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![Jeff Beck and Slash](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cgjCg9Bs92KuPD8r6ySHh9-320-80.jpg)
Slash recalls how a jam with Jeff Beck nearly ended his idol's career
By Phil Weller published
After waiting years to play with his hero, Slash's cranked Marshall amps nearly deafened him
![Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry (L) and guitarist Slash perform during a concert at the Bare Pool Lounge at The Mirage Hotel & Casino to celebrate the resort's 20th anniversary early on October 3, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U3FwGU5EpD5wbyGJj74GmK-320-80.jpg)
"Slash begged me, 'Please don't ask me that.' " Joe Perry reveals the full story of how he lost and found the Les Paul ’Burst from his 1970s Aerosmith era
By Andrew Daly published
The guitarist laments there is one guitar he sold long ago that he still wants back
![A screengrab from the show Pawn Stars showing DJ Ashba's custom Gibson Les Paul](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NGdKkzkzVExFsT3hSNQf6X-320-80.jpg)
Her Gibson Les Paul was worth four times what she thought
By Phil Weller published
The one-of-a-kind custom guitar mysteriously disappeared years ago and resurfaced only recently
![Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd onstage at the Sports Arena in April 1975 in Los Angeles, California.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BpdJuwZei8JrtptTkKF7P8-320-80.jpg)
David Gilmour talks soloing in Guitar Player's guide to the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time
By Guitar Player Staff published
Behold the genius of Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and many more — as voted by the readers of Guitar Player
![Brian May (left) and Slash perform on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, April 5, 1993.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8sW6SYaQ7Pko9veUrQEMjc-320-80.jpg)
Watch Brian May and the Guns N' Roses guitarist jam Queen's “Tie Your Mother Down” on Jay Leno in 1993
By Jonathan Graham published
Launching his debut solo album back in the early 1990s, Brian May enlisted Slash for some added firepower during his 'Tonight Show' appearance
![Dave Navarro, 2021](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vqP3BrwXKwn2wVZQZ8deoJ-320-80.jpg)
Dave Navarro reveals why he declined an offer to join Guns 'n' Roses
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist soon, however, joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers instead and discussed the lessons learned in a candid new interview with GP
![Slash performs onstage](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qYwBDJHunA7zfiiFF7QBSB-320-80.jpg)
Guns N’ Roses producer Mike Clink says Slash made the Les Paul cool again
By Phil Weller published
Despite the fact that Slash's original Les Paul of choice wasn't actually a Gibson, the man behind the desk for Appetite for Destruction and Use Your Illusion says that the band’s popularity helped put the Les Paul-into-a Marshall equation back in vogue
![Axl Rose and Richard Fortus of Guns N' Roses perform as the band headline the Pyramid Stage at Day 4 of Glastonbury Festival 2023 on June 24, 2023.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DMtKBLgVHYsFUSxj37wA43-320-80.jpg)
“It’s the Greatest Accolade You Could Hope for”: Guns N’ Roses Guitarist Richard Fortus Champions Independent U.K. Boutique Builder Ivison Guitars
By Rod Brakes published
Talented British luthier Neil Ivison gives ‘Guitar Player’ the inside scoop on his now world-famous Dakota electric guitar played by Guns N’ Roses’ longest-serving guitarist
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