Glad it was made. This was the first song I played out at bars and festivals with my dad's band when I was 12. The other was so cold by Breaking Benjamin. They give me serious nostalgia.
Holy shit. Saw this on a dvd when I was learning guitar and never stopped playing it. Was the sickest shit I had heard at the time. So wild to find this. Made me play in drop d for the first time haha
I prefer to here the soulful and the energetic solos from slash in my headphones than watching life and jamming with the fastest guitarist in the world
@Greg Davis Clap's best records without a doubt were with an SG, but other than his time with the Yardbirds, he never is really associated with LPs, and with good reason; He's favored the Strat for nearly the last five decades. Conversely, Slash is more associated with the Les Paul than any other guitarist of the last 40 years. If you wouldn't include him in the top 5, then who would be your fifth person? You only listed 4 in your original post.
This guitar appears during the Velvet Revolver era, Slash had this Derrig later than the more famous '59 Replica. The top is very strange and special. It dates from late 86 early 87 and he sometimes used for live.
@cbay07 Thats Slash’s second “Rist” burst. His first one was bought in 1984 from Guitars R Us in L.A. during the early years of GnR, it was made by a man named Roman Rist. He played the guitar a lot, but had to pawn it for heroin in 1986. He came in contact with Rist some time ago, and bought this guitar from him.
If you're talking about his new guitar, it's a Slash custom. He has about four different Slash customs out right now so look them to figure out specifics.
for example the first note in that riff, the power chord would be the top 3 strings open, but with octaves you play the top string and the 3rd string only because they are both D notes
He uses octaves only during the verse. The intro riff and after the first chorus interlude chorus part is all 3 D A and E strings together. You can hear where they come in cuz its louder than the verse riff cuz its all 3 strings together played without a palm mute.
he's using a Marshall Vintage Modern and his third favourite guitar.. the second LP copy of Chris Derrig. Slash uses it a lot for recording stuff. There's a pic of his 3 Replicas.
I'm aving up for the amp he' using. Well I'm getting a 2x12 cab instead of big ass 4x12. The am he's using is the 100 watt marshall vintage modern head. I'm craving for one of those. I'll get it by the end of this month, I'm so excited.
His 5 favourite guitars are: a Gibson Les Paul Replica '59 made by Chris Derrig (and now Gibson made a new Slash's signature guitar of it), another Gibson Les Paul '59 Replica made by Peter Baranet (simply called the Max guitar), an original 1987 Les Paul maple top (the one he used to use live), a 1988 Les Paul (the one you usually see live with VR too and there's a signature of it) and an original 1958 Les Paul with a pick up cover removed, damaged body and with the pickguard flamed
For those commenting about how Slash looks like Otto from the Simpsons, I believe I heard that someone from the show went to Hollywood High at the same time Slash was there....thus he is the inspiration for the character
DAMN... if I'm not mistaken, this is a ORIGINAL 59 les paul. Can tell by the discoloration (or less discoloration under the pick guard) that was caracteristic of 59-early 60 model. it probably worth near an half millions bucks today. I hope he still has the original PAF humbuckers.....
@figaz555 really? because to me that doesnt look like honey burst, its a custom finish done by the maker of the guitar because its a custom handmande guitar, and you can tell by looking at it what it is. what do you think it is then?
