![]() ![]() However, Slash is noted for using the ubiquitous Celestion Vintage 30 speaker, which was introduced in 1986."So I went back there and taught me how to put the other five strings on it, and then he started giving me what you'd call rudimentary lessons on guitar, where you use a little book and you use notation and all this stuff. Speaker wise it’s likely some of the early Appetite for Destruction tones were recorded with the classic 25W “Greenback” speaker. Once again it’s Marshall to the rescue! The classic pairing of a Marshall head with a matching 4×12 cab, loaded with Celestion speakers, will come as no surprise. If you’re the lucky owner of one of these now out of production amps, you’ll know what a unique amp it is. If you’d ever dreamed of an amplifier that could perfectly replicate the Appetite for Destruction sound, as well as the #34 SIR JCM800, then here it is! The AFD100 features a power scaling type atenuator, auto-bias, foot switchable FX loop and #34 mod. In 2011, Marshall released the long-anticipated AFD100 amp head a strictly limited edition amplifier created specifically to Slash’s requirements. You can also buy a signature set of Seymour Duncan pickups to retro-fit on your Les Paul. If you want to get some of that Slash Signature action, then there are models available at various price points, from the cheaper Epiphone signature Les Pauls through to Gibson Custom Shop creations. Aside from the Les Paul, you’ll occasionally see Slash wielding a Gibson EDS-1275 double-neck, with occasional oddities such as a Travis Bean, and the occasional vintage Telecaster and Stratocaster. From then onwards Slash largely toured using his own signature model Les Pauls. Guns and GibsonsĪnother of Slash’s famous squeezes is a 1987 Les Paul Standard, which became a main touring guitar, right up until around 2010. You can now buy a signature pickup patterned after those in the Derrig guitar. The Derrig guitar was loaded with Seymour Duncan Alnico II pickups which became Slash’s go-to pickup choice. Slash “Victoria” Les Paul Standard Goldtop reissued by Gibson at the end of 2020Īnd therein, lies one of the best-kept secrets in the celebrity guitar world the Les Paul that kick-started the vintage Gibson market, was in fact a replica! Undoubtedly, a beautifully made, very high quality, master-level replica, but nonetheless, a replica of a 1959 sunburst Les Paul Standard! Allegedly, an instant affinity was formed and that instrument became THE Slash guitar. The band’s manager, Alan Niven, appeared with a beautifully made 1959 replica Les Paul and presented it to Slash. Legend has it that just as Guns N’ Roses were about to record Appetite none of Slash’s guitars was getting the tone he and the producer were after. So how come we associate the top-hatted guitar maestro with the Les Paul? Well, tales and legends vary, but most agree that Slash’s obsession began with an instrument crafted by luthier Kris Derrig. Likewise, if you’d have watched Guns N’ Roses live, you’d likely have seen Slash playing a BC Rich of some description. Chances are your favourite 80s rocker would be playing something pointy, Floyd Rose equipped and sporting a lairy paint scheme! If you take a look at the kind of guitars most LA metal guitarists were using in the 1980s, you’ll see a pretty common theme. For a 1980s “hair metal” guitarist, a Les Paul was far from an obvious choice and indeed, the story of how Slash came to be associated with the model might surprise you! You see, that iconic 1959 Les Paul Standard that Slash is instantly recognisable for using, isn’t actually a Gibson at all… Early days – Replicas and ‘Riches If there’s one guitar that Mr Saul Hudson, aka Slash, is immediately associated with, it’s a 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard. As lead guitarist with the 1980s rock juggernaut Guns N’ Roses, Slash undoubtedly became one of rock’s iconic guitarist. ![]() Wearing a top hat, tight leather trousers and a near-permanent cigarette hanging out of his mouth, there’s no mistaking Slash. ![]()
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