Guns N’ Roses :
Axl Rose – vocals on all tracks; keyboards on tracks 1, 6 and 13; guitar on tracks 6 and 12; piano on tracks 7, 13 and 14; synthesizer orchestra on tracks 6 and 13; backing vocals on track 7; synthesizer French horns on track 12; samples on track 12; arrangements on all tracks; orchestra and horn arrangements on tracks 6, 12 and 13; choir arrangements on tracks 6 and 13; drum arrangement on track 6; digital editing on tracks 2, 3, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14; production, mixing
Robin Finck – lead guitars on all tracks; keyboards on tracks 3 and 5; guitar solos on tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, and 13; acoustic guitar on track 10; arrangement, drum arrangement and digital editing on track 3; initial production on track 3
Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal – lead guitars on all tracks; guitar solos on tracks 2, 7, 8, and 9
Buckethead – lead guitars on all tracks except 7 and 13; guitar solos on tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 14; acoustic guitar on track 5; arrangements on tracks 2, 8 and 10
Paul Tobias – guitars on tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12 and 14; piano on track 6; arrangements on tracks 1 and 11
Richard Fortus – guitars on tracks 1, 3, 4, 5 and 14
Tommy Stinson – bass on all tracks except 5; backing vocals on tracks 1, 3, 4 an 6; arrangement on track 9
Chris Pitman – sub-bass on all tracks except 7; keyboards on all tracks except 9, 11 and 14; backing vocals on tracks 3 and 6; bass on tracks 5, 6 and 12; twelve-string guitar on track 5; mellotron on track 6; string machine on track 5; arrangements on tracks 5, 12 and 13; drum and orchestra arrangements on tracks 6 and 12; guitar processing on track 1; drum programming on tracks 5, 6 and 12; digital editing on tracks 5, 12 and 13; additional production on tracks 5, 6 and 12; initial production on tracks 5 and 12
Bryan “Brain” Mantia – drums on all tracks except 1; drum arrangements on tracks 3, 4, 6, 12 and 14; arrangements on tracks 2 and 10; drum programming on track 11; initial production on track 2
Frank Ferrer – drums on tracks 1, 3, 5, 6 and 11
Dizzy Reed – keyboards on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 14; backing vocals on tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 and 9; piano on tracks 4 and 5; synthesizer orchestra on tracks 4, 6, 13 and 14; orchestra arrangements on tracks 4, 6, 12 and 14
Josh Freese – drum arrangements on tracks 4, 6, 9 and 14
Additional personnel
Pete Scaturro – keyboards on track 10; arrangements on tracks 2 and 10; digital editing and additional engineering on track 10; initial production on tracks 2 and 10
Sebastian Bach – backing vocals on track 10
Patti Hood – harp on track 13
Caram Costanzo – digital editing on all tracks; arrangements on tracks 2, 6 and 8; drum arrangements on tracks 3, 6 and 14; sub drums on track 13; production; mixing; engineering; initial production on track 8
Eric Caudieux – digital editing on all tracks; drum programming on track 5; arrangements on track 6; sub drums on track 13; Pro Tools engineering; additional production
Andy Wallace – mixing
Dan Monti – engineering
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Roy Thomas Baker – additional production
Sean Beavan – arrangements on tracks 1, 4, 6, 9 and 11; digital editing on tracks 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12 and 14; initial production on tracks 5 and 12; additonal Pro Tools
Paul Buckmaster – orchestras and orchestra arrangements on tracks 4, 6, 12 and 14
Marco Beltrami – orchestras and orchestra arrangements on tracks 4, 6, 12, 13 and 14
Suzy Katayama – French horns on track 12; horn arrangements on tracks 6, 12 and 13; choir arrangements on tracks 6 and 13
Billy Howerdel – digital editing on track 6
Okhee Kim – engineering assistance
Andy Gwynn – engineering assistance
Brian Monteath – engineering assistance
Dave Dominguez – engineering assistance
Jose Borges – engineering assistance
Joe Peluso – engineering assistance
Christian Baker – engineering assistance
James Musshorn – engineering assistance
Greg Morgenstein – additional Pro Tools
Paul DeCarli – additional Pro Tools
Jan Petrov – engineering assistance
Jeff Robinette – engineering assistance
Bob Koszela – engineering assistance
Paul Payne – engineering assistance
Mark Gray – engineering assistance
Xavier Albira – engineering assistance
Dror Mohar – engineering assistance
Mike Scielzi – mixing assistance
Billy Bowers – additional Pro Tools
Justin Walden – additional Pro Tools
Eric Tabala – engineering assistance
Shawn Berman – engineering assistance
Donald Clark – engineering assistance
Shinnosuke Miyazawa – engineering assistance
Vanessa Parr – engineering assistance
John Beene – engineering assistance
Al Perrotta – engineering assistance
Paul Suarez – mixing assistance
Rail Jon Rogut – additional Pro Tools
Isaac Abolin – additional Pro Tools
Ryan Corey – design
Terry Hardin – cover photography
George Chin – photography
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