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Slash
“A rare opportunity to explore a unique side of his playing”: Slash hangs up his Les Paul for a 335 in the first taste of his solo blues album – a covers record featuring Brian Johnson, Billy Gibbons, Iggy Pop, Gary Clark Jr. and Demi Lovato

By Matt Owen Published

Orgy of the Damned is one of the most eagerly awaited guitar albums of the year, and its lead single – a cover of a Howlin' Wolf classic recorded with AC/DC's Brian Johnson – has been released

Music Releases
Sierra Levesque
“Guitar was harder than I thought, but things clicked once I learned Sweet Child O’ Mine… my teacher thought I’d want to learn Taylor Swift!” With help from Bumblefoot and Tracii Guns, Sierra Levesque, 18, stakes a claim as the future of rock ’n’ roll

By Andrew Daly Published

Talented and determined, and with a collection of 20 guitars already to her name, Levesque is clear on what she needs to achieve in the coming months

Artists
Axl Rose (left) and Slash perform onstage with Guns N' Roses
Three “God-like guitarists” join forces and stadium-conquering rockers channel their inner spy: This week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

Must-listen-to tunes from Guns N' Roses, Architects, IDLES, The Libertines, Devon Ross, Ryujin and many more

Music Releases
Ron Bumblefoot Thal performs in a stormtrooper mask
“The iconic solo was about to come up and it's like, ‘Oh god. This is not gonna work out well’”: Bumblefoot says he received death threats after fumbling the Welcome to the Jungle solo – while he was stuck in a stormtrooper helmet

By Matt Parker Published

The guitarist ranks the onstage mishap with Guns N’ Roses as his ultimate Spinal Tap moment

Guitarists
Richard Fortus
“Malcolm Young would shred picks. It's like he would pick them up and they’d turn to dust!”: Richard Fortus breaks down his role as Guns N’ Roses’ rhythm machine – and explains the overlooked details that separate good players from great ones

By Amit Sharma Published

GNR's resident Gretsch signature artist discusses his chemistry with Slash – and how it echoes that of Izzy Stradlin's – and pinpoints his approach to staying in the pocket

Guitarists
The Darkness' Dan (left) and Justin Hawkins perform onstage in San Francisco in 2023
“We’re trying to do the AC/DC version of a two-pronged attack, especially when we play live”: The Darkness’ Justin and Dan Hawkins on the high-volume twin-guitar secrets behind Permission To Land

By Amit Sharma Published

To celebrate 20 years of Permission To Land, the Hawkins brothers take us back to the start, and unpack a sound built upon the elemental force of Marshall amps and Gibson Les Pauls

Bands
Mike McCready of Pearl Jam and Slash perform Paradise City onstage with Guns N' Roses in Seattle
“Two of rock’s elite guitar soloists go lick for lick”: Watch Slash and Mike McCready trade leads on Paradise City as the Pearl Jam guitarist joins Guns N’ Roses onstage

By Matt Parker Published

McCready dropped in on the LA legend’s Seattle show for a barn-storming cameo

Guitarists
Duff McKagan from Guns N' Roses performs on The Pyramid Stage at Day 4 of Glastonbury Festival 2023 on June 24, 2023 in Glastonbury, England.
“I was very influenced by Prince’s bass playing – he had a high-end to his sound, and I incorporated that into Appetite for Destruction”: Duff McKagan names 7 bassists who shaped his sound

By Andrew Daly Published

The Guns N’ Roses bassist on what compelled him to practice John Paul Jones basslines for seven hours, why the Sex Pistols’ guitarist is one of his favorite bass players, and how jams with Mark Lanegan inspired him to take his songwriting in a new direction

Bassists
Marc Ford and Slash
“I would have gotten bored, and that would have been dangerous”: Marc Ford explains why he turned down Guns N’ Roses in favor of the Black Crowes

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Ford says even Slash agreed that it would not have suited him to simply play back-up in GNR when he was asked to replace Izzy Stradlin

Bands
Slash performs live with the Hunter Burst Gibson Les Paul
“This is the one that got him hooked”: Slash’s first Guns N’ Roses Les Paul – the ‘Hunter Burst’ – is going to auction

By Matt Parker Published

The guitar was bought by Slash in September 1985 and used during a formative period for Guns N’ Roses, in which they wrote many classic Appetite for Destruction tracks

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