Guns N' Roses
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Guns N’ Roses are hitting the road in 2025 – and they’re bringing punk and hip-hop legends with them
By Jackson Maxwell published
Having last played live in 2023, Guns N’ Roses will play stadiums around the world – incorporating a number of countries the band have never played in before
“We hit the stage, and there’s Paul McCartney. He looks at me and he says, ‘Hey, Duff’”: Duff McKagan recalls his real-life Spinal Tap moment
By Nick Wells published
The Guns N' Roses bassist on meeting Sir Paul McCartney, and a life-changing encounter with Prince
The night Rory Gallagher gave the Slash a taste of affordable GIbson via his modded Melody Maker
By Jamie Dickson published
Modded with a Gibson humbucker, this 1969 student guitar has lived a life, and was the star of the show when Gallagher jammed with Slash in 1991
Woman gifted long-lost Guns N’ Roses Les Paul prototype shocked to find it’s worth $20,000
By Phil Weller published
The guitar – which was sold to raise funds for the building of an LA children’s hospital – saw its value quadruple once its secret backstory came to light
Dave Navarro on the time he turned down joining Guns N’ Roses
By Matt Owen published
After Jane's Addiction split in the early 1990s, Navarro's six-string services were on the market. At the same time, GNR were also looking for a replacement for the outgoing Izzy Stradlin
Slash on Yngwie, Eddie Van Halen – and what makes for good guitar playing
By Richard Bienstock published
According to Slash, it doesn’t matter what genre you play or your level of skill; just be sure to put your own stamp on every note you play
Slash explains why his new blues album has really been the journey of a lifetime
By Richard Bienstock published
Orgy of the Damned finds the Guns N' Roses guitarist and A-list guests tackling blues standards that shaped his sound. Here he talks blues gear, the ethos, and how blues can be a force for good
ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis on teching for Joe Perry, lying to Steve Vai – and the curse of his viral 17-string bass
By Andrew Daly published
The gear-trashing DIY enthusiast once had to choose between Vai and Joe Perry, before being fired and rehired by Guns N’ Roses – in a matter of days
Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan on the moment he met Slash… and his pet snake
By Janelle Borg published
Duff McKagan recalls a teenage Slash bringing along an unexpected guest to their first-ever meeting
With Strats, Magnatones, and an all-star lineup of friends, Slash embraces the blues – with one of the last Dumbles ever built
By Jonathan Horsley published
Turning to spontaneity, and changing habits both gear and playing-wise, Slash's new record is a laid-back, charming tribute to an ever-lasting strain of guitar playing
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