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Sweet Child O’ Mine is Guns N' Roses' most iconic song, but Slash originally wasn't a fan
By Janelle Borg published
The guitar slinger has previously dismissed claims that the iconic riff was crafted as a warm-up exercise

Are Guns N' Roses going to release a new record? This is what Slash had to say
By Phil Weller published
The band have “so much material” to work with, but Slash isn’t giving a timeline for its release

Chris Buck explains how the Guns N’ Roses guitar hero came to the aid of Cardinal Black on their first US headline tour
By Matt Owen published
Cardinal Black hit a hurdle when they needed to acquire visas for their maiden North American tour. Luckily, Buck knew who to call on

Buckethead reflects on his time in Guns N’ Roses as Slash pays tribute to the elusive virtuoso
By Jonathan Horsley published
The man with the bucket on his head and magic in his fingers says an emotional thank you to Slash after the rock icon described his guitar playing as “next level”

Gilby Clarke on the story behind his modded ’69 Fender Telecaster, immortalized on the cover of Guitar World
By Andrew Daly published
It was the Nov 1992 issue. Guns N' Roses were officially and unofficially the biggest – and still most dangerous – band in the world, and its guitarists, Slash and Gilby Clarke was on the cover. Slash had done this before. Clarke? It was all new...

Remembering the night tres hombres by the name of John Mayer, Slash and Billy Gibbons gave ZZ Top’s La Grange a triple-guitar glow-up
By Jonathan Horsley published
Iconic headgear, iconic players, a gnarly Texan blues-rock groove and a legendary all-star guitar jam came to Hollywood’s House of Blues in 2009

"Back then, I was pretty much a nobody, so Gibson sold it to me at cost!" Slash's 5 most iconic guitars, in his own words
By Daryl Robertson published
Slash talks through his most significant guitars in his own words – plus we tell you how to nail his iconic tone at home at various price points

Slash joins Michael Schenker on stage to cover a UFO classic
By Phil Weller published
The pair joined forces last year for a re-recording of the track, and now they’ve taken it to the stage – and Slash kills his solo

Slash’s famed B.C. Rich Warlock – which once went missing for 30 years – is going up for auction (again)
By Phil Weller published
The guitar, which was one of Slash’s most-used axes in the band’s early days, is expected to fetch $200K

Spinal Tap once surprised Nigel Tufnel with an all-star guitar solo tribute – but he wasn't thrilled about it
By Jackson Maxwell published
Explaining (well, bickering about, really) the star-studded Break Like the Wind, David St. Hubbins maintained that the collaboration was merely intended as a friendly gesture from admirers, and that Tufnel misunderstood it
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