Slash: 'I'm Trying To Be More Patient When I'm Writing Songs'

If Jimi Hendrix is recognized as the musician who put Fender on the map through his exquisite manipulation of a Stratocaster, then Slash has to be identified as the player who brought about the rebirth of the Gibson Les Paul. When his band of misfits, Guns N’ Roses, released Appetite For Destruction in July 1987, rock music was in the midst of the hair bands and most of those strummers were picking guitars with whammy bars. Slash changed all of that.

Since then, he went on to record several more records with GN’R before lead singer Axl Rose sort of imploded. He formed Velvet Revolver in 2004 and recorded a pair of albums, Contraband and Libertad, before that band also succumbed to the curse of LSD (Edward Van Halen’s designation for Lead Singer Disease).

Throughout both band’s recorded history, the man in the black hat played a Gibson Les Paul almost exclusively. Recently, he was recognized for his allegiance to the instrument when Gibson USA created the fourth Slash Model Les Paul, this time a Gold Top Standard.

Here, he talks a bit about the new instrument, an upcoming solo album, and about the unique world of six-strings as only Slash can see it.

UG: Can you talk about your upcoming solo album that you’ve been working on?

Slash: It’s not really much to say; I’m probably about 80 per cent done with demoes right now and probably going into the studio because it’s the holidays and all that stuff, I’ll probably start off the beginning of the year recording and doing vocals and all that kind of stuff. So that’s basically where that’s at.

So far, it’s going really great and I just have to hold the reins until it’s finished because it’s one of those kind of things where it always sounds best when it’s as simple as possible. And through the whole sort of recording process and working with engineers and this and that and the other and depending on what studio you’re working in, things are subject to change. So, it’s something I have to be very hands-on with throughout the whole process.

Though the recording is still in its early stages, this will be your first solo record as opposed to a solo band project? You want to bring in various singers with whom you’d like to work?

Yeah, that’s what I’m doing.

That could really be something truly revealing for you as a musician.

Yeah, it’s exciting; the whole prospect. And just even in the demo phase of just songwriting, it’s been really exciting and rewarding and all that kind of stuff. So, it’s been cool. And at the same time, a couple days a week we go down to Matt’s (Sorum, Velvet Revolver drummer) studio and do Velvet Revolver stuff and that’s very band-oriented. And then I come back and work on a new track for the solo record and it’s just basically myself and the guy who is engineering the recording (quiet laughter). Sitting there in the middle of the night, putting shit together, it’s been very, very cool.

As you are going through the writing process and putting the demos together, are you thinking, “This would be a great track for …”

We’re just now getting to that point where I’m starting to go, “OK, this song is,” as far as my ear is concerned, “perfect for so-and-so.” And that’s just starting to happen because when I originally started, it was just music. But now that I’ve actually completed a lot of material, I’m starting to see which people the songs are tailor-made for.

Can you talk about some of the singers and musicians, in a perfect world, with whom you’d like to work?

(Nervous laughter) No, I can’t; it would be a little presumptuous right now.

That is completely understandable. So, how is the approach different than writing for Velvet Revolver?

It’s a different process because with Velvet Revolver or even Snakepit or Guns N’ Roses or whatever, in a band situation you have this sort of collaborative effort. Where you bring in a couple ideas and everybody riffs around on that and it becomes something that is produced by the group and everybody has their mark on it and that’s the way it comes out. And that’s what makes band stuff so dynamic. For the solo stuff in this particular situation, where it’s just me by myself, the only judge is me, you know? If I can’t find a bridge, there’s no other guy to go and find a bridge so I have to come up with it. So, I’m trying to be a little bit more patient when I’m writing songs. I don’t like force a completed thing out in the span of a couple hours; sometimes I’ll leave it and come back to it in a couple of days and work on something else. It’s been working; it’s been moving at a good pace but it’s been relaxed enough so I’m not stressing out over it too much.

"I hear melodies in my head but I hate even singing under my breath."

You have always said that you are, first and foremost, a band guy; you love that camaraderie and the idea of other musicians in the room. Was this solo album merely a way to keep your sanity while Velvet Revolver found a new singer and other pieces fell into place?

I need different outlets every so often and I think having been working out sort of with the personalities within the confines of a group and the different dynamics and the different politics and all that kind of stuff for so long, sometimes you just need to come up for air. And just not have to listen to anybody for a minute. But I’ll always be a band guy and like I said, I’m still doing Velvet Revolver at the same time. Like I work in the afternoon and work with Matt and Duff (McKagen, bass) and Dave (Kirshner, guitar) and listen to singers and this and that and the other, and then that evening go in by myself and just start working on separate tracks for what I’m doing.

From what you’ve described of the solo record, it sounds like it could really be something truly different for you.

I have to say, without getting overly excited about it, but it does sound really, really cool.

Do you ever feel like a man without a country? For whatever reasons, the bands you’ve been part of tend to fall apart. Do you ever think about how some guys are able to find bands that just seem to go on? Aerosmith and the Stones and that type of thing?

It’s never been an issue with the band per se (lots of laughter). I mean, I’ve been playing with Duff for, you know, 25 years.

That is true.

But yeah, there are certain dynamics in the band that are a little more volatile than others. And, you know, I’ve tried to take some cues from some of the guys that I know that have been doing it with the same guys for a long time. But the individuals are different and one group’s sort of dysfunctionality is different than another group’s (more laughter), you know?

On your solo record, then, it’s you and your Les Paul just putting down song ideas at this point? Pro Tools and programmed drums?

Yeah, just for the demoes, it’s the simplest way to do it. Although when I go in to actually record, I’ll pretty much do it old-school style – live drums and recording to tape and all that. But I’ll probably still record to tape and go through Pro Tools ‘cause it’s great for editing and whatnot.

Are you playing bass parts and all the other instruments?

Sometimes; I’m pretty lazy when it comes to that. I have my bass and what you try not to do is, you know the term of “demo love?” Have you ever heard that? Try not to get so intricate with the demo; just try to keep with the basic ideas. So, sometimes I’ll feel like I really just want to complete the whole song and I’ll put bass on it. And other times, like last night, I’ll just leave the guitar bits. You want to play the song for somebody so it still has room for growth; you don’t want to make it so finished that nobody can come up with their own ideas.

See, that’s still group thinking, band thinking; band mentality.

Do you sing at all?

I hear melodies in my head but I hate even singing under my breath.

Even on your own solo record, you wouldn’t commit to one track?

You’d have to twist my arm! I did it once with Guns N’ Roses, I sang on a T. Rex song (“Buick Mackane”) when we did that, what was it called, The Spaghetti Incident? record. That was because Axl was adamant that I should sing that particular song. I hid myself away behind iso booths and that’s the way I did it. So, yeah, I don’t have any plans on singing on this one. Maybe an instrumental ..

The new guitar, the Gold Top that is coming out right now, actually that’s what I’ve been using for all these demos for a month-and-a-half. It’s just a great sounding guitar. I had one in the 90s when I was touring with Guns N’ Roses and I used it for all the big ballad songs: “Sweet Child O’ Mine” and “November Rain” and “Estranged,” “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” and a couple of other ones. ‘Cause it has this amazing sustain; if you turn the tone down on the rhythm pickup and you just have these really sweet, creamy notes that just last for days. That guitar was ripped off, I think it was like ’98, out of my studio; I got robbed and I lost a bunch of guitars and I got them all back. And the only one that I didn’t get back was the Gold Top.

So recently I asked Gibson to put one together for me exactly in the specs of the 1991. And that’s what they built me and they thought it would be cool to put it out as a signature model. And given how cool the guitar sounds, it would be very cool. And it’s got a custom pot in the rhythm position so when you switch the tone down and put on the rhythm pickup, it keeps the same exact volume and presence. It doesn’t change at all; it sounds really amazing. This is definitely an exciting guitar for me.

"I’ll always be a band guy and like I said, I’m still doing Velvet Revolver at the same time."

If you sat down in a room with 25 Les Paul-type guitars, and some of them were from your own collection, could you tell them apart? Could you tell the difference between a real ’59, for instance, and one of your Slash models? Are your ears that finely tuned?

Only if I was playing it.

That’s really interesting. So, if somebody else was strumming these guitars, you probably couldn’t tell?

Unless it was a really obvious characteristic and I’m talking about something a guitar with soapbars in it compared to one with humbuckers. The thing with guitars and amps to some extent, is it’s really the person playing ‘em that makes it sound a certain way. A good sounding guitar proves a good foundation for whatever it is that individual guitar player will do but it’s really about the actual player. So you can have the same guitar played by four or five different people and it will sound different.

You bring up an essential point: You’ve absolutely earned the right to have your own signature model guitar. But the truth is, someone buying this Slash Model Gold Top is not going to sound like you.

To an extent. When I was a kid working in guitar stores growing up, there was guys coming in and Eddie Van Halen was the flavor of the decade at that point. And they all played like him and they all learned licks off of any number of Van Halen records and all sort of gearing up for the same kind of guitar. But they sounded like somebody else playing Van Halen licks.

A question most guitarists find incredibly difficult to answer is, “Can you describe why you sound like you when you pick up a guitar?” In other words, what is it about your touch and your picking technique and your finger vibrato that makes you identifiable as Slash? Can you step outside of yourself at all in analyzing this?

What I was gonna say when I was talking about Van Halen was, you can take the same guitar and close to the same amp or the same amp and learn somebody else’s playing or technique or whatever it is, and actually realize that at least you’re starting off with the right gear (laughs). You can do that. If you’re trying to do the sound of somebody, it helps to have similar kind of gear and then basically it’s all about technique and stuff. But for me personally, I don’t know what it is that I do. I don’t know if I could stand back from it. I know there are certain things I do that are very identifiable to me – I hit hard or I attack hard; the vibrato thing is something I don’t know anything about. I’m very keen on intonation and stuff like that; it’s something I learned early on because I really hate bad intonation in lead guitars; it drives me insane. But I don’t know too many different combinations of things that I do that I could really stand back and go, “Well, you have to do this and this and this.” I’m way too insecure a guitar player to even go there!

You’ve also remained pretty much of a purist in your approach: It’s still basically you and a Marshall. You don’t mess around with dropped tunings or 7- and 8-string guitars; and there aren’t a lot of pedals in your rack.

A lot of it really comes from the stuff I was turned onto; the direction that I went which was inspired by countless rock guitar players before me. And that combined with whatever I might have personally that’s uniquely mine. And that’s pretty much it. And the Les Paul and Marshall thing was something that I just, I didn’t even know that when I first started. I felt comfortable with a Les Paul so that was a start; I went through a bunch of different amps and realized that the Marshall was basically what a lot of these guys I was listening to were using but I couldn’t afford it. And once I managed to get a good-sounding Marshall and I had a functional Les Paul, the rest of it was just trying to get better; which is really what I’m still doing. I’m just on this journey to get from point A to point B to point C as a player.

Interview by Steven Rosen
Ultimate-Guitar.Com © 2008

Comments

[theotherguy7145]

I can't wait til his solo album comes out. Slash is amazing!

[constructbot]

nice

[Daniel8488]

good interview and good read, i look forward to hearing his new solo stuff

[peachygnr]

good times

[eaglemike]

awesome stuff... this is gonna be great, this guy really is the shit though

[jshwak]

wow.. Slash is awesome.. I love his outlook on music, and being a musician.. very kewl interview !

[Phill-Rock]

I was never really into GnR or VR, but I'll probably check out his solo album.

[sircharles07]

i really hope his solo stuff is like GnR....i mean i like his whole drop d, alternative, VR thing he has going on right now, but it doesnt compare to his epic GnR material...all around great player tho

[Shaharz]

Slash rules

[Tulkas]

This Album will be out before Chinese Democracy..... it will be better too.

[saadi]

good interview...solo album looking nice!!

[hateCOBHCcrew]

That last line is what makes Slash one of my favorite players.

[SZ320man]

"I’m way too insecure a guitar player to even go there!"

damn, that's humility

[Neverhead666]

Slash is a highly overrated player. I'll still pick up the album, but I wont expect too much from it. Let's hope he gets some good vocalists for it.

[srvkicks@$$]

really ppl slash is not that awesome of a guitar player hes really good but hes not great

[BBoyBlaZe]

Tulkas wrote:

This Album will be out before Chinese Democracy..... it will be better too.

yeh the overrated slash is better than your tom delonge idol...whatever son..

anyway..i cant wait for that album too...i wanna hear some real musik comin from the god of hard rock for cryin out loud T_T

[BBoyBlaZe]

srvkicks@$$ wrote:

really ppl slash is not that awesome of a guitar player hes really good but hes not great

dude..talkin hard rock..slash is the best..now im not one of these kids that like slash for bein cool n because alot of ppl love him..but hes solos are seriously some of the best i ve huurd..i mean its not a song or two..its alot bro..+ name some1 better than him in hard rock..

[Wasp]

He seems like a nice guy to hang out and jam with

[SmashThings]

columbianneckti wrote:

Ah great, the overrated Slash is making a solo album

Who cares. It will be better than Chinese Democracy without a doubt.

[xXSlashXx]

Slash, why are you so awesome?

[thedarkblues06]

SZ320man wrote:

"I’m way too insecure a guitar player to even go there!"
damn, that's humility

I agree. The definition of overrated is a bunch of people pissed off because Slash is getting all the attention they want. Know why he gets that attention? Because he's Slash. Look at his phrasing, his sound, his technique, all that unprecedented before his time.

So, don't say he's overrated, because we'll all know you're jealous.

[Flying Afros]

He has a cheese stash!

[djjiles]

Have my babies, Slash.

[guitaringsailor]

Slash is great really my biggest influence good interview

[SnookM]

I'm gonna sound like a tool but he really is my favorite guitarist, such a unique tone on what ever he does!
before lead singer Axl Rose sort of imploded That and the "Lead Singer Disease" line made my snort with laughter.

[skagitup]

great interview

[dgme92]

Really great interview, good questions and everything. Can't wait to hear his solo album, hopefully he gets Michael Jackson in for a track.

[Ricky4635]

I really hope it's good. Hopefully it will be better than when Dave Grohl did Probot. Just read his book it was really good.

[SlashAppetite]

I've got to say i completely agree with thedarkblues06.

thedarkblues06 wrote:

I agree. The definition of overrated is a bunch of people pissed off because Slash is getting all the attention they want. Know why he gets that attention? Because he's Slash. Look at his phrasing, his sound, his technique, all that unprecedented before his time.

So, don't say he's overrated, because we'll all know you're jealous.

Slash is the God of Hard Rock Guitar, don't be a hater just cos he's a million times better than you could ever be.

[3 days grace14]

hope it doesn't just come out sounding like VR or GN'R

[Kneusje]

Honestly, if this is gonna be as good as I think 'tis I might even consider BUYING the album :O

[sav46e]

he aint overrated. listen to how he talks about guitars, its in him. the fact you can tell its him when he's playing makes him special. their are only a handfull of people ever in the world that can do that. plaus a guitarist is in their songwriting ability not speed or shred. the guitaring in, estranged I'll use for an example, has got everything a song should have in guitar.

[SurfinWithSatch]

Matt and Duff (McKagen, bass) and Dave (Kirshner, guitar)
Seriously, I wish the people who write these articles took the time to at least learn how to spell correctly first. I know someone will tell me to stop being so lame but I don't care.

On topic. This should be an interesting album, I wonder if he is going to get any guest guitar players to join him aswell as guest singers. Would be cool if he got someone like Van Halen whom he mentioned a few times, that could be a nice collaboration for a song.

I'll be checking out this album myself.




And checked.

[aaciseric]

thedarkblues06 wrote:
The definition of overrated is a bunch of people pissed off because Slash is getting all the attention they want. Know why he gets that attention? Because he's Slash. Look at his phrasing, his sound, his technique, all that unprecedented before his time.

So, don't say he's overrated, because we'll all know you're jealous.

Couldn't have put it better myself.

[ten_years_after]

wait i cant start playing until i put on my top hat and put a cigarette in my mouth, and how did he bring about the rebirth of the les paul, just because you see someone in a video playing one guitar doesnt mean that song wasnt recorded on another guitar which could have been anything including a les paul

[stratdud39]

dobby240 wrote:

complete sellout.. he's a tard

coming from the kid whos username is dobby

The thing about slash is that he's very melodic with his playing, his solos go really well with his riffs and everything.
slash is not overrated, seriously
if he wanted to, he could start doing crazy tapping like eddie, pinch harmonics every other note like zakk, and extreme up and down and galloping picking like hammett, but thats not his thing.
he likes things simple

[travlnmn41]

Slash is great because he's a melodic player and his playing is rooted in blues. And he's not an arrogant pr*ck like so many other rock stars.

[sydvicious]

slash rocks, cant wait.....now only if he could make the in-peices failure rock band Velvet Revolver not suck, and write them a good song.....

[CHOCOmoney]

Slash is great and all, no disrespect toward him, but why is he so popular? Hes a good player, and song writer, but i just dont see what makes him stand this far out. but wutev, im not big on trends. Hope the albums good

[kennyvspenny]

this man is god. what an amazing musician AND person!

[ten_years_after]

CHOCOmoney :
Slash is great and all, no disrespect toward him, but why is he so popular? Hes a good player, and song writer, but i just dont see what makes him stand this far out. but wutev, im not big on trends. Hope the albums good

slash is so popular becuase people are so caught up on the rockstar image that they dont relize some of the best guitarists in the world are playing bars and clubs because thats what they love, they dont call themselfs rockstars they go by "musician" a term lost in todays society

[m0nkee]

Great interview, slash rules, seriously just read his book, not only an amazing hard rock guitarist but a f**king great guy too. He deserves all the attention he gets =)

[Nazo64]

sweet interview

[brewtat2]

Great interview! Slash is just an amazing player and just keeps it simple. Humble guy, too.

[saucehead]

Considering all of his successes, Slash is about as far from the typical ego maniacal rock star as you can get. There are countless other players that are all about getting attention and being in the limelight, but their music can't back it up. You can call him overrated - it doesn't change the fact he's good at what he does. And don't make comparisons to other players. This isn't a competition.

[tands]

dgme92 wrote:

Really great interview, good questions and everything. Can't wait to hear his solo album, hopefully he gets Michael Jackson in for a track.

that was van halen who playied with Michael Jackson not slash

[sum1udunno]

^Slash played with Michael Jackson on a couple of tracks as well.

[Silas S Thompso]

The reason slash became so popular in this last years is Guitar Hero (**** it to hell) and Sweet Child of Mine (Boringest piece of shit on the planet. That song was a sellout) and people not recognizing the vulgarity of Gn'R

[jwax]

BBoyBlaZe wrote:

srvkicks@$$ wrote:

really ppl slash is not that awesome of a guitar player hes really good but hes not great
dude..talkin hard rock..slash is the best..now im not one of these kids that like slash for bein cool n because alot of ppl love him..but hes solos are seriously some of the best i ve huurd..i mean its not a song or two..its alot bro..+ name some1 better than him in hard rock..

Eddie Van Halen can own Slash eigth days out of a seven day week

[slayer666z]

Im going to buy this album the day it comes out, it sounds so cool

[jwax]

wait i cant start playing until i put on my top hat and put a cigarette in my mouth, and how did he bring about the rebirth of the les paul, just because you see someone in a video playing one guitar doesnt mean that song wasnt recorded on another guitar which could have been anything including a les paul
well Van halen Killed the les paul in the 80's with his guitar with the Tremolo and then everyone caught onto the Tremolo and everyone wanted a Guitar with Tremolo so the Les Paul lost some of its gloryin the 80's,then Slash came in and he used one and he was good and became popular and then the Les Paul got more of its popularity.

[Power123]

really ppl slash is not that awesome of a guitar player hes really good but hes not great

thi argument is useless, just because he doesnt do the whole 'shred' thing hes overated, a great guitarist will inspire people to pick up the guitar themselves thats what slash has done, slash's solo's may not be the most insanely hard to play but they have a lot more soul than any random shred c**p, im sorry but the slash overated argument is a total load of bol***s!

[dark&broken]

Why do people say he's overrated? Sure, he's far from being the best technique-wise; but he's got great and very recognizable style. Like they said in the article, you can hear Slash, and know right away it's him, because he's developped his own unique sound. More than you can say for mindless sweeping solos. And no, I'm not a Slash fanboy, i don't regularly listen to anything he's involved with, because I prefer other kinds of music.

[YetAnotherMuso]

Slash > the rest of GNR put together

[dupaman]

this'll be so sick!

[enginehead]

thedarkblues06 wrote:

SZ320man wrote:

"I’m way too insecure a guitar player to even go there!"
damn, that's humility

I agree. The definition of overrated is a bunch of people pissed off because Slash is getting all the attention they want. Know why he gets that attention? Because he's Slash. Look at his phrasing, his sound, his technique, all that unprecedented before his time.

So, don't say he's overrated, because we'll all know you're jealous.

Thats 100% true

[camel1]

enginehead wrote:

thedarkblues06 wrote:

SZ320man wrote:

"I’m way too insecure a guitar player to even go there!"
damn, that's humility

I agree. The definition of overrated is a bunch of people pissed off because Slash is getting all the attention they want. Know why he gets that attention? Because he's Slash. Look at his phrasing, his sound, his technique, all that unprecedented before his time.

So, don't say he's overrated, because we'll all know you're jealous.


Thats 100% true

I agree

[purebredmutt]

really ... best band ever will always be Çreedence Çlearwater Revival

[guitargodderyck]

Slash is the reason i started playing guitar. hes ****ing great.

[cj10schmelzer]

3 days grace14 wrote:

hope it doesn't just come out sounding like VR or GN'R

i doubt it... I'm sure if he's writing the guitar parts however he wants to without having other bands members to tweak that here or put this there, etc., its gonna be completely his style, nothing else.

[black.falcon003]

i wish gnr stayed together longer to make more songs

[GriphithxD]

WOOT slash rules!!, LSD rofl, love that, i cant wait for this

[beelaal85]

WOW! He's going to use the 'Gold Top Gibson Guitar' for his new solo album. All I can say about Slash is: "He's got the style, that's why he's cool."

[jwax]

cj10schmelzer wrote:

jwax wrote:

wait i cant start playing until i put on my top hat and put a cigarette in my mouth, and how did he bring about the rebirth of the les paul, just because you see someone in a video playing one guitar doesnt mean that song wasnt recorded on another guitar which could have been anything including a les paul
well Van halen Killed the les paul in the 80's with his guitar with the Tremolo and then everyone caught onto the Tremolo and everyone wanted a Guitar with Tremolo so the Les Paul lost some of its gloryin the 80's,then Slash came in and he used one and he was good and became popular and then the Les Paul got more of its popularity.

shutup.
most of what you said didn't make any sense at all... First your putting Slash down because he wears a top hat and smokes a cigarette when he plays? who the **** cares? and then you go and say he didn't bring back the Les Paul, yet at the end of your paragraph, you say that he gave it more popularity. what? you just contradicted yourself, big time...
quit trying to rip on professional guitarists just cuz you arent good enough to be one yourself.

the quote ddint work right sorry for the misleadingness

[Warpo]

Slash is one of the greatest... and pretty underrated. His style is unique. Most people remembers him for sell out songs like November Rain and Sweet Child, but can't recognize that most of his best solos are in songs that never made the radio like Nightrain, Coma and Locomotive.

He inspired a bunch of kids (me included) to pick up the guitar and realize we could play good without having the natural born ability of EVH, Satriani and other virtuosos.

I rate him in the same league as Santana and Clapton. Yeah, you can play all their shizzle with one hand tied to your back, but you'll never have the feel and inspiration they have.

[MonsterOfRock]

In the introduction theres so much talk about Slash and his "Les Paul". I dun get it. If any guy that "reinvented" the Les Paul, is Tool's Adam Jones.

Nonetheless Slash is unique with his phrasing and passaging, and can pull off amazing things... rather PULLED off some amazing things back in the day. Well, as for being a hugh Gunners'fan and a VR hater, I'd love to see him find his true place with his solo stuff. And recover from the LSD, so to speak.

[MonsterOfRock]

Warpo wrote:

He inspired a bunch of kids (me included) to pick up the guitar and realize we could play good without having the natural born ability of EVH, Satriani and other virtuosos.

Not entirely true. Steve Vai stated that he didn't have any natural talent in guitar and learnt it the hard way, because he loved the sound of this instrument. And Vai is knowing for having the most unique phrasing of all time. (Listen to "K'm-Pee-Du-Wee" if you want evidence).

[MonsterOfRock]

Sorry for what is a triple-post now.

[slashman94]

i can't wait!

[Fiberglass Gum]

BBoyBlaZe :
srvkicks@$$ wrote:

really ppl slash is not that awesome of a guitar player hes really good but hes not great

dude..talkin hard rock..slash is the best..now im not one of these kids that like slash for bein cool n because alot of ppl love him..but hes solos are seriously some of the best i ve huurd..i mean its not a song or two..its alot bro..+ name some1 better than him in hard rock..

Jimmy Page.

[mitch311]

YetAnotherMuso wrote:

Slash > the rest of GNR put together

Izzy Stradlin was actually really talented too

[ozzynator]

srvkicks@$$ wrote:

really ppl slash is not that awesome of a guitar player hes really good but hes not great

+1

no disrespect for slash, i like him, he can play and has his own style but to call him a guitar god ? i can name a lot of guitar players that are better than him, and not as overrated as he is.
but still i liked his work on the new Alice Cooper song Vengeance is mine. hope his new stuff is good.

[SOADriff]

i might just give this a listen...

[SlashFan810]

Should be good, a very down to earth player with a sweet melody and a humanity that reminds us music is not a science but an art.


I respect Eddie a great deal because of his individual rennovation, but he just isn't my style; no doubt he's more techincally equipped than Slash, but for me personally Slash incorporates the right expression of emotion into his playing.

[Mr Brownst0ne]

Love him

[shred_meister]

Slash is so cool :-P He is an amazing guitar player, and his attitude towards it all is brilliant cant wait for the album!!! :-P

[tcangusyoung123]

Tulkas wrote:

This Album will be out before Chinese Democracy..... it will be better too.

+1 man, +1.

[Quarbon]

When will it be done?

[MocniSkopac]

nice

Checked!

[recliner33]

Fiberglass Gum wrote:

BBoyBlaZe :
srvkicks@$$ wrote:

really ppl slash is not that awesome of a guitar player hes really good but hes not great

dude..talkin hard rock..slash is the best..now im not one of these kids that like slash for bein cool n because alot of ppl love him..but hes solos are seriously some of the best i ve huurd..i mean its not a song or two..its alot bro..+ name some1 better than him in hard rock..

Jimmy Page.

And Ritchie Blackmore

[SnookM]

mitch311 wrote:
Izzy Stradlin was actually really talented too

He is so underrated, go Izzy!

[Adam124]

Screw all the haters, without guns n roses most of your favourite bands wouldn't be on the map.

Slash FTW

[bfchead]

really ppl slash is not that awesome of a guitar player hes really good but hes not great

Lets see you play like slash and then u say he isnt awasome

[cml333]

BBoyBlaZe wrote:

srvkicks@$$ wrote:

really ppl slash is not that awesome of a guitar player hes really good but hes not great

dude..talkin hard rock..slash is the best..now im not one of these kids that like slash for bein cool n because alot of ppl love him..but hes solos are seriously some of the best i ve huurd..i mean its not a song or two..its alot bro..+ name some1 better than him in hard rock..

Well yeah dude, I do kinda agree with ya when it comes to hard rock 'n' shit but the best in the world so far (in my opinion) the Jimi Hendrix

[Power123]

this is stupid, so many people say slash is overated simply just because there are people better than him, of course there are its planet earth! reading through its just ridiculous its like "slash is overated coz EVH is more skilled" what so EVH is overated coz Sattriani is better? there is no one great guitarist for me id say there's a big group of greats that are superior to the rest slash included within that group amongst many others.....i think ive heard a similar quote somewhere else....

[dmiwshicldply]

i have a feeling that this solo album is gonna sound a lot like snakepit and i kinda hope it does and i hope that he gets izzy in to sing a track or two

[daniel.mckenna.]

cant w8 4 his solo album
i bet itll hav sum riffs on it tht ppl will tlk bout like they tlk bout sweet child of mine n novedmber rain

[kramer4ever]

"i have a feeling that this solo album is gonna sound a lot like snakepit and i kinda hope it does and i hope that he gets izzy in to sing a track or two"-

dude thatd be ****in awesome!!!!! i thought the snakepit albums were amazin. i really dont know why people like VR more than snakepit..seriously

[jordypaulrobles]

Yeah, i like slash, hes one of the better guitarists out there, but my favorite has to be Buckethead slash, sorry, you good, but buckethead is awesome

[lesd3vil]

slash is better than a lot of guitarists because unlike a lot of the mathematical guitarists out there, he plays from the heart and not just from a set of learnt theory. You can be technically the best player ever, but without feeling? haha, you may as well go home. Listen to november rain, sweet child o' mine solo's; they're more expressive than a lot of axl's vocal parts. Disagree? well, you're wrong feeling is better than technical skill, and slash is better than you.

[psychokiller99]

Power123 wrote:

this is stupid, so many people say slash is overated simply just because there are people better than him, of course there are its planet earth! reading through its just ridiculous its like "slash is overated coz EVH is more skilled" what so EVH is overated coz Sattriani is better? there is no one great guitarist for me id say there's a big group of greats that are superior to the rest slash included within that group amongst many others.....i think ive heard a similar quote somewhere else....

probably one of the most intelligent points i've seen anyone make in 1000 years. couldn't have said it better myself.

[swansong33]

This article right off the bat is very disturbing to me. Jimi Hendrix made history with the Stratocaster and have no argument there. As for being credited with the re-birth of the Les Paul, what are you kidding me! When Slash is sober he's not bad, but how often is that. Saw GNR back in '88 and was the worst show I've ever seen, still to this day. Slash was very much intoxicated. Even these days he really doesn't compare with any of the greats. Jimmy Page, Randy Rhoads, these guys hold the crown for Les Paul players. Both technically or melodic, Slash gets his head cut. I'm sure there are countless more I could name. Putting Slash in the same league as Hendrix is a damn shame.

[Kiffa]

swansong33 wrote:

This article right off the bat is very disturbing to me. Jimi Hendrix made history with the Stratocaster and have no argument there. As for being credited with the re-birth of the Les Paul, what are you kidding me! When Slash is sober he's not bad, but how often is that. Saw GNR back in '88 and was the worst show I've ever seen, still to this day. Slash was very much intoxicated. Even these days he really doesn't compare with any of the greats. Jimmy Page, Randy Rhoads, these guys hold the crown for Les Paul players. Both technically or melodic, Slash gets his head cut. I'm sure there are countless more I could name. Putting Slash in the same league as Hendrix is a damn shame.

I couldn't disagree anymore than I currently do.

[Ricky4635]

Just because Slash was in a Guitar Hero it doesn't make him overrated. Slash is one of todays best guitar players. If anything he is underrated. Wasn't even in Rolling Stones top 100 guitar player list thing and Randy Roahs and Eddie Van Halen were both in the 70's! In my opion Eddie, Slash and Randy should have been in the top 10.

[srvkicks@$$]

ok BBoyBLaze im not sure how to quote on this thing but you think slash is the best hard rocker wat are you on dammit because i dont want to take any of it you really think slash is the best well jimmy page, angus young, tony iommi,zack wylde, kirk hammit, randy rhoads, van halen, dimebag darrel, rithchie blackmore, richieblackmore's favorite prostitute, malmsteen, satriani, herman li and sam totman from dragonfocre, and a couple of other guys could all beat slash with half of thier skills tied behind back there back

[srvkicks@$$]

and then there are blues players and dont get me started on them and how there better than slash

[MTVget0FFtheAIR]

^that's your opinion srvkicks@$$, now gtfo.

this was a pretty cool interview, always nice learning something new about Mr. Slash.

[Ironpriest]

Slash is great because he's a melodic player and his playing is rooted in blues. And he's not an arrogant pr*ck like so many other rock stars.

true, if you read his book you will know his done some foolish things, but he never says how great he is, or how much better he is than other guitarists. good to see.

[Capn Crunch]

hes got quite the dirt-stache goin

[Capn Crunch]

i find his music is boring. i mean hes a good guitarist but it just doesnt sound very interesting.

[SaulHudson_7]

Holy s***.... some of you kids really need to f***ing grow up amd leanr a little something about palying guitar, you're just embarassing. "o EVH is amazing! slash is over rated" Eddie Van Halen is incredible, but man id be so insulted if i was eddie and read that ppl were just jumping on a bandwagon and being absolute tards. you can really tell what ppl who post comments on these things are actual talented, creative musicians. which only half of these ppl seem to be. you cant compare guitarists like that, every one has a unique sound which will appeal to some ppl more than others, i personally am drawn more towards slashs heartfelt playing, but i completely resepct and enjoy listening to other guitarists like page hendrix van halen, or anyone who is genuinely talented and true to their sound. now theres a whole pile of kids on this thing that are jsut like typical fake rock and roll kids who think their top sh**. they jsut jump on a bandwagon of some guitarist thats famous and shreds really really fast and amkes their guitar scream, again no disrespect to shredders because they are great, i just hate the kids who wont open their f***ing mind for half a second to recognize other sounds. theres been lots of great points made on this, one of them was something about playing guitar not being a competition, now this kid knows wats up, guitar is soemthing that, for me atleast, just makes me happy and excited to play. there is no better feeling than laying down some reallllyyyy nice sounding riffs or melodies. Its a tool for you to let out some creativity and show your true self, i cant begin to describe wat its all about because im not some chinese proverb or anything...regardless,, alot of these posers could take a bit of advice on wat musics all about....anywaas as for slash,, he is absolutely amazing, hes my favourite guitarist and the reason i even started playing guitar. he is the most humble and down to earth guitarist (and person)ever. his playing is amazing and has laid a foundation for much of todays new rock. now, to go as far as to say "THE" guitar god, thats not true, there is no one god, there are just many incredibllleee players from a variety of different playing styles, none of these top guitarists are necesarrily better than others, they just have different sounds. a topic ive mentioned many times in this novel i call a comment. and as for being overrated,,, taht is the last thing slash is,, besides i dotn think hed give a f*** if he had lots of attentiopn or not..

sorry for the huge comment this is jst something i am extremely passionate about

Checked?

[thesecondman]

Great guitarist... EVH too. Great musicians and did a lot for rock music.

And slash is rockin' that mexi-stache on the pic.

[MerryGoRound]

thats one DIRTY moustache.

[hellsalad]

Slash will always be one of the few lead guitarists who have the most unique and inimitably individual guitar solo voice in rock history... but in my opinion his is about the most soulful, full-bodied, melancholy, simple yet emphatic, effective, eloquent, and human approach of all!
Kudos, Slash! There's a true musician!

[TheRobbo7108]

y does izzy never get the credit he deserves???

[Johnny Trash]

hellsalad wrote:

Slash will always be one of the few lead guitarists who have the most unique and inimitably individual guitar solo voice in rock history... but in my opinion his is about the most soulful, full-bodied, melancholy, simple yet emphatic, effective, eloquent, and human approach of all!
Kudos, Slash! There's a true musician!

For once, someone writes an intelligent comment about Slash, not flaming him and appreciating what he's done for music.

The world is not over!

[tamargoguitar]

there actually ARE alot of pedals in his rack, his setup is like a ****ing nightmare... its not just les paul ->wah->marshall as most believe

good interview great to see slash doing a solo record

[Celtic Hawk]

i can understand where people are coming from when they say that slash is overrated. i do not agree with this, i actually whole heartedly disagree with this, but i see where people may get this impression. yeah its true that maybe the tophat and cigarette may be just for show, but the people that call him overrated are people that obviously dont understand the point of playing guitar. its something that brings people joy, and that helps them release imagination. slash is the axiom of this point, his playing isnt forced, it flows out of him, and thats something that makes him amazing, more so than any ability to shred or whatnot. he can control the music, he make even the most raw, rough lick sound smooth and eloquent... not to mention awesome lol. he can convey mindblowing emotion through his playing and that is something amazing. and on top of all that, he does have amazing ability to play with speed, and accuracy.

[weirdguitardude]

slash is awsome

[srvkicks@$$]

saulhudson7 you make a good point about about ppl who are genuinly talented and slash is but there are a lot of ppl that have talent but arent as popular as slash because slash had been in a great band that helped him become successful and famous. you see saulhudson7 a little deusche like you shouldnt just think well hes popular and has talent that means hes the best because hes not; hes just one of the regular talented greats

[Food Fighter]

I don't like the way people look up to Slash as a god, but I like the music from the bands he's been in so I guess i'll check it out.

[Dr.Jazz]

You can't compare different guitarist to each other, even if they play the same style of music, They play in different ways, they use different equipment and they each have their own tone and sound. Yes EVH could kick Slash's ass at Tapping etc. But Slash has very soulful solo's.

[41plus182]

Warpo wrote:

Slash is one of the greatest... and pretty underrated. His style is unique. Most people remembers him for sell out songs like November Rain and Sweet Child, but can't recognize that most of his best solos are in songs that never made the radio like Nightrain, Coma and Locomotive.

He inspired a bunch of kids (me included) to pick up the guitar and realize we could play good without having the natural born ability of EVH, Satriani and other virtuosos.

I rate him in the same league as Santana and Clapton. Yeah, you can play all their shizzle with one hand tied to your back, but you'll never have the feel and inspiration they have.

I'd take Santana and Clapton any day over Slash.

[lever525]

dave kirshner? I thought it was dave kushner

[ec_andrew]

look guys no one can be the BEST, its a matter of opinion and how many people like that person.
EVERYONE HAS THERE OWN STYLE!!
SO STOP SAYING THAT THIS PERSON CAN OWN THAT PERSON COS IT AINT TRUE!!!!!
hard to believe how many stupid people there are out there..
JEEZ!

[str84ever]

SlashAppetite wrote:

I've got to say i completely agree with thedarkblues06.thedarkblues06 wrote:

I agree. The definition of overrated is a bunch of people pissed off because Slash is getting all the attention they want. Know why he gets that attention? Because he's Slash. Look at his phrasing, his sound, his technique, all that unprecedented before his time.

So, don't say he's overrated, because we'll all know you're jealous.

Slash is the God of Hard Rock Guitar, don't be a hater just cos he's a million times better than you could ever be.

what a feeble argument. I think everyone who posts here knows hes better than them.

Slash just needs to extract his head from his ass.

[RNRSoldier]

I dunno what some of you guys are talking about, in every interview with Slash I've seen or read he seems really down to earth. He may not be the best EVER, no question, hands down, but he's ****ing good and he seems like a nice guy. I'm definitely buying the album.

[zosolove]

Fiberglass Gum wrote:

BBoyBlaZe :
srvkicks@$$ wrote:

really ppl slash is not that awesome of a guitar player hes really good but hes not great

dude..talkin hard rock..slash is the best..now im not one of these kids that like slash for bein cool n because alot of ppl love him..but hes solos are seriously some of the best i ve huurd..i mean its not a song or two..its alot bro..+ name some1 better than him in hard rock..

Jimmy Page.

yeah second that. hes better than everyone ^.^

[soapalot]

dgme92 wrote:

Really great interview, good questions and everything. Can't wait to hear his solo album, hopefully he gets Michael Jackson in for a track.

That would be awesome. Might not happen though after Slash said he didn't want his son near Jackson lol

Checkededed.

[MatchPoint4.com]

srvkicks@$$ wrote:

ok BBoyBLaze im not sure how to quote on this thing but you think slash is the best hard rocker wat are you on dammit because i dont want to take any of it you really think slash is the best well jimmy page, angus young, tony iommi,zack wylde, kirk hammit, randy rhoads, van halen, dimebag darrel, rithchie blackmore, richieblackmore's favorite prostitute, malmsteen, satriani, herman li and sam totman from dragonfocre, and a couple of other guys could all beat slash with half of thier skills tied behind back there back

ok srvkicks@$$ as your name says, you appreciate stevie ray (who is indeed amazing and i cant belive that in a thread about the top guitarists he hasnt been mentioned!). but your comment about dragonforce is completely misguided. they are godawful. the solos are, yes, impressive and fascinating on their albums, but theres so much "studio magic" that goes into those that i cant respect them at all. they are terrible live. even YOU, despite having your head fully up your ass, could record a good guitar solo with enough editing.

i very much doubt that slash cares at all where people rank him in the pointless list of so-called "Best Guitarists". and that is a big part of why he is so amazing

[not_dead_enough]

All you Slash fans say when responding to any criticism of him is "shut up, grow up, he owns you" etc, which is absolute crap.

I agree that the whole "rhythm and soul" thing is important in a guitarist, I just don't think Slash is all that good at it. Just like he's not all that good a shredder either.

[sdrowkcab]

paul gilbert kills slash

[Amadeus_Wolves]

the thing i respect most about slash is he's an excelent guitarist and he knows it, but he's not trying to force it down our throats.

he shows a high level of respect towards other musicians no matter their playing style or skill level.

[Harry Krishner]

All Slash needs is just a little "Patients".

[git-airman]

slash is the reason i play guitar today his playing was so influencial to mine.

[squierplayer109]

Nooooo!!! I hate Slash, he is a gay! check this URL:

http://eyedmax.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/harry- potter-slash-thumb.jpg

[squierplayer109]

Slash is a gay!!! Check this URL:

http://eyedmax.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/harry- potter-slash-thumb.jpg

[srvkicks@$$]

matchpoint4.com it may interest you that i can play guitar very well with my head stuck in my ass thank you very much but if you read through this long list of comments you will know that i didnt put srv clapton hendrix jeff beck and ppl like that in it because they play the blues and some kid said slash was the best hardrocker and to name one better hardrocker so i did. but you are right dragonforce does suck they have 2 guys doing the part of one

[Thefallofman]

Actually I think Hank Marvin initially put the Strat on the map.

[srvkicks@$$]

also ive noticed ppl comparing evh and slash. holy Sh!t are all of you crazy thats like comparing brittney spears and the lead singer of tenacious d its impossible they have totally different styles. I mean a guy that sometimes uses the blues scale and a guy that uses tap harmonics really

[webaldo]

slash is legend, very nice person

[Kurdt2k]

lesd3vil wrote:

slash is better than a lot of guitarists because unlike a lot of the mathematical guitarists out there, he plays from the heart and not just from a set of learnt theory. You can be technically the best player ever, but without feeling? haha, you may as well go home. Listen to november rain, sweet child o' mine solo's; they're more expressive than a lot of axl's vocal parts. Disagree? well, you're wrong feeling is better than technical skill, and slash is better than you.

So glad someone has their head screwedon right... +1 my friend

[Kurdt2k]

not_dead_enough wrote:

All you Slash fans say when responding to any criticism of him is "shut up, grow up, he owns you" etc, which is absolute crap.

I agree that the whole "rhythm and soul" thing is important in a guitarist, I just don't think Slash is all that good at it. Just like he's not all that good a shredder either.

Just like most peoples arguments for why he isnt a good guitarist is that he isnt a shredder...which you just commented against, and then mentioned it at the end of your comment anyway. Idiot.

[Bebbo]

OH MY FUCKIN' GOD!!!!! i AM gonna buy that record!! and i ****in like slash's stuff!

[Bunyip]

Slash is the melody man...the singing guitar you could say....Im not going to claim that he is the greatest guitarist ever or anything but can you beleive that he wasnt even in the top hundred according to Rolling Stones. Even Kurt Cobain and John Frucianti were in this top hundred and both placed fairly well....is it just me or does it seem like they just....forgot about him lol Its ****ing SLASH!!!

[Bunyip]

THATS ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE NOT ROLLING STONES TO BY THE WAY MY BAD!!!

[not_dead_enough]

Kurdt2k wrote:

not_dead_enough wrote:

All you Slash fans say when responding to any criticism of him is "shut up, grow up, he owns you" etc, which is absolute crap.

I agree that the whole "rhythm and soul" thing is important in a guitarist, I just don't think Slash is all that good at it. Just like he's not all that good a shredder either.


Just like most peoples arguments for why he isnt a good guitarist is that he isnt a shredder...which you just commented against, and then mentioned it at the end of your comment anyway. Idiot.

No need to resort to name calling...

Either two things can make a guitarist good: being a good shredder or having rhythm and soul. A great guitarist has both. IMO Slash has neither. GnR has its strengths in its riffs, not solos. And the riffs were all Izzy's...

[GDare]

did everyone else go dust of the spaghetti incident and put "Buick Mackane" on?

[Angus~Young]

Can't wait to hear the solo record, Slash rocks.

[Moshmom]

Slash should sing some, hes awsome in Buick Mackane,

Rock on slash, you own

[stratdud39]

tands wrote:

dgme92 wrote:

Really great interview, good questions and everything. Can't wait to hear his solo album, hopefully he gets Michael Jackson in for a track.
that was van halen who playied with Michael Jackson not slash

slash played with jackson too

[stratdud39]

squierplayer109 wrote:

Slash is a gay!!! Check this URL:

http://eyedmax.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/harry- potter-slash-thumb.jpg

didnt click the link but so f#$@ing what if he's gay
so is kirk hammett for christ sake
and leanordo davinci
and michelangelo
and loue reed
and tom cruise
all great artists...except tom cruise

[stratdud39]

not_dead_enough wrote:

All you Slash fans say when responding to any criticism of him is "shut up, grow up, he owns you" etc, which is absolute crap.

I agree that the whole "rhythm and soul" thing is important in a guitarist, I just don't think Slash is all that good at it. Just like he's not all that good a shredder either.

so wait, hipocrit?
and u should shut up and grow up, because he DOES own you.

[tom-the-lawn]

thedarkblues06 wrote:

SZ320man wrote:

"I’m way too insecure a guitar player to even go there!"
damn, that's humility


I agree. The definition of overrated is a bunch of people pissed off because Slash is getting all the attention they want. Know why he gets that attention? Because he's Slash. Look at his phrasing, his sound, his technique, all that unprecedented before his time.

So, don't say he's overrated, because we'll all know you're jealous.

Yeah man if someone says they don't like Slash then they're just jealous (sarcasm).
He has some really cool stuff on the first GNR cd, his stuff after that is okay but not great.

[EddieRocks83]

Slash is AWESOME!!!

but look at how many times he mentioned EVH...

i think he took a lot of his influence from good ol eddie...

but slash and EVH are definately two of my fav guitarists of all time... rock on...

[espplayer400]

people are gettin on my nerves sayin that slash is overrated. he isnt a metal player. his solos are have such a classic distinguishable blues influece one them, thats what makes him great. he's a pure hard rock/ rocknroll kinda guitarist

[not_dead_enough]

espplayer400 wrote:

people are gettin on my nerves sayin that slash is overrated. he isnt a metal player. his solos are have such a classic distinguishable blues influece one them, thats what makes him great. he's a pure hard rock/ rocknroll kinda guitarist

I never said he's overrated because he can't shred. I said he's overrated because his "classic distinguishable blues influeces" are not that good!!!

[Angus~Young]

hey not_dead_enough.....ZIP IT!

[A Bad Guitarist]

I agree^

Slash is truly an amazing guitarist. No, not because he plays ten times faster than anyone else (*cough* Batio *cough*) but because he sounds ten times better than anyone else. Ehh, that might be a hyperbole, but he's a great guitarist nonetheless.

[A Bad Guitarist]

By the way, I think Slash overused his references to Van Halen there... But I see EddieRocks already commented on that.

[Mondo Generator]

I liked the interview, but not the interviewer. It wasn't very professional.

[Footallica?]

swansong33 wrote:

This article right off the bat is very disturbing to me. Jimi Hendrix made history with the Stratocaster and have no argument there. As for being credited with the re-birth of the Les Paul, what are you kidding me! When Slash is sober he's not bad, but how often is that. Saw GNR back in '88 and was the worst show I've ever seen, still to this day. Slash was very much intoxicated. Even these days he really doesn't compare with any of the greats. Jimmy Page, Randy Rhoads, these guys hold the crown for Les Paul players. Both technically or melodic, Slash gets his head cut. I'm sure there are countless more I could name. Putting Slash in the same league as Hendrix is a damn shame.

Wait a minute! Are you calling Jimmy Page a technical player? Doesn't your playing have to be kind of tight to be a technician? Page was all over the place! He's one of the sloppiest famous musicians Ive ever heard! And nobody compared him to Hendrix. Nobody on this planet does or will ever compare to Hendrix. But in terms of living guitarists, Slash is definitely within the top 10-15.

[SaulHudson_7]

you see saulhudson7 a little deusche like you shouldnt just think well hes popular and has talent that means hes the best because hes not; hes just one of the regular talented greats

heyy buddy, its alright man. tkae it easy, i never once said that slash is the best player,, infact... i said he is NOT A GOD.. i said there are no guitar gods, but only great guitar players with different styles. i said that he is my personall favourite, just cuz im reallyy into the way he plays. you did make an excellent point tho that i dont think many ppl have brought up, that there are absolutely amazing guitar players who are not at all mainstream or popular. and yes being a great band like guns n roses totally made slash popular.

[SaulHudson_7]

o, sorry, that comment was directed to srvkicks@$$,, i forgot to add it in my quote...

alsoo, footallica?... dont trash jimmy page man.

[Zeebraa]

ummm.... right. Slash is amazing..

[.g,n,r.]

despite my idiotic user name, ha, i am not some slash fan boy. i love his playing, sure, but i'm not going to say he's a god.

As far as his "image" which some people believe has led to him being overrated, people need to realize what everyone else was wearing in the rock scene at his time.

he was a lot more toned-down in his image than them, so he definitely wasn't going for a rock-star persona...

irregardless, i can't wait for this solo album

[git-airman]

squierplayer109 wrote:

Nooooo!!! I hate Slash, he is a gay! check this URL:

http://eyedmax.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/harry- potter-slash-thumb.jpg

get a life you degenerate!

[git-airman]

that pistures juat wrong man, you suck!!!

[huzyhendrix07]

now this is rock! \m/ slash! i can't forget his riffs from welcome to the jungle. classic masterpiece from a legend.

[LiamSF]

Slash is the whole package as a guitarist. Its not all about whos technically best, who can shred the fastest etc, keep that for the playground.
With Slash, you get pure emotion and feel in his solos, as someone mentioned before "Estranged" is guitar perfection.....And, how cool is he, totally lived the Rock n Roll life to the full, and still going 25 years on! A true Legend

[Denny_Mac]

Slash.
Never seizes to amaze me with his solos.
I don't think this new album will be a let down.

[Alienepidemic25]

Slash is my greatest influence too. No matter what, I'll be getting this album!!

Denny_Mac wrote:Slash. Never seizes to amaze me with his solos.I don't think this new album will be a let down.

I definitly agree>.

[stefbuttys]

Fuck axl slash is way better

[gunsnrosesfan11]

i cant wait till the album is out. slash better hurry up! i don't want to wait any more!

[duzit89]

Warpo wrote:

I rate him in the same league as Santana and Clapton. Yeah, you can play all their shizzle with one hand tied to your back, but you'll never have the feel and inspiration they have.

[duzit89]

[quote]Warpo wrote:

I rate him in the same league as Santana and Clapton. [quote]

LMAO..jeeezee...