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Left-Michael Monroe performs at Electric Ballroom on November 27, 2024 in London, England; Right-Slash performs onstage during the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony streaming on Disney+ at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 19, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio
Slash makes surprise appearance at former Hanoi Rocks singer Michael Monroe's show at the Whisky a Go Go

By Janelle Borg Published

Just a few years ago, the Guns N' Roses guitarist lent his soloing chops to one of Monroe's tracks

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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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Kurt Cobain, Chuck Berry, Slash, and Ritchie Blackmore
Nirvana track named the best guitar riff of all time by surprising new study

By Phil Weller Published

Many of the big hitters feature, but not where you’d expect them to be – and there are some notable absences, too

Bands
Guns N' Roses perform onstage
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

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Musicians Slash (L) and Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses perform onstage during day 2 of the 2016 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival Weekend 1 at the Empire Polo Club on April 16, 2016 in Indio, California.
“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

Bassists
Rory Gallagher's 1960 Gretsch Melody Maker
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

Electric Guitars
DJ Ashba
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

Electric Guitars
Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash performs with guitarist Dave Navarro of all-star cover band Camp Freddy at the benefit grand opening of celebrity vehicle customization shop Galpin Auto Sports (GAS) on October 18, 2008 in Van Nuys, California.
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

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A top-hatted Slash plays a Gibson Les Paul onstage
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

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Slash wears a top hat and holds a GIbson J-45 acoustic guitar
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

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