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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What brand is 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.
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What is Slash's Favourite guitar?

Slash told Metro that his guitar collection now is enormous and is "a little bit in excess of 400." When asked about his favorite guitar, he says "the go-to guitar for me when I'm recording is the same one I've been using since 1987, which is a replica of a 1959 Gibson Les Paul, handmade by the late, great guitar ...
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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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What is Slash's favorite band?

Slash explained, “Sabbath is one of my favorite bands, but I think if I was going to name a favorite record that has been a favorite for all my life it would probably be either Beggars Banquet or Let It Bleed from the Stones.”
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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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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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Who built Slash's guitar?

Yet despite the longstanding relationship, Slash's self-proclaimed go-to guitar for recording isn't, in fact, a Gibson. It's a Les Paul all right, but not the real deal: instead, it's his '59 LP replica, built by late guitar builder, Kris Derrig.
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What type of Les Paul does Slash play?

Gibson ES-335

Gibson released quite a few models for Slash, and he plays most of them, but prefers the AFD Les Paul, which is the replica of the replica used on the recording of Guns N' Roses' first album. Nearly all of the Les Pauls he currently plays feature Alnico Pro II pickups.
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How many Les Pauls does Slash own?

It's mostly Les Pauls, of every hue and type. There must be over 30 LPs pictured… probably more Les Pauls than many Gibson dealers even stock. In 2018, Slash estimated that he owned 220 guitars.
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Is Gibson Slash Les Paul worth it?

It's a well-built, high-quality Les Paul with flawless playability and gorgeous looks. Some players may not be crazy about the Slash logo on the headstock, but it is his signature model after all. Price-wise, it is comparable to other Gibson USA Les Pauls.
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How do you get a Slash tone?

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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Does Slash use an Epiphone?

Slash has shared a surprise teaser of his upcoming string of signature electric guitars – a series of all-new Epiphone Les Pauls.
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What guitar does Slash play in Sweet Child O Mine?

Slash used Gibson Les Paul 1959 replica built by Kris Derrig with Seymour Duncan Alnico 2 pickups, which was his main studio instrument.
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What is the most versatile guitar?

Ask any guitarist out there about what the most versatile electric guitar is, odds are they'll say the Fender Stratocaster. It's a fair shout, for sure: the faithful Strat can apply itself gamely to pretty much every genre of music with success. People swear by them.
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What tuning does Brian may use?

During a typical show, May switches guitars during two songs. “Fat Bottomed Girls," which is in dropped-D tuning, is played with a Red Special replica that's green and was built by British luthier Andrew Guyton.
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What guitar did Slash use on patience?

Hey there, I would like to know which model, Slash played in the "Patience" music video. As he told by himself, it was a JF30.
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Did Slash play a fake Gibson?

Despite the fact that Slash's favorite Les Paul was a replica, his influence on sales of real Gibson Les Pauls was so great that Gibson welcomed him as an endorser and in 2010 introduced a replica of this replica as the Slash Appetite for Destruction Les Paul.
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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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Did Slash take guitar lessons?

Slash is one of the most famous guitarists of all time, but he says he still takes lessons.
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What is Slash's favorite food?

Favorite meal: Argentine beef.
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Who were Slash's influences?

Slash's unique playing style is a blend of '60s and '70s rock greats, having been heavily influenced by artists such as Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath, AC/DC and Led Zeppelin — the standards for almost any rocker of his era.
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