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Joe Satriani playing guitar on stage
Joe Satriani on the guitar ace he recommended for the Guns N’ Roses gig

By Matt Owen Published

Axl Rose was on the lookout for a player who could match Buckethead's ability and eccentricity – and Satch knew just who to call

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Richard Fortus with his signature Gretsch Falcon – the Guns N' Roses' guitarist's weapon of choice for the rock giants' stadium dates.
Richard Fortus on his bond with Slash, evolving classics and why he’s as surprised as anyone he’s still in the band

By Andrew Daly Published

What does it take to be in Guns N’ Roses for 23 years and counting? For Richard Fortus, it requires tone mastery, the ability to mesh with his legendary gunslinger partner and a highly desirable signature Gretsch

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Axl Rose and Slash in Abu Dhabi
Are Guns N' Roses going to release a new record? This is what Slash had to say

By Phil Weller Published

The band have “so much material” to work with, but Slash isn’t giving a timeline for its release

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Left-Guitarist Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre on September 04, 2019 in Mountain View, California; Right-Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses performs as the band headline the Pyramid Stage at Day 4 of Glastonbury Festival 2023 on June 24, 2023 in Glastonbury, England
Jerry Cantrell recalls the time he tried – and failed – to pass an Alice in Chains demo tape to Axl Rose

By Janelle Borg Published

Back in 1988, Cantrell shot his shot to get his band noticed by the high-flying Guns N' Roses

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Michael Schenker solos on his black-and-white Dean V with a bank of Marshall amps in the background.
Michael Schenker on triangle guitars, bad playing habits – and why he is rerecording UFO with Axl Rose

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Rock legend Michael Schenker checks in to talk My Years with UFO, the appeal of the V-shaped guitar and why he does not sweat the technique (and maybe you shouldn't either)

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Billy Joel and Axl Rose / Kevin Mazur
“Who knew Billy could play guitar?” Billy Joel rocks a Strat with Axl Rose in surprise cover of AC/DC’s Highway to Hell

By Phil Weller Published

The pair also covered Wings’ Live and Let Die as Billy Joel rounded out his US tour with a little help from the Guns N’ Roses frontman’s steely pipes

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Michael Schenker performs on stage at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on October 31, 2021 in London, England
Michael Schenker celebrates his tenure with UFO with a new reimagined greatest hits record – and it features Slash

By Janelle Borg Published

Michael Schenker's new album, My Years with UFO, marks the 50th anniversary of the guitarist's tenure with the British classic rock band

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Izzy Stradlin (left) and Slash of Guns N' Roses perform at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Illinois on July 19, 1988
Guns N' Roses' Slash and Izzy Stradlin: "We wanted the necessary studio polish, but with the live, raw feeling intact"

By Joe Bosso Published

In this 1989 GW interview, Slash n' Stradlin reflect on the tough circumstances and jam sessions that helped form Guns N' Roses' blockbuster debut, Appetite for Destruction

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Brian May
Brian May recalls his “odd” experience recording on-off contributions for Guns N’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy

By Matt Owen Published

The Queen guitarist had originally recorded guitar parts for Catcher in the Rye, but his tracks were ultimately cut from the final mix

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Axl Rose and Slash performing live with Guns N' Roses
Guns N’ Roses announce new four-track EP, Hard Skool

By Matt Owen Published

It will be the first time in 28 years that original members Slash, Axl Rose and Duff McKagan have all joined forces for a new GNR record

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