AC/DC appear to have replaced drummer Phil Rudd for their upcoming Power Trip performance, but bassist Cliff Williams is coming out of retirement By Stuart Williams published 9 September 23 The revelation was made via band-shared audio of rehearsal footage
Is Slash’s ‘Hunter Burst’ Les Paul the next million dollar guitar? It is headed to the auction block – and Elvis’s Blue Hawaii J-45 is joining it too By Jonathan Horsley published 31 August 23 The so-called ‘Hunter Burst’ was in at the ground floor when Guns N’ Roses were making their bones in mid-80s LA rock scene and writing Appetite For Destruction
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 21 August 23 “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
Richard Fortus defends Slash following Nuno Bettencourt's Rihanna gig comments – and the Extreme guitarist fires back to clarify his views By Rob Laing published 23 July 23 "I'm sure you're a decent player, but did you really need to repost a headline that made me look like I am badmouthing a fellow player, Slash"
Slash is planning a new solo album featuring Demi Lovato and an all-star cast of vocalists By Jonathan Horsley published 21 July 23 The album is described as being a little like the Guns N’ Roses guitarist’s 2010 solo debut but “more blues-oriented”
Slash teams up with Ryan Gosling for Barbie soundtrack power ballad I’m Just Ken – and Wolfgang Van Halen is on it too By Jonathan Horsley published 11 July 23 Because you can’t spell Kenergy without GNR...
Watch Tom Morello and Slash battle for six-string supremacy as they perform Interstate 80 live for the first time By Jonathan Horsley published 20 June 23 Morello welcomed the Guns N' Roses rock icon onstage at Graspop, and pitched his Shining Path Telecaster against Slash's custom-ordered Les Paul Custom
NAMM 2023: Give your electric guitar the ultimate GNR pickup upgrade with Seymour Duncan’s new Slash 2.0 humbucker set By Jonathan Horsley published 21 April 23 Slash's APH-2 'buckers have been been given a hotter wind while maintaining the clarity and tone profile
Ex-GNR manager Alan Niven explains why Slash is a guitar god: “Great players revere the space between their notes” By Jonathan Horsley published 11 November 22 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...
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 20 October 22 "I wanna go in and cut a whole brand new record at some point, probably sooner than later"