Hit the Tone | Paradise City by Guns N' Roses (Slash) | Ep. 61 | Thomann

Welcome to Hit The Tone ! In this video series, I’ll be showing you how to nail the playing and the sound of your favourite songs ! From guitar to amp selection, through a step by step lesson of the song at hand. Let me know which riff or intro you want me to cover in the comment section and I’ll get you sorted asap!

This episode covers the introduction of the song Paradise City by Guns N' Roses !

Hope you enjoy and see you next week :)

Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 : Intro and playing
0:49 : Presentation and Guitar setup
2:05 : Amp and pedal setup
4:11 : The SOUND
5:55 : The Lesson
6:31 : The fretting hand
8:05 : The picking hand
9:52 : Conclusion
10:18 : Outro playing

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[jakelane]

Good lesson man. This can definitely get players in the vicinity of the "Slash tone". The only critique I have is that Slash plays the intro solo (and many of his other solos as well) in the neck position of the Lessy. It's one of Slash's signature things to start a solo in the neck position the with tone knob dialed down a bit, then switch to the bridge when it gets dirtier. Sweet Child O' Mine is a perfect example of this. Cheers!

[krimsonkai]

the intro gave me the nostalgia of the game paradise city

[Alex]

First of all, the video and the effort are appreciated. But keep in mind that this iconic melody 0:23 is played with the neck pickup!!! Constructive feedback 😉

[christopher-miles]

I think you needed some alnicoll pups!

Sounds cool, man. Just missing that clarity he that kind of pick up gives, ya know.

Might have been that cabinet, too.

Peace!

[drcks]

I'd love to see Fly By Night by Rush, great tone on this lesson and thanks for the lessons!

[FranciscoDiazYules]

Great band. Great song. And great video!

[jasondmello]

Great video Guillaume :)
Loved it being a Slash fan XD

[herrpepe]

Any chance of adding tone tips for us Katana users? 🙏

[elton.]

Roses for the episode 🌹 🌹.

I would suggest Bad Medicine from the New Jersey album for an episode. Both the main riff and the song in general are a lot of fun, different technique than usual, with all the double stops... and I’m pretty sure you could do it justice. It would a vengeance for the complete disaster that were the not just one but two videos that another well known store did trying to show how to sound like Sambora/Bon Jovi ☹️☹️

[AngelMartinez-qscf]

Great lesson. Can you please do a lesson the song Four Day Creep by Humble Pie? Thank you.

[TheJCFan]

On the intro its an open B string... every time

[Owen_plays_music]

Pour les solos c'est en micros manche pour plus de rondeur 😉

[quoimagueule]

Salut Guillaume quel es le modèle de cette gibson lespaul ?

Standard 50s ??

[stanislavmigra]

The tone is there, but when you listen closely, it there is much more played.
Im struggling over year, to get it all into place to full speed 🤷

[ArturBrzozowski]

You can't go wrong with LP and a Marshall

Here's a reminder about "Maggot Brain"
Just because I wonder what you think about this sound

[ogrish]

The big yellow MXR m134 is the chorus Slash used on paradise city, the little blue m234 is not a good sounding and tone sucking pedal IMO.

[tom_buggy]

That is a Gibson les paul standard 50s he uses a 57 les paul gold top

[PooNinja]

Can I change my request from Zombie Stomp by Ozzy to Happy by MUDVAYNE 🤘🏽 mudvayne not just the ber ber Ding guys 🤪

Happy
(Are you) happy
Are you feeling happy now 🤘🏽

Isn’t paradise city Treppendorf Franconia? How could you not wear that shirt!!!!

Wardrobe!!!! We gotta reshoot this one guill forgot the shirt!!!

[unsliner]

The intro fill is done on the neck pickup with a cocked wah 🤦‍♂️

[moomoothespacecow]

You missed some notes my guy. Listen to the song again closely. There were parts you screwed up and should fix.