Mike Clink Guns N’ Roses producer Mike Clink says Slash made the Les Paul cool again 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 Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MOST READ1“Whether your playing leans toward Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Nile Rodgers or Eric Johnson, you’ll find the 70th Anniversary Ultra Stratocaster a mesmerizingly cool guitar”: Fender 70th Anniversary Ultra Stratocaster HSS review2“I try to avoid using my middle pickup. That’s the Stevie Ray Vaughan sound. My treble pickup sounds more like me”: Scott Henderson on trombone-emulating pedals, and balancing dense arrangements with blues progressions3“The 10-inch headstock is an eye catcher, as are the flank of accordion-style pickup selector buttons and the diamond fretboard inlays. But mamma mia, that finish!”: The 1964 Welson Kinton V3 – whack job or Italian beauty... or both?4“I had hoped to have my band do a spectacular set in front of this enormous crowd... but even though we played well, the audience was very much asleep”: John Fogerty on Creedence Clearwater Revival's disappointing Woodstock set5Guitar Center’s Fourth of July sale just dropped early with huge savings of up to 30% off gear