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Slash performs onstage during the 68th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.
Slash took his new favorite amp brand on the Guns N’ Roses tour without telling anyone

By Phil Weller Published

Slash pivoted from Marshall to Magnatone in a high profile move back in 2023

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Left–Slash performs live playing guitar on stage at the Gibson Night of 100 Guitars centenary concert at Wembley Arena in London on 26th June 1994; Right–Bob Dylan with a Strat circa 1990
When Bob Dylan invited Slash to record with him

By Janelle Borg Published

Not only did Slash walk into a room full of legends, but Dylan also asked him to rip out a solo à la Django Reinhardt...

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Slash on stage with the Gibson Les Paul ‘59 Custom Shop guitar
A stage-used and tour-worn Les Paul becomes the most expensive Slash guitar ever sold at auction

By Janelle Borg Published

The Gibson Les Paul ’59 Custom Shop guitar, used during the band's blockbuster Not in This Lifetime… Tour, went under the hammer for $307,692

Electric Guitars
Slash performs onstage during the 68th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California
What it takes to tech and tour with Slash, according to pro guitar technician

By Janelle Borg Published

With over 30 years of experience, Doug Redler lifts the veil on the day-to-day experience of guitar tech’ing for the stars

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Slash Les Paul backstage with top hat and flightcase
From guitars to amps, picks to pickups, a Slash fanatic shows you how to nail his iconic tone at home at various price points

By Daryl Robertson Published

The gear behind one of rock's greatest tones and how to make it yours – including models from Gibson, Epiphone, Magnatone, Dunlop, and more

Guitars
Duff McKagan (left) and Slash perform onstage
One of Slash's Guns N' Roses reunion tour Les Pauls expected to fetch up to $400k at auction

By Phil Weller Published

The Sunburst ‘59 Custom played a role in the band’s history-making, 175-date run

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The 96th Oscars held on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide
Ryan Gosling insisted Slash was flown in from Thailand to play a guitar solo at the Oscars

By Janelle Borg Published

The superstar actor reveals that the now-iconic performance wouldn't have happened without Slash's involvement

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Gilby Clarke and Slash during the Kings of Chaos concert on June 16, 2013 in Sun City, South Africa
Slash and Gilby Clarke play together again as former Guns N’ Roses bandmates reunite for fundraiser show

By Phil Weller Published

Slash, Clarke, Duff McKagan, and Steven Adler brought the house down by taking an Appetite for Destruction classic for a spin

Concert, Gigs & Tours
A still from Joe Bonamassa's BB King-inspired lesson in Guitar World issue 602.
How Joe Bonamassa and Slash channeled BB King and the Edge for an iconic cover of an iconic tune

By Joe Bonamassa Published

In his latest lesson for GW, Joe Bonamassa celebrates B.B. King’s late '80s collaboration with U2

Artist Lessons
Joe Perry performing live onstage, playing Gibson Les Paul guitar, using Talk Box guitar effect pipe
The story of Joe Perry’s ’59 Les Paul Standard – his lost treasure and ultimate birthday gift

By Andrew Daly Published

Joe Perry was forced to part with his beloved 'Burst in 1979, but it was his Aerosmith bandmate who found it again

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