Slash makes a mistake but recovers like a champ! Guns n roses live in Wellington

[@groovelife415]

Slash has improved so much since GnR's prime. He never insults any other guitarist, only compliments. Yet gets tons of hate himself for no reason (although the love far outweighs the hate). He keeps his head down and keeps working. In interviews he doesn't talk about how great he is, or the iconic solos he's recorded. He talks about what he's working on at the moment. He doesn't like to be hailed as an icon, or treated like he's some huge celebrity. I've met him on three different occasions as I was working two events he was at in LA and one in London. We casually chatted each time for a good bit. He is the most down to earth, hard working man you will meet. The hate just blows me away.

[@Battlenude]

Yepp right on the money. And where did slash wise up? When and where did Paul Stanley ripped him a new one. Wised up slash did after that

[@dw1784]

My buddy did the sound for a Slash and Myles Kennedy concert years ago in Edmonton. I'd love to meet him one day. I've seen him in concert 3 times. I did meet Gilby Clarke once at his show in 2007. We got to talk for a few minutes. He was pretty cool. But meeting Slash would be insane.

[@seanhayes6097]

Slash doesn't makes musical mistakes, only experimental improvisations;) Most musicians or actors don't run each other down either, its simple mutual respect!

[@redrumhum]

Apparently You know nothing about music. This guy isn't that great, Sorry to hurt your ass.

[@charliebrogan1141]

Well said.

[@stereosanctity7]

“Bands not here yet so I’ll just do my practice routine…”😅

[@sunking5447]

Good keep with this formation Slash,Duff,Axl ,drums so the end no changing ever Will been better away Ok.😅

[@garychambers5850]

He goes on for 3 hours...🤪

[@jason_night23]

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[@grahamchan4266]

Axl is late again

[@jason_night23]

@@grahamchan4266 fr?

[@javiercastrejon8102]

Slash made no mistake, he was just practicing his jazz 😂

[@davidbrock6263]

Just keep moving, you're only a 1/2 step away from a good note.

[@jbr8278]

can't even find the mistake bro

[@mikewazowski350]

Me too!

[@areyouavinalaff]

because it all sounded like a mistake.

[@BKAngmar]

​@@areyouavinalaff Shut up

[@AyeGonzo]

@@areyouavinalaff you wish you could play lmao

[@areyouavinalaff]

@@AyeGonzo what makes you think I can't?

[@arikuusela6716]

Popular saying is that if you make a mistake, repeat it so people think that you did it on purpose. Works every time.

[@johanstone]

they've done studies you know? 60% of the time works every time

[@juanpecina7953]

Man I didn't see no mistake just greatness

[@conormcgregor7505]

your taste in guitarist sucks.

[@briangingras5886]

Same here that's what i'm thinking

[@maximarpgmobileboy3019]

You guys are being serious?

[@juanpecina7953]

@@maximarpgmobileboy3019 yea, I’m not saying he didn’t make a mistake just saying I genuinely didn’t hear it

[@internetstealers2731]

​@@juanpecina7953 i believe the mistake was him accidently changing key near the end, the transition didn't sound purposeful, but he still kept playing. It happens when stays playing fast while going up the neck. A few lessons on music theory makes this noticeable .

[@calvinbutler1919]

No mistakes detected...just Slash doin' Slash.

[@mo-em1ke]

Lol, he made quite a few blunders

[@Kenjiii47]

@@mo-em1ke lol ur so sigma lets give u a million dollars and a cookie fuk boy

[@crazygamer6601]

Slash is a hell of a guitarist. Not because he's the most technically proficient (although his technique is still really damn good). His feel, distinction, and creativity make him the guitarist he is.

[@DanFernandesBenficaSaint]

Beck, Satriani, SRV and even Hendrix I would put ahead. It’s about the feel and ability at the same time. Slash was my hero growing up. But as you get older you realise real ability that is great. Tommy Emmanuel is the greatest guitarist alive… but have you heard of him? Sometimes that song you like singing too clouds your judgement. It’s similar to say Rolling Stone putting Kurt Cobain as a great when my baby finger has more talent. Lindsay Buckingham was at 100! Watch him play Big Love on his own. You’ll never see Kurt even begin to be able to play that. Try learning a Spanish Rumba. Took me 10 years to perfect it. And I’ve been playing since I was 5. But that’s okay, I will always love the music, you just have to be objective when comparing the skill and talent along with feel and ability. Ciao.

[@andreapiredda8016]

​@@DanFernandesBenficaSaint who the fuck asked for a comparison?? That was inappropriate

[@Brooklyn_Powers]

@@DanFernandesBenficaSaint That video of Lindsey playing Big Love by himself is unreal...

[@eddieruddock7014]

Why you talking about his feel, distinction and creativity when he has none of those things? 😂 Joking, I'm being too harsh. But seriously he is sooooo over rated. Probably the most over rated guitarist of all time IMO. He's all show with no actual substance.

[@eddieruddock7014]

​@@DanFernandesBenficaSaintI can't think of any established guitarist that I dislike more than Slash. I've seen young KZbin guitarists with more technical ability plus all the other things that make a great guitarist

[@nativewombat]

Mistake is right near the end when he starts shredding - he does a slide up the neck and hits a sour note, but the transition was flawless. Wouldn’t even call it a mistake all things considered lol.

[@rgm2754]

Correct!!!

[@jamesmadison6650]

Exactly, since a lot of us guitarist now a days throw in part of the scale that is not the traditional scale. I go outside of the box continuously and hit a note here and there that may be a tad sour, but it adds a little character

[@kinggizzard8499]

Like Victor Wooten says, it's all about the context. You can groove with all of the 'wrong notes'

[@spudwashington3880]

It’s not a mistake it’s flow, he will hit sour notes on purpose to break up the monotony, he does make mistakes but only a spot where he misses 1 note it sounded like , he missed the string with his pick, but mistakes sound good too when you play this good , he is like a serious living legend

[@Breaker5764]

lol if it even was unintentional, he does it a second time on purpose to match it lol

[@bennytheballeroneyt19]

I didn't see any mistake just Slash being an awesome guitarist 🔥

[@TT-jy2db]

This was severely average at best

[@lawncuttingplusdelta]

Where’s the mistake ….

[@adipratama7448]

Last part.

[@elimanning6520]

​@@TT-jy2db not really. You should learn before you speak half-wit

[@TT-jy2db]

@@elimanning6520 learn what? Sounds like you're projecting.

[@randy94willimas]

So it turns out.... slash really is a human. 🖤

[@punkisinthedetails1470]

Nope. Porg in a Tophat.

[@tristanwayburn7395]

Lol😊

[@camronchlarson3767]

Everyone who acts like they know what "mistake" he made but won't answer in the comments. Why do you feel the need to try and sound smart to strangers on the Internet?

[@mo-em1ke]

​@@camronchlarson3767he did multiple bends that fell short of key, went off key in his slide and had to quickly reverse slide to cover it, and in the shred he hit the wrong position changr which made it a jarring key change. Still a great guitarist, but don't go meat riding him too hard bro, he's still human and it's OK for humans to make mistakes.

[@MickH60]

@@mo-em1ke Yep, the whole thing was sloppy, I've seen him play well, this wasn't good at all...

[@JedTaneo]

That’s what you call a true rock n roll. There’s beauty in imperfections.

[@Comrade2face]

went to the show my first real concert in 15 years, it was amazing in Wellington, good vibes good people and happy times, beer was expensive as always but loved it

[@aminostruth3494]

The odd bum note is forgivable when you've written some of the most iconic riffs and solos of the last 40 years!

[@migionie]

Man… Slash was a beast more than 30 years ago and today he is even better. That mans potential is like infinitely!

[@thomaswest4033]

He still makes music!

[@diequietschbeus8181]

Better in what terms? Technically? Maybe. But when you compare his live performances the past years with the UYI tour back then...he doesn't even come close to this magic. Most of the time it's pretty uninspiring what he does.

[@milkmansada]

“Mistake” was right before the end but bold move making that bend on a gibson😂

[@joedunn7434]

Right! I was waiting for the glue to give out 😂

[@BjorgenEatinger]

It's not a mistake.

[@alexrus5495]

It's never a mistake but a spice if you play it with enogh confidence on your face

[@TheEddie6strings]

Damn right 🤟

[@nostrilbeans]

Nobody knows how much good a wrong note adds to a solo

[@ActuallySettle]

The joke is you just need to play the mistake twice but it's true more often than not

[@combatkettle]

He is so good I almost couldn't tell where the mistake was! :)

[@jophusxakc3192]

There was no mistake. He's improvising.

[@combatkettle]

it was very faint but towards the end. It's very hard to make out@@user-uf8cb5do1k

[@CSBourne]

So you can't make mistakes when you're improvising then ?@@jophusxakc3192

[@MickH60]

@@jophusxakc3192 There was lots of mistakes FFS....

[@jophusxakc3192]

@@MickH60 you can make mistakes improvising? How do you know it's a mistake?

[@kushagrasaxena1492]

Can almost pass it off as a deliberate shift to the blues scale. Sounded awesome.

[@robskater94]

Shit man this is literally a living legend we are witnessing 🥹

[@alexanderzakharov9037]

It deserves a grammy itself

[@Gene-XL]

It’s kind of refreshing to see/hear a legendary figure like Slash proving He’s still mortal and just getting on with it! Viva Slash!

[@We_all_die]

I’ve seen gunners three times now and never again. Slash’s solos go on forever and are just like this clip. For at least one hour

[@Sledge0077]

Lmfao, I thought his 30 minute solo could have gone for another 30 minutes to be perfectly honest.

[@sassydoe9407]

It's a shame he doesn't care he's lost direction in this regard.

[@sassydoe9407]

​@@Sledge0077It probably is 30 minutes but feels painfully monotonous when he gets sloppy. At the very least he should revamp. Sorry many other guitarists have a consistency of cohesion one can count on

[@yallfuckoffnow03]

I should have known better, Slash don't make mistakes. That's exactly how he wanted it to sound

[@tonyhaltmar5982]

Are you “telling” Slash not to make a mistake? If not, then the proper word to use would be, “doesn’t.” 👍🏻 You’re welcome! ❤

[@selendile030]

the ol’ adage “if you hit the wrong note, just play into it a few more times like you meant to. Now it’s jazz!”

[@poppyneese1811]

I was on a cruise and Slash was sitting at a table, being a idiot that’s not met a lot of famous people I said Hello Mr. Slash and froze, he smiled said hello back and keep on rock’n, I smiled and walked away, pretty sure that has happened to him before, Slash if you read this, I wanted to say I appreciate you talent and hard work as a artist and showman.

[@danisstuff1438]

What 💀 that was litteraly spot on clean no errors 😭

[@SeagoGuitarist]

Eh, it's one off key note. Always a danger of a little slip up when you're improvising. But agreed he recovered so fast it's barely note worthy. Sometimes, the wrong notes are the fun ones, it anyone asks, just call it Jazz! 😉😝

[@mo-em1ke]

It's a lot more than 1 bro..

[@Beanzzzz914]

That just shows how amazing of a guitar player he is. I’ve even seen him play through a broken string🤘🎸

[@choomanji]

Love slash, but this was extremely average at best. 🤘

[@rosetodaro5081]

I really like how slash’s chin and neck grew into his chest as one uniform connection

[@ix-Xafra]

Fπ£€ almost choked Was thinking same...

[@parkerowens5775]

I like the part where there was a…oh wait! there is no mistake

[@mo-em1ke]

There's plenty.. which is fine because everyone makes mistakes.

[@afonsinamafra5201]

Conhecido em todo mundo . Maravilhoso... Toca as Cordas do coraçao ❤

[@lucianosantana_official]

Slash is the essence of a stage artist. Ready to play the album stuff, but always focused on feel the vibe and playing according to that. Improvising is WAY better than just blindly playing a song. Real artists should know about that.

[@leeannhoffman3556]

He is like Fine Wine, gets better with age. Except this man is priceless.❤❤❤❤

[@duhduh7576]

Where's the mistake? I mean Idk what he was "supposed" to be playing but it sounded pretty cool to me.

[@mo-em1ke]

There's about 4 or 5 mistakes. Some bad bends and a full accidental wrong position change making a jarring off key bit that sounded horrendous.

[@Nick_LIFF]

Slash throws so many grace noyes in there so seamlessly, it's hard to tell a mistake haha

[@derekewing9669]

I heard one, he hit the wrong note but bent the string to achieve the note he was looking for. It blended better that way than to stop and hit the right one.

[@estrangeibanez3051]

This is Slash! He noodles all the time. I've been a fan since I discovered GNR in high school in '91. Stole an AFD cassette tape from a record store rack and never look back 😂. I recorded the Live in Paris (the best GNR live show in my opinion, mind you) concert on MTV and butchered that vhs trying to learn Civil War and Patience (wild horses intro). All from what I've learned he is very unique player that never plays the same song especially solos😅. He could never duplicate his own songs note for note. It's what makes him SLASH!

[@VirtualNails68]

Even when he is passed his prime he can bring something like that. One of the best to ever pick up a guitar. GG Slash

[@eddieruddock7014]

He is, without a doubt the most over rated guitarist that there has ever been. He sounds like someone's drunk dad decides to pick up the guitar for the first time in 15 years. He's sloppy and not creative at all.

[@leebob8369]

Slash the greatest guitarist of all time I’m a big fan boy for his playing and his notes are really tuff to learn and play for beginners. Beautiful leads #GNR His is an outstanding guitarist and perfect rock star 🎉

[@sidrat2009]

I've seen ways to simplify it and I've also seen Tony Hawk the skateboarder miss an olly. So yeah keep practicing and learn to incorporate mistakes into the programme.

[@mo-em1ke]

Most overrated guitarist in the world.

[@jakobmuire2355]

After all Slash is only being human. I see the humanity in him, good on yer mate

[@BamaRockstar85]

It's right towards the end when he slides up n down a couple times. Only a guitarists looking for a flaw would really notice it.

[@tonymcdermott5060]

Slash is flash...

[@MdhLV]

He can bend himself out of any situation haha

[@garethrice1266]

I hardly noticed the mistake!! Genius!

[@TheQuadrum]

For those who want to say they can’t hear a mistake, it’s near the end when he is climbing up the neck. He clearly plays notes that are “out” and then he slides in and out of notes after that run that aren’t “target” notes. It’s obvious he didn’t do it on purpose but he goes over them quickly and recovers well

[@AdFunk]

There are no mistakes.

[@Bacon4Rashers]

Only failures.

[@jaytoepfert6776]

9 out of 10 would not no the difference or even care.

[@Valikaya]

That’s the whole point!

[@eagleleathertradingco9795]

He is still an icon… Lol and we were all two days and 10 minutes from being in his presence which would’ve motivated us to rock and roll baby. Not counting the concerts were talking in person baby

[@garychambers5850]

I had a Gibson Les Paul Gold Top back in 1979! It was one heavy Guitar. I traded it in for Fender Strat. Now thats light!

[@bungiebungie2858]

No mistake, he can miss a note and I wouldn’t care. Love this guy. ❤

[@man.i.literally.failed6772]

What mistake 😕

[@chubbyboidms]

exactly 😊

[@lenni_3812]

Basically in music theory, there are no mistakes or wrong nothes. Its just the way you bring them over

[@elbryan4751]

@@lenni_3812 in reality he if you have a musical ear you can tell when notes don’t match together it’s a mistake I can hear it loud and clear but like I said you need to have listen carefully how the notes match obviously is a solo souu you can’t expect a perfect performance with no backup plan what so ever

[@Medusa.1000]

We All DO!❤

[@danbo62]

MISTAKE????? WHAT MISTAKE!!!! I HEAR NOTHING BUT PERFECTION!!!

[@michaelteclas2289]

Simplesmente uma lenda viva da guitarra 💪💪

[@moniquekellycarneiro2636]

O Cara Brinca Com a Guitarra 😅😅

[@michaelteclas2289]

@@moniquekellycarneiro2636 verdade mano. O homi é fera d + um dos melhores guitarristas do mundo

[@mathuwhycough6591]

guitar bros can be soulless perfectionist.

[@user-tt5sq6fd2q]

Slash, you're my idol.

[@enoch_suonarZ]

He is a champion! ❤

[@sil3nt_V]

People be asking "where the mistake?" but that truely shows the distiction of an average musician compared to a great musician. If you can make the mistake sound good, no one will notice

[@lueysixty-six7300]

No it's just showing nearly everyone here to be not good musicians at all - beginners at best. Because there is no mistake! For one he was ad lib noodling. And for two...the overbend was deliberate.

[@Valikaya]

@@lueysixty-six7300 listen near the end. Anyone that isn’t tone deaf will hear it😊

[@noahraab2429]

​@@lueysixty-six7300IT sounded like there was a note that didn't fit at first until he made it fit. Sounds like spicy impro to me.

[@MrMd5555]

​@Valikaya you mean where the video cut off in the middle of his phrasing making it sound like he resolved the phrase at the beginning of some hammer ons & pull offs

[@6nosis]

@@MrMd5555 yeah bro just hammer ons and pull offs… there’s an art to “just hammer ons and pull offs”… not many people in the world can do them… that’s what notes are you know 1/16 notes more like 1/32 notes on that phrase… just have to put you back inperspective. I’m going to go practice some now☝🏻🎸

[@ThomasMcGinnis-mk9sr]

I've seen slash at a bar of the road where I lived in St cloud Florida it was the time it was playing usually one and two he was out of town chilling until the concert but then I sent him 2023 August 23rd Charlotte coliseum it was awesome❤

[@AndrewAmbleton-in8zy]

No mistake.. just a variety for the show a unique moment that is different

[@user-wp2cs6wn6e]

Where's Gary Moore when you need him?

[@iamjaychase1]

The most over rated guitar player out there

[@tractorgt]

I fail to see a mistake. Just a guitar god doing what he does. 👍

[@GD-eh3mj]

So good to see slash in the band. I was happy to see axl out there performing...but gnr just wasn't the same without him.

[@gitpickn8551]

I made a mistake watching this whole video.

[@JLKDOOM]

All the people not hearing the mistake are NOT guitar players 😂 it's there

[@mishswb4950]

Its called improvisation, he was using chromatic notes between the key all the time. Boo hoo, you can't handle imrpov

[@markszostak5808]

Flipside: it's all mistakes run together to make greatness!

[@karnkarnkarn]

for one who did detect it. it place around where he started to play alittle faster. he knew it too. Really a Champ!

[@Mrguitarcovers]

He made the mistake sound good

[@ValiantKnight7983]

dear god i love the way this guy plays guitar

[@carpediemarts705]

Its music. It doesn't have to be the same as the record every time.

[@CUNNINGBRAD]

Huh? Mistake? If we have to brutally critic then maybe a flattish bend & some interesting passing notes - but that inspired playing is epic, hows the riff played under the harmonic, plus how spectacularly raw is that tone. Legend.

[@imikewillrockyou]

Slash is a blue's player at his very core, you can always feel that in his playing. Really amazing stuff, no mistake about it.

[@Pokerdude38]

Slash doesn't make mistakes...

[@axeldahlmark1398]

"Mistakes are what differentiates us from the robots." - Joe Bonamassa, 2023

[@jeffreywhisnant6997]

Slash = greatness

[@josevaldivia9300]

This is jazz, blues with cromátism, a pair of notes off is part of the colour

[@bluecollarnobody4217]

Slash doesn’t make mistakes he just changes the cord

[@lotharluder2743]

No mistakes. Just happy accidents. Gods do not make mistakes.

[@priyanshubhattacharjee7547]

He is a great player, in terms of player, he doesn't deserve hate

[@nickadams1992]

No mistakes. Older Slash enjoys jazz modulation, hitting passing tones on the way back to minor pentatonic. One of the true greats in music. I actually own one of his black Les Paul standard axes.

[@acrisptaco8876]

He muffed 1 single note and even then it's not noticeable. Legend.

[@SlowRide723]

Miles Davis - 'It's not the note you play that's the wrong note - it's the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong.'

[@Brandnewdance811]

Slash has like the coolest Roll-Ups I've ever seen

[@ProjectHMF]

He went jazz mode at the end lmao

[@DizzyKrissi]

Slash covers it up perfectly by expanding on it.

[@mariodriessen9740]

A mistake stops being a mistake once you find the solution. Slash found the solution, so there was no mistake.

[@nicolamicanti2443]

Didn't see mistakes...Great Slash!

[@daze023]

so smooth that I didn't even hear it

[@waynemays2296]

They were so good in Seattle! Sound was amazing. They played for at least three hours

[@Moufosboufos]

It’s only a mistake if you don’t play the right thing after the mistake, if you don’t recover. Slash’s recovery was brilliant.

[@StanOwden]

It wasn't a mistake. It was a transition from Ascendancy to Transcendence!

[@aguswahyukurniawan4820]

"instead doing nothing, i will entertain these crowds, damn you Axl for late again"

[@carmenmariaortizjerseygirl70]

He's a legend

[@minervasandoval3669]

Love you Slash❤

[@mattferris3767]

Slash doesn’t make mistakes. He plays every note at the exact time that he means to.

[@stratonicc2651]

u can see the moment where, right before the bluesy lick, he looks down at his hand like "wtf did I just do" then he just shrugged it of n kept fuckin going folks, this is a prime example of how to play off a mistake live

[@blusinbarnesify]

There's no mistake. DA. Been playing 34 years and Slash was one of the first cats I dug during the hole 80s deal