Latest about Richard Fortus
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
Richard Fortus dishes on the many guitarists who have passed through Guns N’ Roses’ ranks
"It was a difficult dynamic to make three guitars work,” he says of playing alongside Buckethead and Robin Finck
The Virtual Guitar Show, a massive online gear-fest, is coming this September
Top gear companies and artists, including Fender, Ibanez and members of Guns N’ Roses and King Crimson, highlight the two-day event
