Slash: At Guitar Center, Technique and Style

This month at Guitar Center we have the distinct honor to feature Slash on the cover and within the pages of our February Guitar Guide. Join us as we converse on all things music, recording, his solo record and the weapons of aural destruction that has made him one of the greatest guitarists to ever live. Fore more info visit www.guitarcenter.com or / guitarcentertv

[@hulse.y]

The biggest compliment I've ever received from playing guitar.. It was on a Instagram comment and it said "fake"

[@JazzyAnt]

Fucking proper! Haha

[@randycoloma846]

+Jacon Hulsgate really close to the one I received, which is, that's not fucking you ! lol

[@hulse.y]

Randy Coloma Awesome! haha

[@user-xy1ys7it2l]

Lol

[@cloroxbleach3838]

"I can't hear you. That's the original guitar in the backing track."

[@ddrummer55]

Coolest fucking guy I have ever met . Shook my hand , signed my concert ticket and talked with me for a few minutes outside his bus after the show. All round great guy, and amazing guitar player of course .

[@dylangameroom18107]

I would shit my self dude your lucky I want to ill be so nervous but still.

[@rileya.blackburn3044]

Dude cherish that memory I'd give up my car for that memory

[@ryanevans604]

MR.CodyGittss l

[@melissaamoroso2205]

Yes your 💯👍🏼 right! I was married to Scott Weilands brother! Slash is Slash! No other like him. Cannot be duplicated just like Michael Jackson 💗

[@fchyrhtnhgjmyt5]

man i could listen to him talk about guitars for the rest of my life

[@rockabillylaker]

You wanna prepare for these things but, it never goes the way you want. I saw Slash at a restaurant and nearly shit my pants. I sounded like a 14 year old girl. I said what I wanted to say and he said "Thank you very much. Appreciate it." Made my day.

[@wallacewest4445]

+frankenbat don't get to humble... if you met slash you would not know what to do

[@wallacewest4445]

Name some

[@lomaalexmichaelm.8902]

+frankenbat lol wallace got rekt.

[@wallacewest4445]

Damn just got back home on a trip and I found a book for a comment😂😂

[@19DrumFreak89]

+frankenbat I don't know man, my brother has played guitar for over 20 years and he is a neo classical shredder and when he met George Lynch he didn't know what to say. He always said he would kill to meet slash. There's something different about meeting your childhood icons. He was 7 when appetite came out

[@jasonlee8497]

My biggest compliment was 'I thought it was the radio! That was you?' Ha!

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

until you realized your volume was off and it actually was the radio,kidding....

[@jetboy_]

- doris dupree richards

[@pigadmiral6642]

Same

[@athenis1000]

Slash's music is straight from his soul to our ears

[@AdultsAreTalking]

He doesn't age.

[@qrcodmacke9864]

He doesn't but hes teeth grow.

[@qrcodmacke9864]

50...

[@johannescostow2538]

Have you seen him without glasses and hat?? Check it out! He has aged a lot.

[@julianmetallica161]

.Aaron Jackier I could say the same for my grandma.......... If she bring a mask.

[@JMunn55]

+Aaron Jackier He's gotten healthier so that's helped. And gained weight, if he was still skinny he'd be wrinkly probably

[@Zero_G128]

Slash is a very down to earth guy!

[@ehsansaeedi4124]

yeah . DOWN TO THE BUSHES

[@tieukhavu8832]

@@ehsansaeedi4124 Lol.

[@melissaamoroso2205]

Yes he is! 💗

[@s0und350]

Slash is one of the greatest melodic and vocal guitarist of all time... Sure, there are many people who can play faster and play more complex stuff, But Solos like "Slither", "Sweet Child O' Mine", and "November Rain" are memorable in that everyone can memorize every note and hum along with them. The sign of a great guitarist is one that can put his/her own stamp on a song and elevate it to the next level musically. Slash has always succeeded in doing so, as have all the legends such as Hendrix, Angus Young and Jimmy Page. THAT... in my oppinion, is what makes a great guitarist, NOT being able to shred at stupid miles per hour like Yngwie Malmsteen or Buckethead.

[@Mcrapansel]

yngwie is fucking great he has such a great feeling and style one of the bests ever but indeed thats what makes slash great and buckethead is very good anyways^^ im just not into him^^

[@andrewehalt6352]

Alexander Kohlhepp buckethead has more technicality and more feel for me(because I know he does more than just shred). still think slash is great.

[@tonyluchese72]

Alexander Kohlhepp What are you talking about? Yngwie sucks. He just plays scales up and down the neck fast. He is a boring guitar player. No creativity whatsoever.

[@Mcrapansel]

Tony Luchese you defenitly are the best guitarist aren't you?

[@s0und350]

Have to agree with Tony, even though I can admire the technical ability of Yngwie, I would never choose to listen to it because it's boring and gives you a headache.

[@blindboygrunt7711]

Growing up, Slash seemed like a comic book type character. No human is that cool

[@user-ol7bt4wp1j]

Slash out of all guitarists has a special place in my heart He made me pick it up and guns n roses in general influenced me so much

[@maxv315]

Slash is really inspiring

[@julianmetallica161]

max yes, inspires me to go to a barber.

[@ehsansaeedi4124]

@@julianmetallica161 LMAO

[@ciri151]

@@julianmetallica161 Hell no, I would kill to get a haircut like his.

[@FirstNameLastName-pg3pi]

@@julianmetallica161 he inspires be to grow my hair out

[@SyahmiMajesty]

Slash doesnt really exist, he's one of our parents

[@TheDouchenozzle13]

Vunter Slaush

[@joeljrstephen3223]

TheDouchenozzle13

[@aminiman1330]

@@likemikehd3560 idk if you're being sarcastic or not, or if im being r/wooshed here but its from a south park reference

[@lasse1436]

...to make us believe in magic

[@brianpetersen2364]

He comes from a time before Iphones and the internet when real magic and music existed so you are kinda right young man ;)

[@UndeadKing996]

Slash was my inspiration to pick up a guitar. This dude is one of my heroes, and I can pick up that it's him almost immediately.

[@ericynot]

It's nice to hear him mention Elliot Easton as a player he likes. Everybody always gives props to guys like Clapton, Beck, Page, etc., but Slash is the first guy I've heard name Easton, who was one of the best and most tasteful players (with The Cars) back in the '80's.

[@hinjurock]

+ericynot For sure - EE is so underrated. And so is Neil Giraldo from Pat Benatar's band.

[@sdafasdfasdfsda]

Didn't Ric Ocasek cause some bad blood between him and Easton by saying that he basically wrote all the songs and told Elliot every note to play, implying that Easton didn't create the solo's and guitar parts on their songs?

[@hinjurock]

sdafasdfasdfsda Sounds like bullshit to me. No way is Ocasek anywhere near as good of a lead player as Easton is. And Benjamin Orr wrote and sang most of The Cars best songs.

[@ricomajestic]

Ric Ocasek wrote most of the Cars best songs! Actually, he practically wrote all of them. I doubt he said that about Easton. Ric is just a rhythm guitar player and Easton had quite a unique lead style.

[@hinjurock]

ricomajestic So I was wrong about him writing the songs, but Benjamin Orr sang lead vocals on some of their best songs as well as some of their biggest hits.

[@afatrubayetmondal6272]

Imagine him as your guitar trainer!

[@dasmuss6174]

Slash writes beautiful solo’s, absolute masterpiece’s 👍🇦🇺🍻

[@happyduck5212]

Yeah aussie 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@OscarBenben]

I agree that’s the best compliment a guitarist can have, people keep telling me this when they listen our band performing live, that’s an awesome feeling to be identify by your sound and how you can sound, it’s inimitable

[@mik9124]

I'm always will remember the B:B. King and friends Live session , B:B: was most exitied of you're playing the blues .

[@Pelllaw26]

best thing i like about slash's playing is the intro. it just so epic and like out of this world sound.

[@lbrxndonlyt_4947]

I love the guitar section of songs your my favorite guitarist of all time

[@herbertrodriquez6456]

Music is an expression of the soul.

[@ashuzguitar]

He could also be an iconic story teller. I can listen to him for hours \m/,

[@6672rock]

When it comes to music, jazz is a unique language unto itself. It's not like you can learn a few blues licks and apply them to rock, metal, country, bluegrass, etc. Jazz has it's own set of "rules", for lack of a better way of describing them. From the way you improvise, the licks you can use, the chord changes you need to follow, and how to make melodic sense of it all, it's not as easy as other styles of music. That's why a lot of rock/metal guitarists can shred like mofos in their chosen style of music, but then they become totally lost when sitting in on a jazz gig, as Slash aptly pointed out.

[@colleendiaz5223]

Awesome love listening to what slash was talking about a d explaining it very interesting

[@jodierichardson7986]

You know what Young Man..... You definitely do have your own sound. It's a Blessing Dear. Recognize 🤗 I love your sound..... Your sound stands alone meaning that it's yours and only yours. I am flabbergasted Everytime I hear your effortless guitar magic!

[@comicblueswithjonygitar36]

Slash plays some of the prettiest melodies, he had such taste as a kid, im same age, i was so jealous i couldn't appreciate it until much later.

[@Le_Petomane]

Another Fantastic British Guitar player. This Isle is blessed.

[@SamM-pj1dx]

Slash is one of those great inspirational guitarists for me, up there with angus young, stevie ray Vaughan, and Brian may

[@ajarensharma7967]

Slash was what age here 45? He still looks 22!!!

[@PMLRAMRT95]

slash is fucking amazing he is one of the main reasons that I play guitar thank you slash keep kicking ass

[@dquillen1]

Slash is arguably the greatest "Pure Rock" guitarist of all time... He is the total package!

[@j.rothchild173]

Its incredible how he plays with 3 fingers and has created way more quality music than many others!

[@seancostello2856]

He uses the Pinky too

[@chevalierwatches3524]

God bless you Slash!!!!

[@j2martnz348]

Great that he mentioned Elliot Easton ! He has played some of the tastiest solos in rock n roll.

[@jacklewis3444]

Slash is so chill

[@crysisgamer81]

next week slash comes to austria(the country i live in)!! to an annual rock festival.. and i've got vip-tickets! damn that's so amazing..

[@pablo1079]

A real gem.... This guy is the real deal.

[@willpayne6249]

Slash is One of my influences as a Guitarist and Brian May is A huge influence on me as well.

[@mysteriousmusician4334]

I lOVE the video quality

[@cmstricker67]

when this dude plays fast, i get goosebumps, especially when he improvises

[@geovaniefloresnaturalbodyb701]

the greatest compliment i received as a guitarist is i like your tone and style. :)

[@onlyrockm7903]

geovanie flores one day a guy who has play with Bb King told me that he likes my feeling... It's not something really fantastic... I've received better compliments than this but I think that this was the most important cause it was from a great musician :P

[@Local-Bus]

He creates licks that are original with the timing and note choice of a seasoned professional

[@KratosCY]

I mean this guy is pure music soul. He also inspired me to pick up a guitar and "fuck around" with it.

[@wallacewest4445]

Glad I wasn't the only one to laugh when he said that

[@headkills117]

Vunter Slash.

[@EvilSantyClaus114]

Love that episode

[@PooPoo-pm9eb]

But who made the orphanage for the crack babies?

[@darrin81128112]

Biggest compliment I ever got playing guitar is when i put it back in its case people seem to really appreciate sounds of silence 😁

[@GabrielAxlRose]

my inspiration

[@Simiil]

awesome!

[@Jamesrochy]

Yeah I agree with slash I love the 3 finger technique!

[@willpayne6249]

Slash is of my Guitar Influences And Brian May is Huge influence on as well.

[@susanbarber8689]

Great guitarist...

[@blitzshriek999]

He played with Ray Charles? Oh Slash God bless you sir, gotta love ya! That's really cool

[@robertbower7461]

blitzshriek999 they asked ray about it and he said he didn’t see him ....

[@davidrichter9164]

Nice to hear Elliott Easton's name mentioned. Highly skilled player and highly underrated.

[@NBAballaz]

i second that shit man! hes definitely one of my many guitar heroes

[@jakyl2006]

slash you rock man

[@KayleeAngelRose]

See you next month Slash 🤘🤟

[@diegoestrella2878]

my favourite guitar player is slash slash slash slash slash slash slash. biggest fan

[@topjohnnnyboymontminy3336]

I got the same feeling with the 3rd finger and pinky deal

[@WarriorMigs24]

Great video

[@DarrelllCampbelll]

If you listen to the solo in Manfred Mans Blinded By the Light. I could absolutely see Slash playing that.

[@MarquisEstelle]

Slash is exceptional among modern guitarist for having an eccentric style, but with much feeling. Les Paul told him in person..."You play pretty good, when you try." That pretty much sums it up.

[@dougdoug9268]

GUITAR LEGEND, TOP FIVE GUITARIST OF ALL TIME

[@Sershine]

I had never thought about that feeling that he gets when playing with 3 fringers, and it kind of makes sense

[@gengisdiaz]

I listen to slash since 25 years ago and love his style, and only now I realized one of the most characteristics things he do (and other guitar players dont) is bending a 1/4 note below what is usually spected

[@metalnut4life]

Love how his influences are mostly Blues guitarists.

[@Johnnysmithy24]

Like pretty much any classic rock guitarist?

[@Man-dl9ml]

Slightly surprised he said Elliott Easton. Hes incredibly underrated as a player. Thats so cool to find out.

[@austincutty4548]

he is a good guitar player honestly he made me want to play guitar.other bands like acdc van halen kiss etc got me into that type of music and made me fantasize how cool it would be to play guitar but slash made me go get a guitar and learn to play but when I found metallica and some other metal bands I got so much better at playing I honestly think playing metal makes you a better player

[@sonnet9100]

Even makes an unplugged LP sound great!

[@rmccaw7]

you really have a hell of a lot to learn

[@sherwinmendoza1221]

My first guitar hero

[@Dadood02]

Soon will this video be 10 years old. Time goes like a Flash

[@madmax-cr3vf]

(13-3-2024) 14 years 😯

[@Dadood02]

@@madmax-cr3vf damn time flies bye

[@madmax-cr3vf]

@@Dadood02 yeah 😨

[@traderpapertiga]

There’s a whole bunch of things I don’t know a thing about. I just stay away from those. I stay within what I call my circle of competence. Tom Watson said it best. He said, ‘I’m no genius, but I’m smart in spots, and I stay around those spots.’ Warren Buffett

[@ShoeReacts]

slash is never aged

[@bg11211]

What an awesome life honestly he's played with the best in the world to say in a sentence when I played with Ray Charles is just awesome I know he toured with Michael Jackson

[@Enclaven333]

Slash got a unique style in the world

[@skullduggery3377]

i love 4 songs on that punk rekkid they did.

[@johngulotta7951]

you can here slash hes great

[@superjackas]

Yeah!!!!!

[@cereal4u]

Hes talking about zakk wyldes vibrato.

[@Deatmony]

jeas i think so to

[@bangermccrusher]

cereal4u why?

[@qmccarr89]

Any chance anyone has to rip on Zakk Wylde lol....

[@jfo3000]

More likely Iommi's vibrato. He's too laid back to attempt Zakk's vibrato. Zakk's vibrato is straight from the balls; it's testosterone / strength.

[@titopereiro]

@Kickstart187 that's a good question ... I thought the same ... he never mentioned what kind of vibrato he doesn't like. I agree with you ... i think he means more exagerated vibratos ... and if you listen to the guy playing, he always uses quick brivatos, subtle ones, which are part of his particular style ... This guy is awesome ... unique sound and style, a very important aspect of guitar playing!

[@NolalanD]

He's right about the third finger. If you notice it makes his runs longer up the neck, like the famous fast part in the SCOM solo.

[@sudinstevevai]

Slash is the coolest guitar player on this Planet!!!!

[@comicblueswithjonygitar36]

Elliot Easton Cars! I hear it, how cool.

[@jesseross957]

He loves the word melodic.

[@TheDougGreanFanClubArchives]

The best

[@orlandokaraoke3002]

It's all about the pre-note scratch that you might throw in slightly ahead of the beat to give the first note of a measure a sense of boost. Imagine a kid swinging in a swing with a person giving them a push at the top of the measure and then swinging along at the continued natural rhythm for the rest. For example the difference between a metronome clicking acutely in perfect time as apposed to a pendulum swinging. Almost as though the guitar player was so used to a loose sense of timing and relaxed but then suddenly catching up on the top of measure. Like a heroine influence perhaps. Less mechanical and technically incorrect on purpose. Beautiful. The same as Santana throwing in a wrong note outside the pattern on purpose.

[@jerryknox89]

Yep thats me i use the 3 finger technique for my solos so true.and its stuff i dont feel comfortable playing either like metal

[@ericpigg2689]

The best compliment I ever got was "man you have a lot of guitars"

[@AdityaMukundan]

/ you rock

[@bishalbasnet7860]

I love slash & myles my band name is THE SLASH BAND

[@VictoireBuffet]

Slash President !

[@adamsanche5387]

He literally sitting in front or tens of thousands of dallars🤑

[@MrGameAttic]

He's slash, he probably does that on a daily bases

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

my first amp.JCM 800 100 watt steel toggle Canadian head,1960a 4x12 slant cab,i paid $750 in 1986. my first "good" guitar 1969/1970 gibson les paul custom -black $600 in 1986 with case and a couple pedals. everyone owes it to themselves to own at least one "bucket list " guitar and amp,i recorded a demo and a full length album that i wrote and the inspiration came from owning that gear and how it made me feel and play.

[@TGeeRecordz]

I never was a huge fan of slash but my dad always said i played like him because my dad was a music theory buff and tried explaining music theory to me i could play it but i dont know what im playing i just remembered how to play it. I can play any solo but i have no idea what scale or anything like that. So when i write my songs there pretty simple but they sound good like slash said about melodic solo's. I play at a more advance level whenever i play somones elses songs.

[@Elementalism]

As I learn to play I can totally understand what he is saying about the 3 finger technique.

[@Peter-iq6rc]

It’s so fucked up how casual this guy is about the guitar…legend

[@ashdaddy93]

Slash is amazing, im sure hes the reason most of us play guitar 2day. I want 2 study his techniques...anyone got any tips or know where i can obtain such info?(:

[@mathhhias42]

yeeeaaaaah alright!

[@ryanalmoite1379]

nice episode

[@danattack4779]

Marshalls behind him. The only man that wears sunglasses inside.

[@ertansaygi]

@RobDZeppelin Intonation is about the tune of higher frets after 12th fret. If you tune a string to "E", you expect the 12th fret to be "E" also, right? Sometimes it's not :) It's about neck angle, string gauge etc. You have to set it with saddles in Fender type guitars, dont know how it's done in gibson kinda bridges.