding his 90s goldtop, he noticed it had this particular tone that he liked so much for the slower melodic solos that he decided he would use that guitar specifically for those songs so that tone change was intentional, he just liked the goldtop better for that job, he didnt use the goldtop or at least i didnt see it on his solo project because he didnt play those songs until GnR reunited and there we have the goldtop back
Thats an interesting theory but the most likely thing about your theory is that slash doesn’t want to sound the same live. Although I would argue that his live tone sounds considerably worse, so it doesn’t make sense to me why he would want to sound like that, especially compared to the studio tone. Studio tones are incredibly hard to replicate live because they were engineered in a studio with a lot of controlled variables which are hard to control in a live environment.
@@ShredHeads thing is, at the time, slash wasnt a big fan of any of those songs, november rain, estranged, he only recorded those because Axl insisted so much and thats why he stopped playing them after the bands break up, so it would make sense he probably didnt even care about keeping the tone consistent live for those or he was looking for something that made him want to play them probably being this guitar. also i can understand if you prefer the recording tone as a matter of personal taste, but his live tone for these songs is very sought after by a lot of people, even more than the studio one so i would argue that most of us do like the tone, ppl tend to call it the tokyo tone, i used to prefer the studio one at first but as time went by i've grown fond to the live one because i find it really peculiar, it reminds me to the sound of a sax, its like a middle ground between a sax and an electric guitar, ive been trying to get that tone too, but i havent been able to and now i find myself switching preference over these tones for time to time hahaha anyway, Slash has been able to get studio tones live, the AFD tone has be being probably the most sought after and ironically the most common for him to use live for a while now, im still fan of the UYI studio, its very peculiar being like robust and clear but at the same time distorted but i think the only part of it being almost imposible to keep consistent live is the feedback generator he used
@@rixxortiz8744 yeah man, fair enough. I appreciate that your theories were presented in a matter that makes sense. often I get comments claiming my info or theories are incorrect but they fail to actually make a case for their theories. Yeah, the Tokyo tone is pretty cool. definitely a bit different but a lot of people like it.
It really depends there is no right or wrong answer. Try different settings and see what you like. I usually use pedals like overdrives as boosts so I try and get the most gain out of the amp first and if I still need a bit more that’s when I’ll add some pedal distortion. I’m pretty sure that’s how slash uses it as well.
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idk if it's because the video is 2 years old but this doesn't sound like Slash at all... you probably already know that after 2 years and the main reason it doesn't sound like Slash is because your amp settings is off, Slash also never used any distortion pedal in studio and you didn't use Slash's cabs or any parametric EQ to shape you tone which is actually Slash's secret weapon along with a half cocked wah for some solos.
Tone is highly subjective. You are entitled to your own opinion. Plenty of people thought I did a great job. In this video I prove that even Slash himself doesn’t sound every similar to how he sounds on the actual record. I’m sure if you upload your own video on this tone or any other Slash tone you will be humbled real quick, by the number of people that will comment on how your tone sounds nothing like Slash.
@@ShredHeads there's a few youtubers that did a great job replicating Slash's tone with several amps, like Noah JCMSlash and Derap... Slash's tone is high/midrangy and aggressive, full of bite and growl while your tone is thin and scooped, it sounds like you didn't even open the master volume of your amp... there's A LOT of things missing in your tone, watch these guys I mentioned and you''ll know what I'm talking about.
@@guitarlair yes, I am aware of some slash youtubers that are good players and have all the exact gear. I even highlighted one in the comments section. Also notice how none of those youtubers left a negative comment on my video. The tone I was going for is the November rain solo tone. The playing, tone and advise is solid. Use the gear that you have to get the best tone you can, it's important to not obsess over tone. If you feel you can do better then upload your version of the solo. I would be happy to share it with my subscribers. I'm sure they will all agree that your tone is spot on.
@@ShredHeads I’m not criticizing your playing, idk why you’re so defensive. I’m just saying your tone doesn’t sound like Slash’s tone at all. if you’re gonna make a video chasing someone’s tone at least get close to the tone and use similar gear to achieve it, your have a JCM Slash and instead of using an EQ or adding a Qzone to get the tone right you put a distortion pedal in front of the amp lol there’s literally at least 10 UA-camrs getting the tone right with small Marshalls like the SC20 or SV20 and all you need to do is add the right pedals in your chain.
@@guitarlair people are going to criticize and that is fine I don't delete or remove comments, however, if you criticize me i have every right to criticize your criticism. You are in the minority of the "doesn't sound at all like slash" I would disagree and all i'm saying is that most people don't agree with you. Many slash youtubers sound great but none of them have ever sounded exactly like the record. They always end up sounding like a quality cover.
The best we can really do is get as close as possible with the gear we have. First, make sure you can play the solo correctly. Second, use the neck pick up on your guitar to give it a warmer sound. Lastly, mess around with the settings of your amp until you get a sound that sounds similar to slash’s tone. 👍
I would agree that most of the tone does come from playing it accurate and correctly. However, tone has it’s nuances. There are many factors to the final tone. Which is why in the examples I showed slash sounds very different from performances to what we hear on the album.
woman tone. Slash Live tone. I think it's an EQ pedal, MXR M108 1Khz +12db 500Hz +6-7db resulting distortion. SD AHP's Pickup Lacks Midrange. sorry my mother tongue is not english
Sorry Slash fans for saying this, but Slash sounds out-of-tune for my ears when playing live even on the short videos you included. Do you also hear it? Studio albums are okay. I really like his unique style and instantly recognizeable tone, and I'd like to play some Slash solos, that's why I watched your video. But live something sounds weird for me.
He can sound out of tune sometimes because he likes to play les Paul’s which are notorious for going out of tune. He is also super sweety or drunk sometimes so his vibrato and bends can be out of time and tune because he over bends. Most fans don’t notice because they don’t play guitar and don’t have a trained ear to notice things like this.
I took samples from a recent performance and from an older performance taken directly from UA-cam. Slash is a great player but often plays pretty sloppy in my opinion. His timing and rhythm can be off sometimes.
Just trust your ears. I’m happy to share my insight on what I know about slash but as you become more familiar with gear, it’s important to trust your setup, and your ears more than that of anybody online.
Doesn't sound like the song at all, tone or play. Why does everyone want to put their own spin on it when we clearly clicked on a video to hear it played like the song?
Sorry to say...but your sound has nothing to so with any of Slash’s sound. You are so cute when trying to analyse the secret but it is hidden in the preamp boost and the various mic positions...and last but not least you need to put a couple of graphic and parametric equalizers into the signal chain. You are asking “where”? 😊 Yes...that’s the secret what I know. 😜 There’s a huge difference between the studio and the live rig...
There are many aspects to slash's sound especially if we are talking about the album tone. The whole point of the video is to try and help people get as close as possible with the gear they may have. Slash himself doesn't sound like the album, so it's important not to obsess over matching the tone exactly. Doing the best you can is what is important. Studying what was used on the album can help us get a bit closer. If you have the secret's like you claim I'll wait for your video of you playing this solo and I'll share it with my subscribers. 😜
Six months later still waiting on donicetti to produce a video giving us slash's little secret 🤷 I have a feeling it's never going to arrive. So I'll do the next best thing and that's watch this video that points people in the right direction to achieve goals. The secrets to Slash's tone of the 80s '90s makes absolutely no difference any more. with today's technology it's possible to sound like are sound better than what was achievable back then without a million dollar studio. As of this message they're 3 are 4 guys on UA-cam capturing the November rain solo that's absolutely precise . what do they all have in common? They use computer software. Slash Himself doesn't always sound consistent with what most of us refer to as (Slash signature sound) So why should we hold someone else to a higher standard?
Finally someone gets REALLY close to the Slash NR tone. Had to watch a lot of videos of "hot to get that tone" where the player demos were honestly not that close.
I really appreciate the emphasis on finger tone and vibrato. The key with Slash is that he knows WHEN to use that vibrato and when to use almost none or a very slow variable bend.
I feel the same way. My tones are solid recreations. Lots of fancy videos out there from bigger channels that fail to get something similar. I get that my videos aren’t the best edited and presented videos however, if people actually understand the underlying message, it’s solid advise and information.
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Slash’s guitar tech mentioned in a video that your fingers actually have a big influence on tone, it’s true.
There is a reason I always mention some important factors when it comes to finger tone. Very few people ever talk about it.
@@ShredHeads no one actually realizes how it can influence the way you play and how it affects tone and even the way you pick can make a huge difference….lot of factors but just crazy how everyone will have their own sound no matter how badly you want to sound like your idol
????? How can fingers have influence on tone???? how hwo?
Awesome video man well done! For some who are complaining it doesn't sound like the studio version will I have news for you slash himself can't sound like the studio version without the studio. His live performances proved that. Especially His live performance of Sweet child of mine sounds nothing like the record.
Appreciate your comment. Yeah the truth is slash sounds good live but rarely ever sounds like the record because it’s really hard to truly replicate the sound of any record. The important thing is to try your best with whatever gear you have. I hear all the time that you have to get this or that to sound like somebody but these people always fail to objectively show that their tone is very similar to the actual albums tone.
This is so great !! I dove into November Rain today !! Great solo and great fun to play. I used a Gold Top Les Paul and model 1987 Marshall Plexi Jumped and the channels cranked, It has a master volume mod which is a must have!! Vintage Marshall Cab. No pedals sounded pretty darn close!
nice, looks like a cool setup indeed.
I believe the guitar slash used for the original November rain recording was the original 59 that once belonged to Joe Perry of Aerosmith. He used it on 2 songs not sure of the other and that same guitar was also the one used in the November rain music video, years later he gifted it back to Perry for his 50th birthday.
Yeah I have heard that story before it's certainly a possibility.
It was never used on a track it was used in the video only
He said he never recorded with that guitar
Only used in the video
Roll the tone off 3/4 in the opening solo...will give it a warmer sound
Its funny Ive been seeking out his tone for a long long time, here's my setup
1) Marshall Silver Jubilee
2) MXR Reverb Pedal (in the FX loop)
3) MXR 10 band EQ Pedal
4) Slash Signature Gibson Guitar
5) Slash Signature CryBaby SC95
6) Ernieball 9 Strings
7) Dunlop TORTEX 1.14mm Picks
8) DDR Delay
9) Red Monkey 'Slasher' Guitar Strap
10) Q Zone Jim Dunlop Pedal
11) Custom Electronics MXR Boost Pedal
Silver Jubilee Amp Settings:
Presence: 7
Bass: 4
Middle 5
Treble: 3
Output Master: Variable
Lead Master: 10
Input Gain 6
If you get a chance Id love to hear your thoughts- I just covered Paradise City/ Fall to Pieces and I think it came across well!
Cool, Thanks for sharing your settings with us. 👍
Those are exactly the pedals Slash himself use, there's an awesome video by the PMTVUK guys, Dagan shows the Slash Pedalboard based on the photos taken on stage and it's all there
@@StealthBeeKid yeah man!! I have a few pics of it on my channel in terms of the eq pedal taken from a photo of his live setup!
Where is the EQ pedal in your chain?
@@hmtaylor7 I have a pic on my channel but I have it separate in the loop!
I think the key to Slash's lead tone is the distortion pedal. When I replaced my usual overdrive pedal with the distortion, it started instantly sound like Slash. I don't know what kind of distortion it exactly is, as I experimented with Waves FTR, and it doesn't tell the original product name. All I know it's yellow. BTW it surprised me how close I got to the original tone with an S-series Ibanez (Mahagony body with Seymour Duncan Alnico II at neck position), so you don't need a Les Paul for 2500 bucks. ;-)
I haven't tried to setup a rhythm patch, yet.
The biggest tonal differences in a guitar will come from the pick ups. So that’s probably why that Ibanez can sound good for a slash tone. There will always be a lot of experimenting when it comes to tone. I say use what works for you.
I think there's another thought to this dilema, maybe Slash doesn't want to sound like the album version either, reason why he sounds in a particular way in the 90's and totally different now. I think he nailed that album tone for that purpose of recording that particular album and then he just move on and doesn't take the sleep out of him at night.
Now talking about the tone, i think the album version is pretty much impossible to get 100% right even for Slash himself if he wanted to... However the live sound it's possible and some people have done it very similar, i would focus more in going that path instead of trying to get the album tone if that's something anyone want to achieve as a Slash kinda guitar tone nerd.
Yeah, you make some good points. I still like to chase album tones a lot more because they generally sound way better than live tones.
Thanks ❤
If you watch that interview with Ace (one of Slash’s guitar techs) he mentions that all the knobs on Slash’s Marshall’s are set at 1 o’clock and then dialed in based on how his amps sound in the venue they are playing. So it makes sense that Slash would sound different every night since his amp settings are likely never the same from venue to venue.
There is also lots of footage (new and old) of Slash during sound check far out into where the crowd would be while playing. So if I was a betting man I’d guess redialing in his amps every night is something he might have always done. If I’m ever lucky enough to meet him I’ll ask lol.
His tech probably tweaks stuff during sound check. The main point I try to make with all of my nail that tone videos is simple. Its impossible to replicate a tone 100%. Because of this fact, its better to try your best to get as close as you can with the gear you currently have. When any player goes on tour they try their best to replicate their studio tones. But again the best you can do is try and get as close as possible. They often don't really get that close but it's 100% understandable for many reasons.
With certain guitar players or rare gear, there are people that like to create mysticism and proclaim that there is a secret to the tone and it can only be achieved with rare gear or mods. The truth is that no mod, amp, settings or pedals will replicate any tone. Gear can matter to a certain degree but even then certain variables are at play. It's better to improve as a musician and work on improving your ear or engineering skills so that your recordings will sound much better. Obsessing over gear is stupid and really won't help much in the long run.
@@ShredHeads oh for sure his tech helps dial in the amps for shows. I’d guess Slash is out there saying “turn this up, turn that down a bit…) until it sounds right for the room.
I 100% agree with you. You can never get someone else’s tone 100%. And studio vs live are two very different animals as well.
I’ve never understood why some people obsess about trying to nail someone’s tone. I mean if someone’s in a cover band I suppose it makes sense to a degree. But to each their own.
It’s always more interesting when someone takes influence from a few different guitarists sounds/styles and then tries to make something new out of it. But that’s just my 2 cents lol
Yer, I agree with flyhigh!!! Who knows what processing went on in the engineers room on the day they recorded the November track!!!
Awesome video thank you I’ve been stuck trying to figure that exact tone 😅
Don’t obsess over it, just try your best. 👍
good points!!
Thanks
How come in the manuall of the Sl2555 96 marshall he said he made with that(jubilee) 6 succsesful albums,while he recored the UYI albums with moded jcm800 34#!?...
I don't have the manual however, I know slash has pretty much used a silver jubilee live since the beginning of GNR. The only people that would know for sure what amp was used on the album would be the people who made it. Us fans can only speculate. From the research I did, it looks like he mostly did use a modded jcm 800. The sources seem to be pretty credible.
I think that settings and how you play it matters more because I managed to get pretty close by plugging my epiphone semi-hollow into a blackstar combo amp
Yeah man, knowing how to play and using your ears is the best way to achieve any tone.
Helpful video👌🏻tnx♥️
Awesome 👍
Les Paul -> Boss Ge7 -> Marshall.
Nailed.
🤣
It’s not that easy.
Hey Nice Job- found this through your amp ad- his rock n rio live track sounds like tone rolled back or a cocked wah
Thanks, yeah that tone is definitely not his best sound. His Tokyo tone sounded a lot better. His tone and playing varies a lot.
How to nail that tone. Get the artist signature gear and Google the settings. Very helpful. Also, if you'd done research like you said, you'd know Slash NEVER turns his neck tone all the way up.
In that section of the video I was talking about what I used/did, not what slash does or doesn’t do. The tone knob should be set where you feel it sounds good, in my case it sounded better with the tone knob set higher and not rolled off. Googling what settings and gear was used on the record IS research. It’s easy to criticize, I certainly welcome you to make your own video if you feel I didn’t get very close. I’m sure that video will be very helpful and sound exactly like slash.
Seymour Duncan alnico II pro pickups in most of his guitars is a big part of his tone
I’m not sure if these were the pick ups he used back in the day but yeah his signature pick ups are an important part of his sound.
@@ShredHeads It's the pickup in every studio guitar he's used since his Derrig guitar.
have the dsl40cr that works really good
I had one of those for a while. It was a cool amp.
The bottle of jack daniels on top of the amp gets you 20% closer right there. Add a pack of marlboro reds that will get you another 10
Yep, that’s the secret sauce.
Tone not just from the amp, but. Mic preamp affect much
Regarding to Slash not using the same tone live, i dont think thats because he cant do it and it was the engeniers or smthn, why? Because slash once spoke about finding his 90s goldtop, he noticed it had this particular tone that he liked so much for the slower melodic solos that he decided he would use that guitar specifically for those songs so that tone change was intentional, he just liked the goldtop better for that job, he didnt use the goldtop or at least i didnt see it on his solo project because he didnt play those songs until GnR reunited and there we have the goldtop back
Thats an interesting theory but the most likely thing about your theory is that slash doesn’t want to sound the same live. Although I would argue that his live tone sounds considerably worse, so it doesn’t make sense to me why he would want to sound like that, especially compared to the studio tone. Studio tones are incredibly hard to replicate live because they were engineered in a studio with a lot of controlled variables which are hard to control in a live environment.
@@ShredHeads thing is, at the time, slash wasnt a big fan of any of those songs, november rain, estranged, he only recorded those because Axl insisted so much and thats why he stopped playing them after the bands break up, so it would make sense he probably didnt even care about keeping the tone consistent live for those or he was looking for something that made him want to play them probably being this guitar.
also i can understand if you prefer the recording tone as a matter of personal taste, but his live tone for these songs is very sought after by a lot of people, even more than the studio one so i would argue that most of us do like the tone, ppl tend to call it the tokyo tone, i used to prefer the studio one at first but as time went by i've grown fond to the live one because i find it really peculiar, it reminds me to the sound of a sax, its like a middle ground between a sax and an electric guitar, ive been trying to get that tone too, but i havent been able to and now i find myself switching preference over these tones for time to time hahaha
anyway, Slash has been able to get studio tones live, the AFD tone has be being probably the most sought after and ironically the most common for him to use live for a while now, im still fan of the UYI studio, its very peculiar being like robust and clear but at the same time distorted but i think the only part of it being almost imposible to keep consistent live is the feedback generator he used
@@rixxortiz8744 yeah man, fair enough. I appreciate that your theories were presented in a matter that makes sense. often I get comments claiming my info or theories are incorrect but they fail to actually make a case for their theories. Yeah, the Tokyo tone is pretty cool. definitely a bit different but a lot of people like it.
how can i get a backing track like your? ive been using many tracks splitters but none of them worked at all
I don’t remember where I got the backing track. But I get your frustration some backing tracks are awful.
Hey if I use the Mxr pedal for slash’s tone on my Marshall what should have I have the gain at I got a Marshall dsl 40c and a Gibson les Paul
It really depends there is no right or wrong answer. Try different settings and see what you like. I usually use pedals like overdrives as boosts so I try and get the most gain out of the amp first and if I still need a bit more that’s when I’ll add some pedal distortion. I’m pretty sure that’s how slash uses it as well.
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idk if it's because the video is 2 years old but this doesn't sound like Slash at all... you probably already know that after 2 years and the main reason it doesn't sound like Slash is because your amp settings is off, Slash also never used any distortion pedal in studio and you didn't use Slash's cabs or any parametric EQ to shape you tone which is actually Slash's secret weapon along with a half cocked wah for some solos.
Tone is highly subjective. You are entitled to your own opinion. Plenty of people thought I did a great job. In this video I prove that even Slash himself doesn’t sound every similar to how he sounds on the actual record. I’m sure if you upload your own video on this tone or any other Slash tone you will be humbled real quick, by the number of people that will comment on how your tone sounds nothing like Slash.
@@ShredHeads there's a few youtubers that did a great job replicating Slash's tone with several amps, like Noah JCMSlash and Derap... Slash's tone is high/midrangy and aggressive, full of bite and growl while your tone is thin and scooped, it sounds like you didn't even open the master volume of your amp... there's A LOT of things missing in your tone, watch these guys I mentioned and you''ll know what I'm talking about.
@@guitarlair yes, I am aware of some slash youtubers that are good players and have all the exact gear. I even highlighted one in the comments section. Also notice how none of those youtubers left a negative comment on my video. The tone I was going for is the November rain solo tone. The playing, tone and advise is solid. Use the gear that you have to get the best tone you can, it's important to not obsess over tone. If you feel you can do better then upload your version of the solo. I would be happy to share it with my subscribers. I'm sure they will all agree that your tone is spot on.
@@ShredHeads I’m not criticizing your playing, idk why you’re so defensive. I’m just saying your tone doesn’t sound like Slash’s tone at all. if you’re gonna make a video chasing someone’s tone at least get close to the tone and use similar gear to achieve it, your have a JCM Slash and instead of using an EQ or adding a Qzone to get the tone right you put a distortion pedal in front of the amp lol there’s literally at least 10 UA-camrs getting the tone right with small Marshalls like the SC20 or SV20 and all you need to do is add the right pedals in your chain.
@@guitarlair people are going to criticize and that is fine I don't delete or remove comments, however, if you criticize me i have every right to criticize your criticism. You are in the minority of the "doesn't sound at all like slash" I would disagree and all i'm saying is that most people don't agree with you. Many slash youtubers sound great but none of them have ever sounded exactly like the record. They always end up sounding like a quality cover.
Randy rhoads also used the Mxr plus
interesting, There are a few artist that have used it however, it's not one of my favorite overdrive pedals.
I have PRS 24 SE standard and Marshall code 50 but i dont know how to get the tone
The best we can really do is get as close as possible with the gear we have. First, make sure you can play the solo correctly. Second, use the neck pick up on your guitar to give it a warmer sound. Lastly, mess around with the settings of your amp until you get a sound that sounds similar to slash’s tone. 👍
Thanks a lot for your advices i’ll try my best. Keep up on helping people man. Apreciate!
i have an sg standard do u think it would sound similar to the les paul?
Similar, but les Paul’s do have a certain sound. If that’s what you have, use it.
He probably uses a eq for each song and has settings
I think 90% of it is just learning to play it I just wrote it down today my gosh
I would agree that most of the tone does come from playing it accurate and correctly. However, tone has it’s nuances. There are many factors to the final tone. Which is why in the examples I showed slash sounds very different from performances to what we hear on the album.
woman tone. Slash Live tone. I think it's an EQ pedal, MXR M108 1Khz +12db 500Hz +6-7db resulting distortion. SD AHP's Pickup Lacks Midrange. sorry my mother tongue is not english
Sorry Slash fans for saying this, but Slash sounds out-of-tune for my ears when playing live even on the short videos you included. Do you also hear it?
Studio albums are okay. I really like his unique style and instantly recognizeable tone, and I'd like to play some Slash solos, that's why I watched your video.
But live something sounds weird for me.
He can sound out of tune sometimes because he likes to play les Paul’s which are notorious for going out of tune. He is also super sweety or drunk sometimes so his vibrato and bends can be out of time and tune because he over bends. Most fans don’t notice because they don’t play guitar and don’t have a trained ear to notice things like this.
i rly dont understand why artists dont share their tones and keep it so secret
I agree that artist could probably be more transparent with what they use in the studio. Often times they just don’t care to share it with people.
It's alright for me, it's part of the fun. Finding the right tone for the artist's music.
Also I often would set "my version" of the tone I'm chasing.
So that nobody can steal their sound
Slash uses a rack mounted compressor...theres his secret. Thank me later.
Slash probably couldn’t tell you what he used for those records, he recorded these at the height of his heroin addiction
So faaaarrrrrr
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Nice video, im a slash fan.. however, is it just me or were those live performances pretty poor? Just sounded off to me
I took samples from a recent performance and from an older performance taken directly from UA-cam. Slash is a great player but often plays pretty sloppy in my opinion. His timing and rhythm can be off sometimes.
@@ShredHeads he was drunk thats why. His performances with myles are pretty good. I recommend u to check em out. really like the vid tho
@@ShredHeads yeah fair enough man
Want Slash-like sound?
buy Slash-like gear and tweak the controls until you're frustrated enough to search up another youtube tutorial
Just trust your ears. I’m happy to share my insight on what I know about slash but as you become more familiar with gear, it’s important to trust your setup, and your ears more than that of anybody online.
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Sounds out of tune for me
Slash didn't sound shaky at all.
His vibrato is pretty shaky. If you don’t think so, then you probably don’t understand the nuance of vibrato.
not even close, sorry
Any critic of mine is highly encouraged to upload their take on this solo. I'll happily share it with my subscribers. Let's hear it.
Doesn't sound like the song at all, tone or play. Why does everyone want to put their own spin on it when we clearly clicked on a video to hear it played like the song?
I’ll happily share your cover of this solo with my subscribers. I’m sure you have the tone and play (what ever the heck that means) nailed for sure.
Sorry to say...but your sound has nothing to so with any of Slash’s sound. You are so cute when trying to analyse the secret but it is hidden in the preamp boost and the various mic positions...and last but not least you need to put a couple of graphic and parametric equalizers into the signal chain. You are asking “where”? 😊 Yes...that’s the secret what I know. 😜 There’s a huge difference between the studio and the live rig...
There are many aspects to slash's sound especially if we are talking about the album tone. The whole point of the video is to try and help people get as close as possible with the gear they may have. Slash himself doesn't sound like the album, so it's important not to obsess over matching the tone exactly. Doing the best you can is what is important. Studying what was used on the album can help us get a bit closer. If you have the secret's like you claim I'll wait for your video of you playing this solo and I'll share it with my subscribers. 😜
Boss ge7 in front and a neve eq post for the win 🙌
Six months later still waiting on donicetti to produce a video giving us slash's little secret 🤷 I have a feeling it's never going to arrive. So I'll do the next best thing and that's watch this video that points people in the right direction to achieve goals. The secrets to Slash's tone of the 80s '90s makes absolutely no difference any more. with today's technology it's possible to sound like are sound better than what was achievable back then without a million dollar studio. As of this message they're 3 are 4 guys on UA-cam capturing the November rain solo that's absolutely precise . what do they all have in common? They use computer software. Slash Himself doesn't always sound consistent with what most of us refer to as (Slash signature sound) So why should we hold someone else to a higher standard?