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Singer Axl Rose (L) and bassist Tommy Stinson of Guns N' Roses perform at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino during the opening night of the band's second residency, "Guns N' Roses - An Evening of Destruction. No Trickery!" on May 21, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada

“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

By Brian Fox published

Tommy Stinson replaced Duff McKagan in 1998, but being the bassist in Guns N’ Roses takes work – a lot of it

Slash playing in front of his Marshall stack

“I still maintain my long relationship with Marshall”: Slash confirms he will remain a Marshall player despite developing a signature guitar amp with Magnatone

By Matt Owen published

The Les Paul loyalist has now confirmed his upcoming Magnatone amp will join – rather than replace – his Marshall rig

Slash and Magnatone

“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

By Jonathan Horsley published

Is this the end of an era as the Guns N’ Roses rock legend joins Billy Gibbons and swaps Marshall for Magnatone?

Jerry Cantrell and Duff McKagan 2009

“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

By Matt Parker published

The Alice In Chains guitarist guests on the Guns N' Roses man’s new solo album, as does Slash – who, reportedly, has zero recollection of the recording session…

Duff McKagan of Hollywood Vampires perform onstage during The 58th GRAMMY Awards & Nicky Wire of Manic Street Preachers performs on Day 2 of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm on June 28, 2014 in Glastonbury, England

“It sounds like Lindsey Buckingham meets The Clash!” That time Duff McKagan played bass for the Manic Street Preachers

By Nick Wells published

Nicky Wire on working with Duff and why Guns N’ Roses are the best band ever

Emily Wolfe performs onstage at the Haute Spot in Cedar Park, Texas on June 26, 2021

Gossamer tremolo picking and the stuff of Phrygian nightmares: This week's essential guitar tracks

By Matt Owen published

Unmissable new songs from Fiddlehead, HotWax, Guns N’ Roses, Emily Wolfe, Born of Osiris, Babymetal ft. Tom Morello, CLT DRP, and more

Nuno Bettencourt and Richard Fortus

Nuno Bettencourt fires back at Richard Fortus after he defends Slash over Rihanna gig comments

By Matt Owen published

After Bettencourt suggested “most of the guitar players” he admires would struggle playing with Rihanna, Fortus said he “respectfully disagreed” – and it's prompted a heated reply

Kip Winger, Dee Snider and Dave Sabo all feature in Paramount+’s new hair metal documentary I Wanna Rock: The ’80s Metal Dream

This shred-heavy documentary finally focuses on the fringes of LA’s hair metal scene – and it hits streaming next month

By Matt Parker published

I Wanna Rock: The ’80s Metal Dream will talk to members of Skid Row, Winger, Twisted Sister, Vixen and The Scream and examine the fortunes and failures of the scene’s ’80s heyday

Duff McKagan

Duff McKagan: “I discovered my acoustic guitar as a refuge during Covid. It lessens the panic attacks”

By Alison Richter published

The Guns N’ Roses bassist and songwriter speaks candidly about how trading the bottle for playing acoustic has helped his panic attack and mental health struggles

Todd Puma's Gibson Les Pauls, as traded with Slash

How a Slash superfan ended up trading guitars with his hero… three times: “I was wondering if it was real life or if I’d died”

By Amit Sharma published

Guitar collector Todd Puma shares the surprising story of how he came to own a trio of the Guns N’ Roses legend’s personal Les Pauls – and why he bought two of Gibson’s ultra-limited Murphy Lab Greeny models

Slash

Slash on his love of Les Pauls: “That Kris Derrig Les Paul came in the 11th hour when we were doing Appetite. It just sounded f**kin’ perfect – like a gift from on high”

By Amit Sharma published

The Guns N' Roses guitarist and rock icon talks about the guitars he treasures most – including buying and returning Joe Perry's Dark Burst LP – and reveals how his love for Les Pauls has inspired and shaped him as a player...

Slash

Slash says he has never owned a copy of Appetite for Destruction

By Sam Roche published

Guns N' Roses' landmark debut has sold over 30 million copies since its 1987 release, but the man behind many of its classic riffs has never owned it himself

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

Alex Lifeson of Rush

10 of the best songs over 10 minutes long

By Josh Hart last updated

Here are some of the greatest - and longest - tracks that clock well into the double digits

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

Slash poses for a portrait in his bedroom with his guitars and a Marshall halfstack amplifier in 1983 in Los Angeles, California.

A guide to Slash’s forgotten guitars

By Jenna Scaramanga published

If you thought Slash only played Les Pauls, check out these amazing highlights from the Guns N’ Roses rocker’s $2 million guitar collection...

Slash

Slash's best guitar solos ranked

By Amit Sharma last updated

The top-hatted one's greatest leads from Guns N' Roses to Velvet Revolver and beyond

Slash

Slash says he still gets self-conscious playing in guitar stores

By Sam Roche published

“Guys would go into guitar stores and play their latest Randy Rhoads stuff for two hours, just sitting on an amp. I was never that guy,” the Guns N' Roses legend says

Slash

Slash confirms a new Guns N’ Roses album is on the way

By Matt Owen published

The GNR rocker also reflected upon his relationship with Izzy Stradlin and discussed why he's not currently involved in the band's reunion

Richard Fortus

Richard Fortus: “When I landed on Gretsch, it really came together. There’s a magic to that sound that fits perfectly around what Slash is doing”

By Amit Sharma published

The Guns N' Roses guitarist on developing two new signature models with Gretsch, his favorite amps and pedals, and the inimitable genius of his legendary co-guitarist