Namm 2020: Watch our demos of the new Slash Collection J-45 and Les Paul guitars

NAMM 2020: After the new Gibson Slash Collection was announced, we couldn't wait to get our hands on his first signature acoustic guitar – a J-45, no less, plus the new Les Paul. And it wasn't long until we could.

Here Guitarist magazine's Editor In Chief Jamie Dickson talks through the guitars' features and gives us a playthrough.

For more information on the Slash Collection visit Gibson.com

Rob is the Reviews Editor for GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars, so spends most of his waking hours (and beyond) thinking about and trying the latest gear while making sure our reviews team is giving you thorough and honest tests of it. He's worked for guitar mags and sites as a writer and editor for nearly 20 years but still winces at the thought of restringing anything with a Floyd Rose.

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