During Guns N’ Roses’ Use Your Illusion Tour, Slash delivered one of the most iconic live guitar tones ever heard — powerful, expressive, deeply emotional, and instantly recognizable. His sound at Tokyo 1992 remains legendary to this day, often referred to as the “Tokyo Tone.”

This is the only ToneX preset you’ll ever need to capture every live Slash tone from the 90s — and even the early 2000s. This lead preset also works for rhythm — just dial it down slightly in volume.

The rig behind this tone is based on the same setup Slash relied on throughout the entire 1990s and early 2000s for his live performances — from the Use Your Illusion live era with Guns N’ Roses, to Michael Jackson live guest appearances, as well as the Slash's Snakepit and Slash's Blues Ball live tours — even as far as early 2000's with Slash's Snakepit and Velvet Revolver.

This preset captures that legendary character and sustain, puts it straight into your hands, without the need to spend thousands on vintage gear that still won’t get you this close.

For decades, this tone has remained out of reach — even for players using the exact vintage gear.

The feel, the response, the magic were always missing. To the eye, Slash’s rig may have looked simple, but scaling it up to a stadium-level setup revealed that even the smallest details affect the tone. Every component, every connection, every quirk of the gear — especially for that era — colored the sound in subtle ways. It’s all these “imperfections” that make this tone truly unique.

By analyzing the rig down to the finest details, understanding how vintage electronic interference shaped the sound, and learning how the amp reacts at full stage volume, I finally cracked the code.

My ToneX presets are already being used all around the world by professional guitarists on stage and in performances. Don’t just take my word for it — check out the reviews under the “Reviews” tab and see what others are saying.

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