Articles tagged: guns-n-roses

Guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal of Sons of Apollo performs at The Fillmore on January 26, 2020 in San Francisco, California.

“This one thing has replaced 95% of my rig”: ex-Guns N’ Roses guitar virtuoso Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal picks his 3 essential pieces of gear

By Amit Sharma published

Bumblefoot talks tone and changes as he returns with new band Whom Gods Destroy: "Over the pandemic, I feel like my vibrato changed"

Slash and Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses perform onstage during the "Not In This Lifetime..." Tour at Madison Square Garden on October 11, 2017 in New York City

“That song, and Perfect Crime, we started writing when we were doing pre-production for Appetite" – Slash tells the story of Guns N' Roses's long-in-the-waiting classic You Could Be Mine

By Henry Yates published

"You Could Be Mine was one of Izzy's riffs"

Magnatone Slash SL-100

It’s a Brit-voiced fire-breather, finished in green snakeskin, and it’s available to pre-order: Here’s everything we know about Slash’s new signature Magnatone amp

By Jonathan Horsley published

With the Magnatone SL-100 now available to pre-order from retailers, what does $4,899 street get you?

Slash and Mark Agnesi with Jessica, Slash's main stage guitar

Slash teases a new signature Les Paul based on his main Guns N' Roses stage guitar – the “factory second” plain-top named Jessica

By Jonathan Horsley published

“Potential new model?” suggests Slash, but you might have to add your own cigarette burns to the top if you want to make it look exactly like the original Jessica

Axl Rose (L) and Richard Fortus (R) of Guns N' Roses performs at Day 4 of Glastonbury Festival 2023 on June 24, 2023 in Somerset, United Kingdom.

"This is a moment I won't forget in a hurry" – Richard Fortus is now flying the flag for two great British guitar brands with Guns N' Roses

By Rob Laing published

Ivison guitars and Sunbear pickups get their chance to shine in huge venues

Guns N' Roses play Rock In Rio, 1991

Ex-GNR manager Alan Niven explains why Slash is a guitar god: “Great players revere the space between their notes”

By Jonathan Horsley published

Niven had a ringside seat for the ascent of Slash and GNR, and recalls a player who was solely focused on creating a musical identity, but maybe someone you would not lend a Gibson SG to...

Guns N' Roses

Slash talks Guns N' Roses album plans and new songs arriving soon: "There's a couple of epic ones coming out"

By Rob Laing published

"I wanna go in and cut a whole brand new record at some point, probably sooner than later"

Richard Fortus

“They've proven to be incredibly stable on this tour” – Guns N’ Roses guitarist Richard Fortus gives us the latest on his new Gretsch Falcons

By Rod Brakes published

Find out how these unique signature models are proving their worth on a global stadium tour with one of the world’s biggest bands

The Guns N Roses Private Collection

Slash‘s Sanchez Custom S-style plus amps and guitars owned and played by Gilby Clarke and Richard Fortus are up for sale at Denmark Street Guitars

By Jonathan Horsley published

Played during the Use Your Illusion era, the Sanchez custom is one of the highlights from the Guns N' Roses Private Collection

Duff McKagan will be appearing for Rotosound strings at the Birmingham Guitar Show.

Duff McKagan confirmed for the Birmingham Guitar Show

By Press release published

Ex-Guns N' Roses man will appear at the event later this month