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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

Gilby Clarke is selling his Guns N’ Roses, Slash’s Snakepit and Heart gear on Reverb
By Phil Weller published
Clarke is clearing out his inventory, with everything from a guitar that featured in Slash’s Snakepit videos to amps and pedals all up for grabs

“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
By Jamie Dickson published
Ivison Guitars has only been in business for six years, but its Dakota model has already headlined Glastonbury with Guns N’ Roses star Richard Fortus. Founder Neil Ivison shares its story

“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
By Andrew Daly published
The guitarist played with GN'R during their chaotic Use Your Illusion era. Now he discusses his heart-stopping audition, the early-’90s Guns album that never was and why he was never actually fired from the band
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