Slash’s Favorite Gibson Isn’t Real — but It’s Still Awesome
Slash. The iconic guitarist of Guns N’ Roses. Inventor of perhaps the best guitar lick of all time: the intro to Sweet Child o’ Mine.
His image is as unmistakable as his playing: long, curly hair, top hat, and shades, with a Gibson slung across his shoulder.
But what if I told you his main guitar wasn’t a Gibson at all, but a copy?
The early days of GNR
Before GNR was a household name, they were just another Southern California band looking to make it big.
The band at that time, like many up-and-coming bands, had almost no money. And what money they did have they spent on parties, drugs and alcohol (which should come as a surprise to exactly no one).
When they finally scored a record deal in the mid-1980s, they were still in the same financial boat — the one with the giant hole in the bottom.
As they went into the studio to record what would become the Appetite for Destruction album, Slash ran into an issue. His meager arsenal of guitars at the time (he has over 100 of them now) was down to two Jackson guitars, a B.C. Rich Warlock, a Firebird, and a one-off arch-top, Strat-style guitar. He had sold the rest of his guitars because he needed the money.
