How do you sound like a slash?

Here are some tips to help you sound like Slash:
  1. Tune to Eb standard (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
  2. Don't turn the gain up too high.
  3. Use a Marshall tube amp or Marshall-like amp.
  4. Use humbuckers, but avoid high-gain pickups.
  5. Add in effects as needed, but only use effects to enhance certain songs.
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What tone does Slash use?

Slash's tone throughout the song comes courtesy of the timeless Les Paul/Marshall combination. While metal guitar tones of the time were all about scooping out the midrange, Slash's tone is predominantly mids.
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What reverb does Slash use?

Not technically a pedal, but Slash used a rackmounted Roland SRV-2000 Digital Reverb during the Appetite For Destruction sessions, set to the unit's "secret" delay mode for parts such as the intro to "Welcome To The Jungle", and using the more conventional reverb setting for many other parts.
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What Wah does Slash use?

Aside from the classic wah pedals, Slash also uses some of those that imitate the fixed wah, or the so-called "cocked wah," effect. The particular models that he uses are the Dunlop QZ-1 Q-Zone and the MXR KFK Q Zone.
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Why does Slash play a Les Paul?

During a recent conversation with Louder Sound, Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash was asked, "Why did you choose a Les Paul?". The musician replied: "I'm not sure if I chose the Les Paul or the Les Paul chose me. When I started picking up the guitar, the Les Paul had a certain aesthetic appeal to me.
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Does Slash use distortion?

Being more in favor of amp distortion, Slash tends to use a clean boost for his solos to avoid any coloration of his sound. He's generally stuck with the Custom Audio Electronics Boost/Line Driver, designed by Bob Bradshaw, though on the current tour has upgraded to this newer two-in-one version.
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What type of slide does Slash use?

Slash plays slide on a Travis Bean electric. His acoustics include a Guild 12 string, a Gibson J-100, a Martin D-28 acoustic, a Ramirez classical and a Dobro. There is also the wonderful Gibson SLASH Signature Les Paul Classic model with the Snakepit insignia. Most of SLASH's guitars are kept entirely stock.
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What songs does Slash use a talk box?

Brownstone", "Civil War", "Be The Ball", "Shine", "By The Sword", "Apocalyptic Love") or a Dunlop talk box ("Anything Goes", "Dust And Bones", "Lower", "Get Out The Door", "Watch This", "Carolina", "C'est La Vie").
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Does Slash play an Epiphone?

Slash played a prototype of the Epiphone model on tour recently in Europe, plugging it into his live rig right alongside his Gibson Custom Shop and USA models.
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What speakers did slash use?

However, Slash is noted for using the ubiquitous Celestion Vintage 30 speaker, which was introduced in 1986.
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Does slash use a phaser?

For all phaser parts, Slash uses the MXR Phase 90 which is the most recognisable phaser pedal in the world. He runs is just under 12 o'clock.
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How do I sound like a Les Paul?

The Quick Answer. To try and make a Stratocaster sound more similar to a Les Paul, use a noise gate pedal to reduce the humming, then thicken the tone by using the neck pickup and rolling back the tone control. However, both guitars sound very different so an exact Les Paul tone cannot be achieved on a Strat.
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How do you get Welcome to the Jungle sound?

To get this sound:
  1. set your delay repeats to 4-5.
  2. set your delay time to follow the tempo (around 200-300 ms)
  3. plug your delay pedal BEFORE your distortion pedal.
  4. put your distortion at the max.
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What is Slash's best guitar solo?

  • Guns N' Roses – November Rain.
  • Guns N' Roses – Double Talkin' Jive.
  • Guns N' Roses – Estranged.
  • Michael Jackson – Give In To Me.
  • Slash's Snakepit – Monkey Chow.
  • Slash's Snakepit – Serial Killer.
  • Velvet Revolver – Fall To Pieces.
  • Slash – Beautiful Dangerous feat. Fergie.
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What is Slash's best song?

Best Slash Songs of All Time – Top 10 Tracks
  1. Sweet Child O' Mine - Acoustic. Slash, Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators.
  2. World On Fire. Slash, Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators.
  3. Anastasia. ...
  4. Sweet Child O' Mine - Live. ...
  5. The River Is Rising (feat. ...
  6. Actions Speak Louder Than Words (feat. ...
  7. Fill My World (feat. ...
  8. Anastasia - Live.
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What pedal does Slash use in Sweet Child O Mine?

slash uses a ton of tube overdrive and a hall reverb. you would need a marshall tube amp to get that sound. for the solo, a wah pedal is used.
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Who is Slash's guitar tech?

Craig DeFalco - GUITAR TECHNICIAN - Slash/ Guns 'n Roses | LinkedIn.
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What color is Slash's guitar?

The Slash Les Paul Standard conjures the vibe of the influential Gibson guitars Slash has used during his career. It includes a solid mahogany body, a AAA figured maple top, and an easy-playing '50s Vintage neck. The electronics consist of a hand-wired harness with Orange Drop capacitors.
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Who made Slash's guitar?

Slash is probably one of the most famous Les Paul players in rock. He has a huge collection of Les Pauls, but his best known and best loved is actually a 1959 replica built by Kris Derrig. The guitar was bought for Slash by his manager in late 1986 for recording of Appetite For Destruction.
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Does Slash ever play a Strat?

Slash may be Gibson's first Global Brand Ambassador, but he has love for the competition, too! The iconic Guns N' Roses guitarist revealed in a recent radio interview that he, indeed, has a number of Fender Telecaster and Stratocasters guitars in his collection.
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What was Slash's original guitar?

The Derrig model is presumed to be Slash's main guitar to this day. In the Gibson promotional materials, when Slash says, "the original," he's referencing the Derrig.
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How much is Slash's guitar collection worth?

The Blast has now offered more details regarding Slash's guitar collection, revealing that it contains 221 instruments, all of which were collectively valued at $1.92 million.
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