Latest about Richard Fortus
Watch Mdou Moctar shred with Gina Gleason, Richard Fortus, Marc Ribot and Lee Ranaldo in the first ever D’Addario Extended Play jam
The "Hendrix of the Sahara" shared the stage with special guests to perform tracks from his dazzling 2021 album, Afrique Victime
Watch Steve Stevens, Alex Skolnick, Richard Fortus and more perform Yes’s Starship Trooper in an epic all-star ensemble for Roadie Relief
The whopping 17-strong jam was organized by Mike Squires, and does justice to a prog classic while supporting out-of-work road crew and touring staff
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”
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
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
Richard Fortus: "Gretsch were in rehearsals with us, winding pickups on the spot while I was trying them out"
The Guns N’ Roses guitarist on how he developed the hybrid PAF/Filter’Tron pickups for his signature Gretsch Falcon
Gretsch teams up with Richard Fortus for two elegantly crafted signature Falcon Center Block models
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
A Slash Sanchez custom Strat-style guitar and other Guns N’ Roses-played instruments and amps are up for sale
Also on offer are Richard Fortus’s BC Mockingbird and Les Pauls, Gilby Clarke’s Zemaitis single-cut and modded Marshall and Vox amps
Richard Fortus recalls the time he and Slash tried out modeling amps with Guns N’ Roses
Fortus, an avid fan of modelers, explains why they don't work for the GNR sound
