Not too many artists have had a profound impact on modern rock music as the British-American rock guitar phenomenon, Slash, whose influence across multiple generations of players around the world can’t be easily matched.
From Guns N’ Roses to Slash’s Snakepit, and Velvet Revolver to his latest collaborations with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, the Grammy winning Rock and Roll Hall of Famer brings his inimitable style and swagger to each project and continues to influence countless guitarists and musicians across generations and genres worldwide.
Noted among the world’s best guitarists of all time, Slash first found fame as one fifth of Guns N’ Roses, where he created the acclaimed guitar hits such as to ‘Sweet Child o Mine‘ and ‘Welcome To The Jungle‘.
Born Saul Hudson in London, England in 1965 before moving the Los Angeles, US in 1976, he went on achieve tremendous success as a solo artist, starting with his charts-topping 2010 solo debut album, ‘Slash‘ (which featured Ozzy Osbourne, Fergie, Iggy Pop, Adam Levine, and more), all the way to his critically acclaimed follow-up album ‘Apocalyptic Love‘ with his solo band Slash (featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators).
20 year after leaving Guns N’ Roses in 1996, and having not performed ever since, in 2016 Slash fans rejoiced as he reunited with the band for their tour ‘The Not In This Lifetime Tour’. The reunion managed to be 2016’s second-highest-paid music act after Beyonce, and ultimately wrapped in 2018 as the third highest-grossing tour in history at $584 million.
Slash’s rare guitar custom edition; where to order
In The Collection: Slash, the seven-time Grammy nominee draws new insights into the stories behind the music through exclusive interviews with Mark Agnesi (director of Brand Experience at Gibson).
The highly sought-after edition is shot by the Gibson team, and legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin, whose relationship with Slash extends back to an early Guns N’ Roses portrait session from 1986.
Written and edited by Gibson editor-in-chief Chris Vinnicombe, it’s a must-have for both Slash and Guns and Roses superfans, as well as anyone who admires fine and rare guitars.
Limited to 500 copies worldwide, ‘The Collection: Slash‘ is available for pre-order in the US via: https://www.gibson.com/en-US/Collection/slash. Those outside the US can visit rufuspublications.com/Gibsonbooks.
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