Slash les paul

SLASH playing a les paul guitar and smoking, as always

Slash has been a devoted Les Paul player ever since, throughout his years with Guns N’ Roses and later with Slash’s Snakepit and Velvet Revolver. He has taken a number of Gibson Signature models on the road, and owned and recorded with near-priceless vintage late ’50s ’Bursts. To honor his achievements on the instrument, Gibson’s Custom Shop introduces the Slash “Appetite for Destruction” Les Paul, a guitar made in the image of the axe that launched a thousand riffs.

It’s what you’d call an open secret: everyone knows it but nobody wants to say it. Before becoming the ultimate symbol of the Les Paul guitar hero, Slash was already a B.C. Rich fan and has remained so to this day. Rumor has it he uses Mockingbirds as much as Gibsons when recording. Anyhow, his first real guitar was a Mockingbird and the guitar on the first Guns’ recordings was a Warlock. B.C. Rico was one of the great luthiers of Los Angeles at the time and he represented a good alternative…

As the musician who brought the sunburst Les Paul back into fashion, Slash’s collection is obviously a benchmark for that model. All of his were hand selected for their sound. Among them, his preferred instrument for studio recordings has always been a 1958 Standard, too precious to be taken on tour. In fact, until recently, Slash didn’t even know how valuable 8 3096 (the serial number) was. He thought he simply had a vintage sunburst—a treasure in itself—but it turns out that this…

Gibson Custom Shop Slash Signature Brazilian Dream 1958 Les Paul Standard – Signed Dark Burst

Slash, Guns N' Roses

Slash | Les Paul Standard Copy (made in 1986).

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Gibson Slash Les Paul Standard review | Guitar World https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/gibson-slash-les-paul-standard-review

Will we ever know who built the Les Paul Slash played on “Sweet Child O’ Mine”?