Slash on Choosing Guitars That Aren't Les Pauls

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@JeremySchultz23 3 ай бұрын

I know he was talking about expensive vintage guitars but you know the Gibson marketing team was sweating when he was talking about how there’s a line where you’re just spending money for the name or the label. 😂

@monkeyliver1986 3 ай бұрын

You're gay.

@InhalerOfTheRifftree 2 ай бұрын

*coughs* Epiphone *coughs*

@santiagosegura9050 2 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing!

@MUSIC4EVA55 2 ай бұрын

I had a les Paul deluxe once. Once is enough.

@qwertyuiop3455 2 ай бұрын

@@InhalerOfTheRifftree A high-end Epiphone Les Paul is better quality than a low-mid Gibson IMO.

@Speedo94 3 ай бұрын

“You only really need 1 good one” lol if we all lived by this.

@KyLesCaster 3 ай бұрын

Only if you play in one tuning. I got a guitar for E, Eb, C and a baritone.

@TannerMahre 3 ай бұрын

Literally haha! Its an addiction.

@dr.buzzvonjellar8862 3 ай бұрын

Only need one, but I want about 50

@dustinbrummett3774 3 ай бұрын

Most people don’t have a choice lol

@ChrisBlackTV 3 ай бұрын

Keyword being "need" 😅

@rcameron4091 3 ай бұрын

Slash is always enjoyable in a interview because he is relatable and logical in his views and experience . Always praising his influences is a sign of a genuine talent in my opinion .

@user-or9cj3vk6t 3 ай бұрын

This is a monologue and not an interview

@WoodsboroPunk 3 ай бұрын

I gifted him that little wolfman bobblehead you see on top of his amp I’m the beginning and towards the end of this video! I geek out every time I see it. I’m so happy he loved it that much to continue taking it on the road with him.

@theGovernmentHatesYou 3 ай бұрын

That’s cool

@theGovernmentHatesYou 3 ай бұрын

Back in 2015 he had a lot of little toys and stuff on his amp.

@Musso8771 3 ай бұрын

Oh that's sick.

@brandonanderson2066 3 ай бұрын

Sweet

@johnfatorich3494 3 ай бұрын

No you didn't 😂

@manueliglesias1871 3 ай бұрын

Probably one of my favorite interviews. Specially when he is so candid about the addiction that is for us guitar players to buy and buy and buy guitars when one or two can really do the trick and you actually form a far better connection with the instrument and the quote unquote myth that is the vintage guitar rabbit hole. Plus he’s rocking an amazing new Breitling Chronomat B01 42. Love this guy to death.

@NikkenMagboy 3 ай бұрын

You know the dude appreciates watches when he's also got a chronomat and not just the hulk.

@2hi2dye 3 ай бұрын

A what!!??

@Utube-s8m 3 ай бұрын

@@2hi2dyea watch I think. Not into watches.

@toufichawly 3 ай бұрын

Slash is genuine ! That's why we love you Sir ! thank you for your music

@Nghilifa 3 ай бұрын

Great interview, I haven't seen him talk this passionately about a subject in a while, thanks a lot! 👏🏿

@Clayton-t5i 3 ай бұрын

Just love how Slash has cleaned up (long time ago), and has become a better player, even though he already was kickass. I love seeing how awesome he is doing, this is a fantastic interview. I'd love to hang out with him for a day, sweet spirit and down to earth, awesome. Especially when he mentioned Johnny Winter, who happened to be my first guitar concert (1973), Johnny was fresh out of rehab and on fire, I'm still impacted from that. Yessir, keep on rockin' Slash, keep on rockin'

@Candyman_Young 3 ай бұрын

“Potential is there but I’ll work with it” - exactly how I feel with every new guitar hahah

@Toothpastman 3 ай бұрын

slash is actually way more well-spoken than I would’ve guessed, what an interesting video

@ResidentRob 3 ай бұрын

As he's gotten to a better place in his life he actually is a really interesting person to listen to

@cdchantler 3 ай бұрын

He’s always cool in videos. Great guy

@michaelgarcia2050 3 ай бұрын

He's never looked too terribly bright, but that was his "look". He's probably as well-spoken as anyone else.

@froorocks100 3 ай бұрын

Must be his British background

@paulmayon8821 3 ай бұрын

This is clean an sober,Slash. He sounds friggin great

@fatseaturtle 3 ай бұрын

Shoutout Norm!! You legend in the Rock world ❤

@jackhargreaves1911 3 ай бұрын

How a guitar feels in your hands after a few weeks of playing is something missed in nearly all guitar reviews on YT. And yet it is what we value most and member longest about any guitar.

@michaelmarchei8539 3 ай бұрын

Its time for someone to give Slash a Jazzmaster already !!!!

@nathanbouton6700 2 ай бұрын

I just threw up in my mouth a little.😅

@DavidRodriguez-mp9nh 3 ай бұрын

Great video. The guitar maturity shows. Tonal quality is the pallete of the musician. He references this in this short interview. Plus for a fellow that can have any guitar (and does in his collection) it is about functionallity. Keep rockin' Slash! You are aging like fine wine. Love your music! Long live rock n roll!

@GoodfaYou 3 ай бұрын

Seems like a humble dude ..good stuff

@Aceroxx02 3 ай бұрын

He is. As someone who has met, and chatted with him, he really is as humble as he comes off here. Total class act!

@davidsummerville351 3 ай бұрын

He is, I met him.

@miguelricardo1028 2 ай бұрын

🙌🏻 True! With time we define our own tone and we try to pay attention more to detaills, trying to take the best juice out of the instrument itself! Thank you Reverb&Slash

@ToddTheJoker 3 ай бұрын

enjoyed this alot! Slash is a smart dude!

@butcho7492 3 ай бұрын

Slash is 100% badass.

@dspaulobr 3 ай бұрын

Following Slash's advice and I now have three Epiphone Les Paul with Seth Lovers pickups! The most expensive one I paid it was: $600. LOL!

@loganknapp8905 3 ай бұрын

Epiphone les Paul standards are a damn fine guitar.

@Impoigness 3 ай бұрын

@@loganknapp8905totally. I got an epiphone modern les paul, it has everything: ebony fingerboard, mahogany body, locking tuners, weight relief, good sounding pickups…. only for 700€! If I want, I can just change the pickups for 100-200€ and it will be incredible!

@berserker_2886 3 ай бұрын

I've got an epi lp custom and since none of my friends are serious players they wouldn't know the difference between that and a gibson, I bet a lot of players wouldn't always know the difference blindfolded

@geneevans7885 3 ай бұрын

Gotta love his honesty.

@alexrudavin540 Ай бұрын

Amen. This was pretty much my thought process when I bought my Easman T59/v over a 335. To me personally the sound, feeling, quality and value for money with the Easman was all there over a Gibson that was 2x more expensive. Play what ever makes you feel nice and enjoy yourself.

@Nati 3 ай бұрын

Very interesting points 👍

@That.old.mountain 2 ай бұрын

Who knew he was so honest and level headed - what a nice guy

@twest344 3 ай бұрын

I know he's mostly a Les Paul man, but Slash playing a Firebird is a really good match. He gets a very nice sound out of it.

@thyreapermc5948 2 ай бұрын

When Slash speaks of making it work, it's the tweaking of PU & pole heights. I gots a personally built Kramer Vt211s, put Area 61 in the neck, A58s in the middle & JB humbucker in the bridge. Had to readjust PU heights when I started using a fixed gain (clean) amp. Was saturating at like 5 to 6. Got the neck to hevay saturate at 7, middle at 9. Then set the JB height to heavy saturation at 8. But then had to adjust the poles to get the JB to voice similar to the Areas. Also, I can no load tap dial the JB, which I drop out the flat poles. Work all done to preference of ear.

@david25876 3 ай бұрын

Good interview! I like the leaving the questions out technique. Works well for this type of interview.

@dr.buzzvonjellar8862 3 ай бұрын

Slash is a guitar player and hero. I love his music and his voice

@USDAselect 3 ай бұрын

First time I've seen Slash wear shorts. I guess that Magnatone changed his whole personality 🤣.

@davidocampo6640 3 ай бұрын

I remember him drunk wearing shorts and doing a solo 😂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2ncdqd7mLKSqdksi=kKKcWptR3sApk5kx

@rocketdurham4926 3 ай бұрын

I’ve got a Les Paul standard 2006 1960 Les Paul reissue. Never needed another guitar but I’ve gotten more and always go back. He’s right about only needing one good one

@tommilitello198 3 ай бұрын

Then why does he tour with several?

@SDVN74 Ай бұрын

Very informative and why my last guitar purchase was a les paul classic with a pickup and wiring swap instead of a 10k murphy lab it plays just as good, and after the swap it sounds just as good.

@ReviewCart69 3 ай бұрын

Having multiple guitars is a must for seasoned guitarists. I have a Ibanez S series, 97 Fender Strat, Les Paul, and an Aria Pro II. That’s all I need for any and every genre essentially. Currently in love with my Ibanez and les paul tho

@MODELMIND72 3 ай бұрын

I really do not know how many guitars I own, I only know if I think I might like it and I can get it, I just get it. Now if it ends up on a album or not, played in the studio only or used for live gigs only or stays in the private collection/ gets modded or sold off in the catch and release program. It's all part of my rock n roll fantasy. 🎸🤠

@BaldPerspective 3 ай бұрын

Slash is def one of those guitarists you can hear & know pretty quickly it's him. I remember first listening to "Ordinary Man," by Ozzy off the album of the same name, when it came out, & thinking the guitar solo sounded like Slash; looked & it was him, alright!

@arsenaultgilles4557 3 күн бұрын

Love the sound that comes from your finger and the gear you use I agree 335 is hard to beat

@timnotbrianmay 3 ай бұрын

... "I'll make that work!" 😸😸😸... &, ".. That it's really the player!" 😺😺😺😸

@RowdyGrunt 3 ай бұрын

This is so good I forgot what the title of it was. The man exudes guitar.❤

@S.X-sr7dd 3 ай бұрын

I've always found Slash's soft voice, chill, gentle Good vibes to be calming, comforting somehow, he's always been my fav guitar player, but even more as we all age i get to appreciate as much his genuine and Good, mature vibes. It's hard to explain, i call it the Slash Effect: from a Spiritual/Intuitive point he's High Vibrational, there's something special about Slash, a gentle, genuine, Good soul, different from many chaotic, nasty, toxic, fake, Ego driven, self obsessed A/A+ Listers faking kindness and/or humility out of Selfinterest, greed and PR/image.. Slash's talent and Iconic Rock Legend status are one thing, the person behind the brand is another, hence heartbreaking to see him at his worst in the early 2000s, still crazy how close he really was from Death, then heartwarming to see him fight to live, get clean & sober, learn hard lessons, mature, be happy, at Peace, thriving, he's been so productive since, you can feel he's in a happy place in his life. Slash is still that kid who still loves to play and collaborate with artists, record and tour for the love & fun of playing live, who will tour for as long as his health allows him to, grateful to be alive and well, transpiring in his interviews bc it's sincere, so is his humility and laid back mindset, not afraid of showing vulnerability regarding addictions, self reflection, accountability, a true Rock Star who's NOT ruled by Ego... To guitar players out there calling him a sell out i'll say this: The man is no Gene Simmons nor Jimmy Page !!! he's not greedy, he had to learn to know his worth: it's different. After all he's been through and all the millions he was ripped off for so long he's become strategical: endorsments/partnerships then GN'R's revival bigger checks finance all his small creative projects (not just music) that make no profit or very little, including this excellent Blues album with a very small venues US tour, and even a part of his albums with Myles & Conspirators (good reviews doesn't mean high grossing sales & tours); and his divorce had cost him more than half of what he had.. Moreover, when you look into it Gibson's selling prices for his signature guitars are lower compared to other high profile household names' esp compared to Jimmy Page and Kirk Hammet's ones... Slash is a lot more known/famous than any Zakky Wilde, Jason Isbell and Bonamassa combined, yet Slash's signature models sell for the same price: 3000-3500$... Kirk Hammet's Greeny models are up to 20k in comparison, AND Jimmy Page's signatures never sold for less than 8k$ (prior to inflation), the double neck SG limited signature sold for 50k$, outrageously expensive in comparison.. +Remember Axl had "negociated" most rights to GN'R royalties in addition to the band's name, so once Slash and Duff had quit in 94/95 they stopped getting big checks from GN'R until their return in 2016...

@revwillyg6450 2 ай бұрын

@@S.X-sr7dd that's way too much to bother reading

@RadarThirtyOne 3 ай бұрын

Yes, Slash. Sleazy is the right word. 😃

@JJFace-q3m 3 ай бұрын

play because you love it !

@instantrameng0d36 2 ай бұрын

Me personally I have bond with a guitar, a connection. That's how I know it's the one for me. Also one of the reasons I like going to instore shops. It's like getting to know a guitar like a person.

@JuliusMas-bz6my 3 ай бұрын

Buckethead fans can never get this sort of interview from their idol. Ever. Slash is the real deal.

@WillPowerGuitar 3 ай бұрын

Buckethead has legit autism and severe anxiety. He had an interview with his phycologist a while back that was insightful, but has since been removed.

@CraigFlowersMusic 3 ай бұрын

I wasn't going to say anything, but since you decided to reupload this I just wanted to be That Guy and point out that it should either say "Slash on Choosing a Guitar That Isn't a Les Paul," or "Slash on Choosing Guitars that Aren't Les Pauls." You may all yell at me now.

@justinerb3669 3 ай бұрын

AAAAAHHHH!!!

@davidpepper442 3 ай бұрын

If you're referring to a grammatical error, it looks like they corrected it. We'll done sir

@CraigFlowersMusic 3 ай бұрын

@@davidpepper442 Bucket list complete!

@maJastoL 2 ай бұрын

🗣

@LuigiTheMetal64 3 ай бұрын

1:27 Yui Hirasawa from K-ON! even knows that as she knows a musical instrument is meant to be played. Despite being heavy, she thought the Les Paul is cute.

@nirshemmer8895 3 ай бұрын

Nice interview, He's really honest about his guitar tone, he has always played great but his tone is always the same no matter what guitar he plays, I never really understood why he plays so many different models since it doesn't make any difference.

@KevinShoemaker-oj1pi 15 күн бұрын

It absolutely does make a difference……maybe you don’t notice it but it’s there.

@berserker_2886 3 ай бұрын

A good acoustic, a good passive single coil, a good passive bucker and something with actives

@davidsummerville351 3 ай бұрын

So glad he's playing different guitars.

@jeremythornton433 3 ай бұрын

Would love to see him playing a Strat or a Tele.

@antichristian74 3 ай бұрын

fyi, he’a always played various styles of guitars but his main ones have been les pauls for quite a while. he played a slide dobro, bc rich, double neck SG, etc. on the use your illusion tours. before they were signed he had a few different ones that weren’t les pauls. there are a lot of pics and videos on line… they do look weird though, i’ll admit, lol.

@adiohead 3 ай бұрын

@@jeremythornton433 Dust n' Bones The Ritz Theatre, he's playing a Sanchez superstrat. Also, there's a vid of him playing the Godfather theme on a white strat at the November Rain shoot.

@thesausage351 Ай бұрын

Damn man he’s so intelligent and well spoken. Slash is so damn cool.

@2hi2dye 3 ай бұрын

I'd love to hear his take on Fractal etc. Any Slash interviews out there covering that??

@fmfsupaman 3 ай бұрын

This is exactly why I like slash, not is he a great musician, he's very knowledgeable about instruments. But he is right, as a guitar player, we only really need one good guitar, but because I play multiple different genres, I needed multiple to avoid constant tuning changes from E standard to drop A.

@LuigiTheMetal64 3 ай бұрын

Nothing over-the-top since that would be chasing trends. Products that stand the test of time should matter in a way as merit. Les Pauls are the best at that. They can be comforting to play. The lighter models are nice too.

@JordieBear_ Ай бұрын

We love slash !

@rareform6747 3 ай бұрын

Black Keys Dan Auerbach / Sound of His Own Old New Mastery

@kevinlaplante7500 3 ай бұрын

Slash, have you ever played a Westone guitar? I own one since my childhood (gift from my Dad) and found out last year it was an 80's Japanese prototype handmade shredding machine due to the neck arch and shape. One of your all time greatest fans, Kevin Laplante

@crazywisdom2 3 ай бұрын

I like his philosophy ! ❤

@BenedictPlays2020gameplays 3 ай бұрын

6:55 Slash's pedal board. Can someone say what pedals does he have??

@Mr.Monster1313 3 ай бұрын

Btw..i still love slashes $300 epiphones with the built in tuner..lol they play and feel and sound great...great budgrt guitars...feels great.

@jeremythornton433 3 ай бұрын

There's a lot of truth to the old chestnut, "How many guitars does a guitarist need? Just one...........more!" I'm a keyboard player who also plays guitar, I only have 15. So far!

@zacharysmithandguitars355 Ай бұрын

I am a Gibson les Paul man and I am a owner of two Gibson les Paul’s and I one two Ephipone les Paul’s as I own a Martin acoustic

@mrsnakepit Ай бұрын

Thats true slash.. Ive been stop buying expensive guitar.. It is not worth when i think back ive spent alot.. And those guitars just sleeping in the cases and seldom use.. Now i stick to my stratocaster..that suits me.. My hand my fingers.. My playing. Everything is there.. Im done.. Thanks slash.. Youre the reason i play guitar.. Im a big fan of you since 1990..until now... 🎉

@tommilitello198 3 ай бұрын

The fact is that Gibson doesn’t sell affordable guitars other than the epiphone brand,and now some of them are 1299 lol

@muaythaiguy6669 Ай бұрын

I have a Lyx Pro Les Paul for $350 and a Leo Jaymz SG for $250 both off of Amazon. Both are good quality and sound great. It's true you don't need to spend an arm and a leg for a good guitar.

@stevencurrie1540 3 ай бұрын

Mr Hudson hopefully will do another Blues venture with Joe Perry and Keith Richard and neck why not Bonamassa

@rooster4906 3 ай бұрын

👍👏👏👏

@1234drums 3 ай бұрын

Slash ✨

@pnwrocker1965 3 ай бұрын

I’ve always liked Slash be it GNR or solo.

@justice100forwin2 3 ай бұрын

Slash has always been so secretive about his pedals...it's crazy!

@satyanpatel6403 3 ай бұрын

Not really. His pedals are just taped up for exact settings for touring and for the roadies to not make mistakes adjusting them.

@shredfantom 3 ай бұрын

@@satyanpatel6403 I used to have a reverb pedal (a Digitech, I think, with Lexicon reverb) that came with a rubber cover for the knobs, so they wouldn't shift settings by accident. I wish all pedals had one of those. It's a damn shame that they don't.

@maJastoL 2 ай бұрын

@@shredfantomthat's actually a great idea

@donniejean 3 ай бұрын

I’m curious if we were to compare LP’s. I definitely crossed the line and own way too many. Myself and my partner build custom amps that we have one built for you but don’t know how to get it to you. All hand built/wired. Even the chassis is hand cut and bent. It’s like nothing you’ve ever seen. Or at the very least we could ride some BMX! I actually supposedly own a certain red mockingbird that may have been yours at one point. I even had the builder verify it and he said he never knew who the build was for, but that’s how he would have done it. He even had a small piece of wood with the same grain 😮 there’s some other secret things about it that only you and the person who wired it would know… early 90’s era. First rock song I ever heard - you could be mine. Changed me man.

@jackolson8775 3 ай бұрын

I dont get my hands on the kind of guitars Slash does, but I can still relate. I once had a neck thru Washburn with single coils. Mild single coils. It played fantastic and sounded crystalline when clean, but I wanted a Les Paul/Marshall sound & really was never satisfied with it. After dumping it for a much cheaper guitar with humbuckers, I struggled with that until I could afford a decent one. 10 years Iater , after having a few guitars come & go ,I really regretted ditching a nice guitar with unique quality tone for a junky one that had none.

@satyanpatel6403 3 ай бұрын

Hunt down that guitar man.

@luismartinez6408 3 ай бұрын

We’ll slash is very old school and traditional with his guitar stuff. Different guitars are sometimes like different instruments. Les Paul and strat is like two different instruments. It’s like banjo vs mandolin.

@guitarstring5981 3 ай бұрын

So, Slash is saying that you don't have to buy his signature and buy a PRS for the money

@paolomaestri2179 3 ай бұрын

Slash is still my Number One favourite guitar player of all time since 2001 when I was 15 years old. The next project has to be a collaboration with his twin Brother in music: Lenny Kravitz.

@frankc1621 3 ай бұрын

I'd love to hear more Slash + Lenny. Always on the Run is such a fantastic song

@MichaelBrewster-x7n 2 ай бұрын

Every single vintage guitar was new at one time😂❤

@scottmcgee9469 3 ай бұрын

Do ya do guitar trades Slash? Got a 96 prs 10t with birds

@will5150 3 ай бұрын

coolest guy ever.

@cosmicmancosms5981 Ай бұрын

slash baba ne demiş '' eğer kullanmayacaksanız pahalı gitarlar almaya değmez.'' baba adamdır.

@revtimewest 3 ай бұрын

Dr Demento. You youngins missed out on that great radio show.

@huangss00 3 ай бұрын

1:36 Slash wears shorts???

@satyanpatel6403 3 ай бұрын

So does the rest of G&R. It gets hot up there.

@chilou8708 Ай бұрын

Would love to him with a tele or anything with p90s

@RobesonBernard-g9k 3 ай бұрын

Maribel Stravenue

@JJ-ze6vb 3 ай бұрын

So he’s going to Epiphone now, right? Right…?

@lsipahelut 3 ай бұрын

There is this EVH guitar I have been hearing good things about...

@lewisgrant7622 2 ай бұрын

Slash picking guitars be like I want that one, that one and that one

@daviddoyle8956 Ай бұрын

So true it's just a name. It's the same with cars for a while there people would fork out absence amounts for them or DVDS, VHS etc because sellers are using this Vintage BS to up the price when the item is not worth it basically be a smart shopper. I blame it on all those auction hunter and storage war TV shows my self now everyone is looking at stuff in there closet, attic, basement, garage when they could care less about it before thinking there stuff is worth a ton of $$ when they don't have the knowledge about it when most of it is just junk. It also kills the market.

@Rikalonius 2 күн бұрын

00:51 Yay, I feel vindicated by Slash I've said many times there is a quality price point, but too much over that and you start getting into something priced for prestige and not necessarily anymore quality.

@t3hgir 3 ай бұрын

Can't talk Gibson Firebird without mentioning Johnny Winter... Slash knows.

@christophercripps7639 Ай бұрын

At 3:04’, did you notice Wednesday Adam’s headless doll. Family did a Wednesday theme for Halloween. Life size mannequin in that “dance,” wig and that doll-shoulder bag. Standing in the shadows had people wondering, is she real.

@wilcodegreef8205 2 ай бұрын

A gitaar is al what you need to put youre sole in and to let hearing your sole

@Paul-y1p3k 3 ай бұрын

Has he seen the price of his signature models

@WatchTheThrown 3 ай бұрын

TV Green so cool.

@Nickpaflas Ай бұрын

6:56- Slash does not give out free advertising.

@F1n1337 Ай бұрын

And in this whole video he didnt mention anything that wasn't a Gibson lol. Waita step away from the Les Pauls for a second but it was more of a baby step.

@TheSammyreynolds 3 ай бұрын

I don't believe that vintage is better thing. I've heard some vintage guitars that sound like absolute dogshit.

@randall9000 3 ай бұрын

I think when someone finds a pristine vintage guitar in a closet, under a bed etc, it’s usually pristine because 1)the owner never got seriously into playing or 2)it plays like a dog and/or sounds like a turd

@revtimewest 3 ай бұрын

Old and busted vs the new hotness? I will take the new hotness every time. Even if they make it look old and busted.😊

@satyanpatel6403 3 ай бұрын

Plus newer is cheaper. Tone is 99% is in the hand.

@shredfantom 3 ай бұрын

@@revtimewest There is a scientific explanation for vintage guitars. When guitars age, the moisture leaves the guitar and they become more solid and stable, often resulting in a better tone. This is especially true for spruce top acoustic/classical guitars. They simply sound better with age. Now, if you get a guitar with a roasted maple neck, like Misha Mansoor, that adds to stability as well.