Play electric guitar like Slash

Slash is a well-known and highly skilled guitarist who has played with Guns N' Roses and several other bands. He is famous for his unique style and his look. If you want to sound like Slash and copy his look, you're in the right place in our Guided Shopping area. Here we show you everything you need for the perfect Slash sound. From guitars and amplifiers to effects, you'll find everything you need to follow in your idol's footsteps.

About Slash

Slash, whose real name is Saul Hudson, was born in London and grew up in England. After he started playing a bass guitar but quickly gave it up, he got his first acoustic guitar at the age of 15, on which he learned to play. His earliest musical influences came from guitarists like Rory Gallagher, Van Halen, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck, as well as rock bands like Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Queen and Aerosmith.
After leaving school he moved to Los Angeles and met the drummer Steven Adler, with whom he formed the band Road Crew. After Slash and Adler received a demo from guitarist Izzy Stradlin that also featured Axl Rose as the singer, the musicians arranged a meeting. Stradlin and Rose were having trouble holding their band Hollywood Rose together. After their first performances together, the two bands merged into Guns N’ Roses and became extremely successful.

In 1996 Slash left Guns N’ Roses after tensions with Axl Rose and the other band members and later played guitar with Velvet Revolver and Slash’s Snakepit. In 2010 he released his first solo album Slash, followed so far by four more solo albums. His new album Orgy of the Damned will be released in 2024. Rolling Stone ranked Slash at No. 65 on the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

Low-end electric guitars for Slash fans

Slash himself plays almost exclusively Gibson guitars, mostly Les Paul models. These, however, are very expensive because they are true classics, crafted by hand in the USA. Epiphone as Gibson's subsidiary produces versions of these models as budget variants that are very well suited for getting into the world of the Slash sound. In addition, there are even affordable signature models of the Guns N’ Roses guitarist available in the form of the Epiphone Slash models.

Slash on his guitars

In the first video Slash shows you his extensive guitar collection and tells the story behind each instrument and what he uses it for. The second video gives you a closer look at the affordable guitars from the Epiphone Slash Collection. Enjoy watching!

High-end and signature electric guitars from Slash

As mentioned above, Slash is a big fan and endorser of the Gibson. He has numerous signature models to his name, both electric and acoustic guitars, which are precisely tailored to Slash's needs and are therefore best suited to help you imitate his characteristic sound. Over his long career Slash has built up a large guitar collection. He prefers to play Gibson Les Paul models, but his collection also includes several Firebirds, Explorers, ES models and SGs.

“Developing my new collection with the new team at Gibson was really exciting. The quality and the attention to detail are at the highest level, and these guitars truly reflect what I play live and in the studio. I think guitarists will be thrilled by what we've developed.”

Slash on the Gibson Slash Collection

Alternative electric guitars for the perfect Slash sound

If you don't necessarily need a Gibson and are more interested in the sound than the brand, you should take a look at the following instruments. These are offered by other manufacturers and are modelled on classic Gibson designs, like the ones Slash himself plays.

Slash's amplifiers

Slash relies on the British sound of various Marshall amplifiers, which he combines with matching speaker cabinets, also from Marshall. Occasionally he mixes things up by playing through a Roland Jazz Chorus.

Slash's effects pedals

The perfect accessories for the Slash sound and look