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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 11 May 23

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 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 12 April 23

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 says he has never owned a copy of Appetite for Destruction

By Sam Roche published 25 July 22

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 21 July 22

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

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

By Matt Owen published 20 April 22

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 13 April 22

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 says he still gets self-conscious playing in guitar stores

By Sam Roche published 7 March 22

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

By Matt Owen published 7 January 22

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: “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 23 November 21

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

Gretsch officially launches Richard Fortus signature Center Block Falcons

By Matt Owen published 10 November 21

Each elegantly crafted model features a chambered spruce center block and a pair of custom-wound hybrid Filter'Trons that the Guns N' Roses man says are unlike anything that's ever been done before

Gibson releases 1:4-scale miniature models of Slash’s Les Paul and acoustic guitars

By Matt Owen published 4 November 21

Can’t afford the real deal? These might be the next best thing

Jerry Cantrell remembers watching Axl Rose throw his Alice in Chains demo tape away

By Sam Roche published 14 September 21

Despite the experience, Guns N' Roses remained a major influence on the early sound of Alice in Chains, Cantrell explains

[L-R] Axl Rose and Slash of Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses release hard-riffing new single, Absurd

By Sam Roche published 6 August 21

Previously known as Silkworms, the energetic track debuted at the band's August 3 show at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts

Guns N' Roses perform reworked version of rare, unreleased song, Silkworms

By Sam Roche published 4 August 21

The track – now called Absurd – originated from the sessions for 2008's Chinese Democracy

Gretsch Richard Fortus Falcon signature electric guitars

Gretsch teams up with Richard Fortus for two elegantly crafted signature Falcon Center Block models

By Matt Owen last updated 8 July 21

The Guns N' Roses guitarist has spec'd out two stunning new signature six-strings, arriving in the form of Bigsby-equipped and V-Stoptail-styled Falcons

Slash's best guitar solos ranked

By Amit Sharma last updated 11 April 22

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

Slash confirms imminent arrival of new Epiphone Slash Signature Series J-45

By Matt Owen published 20 January 21

Another sneak peek from Slash gives guitarists a first look at affordable new acoustics

This one-handed guitarist absolutely nails Slash’s Knockin' on Heaven's Door solo

By Richard Bienstock published 6 January 21

YouTuber Gondorian_tomatoes_ has also tackled solos from Metallica, Queen and more

Axl Rose and Richard Fortus of Guns N' Roses perform at BankAtlantic Center on October 24, 2011 in Sunrise, Florida

Richard Fortus dishes on the many guitarists who have passed through Guns N’ Roses’ ranks

By Richard Bienstock published 23 September 20

"It was a difficult dynamic to make three guitars work,” he says of playing alongside Buckethead and Robin Finck

Guns N' Roses' under-appreciated The Spaghetti Incident and Live Era '87 - '93 re-examined

By Matt Wake published 10 September 20

Guitarist Gilby Clarke, vocalist Roberta Freeman, engineer Jim Mitchell and more revisit a forgotten period in GN’R history