The DD-3 is mentioned by name and can clearly be seen on the board. In the same video another DD-3 pedal can be seen undergoing repair on the workbench at It's got two buckers, a Floyd Rose, and reverse upside sharkfin inlays. It also appears to have a pretty thick body for a Soloist. No word on where the guitar is nowadays however. The guitar was black in finish, equipped with a Floyd Rose, two humbuckers, a fret ebony fretboard with Jackson inlays, and featured a sticker modeled after Slash's lady tattoo with his nickname underneath the The Top 11 Overdrive Pedals - Edition.
Were you to ask the casual rock fan to name three things that Slash is famous for, the replies would inevitably include his hat and flowing locks, his epic guitar solos and his large collection of guitars, which numbered in excess of when last counted.
Slash himself has stated his preferred make is the Gibson Les Paul, and he has created 13 signature models with Gibson. Indeed, his most famous work on record has been achieved using Gibson's finest. He usually, but not always, switched to the model during live shows, declaring it to be "the guitar he was always drawn back to.
Slash has always been a keen experimentalist in the studio and tried out many different types of pickup, from DiMarzios to Bill Lawrence. When recording "Appetite For Destruction," he used the Seymour Duncan Alnico II model, stating that "they have a nice crystal clear sound, but they also have just enough output so I can play the really heavy stuff without being overly saturated.
In his choice of amps, Slash is a dedicated user of Marshall products. At one point during the Guns 'N' Roses era, he attempted to steal a rented '70s-edition Marshall after falling in love with it.
The failure of such a cheeky move didn't sour his love affair with Marshall, given that he used Vox AC30, Fender tube amps and the Marshall Vintage Modern amp during the recording of the two Velvet Revolver records.
As one of the most talented and instantly recognizable guitarists of all time, Slash built his career on a bedrock of consistency.
This is perfectly illustrated by his dedication to the choices he made in guitar and amp manufacturers and is a lesson to any wannabes looking to match his career. But the Les Paul, something about the combination of looks and sound… I just gravitated to the Les Paul without even thinking about it.
I jammed with him a couple of times at his club in Chicago, and it was great. Slash with Michael Jackson. In , Slash estimated that he owned guitars. But once the royalties started rolling in, Slash started building an arsenal of authentic Gibson Les Pauls… from signature models to the co-designs of now that see Slash in the role of Brand Ambassador for the sometimes-troubled USA makers.
Slash with Velvet Revolver. For a long time his main touring LP was a Standard, which is not overly unique or special. There have been around a dozen Slash signature Les Pauls over the years but it started in with the Custom Shop Slash Les Paul, and went on to include the now-rare Snakepit Standard and numerous other models including the Slash Les Paul and the Slash AFD, right up to the new Slash collection including an acoustic!
There have been some cool colours along the way, on top of the usual sunburst and tobacco bursts, and the occasional Goldtop. These days, you can even get Seymour Duncan signature Slash pickup covers. Slash has relatively small hands. Also, the red colour varies from instrument to instrument so no two are exactly alike. Slash with Myles Kennedy. Slash seems to keep a good eye on anything bearing his name and all these Epiphones come with pretty glowing reviews.
Or he just gets Gibson to make him what he wants. First world problems, bro! Slash only owned it briefly around , though: he claims he sold it for drug money. To linger on the past, there have been other guitars, of course. There was a time when he used a BC Rich on the rare occasion that he wanted to wangle a whammy, but these days he tends towards a Gibson Les Paul Axcess for that. There were other Gibsons, some Guild acoustics, and metal-necked Travis Beans used specifically for slide.
These tended to be used on specific songs — but the way Slash plays, you may be hard-pressed to spot an obvious change in tone. This was bought, already refinished and used, in for the Use Your Illusion tours, but has now been re-crafted as a limited run Slash EDS signature.
Recent years have seen an even closer relationship between Gibson and Slash. The first of a lifelong relationship with the iconic Les Paul model, Slash learned how to manage himself through shreds and blues licks on this s copy of the Gibson model. It was during the late 70s that Saul picked up this first electric guitar right after a miscellaneous, unspecified acoustic, and started his first band in called Tidus Sloan. Memphis guitars back then issued rather similar copies when it came to specs.
But innocently enough, initially, that guitar was great. Known as the actual Tidus Sloan guitar, this early B. C Rich six-string was the first high-end game Slash got to his hands after years of practicing in his Memphis Les Paul copy.
This was one of the 3 alleged guitars Hudson saved for during the course of 2 years in Los Angeles. Lining up the information, this B. This guitar would be used for the very first Tidus Sloan gigs as well as a few songs for his first appearances with L. A Guns. The specs on the B. With a Koa Wood single-piece design and a natural finish to its wooden color, this Mockingbird guitar packed a pair of DiMarzio humbuckers to its set up, hence offering an edgier heavier sound.
As for the whereabouts of this guitar, Hudson has expressed that he intended to keep it originally as a relic of his trajectory, nevertheless, he ended up selling it to afford drugs during the wilder years of his career, it is unspecified when this happened.
Nevertheless, he mended the mistake by later purchasing and collecting similar models throughout the years. Sources point out that this Gibson was in fact a very good replica built by L.
Nevertheless, this pawned guitar had its PAF humbucker pickups removed and replaced with two Seymour Duncan ones prior to Slash.
As far as the story goes, the guitar was sold shortly after to keep up with payments and addiction. This guitar was previously owned by Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry, it was gifted to him by his ex-wife before he sold it to Gerry Beaudoin who would sell it to Eric Johnson. The only major modification on this guitar is its re-fretted neck, which according to some sources had pits all over the fingerboard when it was first given to Slash. Nevertheless this Joe Perry Les Paul would slowly go to his protected collection and it was used for more selective displays, for example, the November Rain music video feature.
Hudson said about this occasion:. So I gave it to him for his birthday. The Guild Crossroads double neck is a unique and somewhat groundbreaking piece of engineering for modern music, it features a wired acoustic string with a completely hollow body, while the bottom part is a completely solid 6-string. The AFD Les Paul offers a wide range of colors, and their setup is pretty much the closest thing anybody will get to the model.
It features double Alnico II humbuckers that are now known as Slash signature pickups. It also features 80s control speed knobs and a traditional Tune-O-Matic bridge, as for its neck, this Les Paul line features jungle frets to its C profile and AAA flamed maple top. During the early years and merge of the L. The guitar was last seen in a show back in January before reportedly, storing it away.
However, in , there were rumors and alleged statements that this B. Finish: Cherry Red Years used: One of the most dynamic guitars in the industry for popular conception, as for Slash, one of the most annoying and despicable pieces of equipment that ever existed. The Gibson SG was, in fact, one of the very first Les Paul models in the market, after a few years around , Les Paul himself asked for his name to be removed from the model, and engraved it into his very own design.
Either way, this model featured a fast mahogany slim-taper neck with rosewood fingerboard and featured a classic setup of 61R and 61T humbuckers. Be that as it may, the legend says that one piece of the guitar was taken to Guitars R Us.
Finish: Goldtop Years used: to According to many sources, this was his most babied guitar during the Appetite for Destruction tour until it went missing during the promotional tour for Use Your Illusion.
On the current world tour, the axeman has brought two of his original Silver Jubilees out of retirement, as well as one of his limited run Marshall JCM signature heads. These ones, however, benefit from on-board distortion and the highly acclaimed Fasel-loaded Classic circuit. He's interviewed everyone from Ozzy Osbourne and Lemmy to Slash and Jimmy Page, and once even traded solos with a member of Slayer on a track released internationally.
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