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“Jerry fights for his leads. He fights his guitar, and by the end – by the time he gets the lead on – it’s like, ‘Wow man, that was a piece of work!’”: Duff McKagan says Jerry Cantrell’s solos do not come easily – and they involve a lot of swearing
By Matt Parker published
The Alice In Chains guitarist guests on the Guns N' Roses man’s new solo album, as does Slash – who, reportedly, has zero recollection of the recording session…

“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

“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

Nuno Bettencourt fires back at Richard Fortus after he defends Slash over Rihanna gig comments
By Matt Owen published
After Bettencourt suggested “most of the guitar players” he admires would struggle playing with Rihanna, Fortus said he “respectfully disagreed” – and it's prompted a heated reply

Slash and Wolfgang Van Halen’s Barbie song is here and, yes, it absolutely lives up to the hype
By Matt Owen published
The two guitar heroes lent their solo skills and “mammoth sound” to Ryan Gosling's signature tune, I'm Just Ken

Slash is working on a “blues-oriented” sequel to his debut solo album – and it will feature “a bunch of different singers”
By Matt Owen published
The followup to the self-titled debut solo LP will “definitely” arrive next year, and the Guns N' Roses rocker says he's already recorded one of its tracks with a pop superstar

With Slash and Wolfgang Van Halen onboard, is the Barbie soundtrack this year’s must-hear guitar collaboration?
By Matt Parker published
The guitar heroes reportedly both drop in on the soundtrack to accompany Ryan Gosling’s Ken on his signature tune, I’m Just Ken

Slash and Tom Morello recreate their epic Guitar Hero duels in live shred-off
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The pair unleashed solo fireworks aplenty as they gave their 2020 collaboration Interstate 80 its live debut

Nail Slash’s iconic tone - only louder - with the new Seymour Duncan Slash 2.0 pickup set
By Guitar World Staff published
New humbucker is a hotter version of the guitarist’s celebrated APH-2 pickup

Slash once partnered with Jimi Hendrix’s bandmates for a stirring tribute cover of Hey Joe in honor of the guitar great
By Matt Owen published
Mitch Mitchell and Billy Cox supported Slash and Steve Winwood as the supergroup paid tribute to the guitar master in scintillating style at the UK Music Hall of Fame ceremony
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