<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Guns-n-roses ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/guns-n-roses Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:47:46 +0000 en <![CDATA[ From guitars to amps, picks to pickups, a Slash fanatic shows you how to nail his iconic tone at home at various price points ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/collection/gear/guitars/slash-signature-gear-collection w2hAqS8nsnmgo5iAXjHYSV Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:47:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ One of Slash's Guns N' Roses reunion tour Les Pauls expected to fetch up to $400k at auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/slash-guns-n-roses-reunion-tour-les-paul-auction-london oF3rJNXm2YSQq7p96PMWYj Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:09:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slash and Gilby Clarke play together again as former Guns N’ Roses bandmates reunite for fundraiser show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/slash-gilby-clarke-rock-for-jennifer-show ErGwXaFBmYiSJNkXNcSr7R Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:12:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I quit playing music for two years. I was done. Then I got a call from Stone”: Mike McCready followed Duff McKagan to LA to make it big – but he nearly missed his shot in Seattle ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/mike-mccready-followed-duff-mckagan-to-la-to-make-it-big B8qkDtZqxYzLAp8jNr6VNG Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:41:11 +0000 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:59:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They already had Buckethead. I was thinking, ‘Who’s the craziest and the best?’ I knew there was only one guy”: Joe Satriani on the guitar ace he recommended for the Guns N’ Roses gig ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-guitar-ace-joe-satriani-recommended-for-guns-n-roses qNyWmq7fu4A7FzDyxZLBHQ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:32:17 +0000 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:40:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It sounded perfect, man… like a gift from on high”: Is Slash's no. 1 Les Paul – which isn’t a Gibson – set for a Gibson reboot? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/slash-gibson-kris-derrig-59-les-paul-tease E6ooYVtHagqXdyErXGp4AK Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:05:11 +0000 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:07:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My main guitar is a Squier. My first guitar teacher gave me that. It’s a very important guitar for me”: How Thomas Raggi produced his raucous, all-star solo album,with a little help from Tom Morello ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/thomas-raggi-masquerade RiuPyadYJZnBe6qeKhbUJc Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:30:01 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:31:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Guns N’ Roses share 2 new singles ahead of 2026 world tour – could the long-awaited studio album be next? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/guns-n-roses-nothin-atlas TdZ2Di9G9a3TgRmHK9adH3 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:01:25 +0000 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:20:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I first came into the band, it was split into factions. Now everything feels solidified”: Guns N’ Roses’ longest-serving guitarist Richard Fortus on his bond with Slash and why he’s as surprised as anyone he’s still in the band ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/richard-fortus-guns-n-roses TDRoY9UQFsX2vQdDVwWenK Tue, 11 Nov 2025 10:50:40 +0000 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:47:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A lot of the issues were to do with management and stuff that pitted me and Axl against each other”: Slash on his return to Guns N’ Roses, changing up the Sweet Child O’ Mine solo, and what needs to happen for a new GNR album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/slash-guns-n-roses-2025 hQVnz3QzRzxNWvTbvdwisa Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:14:02 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:48:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The crowd started chanting ‘Angus’ just like on the live recording, and it hit me – this is what it feels like to be a rock star”: The Air Guitar world champion on how he conquered an ‘air-off’ to claim his crown ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/the-air-guitar-world-champion-on-how-he-conquered-an-air-off-to-claim-his-crown bVYFMhP4KCkr4grDTsJMCi Tue, 21 Oct 2025 12:05:37 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:56:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He was my favorite guitarist I played with, besides Slash, and was the one I felt most unified with”: Richard Fortus on how he’s held down the Guns N’ Roses gig – and his other favorite GNR guitarist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/richard-fortus-on-being-in-sync-with-slash qZiZ4AQpgqvavgCRTzZL49 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 15:51:40 +0000 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 15:49:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “To me, we were like a Motörhead-type hard rock band, so any kind of ballads were sort of uncongressed”: Sweet Child O’ Mine is Guns N' Roses' most iconic song, but Slash originally wasn't a fan ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-slash-did-not-like-sweet-child-o-mine LHdzFmV83iwupRFWF88tRJ Sat, 11 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0000 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:41:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s coming. I know it’s coming because everybody is thinking about it”: Are Guns N' Roses going to release a new record? This is what Slash had to say ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/slash-teases-new-guns-n-roses-album YXeXUCcRhwFe3FzF7mhX8o Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:46:17 +0000 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:36:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Our lawyer said, ‘You need a letter from an industry expert.’ So I texted Slash”: Chris Buck explains how the Guns N’ Roses guitar hero came to the aid of Cardinal Black on their first US headline tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/chris-buck-slash-visa-support QJghvXV3kzQgXestrkpyDh Tue, 07 Oct 2025 12:41:11 +0000 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:20:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “In the time I was involved in attempting to play his parts, never really could I have captured the essence of him”: Buckethead reflects on his time in Guns N’ Roses as Slash pays tribute to the elusive virtuoso ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/buckethead-reflects-on-guns-n-roses-after-slash-compliment Z94ySkwxXtoA46HMpVQ3Ng Fri, 03 Oct 2025 14:53:10 +0000 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:14:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was my first cover. I knew Slash would use a great vintage Les Paul, so Ihad to up my game”: Gilby Clarke on the story behind his modded ’69 Fender Telecaster, immortalized on the cover of Guitar World ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/gilby-clarke-on-the-modded-telecaster-from-gw-nov-1992-cover-with-slash xWUYPUo5VN9QJNZ6p9SW3S Wed, 01 Oct 2025 09:33:40 +0000 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:06:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A once-in-a-lifetime celebration of the life, music and legacy of one of Ireland’s most iconic musicians”: Members of Thin Lizzy and Guns N' Roses set to celebrate Phil Lynott's life and legacy at upcoming Dublin show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/thin-lizzy-and-guns-n-roses-members-set-to-celebrate-phil-lynotts-life-and-legacy-at-upcoming-dublin-show rXvot3NSFM9zapHuVfg2MV Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:41:21 +0000 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:51:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I wish I’d been treated more fairly by the record execs, but I was part of the creation of one of the biggest bands of all time. That’s a nice legacy”: How LA guitarist Chris Weber laid the foundations for Guns N’ Roses in a single studio session ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/chris-weber-hollywood-rose iVFQDS94DV5XwSmMBXbULg Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:42:34 +0000 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:14:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Pivotal throughout the band's pre-fame era and used for seminal recordings from Appetite for Destruction”: Slash’s famed B.C. Rich Warlock – which once went missing for 30 years – is going up for auction (again) ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/slash-bc-rich-warlock-auction-2025 y9yZKJzTPbESn9ryBsVT5A Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:45:44 +0000 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:48:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There were things I wanted to achieve that I wasn't really getting out of those amps”: Why Slash worked with Magnatone on a signature amp after 30 years of playing Marshall stacks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/slash-on-why-he-worked-with-magnatone NvPh5V8JrGTRCdrJz9PPTj Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:43:28 +0000 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:06:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was so hot I had to strap ice packs around my waist”: As Glastonbury Festival kicks off, Chrissie Hynde warns how global warming will likely impact the existence of outdoor summer shows ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/chrissie-hynde-future-of-outdoor-summer-shows sntDk5EG9CntxszCVTaLfH Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:07:14 +0000 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:53:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Gilby had left the band. Axl called me up and said, ‘Do you want to get together and jam?’” Zakk Wylde on the time he almost joined Slash and co in Guns N’ Roses ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/zakk-wylde-on-jamming-with-guns-n-roses Wjt86AJww8ujVUngQj9j4T Thu, 29 May 2025 16:38:44 +0000 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:31:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My pickups melted!” Guns N’ Roses’ show in Saudi Arabia was so hot that Richard Fortus’ guitar pickups started to melt ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/richard-fortus-pickups-melt-in-saudi-arabia cnzCa9LaVjjoXwB95Wqmhm Thu, 29 May 2025 12:03:16 +0000 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:30:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Alice really wanted a signature riff. When I played it for him, he just smiled and patted me on the back”: The iconic Alice Cooper Poison riff started out as John McCurry’s warm-up routine – and it lives a double life ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-mccurry-on-writing-alice-coopers-poison 3d8zPFZu3G8RUVEJA8KMaM Wed, 14 May 2025 13:54:05 +0000 Wed, 21 May 2025 10:08:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A little thunder and lightning”: Slash dons a Gibson SG as Guns N’ Roses pay tribute to John Sykes with rampant cover of a Thin Lizzy classic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/guns-n-roses-cover-thin-lizzy-in-japan VePNzUr73ZVy9MbWJypQoK Thu, 08 May 2025 09:30:02 +0000 Tue, 13 May 2025 14:21:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Last time we were here, in ’89, we played with Slash on this stage. I don't remember what we did...” Slash makes surprise appearance at former Hanoi Rocks singer Michael Monroe's show at the Whisky a Go Go ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/slash-makes-surprise-appearance-at-michael-monroe-show GqsVd8zkAqA9dutHjNrp9M Tue, 15 Apr 2025 10:41:46 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:29:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Like all young artists, sometimes you run into somebody that's one of your heroes”: Jerry Cantrell recalls the time he tried – and failed – to pass an Alice in Chains demo tape to Axl Rose ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jerry-cantrell-recalls-the-time-he-tried-and-failed-to-pass-an-alice-in-chains-demo-tape-to-axl-rose 9nffRiF6TyrzcM6dJwDD2L Mon, 10 Feb 2025 21:47:34 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:29:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The four-chord pattern riff is unoriginal but the dynamic contrasts add to the potency of one of the best guitar riffs of the ’90s”: Nirvana track named the best guitar riff of all time by surprising new study – which leaves out some huge hits ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/udiscovermusic-best-guitar-riffs-of-all-time-poll R5CdknXSKstmMDBQHNXXE8 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:37:35 +0000 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:33:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Guns N’ Roses are hitting the road in 2025 – and they’re bringing punk and hip-hop legends with them ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/guns-n-roses-2025-world-tour dJjF9dVvGJTMrHVX5BVuPV Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:20:59 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:09:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We hit the stage, and there’s Paul McCartney. He looks at me and he says, ‘Hey, Duff’. All I can think is, ‘Paul McCartney knows my name. How the hell did that happen?!’” Duff McKagan recalls his real-life Spinal Tap moment and meeting his heroes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/duff-mckagan-on-meeting-prince-and-paul-mccartney QLCr8ZYSH4vrRv3KeQB4zY Fri, 29 Nov 2024 11:08:00 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:39:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I went backstage and said to Rory, ‘There’s a guy out there called Slash who’s come to see you…’ Rory’s eyes lit up”: The night Rory Gallagher gave the Guns N’ Roses guitarist a taste of affordable Gibson via his 1960 Melody Maker ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rory-gallagher-1960-melody-maker-slash-jam ih2UwGkiojGkrYqc59NRTb Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:49:11 +0000 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:20:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m praying it’s the one I’m hoping because I lost one years ago that meant the world to me”: Woman gifted long-lost Guns N’ Roses Les Paul prototype shocked to find it’s worth $20,000 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/dj-ashba-les-paul-prototype-pawn-stars VM7U4CAsZX3LGTwfhKCiM4 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:10:14 +0000 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 08:38:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “As a player, I like to get down on my knees, turn delay knobs and make a bunch of noise. That does not work for Guns N’ Roses”: Dave Navarro on the time he turned down joining Guns N’ Roses ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/dave-navarro-on-turning-down-guns-n-roses et4htS5ZG5cYwryUhrkGZh Tue, 27 Aug 2024 11:39:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “No matter what type of playing it is, the ones that stand out have their own unique personality. Yngwie means it. He owns that. Whether you like it or not”: Slash on reassessing the ’80s “tremolo fiends” – and why Van Halen was a blues player ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/slash-on-what-makes-a-good-guitarist-and-80s-tremolo-fiends pSioQFGNCyEbsrCMTyf5Xj Wed, 14 Aug 2024 11:19:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My favorite British guitar players are amazing, but they all pale in comparison to the original blues guys. That was their own personal technique, from its origin”: Slash on his journey to discover the original guitar heroes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/slash-orgy-of-the-damned-blues-serpent-festival aC74pHGByF88a7nMCLmYri Thu, 08 Aug 2024 11:09:07 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:22:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Billy Gibbons pulls out this big-ass yellow 17-string bass and he’s like, ‘Okay, we’ll play it for a song, right?’” ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis on teching for Joe Perry, lying to Steve Vai – and the curse of playing that viral 17-string bass ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/elwood-francis-aerosmith-vai-zz-top-guns-roses ZKUfxTWQLSbT6q3gw5XBEh Wed, 24 Jul 2024 11:43:17 +0000 Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:58:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He was living in his mom’s basement because he’s like 18. And he starts playing guitar… and then he brings out his snake”: Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan on the moment he met Slash (and his plus one) ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/duff-mckagan-meeting-slash Kw9MWwPm3QHrgGjUjYYfkg Tue, 11 Jun 2024 13:40:45 +0000 Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:25:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m funny with amps. I love Marshalls, but I also love old Fender Deluxes. Dumble built one for me just before he passed away. I think it was the last one he ever built”: With Strats, Magnatones, and plenty of all-star guests, Slash embraces the blues ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/slash-orgy-of-the-damned TuTwJSyS8VXMoeHM5i9EGQ Wed, 05 Jun 2024 16:26:17 +0000 Wed, 05 Jun 2024 16:32:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A cache of beautiful gear used in the studio and on tour”: Gilby Clarke is selling his Guns N’ Roses, Slash’s Snakepit and Heart gear on Reverb ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gilby-clarke-reverb-store taEdyu4QNVLbkbiZgeA5WZ Fri, 03 May 2024 19:44:11 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Richard Fortus messaged me and said, ‘I’ve shown Slash your guitar and he likes it, too…’ After that, the phones didn’t stop”: How a small UK boutique builder became a Guns N’ Roses favorite and the next big name in retro-inspired electric guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/ivison-guitars-richard-fortus-glastonbury 7rismcMHhVyT6yDkFsM5mc Tue, 26 Mar 2024 12:38:08 +0000 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:46:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If you’ve ever seen Slash give that look to whoever when they hit a bad note… You get that look once, man. You don’t want it twice”: Gilby Clarke survived a baptism by fire in Guns N’ Roses – but one day the pay checks stopped coming ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/gilby-clarke-guns-n-roses CyKsNk8Gf27pYZ3beNECuK Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:44:42 +0000 Thu, 21 Mar 2024 10:08:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Slash says, ‘You got the gig. Learn the whole catalog.’ I was like, ‘Don’t you have a set of songs?’ Slash goes, ‘There’s no setlist. Axl just calls ’em out’”: How Gilby Clarke got the Guns N’ Roses gig – and learned the band’s back catalog in a week ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gilby-clarke-guns-n-roses-audition d4wrygPukgSNXi6cDeVLKk Thu, 14 Mar 2024 11:35:12 +0000 Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:33:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I had the same punk-rock attack that Duff had. I wouldn’t be afraid to say I stole some of his stuff”: How Tommy Stinson survived the making of Guns N’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/tommy-stinson-on-chinese-democracy 3umHdv8bUTCwa3kmrC3wd5 Mon, 20 Nov 2023 17:01:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I still maintain my long relationship with Marshall”: Slash confirms he will remain a Marshall player despite developing a signature guitar amp with Magnatone ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/slash-remains-marshall-player W8ijLhx5TAsJLo2KZMjncj Mon, 13 Nov 2023 10:50:59 +0000 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 12:07:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was blown away by how it sounded”: After 30 years of Marshall stacks, Slash has switched to Magnatone – and a “killer” new signature amp is in the works ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/magnatone-partners-with-slash-signature-amp HoZh52C7QHuCooykx9nZcc Thu, 09 Nov 2023 16:15:59 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:51:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jerry fights for his leads. He fights his guitar, and by the end – by the time he gets the lead on – it’s like, ‘Wow man, that was a piece of work!’”: Duff McKagan says Jerry Cantrell’s solos do not come easily – and they involve a lot of swearing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/duff-mckagan-jerry-cantrell-fights-his-guitar-solo 3aSEPwLugpPo5wcDVGzq7J Thu, 26 Oct 2023 09:01:29 +0000 Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:11:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It sounds like Lindsey Buckingham meets The Clash!” That time Duff McKagan played bass for the Manic Street Preachers ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/duff-mckagan-played-bass-for-the-manic-street-preachers DX8QwGSVJWLr7sXuRycR6P Fri, 29 Sep 2023 11:43:52 +0000 Fri, 29 Sep 2023 11:53:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gossamer tremolo picking and the stuff of Phrygian nightmares: This week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/essential-guitar-tracks-gossamer-tremolo-picking-phrygian-nightmares VwgK4y8dMYwbG5tqw79XQm Fri, 18 Aug 2023 22:31:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nuno Bettencourt fires back at Richard Fortus after he defends Slash over Rihanna gig comments ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/nuno-bettencourt-richard-fortus-slash-rihanna-comments D2uZUygStAgAo9LrTc4oe8 Mon, 24 Jul 2023 10:31:30 +0000 Tue, 25 Jul 2023 15:59:36 +0000