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“Slash came up to me and said, ‘Man, I got laid to your records so much.’ I said, ‘Dude, didn’t we go to high school together?’”: How Lenny Kravitz’s Let Love Rule and Mama Said turned him into a superstar

Bowie and Petty loved him, Jagger danced onstage with him, Slash jammed with him – this how Lenny Kravitz’s retro mix of rock, soul and funk made him a crossover star

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"If you’re after a pedal that delivers classic Cry Baby attitude with plenty of versatility, this is the one": Dunlop Cry Baby BB535 Reissue review

Dunlop has crafted a wah-shaped love letter to the guitar gods that made this expressive effect popular in the '90s

MusicRadar

“I was sitting at the bar with Keith. He asked me what I was doing with Guns, and I told him about the situation with Axl. And Keith said, ‘You never leave’”: When Slash turned to Keith Richards for career advice

“One of the things about Keith that I love so much is that he hangs in there – thick or thin”

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“I walked in at 2pm and George Harrison and Kim Basinger were there hanging out. I noticed this little guy wearing leather gloves and a hooded surfer's sweater”: When Bob Dylan invited Slash to record with him

Not only did Slash walk into a room full of legends, but Dylan also asked him to rip out a solo à la Django Reinhardt...

Guitar World

"The most surreal moment at that day was running into Ronnie Wood in the bathroom." Zakk Wylde's wild stories of Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy, Dimebag Darrell, Dave Grohl, Elton John and more

Zakk Wylde spent years playing guitar for Ozzy, fronts Black Label Society, has taken the place of Dimebag Darrell in the current Pantera… and these are some of his stories

Metal Hammer

"If Michael Hutchence says anything about me, I'll go back down there and kick his ass!" The "horrific" Guns N' Roses show with INXS that led a disgusted fan to break their copy of Appetite For Destruction into pieces and mail it to Slash

"It was a huge disaster in front of 65,000 people. We fell apart"

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“Slash offered me a lot of money for it, but I said, ‘I’m not selling it!’ He said, ‘If you ever do, promise me I’ll be the first you call’”: Linda Perry on living with the success of 4 Non Blondes’ What’s Up?, and the Goldtop she wouldn't sell to Slash

The veteran hitmaker recalls attending guitar class without owning an instrument, and reveals why she decided to re-record the smash she wrote for Christina Aguilera

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“A new world record for Slash memorabilia”: A Les Paul used during Guns N' Roses' classic lineup reunion tour becomes the most expensive Slash guitar ever sold at auction

The Gibson Les Paul ’59 Custom Shop guitar, used during the band's blockbuster Not in This Lifetime… Tour, went under the hammer for $307,692

Guitar World

Guns N’ Roses guitar fetches more than £230,000 at auction

A gold microphone presented to rock band Queen and used by frontman Freddie Mercury also sold for £151,200.

Evening Standard

“One of the few times Axl and I ever went out in public was to see Nirvana in Hollywood. And then people say grunge killed Guns N’ Roses”: Slash on the alternative rock revolution – and the groundbreaking album that blew Axl Rose’s mind

“I was never a big Pearl Jam fan, but Soundgarden was great”

MusicRadar

Guns N' Roses' Slash Planted a Verdant Jungle With Only Narrow Flower Beds – His Method Transforms Even The Smallest Space into a Calm Retreat

The guitarist's planting would be impressive even in a large garden, so it's all the more striking that it's over minimal square footage – here's how to recreate it

Homes & Gardens

“I was nervous enough, and that spring goes flying. I looked for about 15 minutes, and time was running out”: What it takes to tech and tour with Slash, according to a pro guitar technician

With over 30 years of experience, Doug Redler lifts the veil on the day-to-day experience of guitar tech’ing for the stars

Guitar World

One of Slash's Guns N' Roses reunion tour Les Pauls expected to fetch up to $400k at auction

The Sunburst ‘59 Custom played a role in the band’s history-making, 175-date run

Guitar World

Early draft of Bob Dylan lyrics discovered inside Allen Ginsberg book

Page apparently fell out of the book that once belonged to Dylan’s close friend, Sally Grossman

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Slash sale: Guns ‘n’ Roses star’s guitar to fetch up to £300,000 in music auction

Exclusive auction will see rare Slash, Queen, and Beatles memorabilia go up for sale in April

The Independent UK

Iconic guitar used by Slash of Guns N’ Roses heads to auction

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Guitar used by Slash of Guns N’ Roses during iconic tour set to fetch up to £300,000 at auction

The instrument is due to go under the hammer at Propstore auction house in London next month

Evening Standard

Guns N’ Roses guitar hopes to fetch £300,000 at music memorabilia auction

The Music Memorabilia Live Auction collection will go under the hammer at Propstore auction house in London next month.

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“The only way I could do it is if we had Slash. I thought I gave them an impossible task. They were like, ‘We’ll do it’”: Ryan Gosling insisted Slash was flown in from Thailand to play a guitar solo at the Oscars

The superstar actor reveals that the now-iconic performance wouldn't have happened without Slash's involvement

Guitar World

Slash and Gilby Clarke play together again as former Guns N’ Roses bandmates reunite for fundraiser show

Slash, Clarke, Duff McKagan, and Steven Adler brought the house down by taking an Appetite for Destruction classic for a spin

Guitar World

“There are many approaches Slash could have taken for his solo – I thought it was cool he did his own thing”: How Joe Bonamassa and Slash channeled B.B. King and the Edge for an iconic cover of an iconic tune

In his latest lesson for GW, Joe Bonamassa celebrates B.B. King’s late '80s collaboration with U2

Guitar World

“Brad said, ‘I know where it is.’ He opened up Guitar Player and it was there in a photo of Slash’s guitar collection”: The story of Joe Perry’s ’59 Les Paul Standard – his lost treasure and ultimate birthday gift

Joe Perry was forced to part with his beloved 'Burst in 1979, but it was his Aerosmith bandmate who found it again

Guitar World

“I broke a string at a show. My brother was playing a V, and I had to take a solo, and he quickly gave me his guitar. That’s when I went, ‘Wow’”: Gibson Custom recreates Michael Schenker’s iconic 1971 Flying V

The German shredder’s instantly recognizable six-string has undergone 3D scans for this painstakingly accurate reissue – complete with war wounds and signature bite

Guitar World

“One of the coolest things we saw at Fender’s invite-only NAMM event”: All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including the answer to all your modeler tone woes

Fresh new drops from Taylor, Fender, Gibson, Eastwood and more...

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Guns N' Roses announce stadium tour in Australia and New Zealand with Airbourne

Guns N' Roses will head down under following dates in Latin America, the US and Europe

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