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Slash (left) with Grace Bowers, with guitars in the background
Grace Bowers finally meets Slash – whose Welcome to the Jungle solo inspired her to pick up guitar

By Janelle Borg Published

The encounter served as a full-circle moment for Bowers, who started playing guitar after wanting to emulate Slash's effortless cool

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Michael Schenker performs on stage at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on October 31, 2021 in London, England
Michael Schenker celebrates his tenure with UFO with a new reimagined greatest hits record – and it features Slash

By Janelle Borg Published

Michael Schenker's new album, My Years with UFO, marks the 50th anniversary of the guitarist's tenure with the British classic rock band

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Slash performing live
Slash channels a whale-like guitar tone in new song highlighting environmental destruction

By Janelle Borg Published

Slash shows off his range and commitment to environmental awareness on a new track by Canadian survival expert Les Stroud

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Slash live onstage in London, wearing a top hat, playing a Gibson Les Paul
Guns N’ Roses producer Mike Clink on having a front-row seat to Slash’s most iconic guitar moments

By Amit Sharma Published

Having reunited with Slash for Orgy Of The Damned, the producer of Appetite for Destruction recalls the magical sessions with Guns N' Roses

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Duff McKagan and Slash of Guns N' Roses at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, July 19, 1988
Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan on the moment he met Slash… and his pet snake

By Janelle Borg Published

Duff McKagan recalls a teenage Slash bringing along an unexpected guest to their first-ever meeting

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With Strats, Magnatones, and an all-star lineup of friends, Slash embraces the blues – with one of the last Dumbles ever built

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Turning to spontaneity, and changing habits both gear and playing-wise, Slash's new record is a laid-back, charming tribute to an ever-lasting strain of guitar playing

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Slash performs with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators at OVO Arena Wembley on April 05, 2024 in London, England
“Are you gonna take David Gilmour’s Black Strat to the local pub and jam?” Why Slash won’t spend money on famous guitars

By Janelle Borg Published

And whether we can expect a Slash guitar auction anytime soon…

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Lenny Kravitz and Slash
Lenny Kravitz on how he finally collaborated with his high-school classmate Slash

By Phil Weller Published

Kravitz explains how the pair’s reunion led to magic in the studio with the song Always on the Run

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Stone Gossard, Slash and Josh Klinghoffer
"My first guitar was a beat-up flamenco-style acoustic that my grandmother had in her closet": Slash, Jimmy Page and more remember the guitars that set them on the path to six-string immortality

By Daryl Robertson Published

We dive into some of our classic interviews to rediscover the stories of how famous players got started - featuring Slash, Jimmy Page, Stone Gossard, Albert Lee and more

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Slash and B.B. King performing live
Slash reveals one of the biggest lessons he learned from his blues hero, B.B King

By Matt Owen Published

Slash was into B.B. King's music before he even thought about picking up the guitar – and the blues great would have a huge impact on the Guns N' Roses guitarist's mindset and style

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