Slash gear5/16/2023 Some have claimed Slash used a Marshall Silver Jubilee for AFD, and while he did use it on subsequent tours, it wasn’t released until 1987 so can’t have been in the studio. As a result it’s been tough to pin down what exactly was used on the sessions. Now, according to Slash they spent most of it on heroin instead, which would explain why a lot of the gear on Appetite For Destruction was rented rather than bought. When GN’R signed to Geffen records they were given $370,000 to record their debut LP. The rented Appetite amp Image: Robert Knight Archive / Redferens It’s ironic though that one of the most iconic Les Paul tones in the history of recorded music (not to mention one that has spawned endless Gibson signature models) wasn’t even a real Les Paul. These Derrig ‘Les Pauls’ have become highly sought after in the years since, but obviously they are very hard to track down. Kris’ son, Dale, estimates that his dad made “about 20, maybe more” of these Les Paul replicas. Unfortunately, Kris Derrig passed away before he could get the credit due to him for building the iconic guitar, in fact he sadly passed away of throat cancer just a few months prior to the release of Appetite For Destruction in 1987. Foote has since confirmed that it was Kris Derrig who built the guitar. In his autobiography, Slash claims that, “It was made by the late Jim Foot, who owned MusicWorks in Redondo Beach.” Now, Foote shared a shop space with another luthier named Kris Derrig – Foote did own the shop, but Kris built most of the guitars. ![]() Quite who actually built this guitar is also something that has been subject to a great deal of speculation. In fact, the guitar was a custom-built replica of a ’59 Sunburst Les Paul with a couple alternative specifications including Seymour Duncan Alnico II Zebra pickups. This is the guitar that was used on Appetite For Destruction and would come to define Slash’s iconic look and tone to this day.īut even though the guitar said Gibson Les Paul on the headstock, it was not a Gibson Les Paul. So the band’s manager went out to a local guitar shop and purchased a beautiful single-cut instrument that featured a gorgeous flamed maple top. Let’s set the record straight… Slash is playing a Gibson Les Paul on Appetite For Destruction Image: Jeff Hochberg / Getty Imagesīy the time Guns N’ Roses recorded their epoch-defining debut record, Appetite For Destruction, in 1987, Slash had pawned many of his guitars, and so entered the studio with the only ones he had left, which he recounted, all sounded terrible.
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