<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Guns-n-roses ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/guns-n-roses Fri, 30 May 2025 19:31:20 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Axl called me up and he was like, 'Zakk, you wanna get together and jam?” Zakk Wylde on Guns N’ Roses, Ozzy Osbourne and the fumble that sidelined his career ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/zakk-wylde-on-with-guns-n-roses-ozzy-career-move W5H9en57iETWR5b2QY7aF9 Fri, 30 May 2025 19:31:20 +0000 Sat, 31 May 2025 13:10:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Holy moly!” Guns N’ Roses just played a show so hot, it melted the wax in Richard Fortus’s pickups ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/guns-n-roses-just-played-a-show-so-hot-it-melted-the-wax-in-richard-fortus-pickups Rf944vobTgVg3S2fm6GhRo Thu, 29 May 2025 15:00:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Guns N’ Roses is what broke us all away from Mötley Crüe and Ratt... stuff we didn't want to be lumped with in.” Tracii Guns on L.A. Guns' long run — and why Slash was the right choice for GN’R ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/tracii-guns-la-guns-why-slash-was-the-right-choice-for-gnr 4rGTxv8JjcLUVWR5P54UZk Tue, 27 May 2025 14:49:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ "He woke up with this insane screaming in his ears. I wanted to pack it up that day and send my amps home." Slash recalls how a jam with Jeff Beck nearly ended his idol's career ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/slash-on-jamming-with-jeff-beck qq78XMaGwEavMqw6wvnX95 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:31:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Brad said, ’Your Les Paul? I know where it is.’ He pulled out a guitar magazine with Slash's collection.” Joe Perry reveals the full story behind the Les Paul ’Burst he lost to the Guns N' Roses guitarist ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/joe-perry-on-his-slash-les-paul uJHuEP2GtUC98cVNDr59UA Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:17:32 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I'd recognize this guitar a mile away. This right here is the Holy Grail.” Her Gibson Les Paul was worth four times what she thought ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/dj-ashba-prototype-les-paul-pawn-stars oWw9MmuQ7ALhZeF9qjw5YJ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:39:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ "They sort of appear as if they are out there in the air. The best ones do. But I don’t know how they get there." David Gilmour talks soloing in Guitar Player's guide to the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/the-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time gviGFZB7g47jARwMjHQS8g Sun, 27 Oct 2024 18:09:56 +0000 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:24:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Please welcome Mr. Slash!" Watch Brian May and the Guns N' Roses guitarist jam Queen's “Tie Your Mother Down” on Jay Leno in 1993 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/new/brian-may-jams-with-slash-jay-leno cXcBrt78NqZom8vCtRchUj Wed, 02 Oct 2024 12:55:39 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I love playing with Slash. But I think I’m a little more left-of-center than they were”: Dave Navarro reveals why he declined an offer to join Guns 'n' Roses ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/why-dave-navarro-declined-guns-n-roses KwbmNpnBedwHbt9g2kvdQ8 Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:42:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “With the popularity of that record, all the aspiring guitar players wanted a Les Paul”: Guns N’ Roses producer Mike Clink says Slash made the Les Paul cool again ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/mike-clink-slash-les-paul-cool-again 733goB3zQx5sntKqEfQah9 Thu, 20 Jun 2024 18:34:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s the Greatest Accolade You Could Hope for”: Guns N’ Roses Guitarist Richard Fortus Champions Independent U.K. Boutique Builder Ivison Guitars ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/guns-n-roses-richard-fortus-ivison-guitars-glastonbury-hyde-park zAv3EymjegGVkTYBniQ7AS Wed, 05 Jul 2023 14:56:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ten Mind-Blowing Rock Guitar Solos Every Player Needs to Know About ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/best-rock-guitar-solos kfjJf3vrWtbq7DGJAXhZiG Thu, 29 Jun 2023 17:58:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Slash Guitar Collection: 8 Rare Treasures From Guns N’ Roses History ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/slash-guitar-collection JJYi8jzjU2ydf8TvYEkMbZ Thu, 04 May 2023 15:27:12 +0000 Fri, 05 May 2023 13:03:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My Tribute to One of the Greatest That Ever Lived”: Guns N’ Roses' Richard Fortus Shares Epic Paul Kossoff-Inspired Guitar Solo ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/my-tribute-to-one-of-the-greatest-that-ever-lived-guns-n-roses-richard-fortus-shares-epic-paul-kossoff-inspired-guitar-solo 7Z675mcLbHurJSJd9QnkGb Thu, 15 Sep 2022 15:42:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I Sold My Soul to the Guitar”: Slash Explains How He Got Started ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/i-sold-my-soul-to-the-guitar-slash-explains-how-he-got-started b5UBkfYrd27VWsouVMVRiQ Thu, 21 Jul 2022 20:51:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s About Celebrating People’s Skills, Experience and Depth of Knowledge”: Cesar Gueikian on Gibson’s Groundbreaking Master Artisan Collection ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/its-about-celebrating-peoples-skills-experience-and-depth-of-knowledge-cesar-gueikian-on-gibsons-groundbreaking-master-artisan-collection GHvuBvxzCQZPceWAoYftKn Mon, 11 Apr 2022 18:48:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Collaboration is Key to Evolution”: Star Producer Andrew Watt Reveals His Top Five Career-Defining Records ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/collaboration-is-key-to-evolution-star-producer-andrew-watt-reveals-his-top-five-career-defining-records 3pAbteAwB6Sk2gVyRrx6MM Tue, 08 Feb 2022 12:14:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gretsch Collaboration with Guns N’ Roses’ Richard Fortus Lifts Off with New Semi-Hollowbody Falcon Signature Models ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/gretsch-collaboration-with-guns-n-roses-richard-fortus-lifts-off-with-new-semi-hollowbody-falcon-signature-models nUftbSWBP9s4d92B3VcHVN Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:00:07 +0000 Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:05:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I'm a Guitar Freak. I Spend my Money on Snakes, Cars and Guitars": How I Recorded Use Your Illusion by Slash ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/guns-n-roses-use-your-illusion-albums-turn-30-today 8oHNBeDiHjdVEAnK7XH92G Mon, 20 Sep 2021 08:54:36 +0000 Tue, 21 Sep 2021 14:46:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pearl Jam Celebrates 30th Anniversary of ‘Ten’ and 25th Anniversary of ‘No Code’ Today ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/pearl-jam-celebrates-30th-anniversary-of-ten-and-25th-anniversary-of-no-code-today FgKtttHfC2eW2TsE3mEecA Fri, 27 Aug 2021 17:20:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Sweet Child o’ Mine” Spotify Plays Total Over 11,000 Years ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/sweet-child-o-mine-spotify-plays-total-over-11000-years UVY4hRPM5ViCcMZx29SP94 Tue, 10 Aug 2021 12:53:10 +0000 Tue, 10 Aug 2021 12:58:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slash Signature Les Pauls and J-45s Join Epiphone’s Inspired by Gibson Collection ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/slash-signature-les-pauls-and-j-45s-join-epiphones-inspired-by-gibson-collection EHqmdt7PjACtWEU7hXokqC Wed, 21 Jul 2021 15:41:07 +0000 Fri, 30 Jul 2021 10:53:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Slash Up Close and Personal ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-slash-up-close-and-personal cqkFpufXwuRvXFwFRcjPpX Wed, 21 Jul 2021 13:56:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Guns N' Roses' Richard Fortus Develops New Pickup Design ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/richard-fortus-gretsch-falcons-due-to-land-in-november F4oJTkAfqnTFoxmav2phbW Thu, 08 Jul 2021 12:25:11 +0000 Mon, 12 Jul 2021 22:00:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Guns N' Roses Announce Rescheduled Summer Tour with Wolfgang Van Halen's Mammoth WVH ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/guns-n-roses-announce-rescheduled-summer-tour-with-wolfgang-van-halens-mammoth-wvh w5TZKN2N5ssgtgmJAkxmbg Tue, 01 Jun 2021 20:02:50 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slash Has Been Using AmpliTube for New Guns N' Roses Demos ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/slash-has-been-using-amplitube-for-new-guns-n-roses-demos xWPMajz5tG5A3vqAcupxhP Fri, 28 May 2021 15:07:40 +0000 Tue, 27 Jul 2021 11:29:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ A Look Back at Slash's Les Paul Standard Copy ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/a-look-back-at-slashs-les-paul-standard-copy XUaJWhywRM3BsdkrMWFQyi Fri, 09 Apr 2021 16:28:11 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Izzy Stradlin's "Appetite For Destruction"-Era ES-175D to Hit the Auction Block, Starting at $50,000 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/izzy-stradlins-appetite-for-destruction-era-es-175d-to-hit-the-auction-block-starting-at-dollar50000 Mt3MSjXnXicDDb8xkL3J4X Fri, 19 Mar 2021 16:44:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch a One-Handed Guitarist Nail Slash’s "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" Solos ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-a-one-handed-guitarist-nail-slashs-knockin-on-heavens-door-solos L5zeDpc8rWnSQ6surQferc Thu, 07 Jan 2021 17:42:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ How Slash Found - and Lost - Joe Perry's 1959 Les Paul ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/how-slash-found-and-lost-joe-perrys-1959-les-paul yhDxnhysDAUsWrPYuRnRdd Thu, 10 Sep 2020 14:51:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Slash Play a Stratocaster During the "November Rain" Video Shoot ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-slash-play-a-stratocaster-during-the-november-rain-video-shoot RqaXKudsmSW5xnkxXZHexP Thu, 23 Jul 2020 13:40:56 +0000