A guide to Slash’s forgotten guitars

Izzy Stradlin and Slash of the rock band 'Guns n' Roses' perform onstage at the Troubadour where the "Appetite For Destruction" lineup played together for the first time on June 6, 1985 in Los Angeles, California.
(Image credit: Marc S Canter/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Okay, so the BC Rich Mockingbird we all remember – and is still in rotation – but what about the Warlock? And the Telecasters? Slash has more than just Les Paul Standards in his locker. 

Here, we dip into the archive for the electric guitars that the Guns N' Roses guitarist has used over the years, and the acoustics – including one double-necked Guild that combines electric and acoustic guitar in the most rudimentary way possible.

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Jenna Scaramanga

Jenna writes for Total Guitar and Guitar World, and is the former classic rock columnist for Guitar Techniques. She studied with Guthrie Govan at BIMM, and has taught guitar for 15 years. She's toured in 10 countries and played on a Top 10 album (in Sweden).