Guitar Center Sessions: Slash-Guitars and Strings

[padawan007]

Yepp he didnt play on gibson from the first time, ED ROMAN told it, that someone built him that guitar.

[Ronas77]

Wher is the rest of the conversation?

[tocrazy4cabbage]

I like how both the top comments are about porn XDD

[JesusNiettoTalkz]

You really need to read the sheet? Really?

[ShadowHighFive]

@PapaLesPaul Thanks for the advice. I had put the 10's back on (well, the top three strings), but I didn't care for the thinner sound. I put the 11's back on the next day. I've cut back to playing about an hour a day, and 4 - 6 hours on the weekend, so my fingers are toughening up.

I use a strat-style guitar, but I think Santa's bringing me an Epi Les Paul Standard. The shorter scale length (like Slash uses) will have less string tension, so the 11's should feel better, esp. tuned down 1/2 step

[ShadowHighFive]

I've switched to the 11's, since I've seen this interview. I love the heavier tone, but bending the first and second strings are a killer. My fingers aren't too happy with me.

[dan95brantner]

Ernie Ball Power Slinkys are the best for Drop D!

[PBANDSNOW]

@dan95brantner No they aren’t best for anything. I can name 100 players who use them religiously who never play in drop D.

[coldplay4ever1]

ClearTone size 9 are very good.

[coldplay4ever1]

@coldplay4ever1 they are the best strings I have ever used!!!!!

[chickenmanstan]

9:25 wtf?! Don't apologize bitch fuck the audience! They can leave if they don't want slash's tone wisdom!

[plathera404]

1:10 the the the

[Allardrock1]

Choice between Alnicos and Duncans? Duncans ALL THE WAY.

[huzza18]

@Allardrock1 You can't compare "Alnicos" and "Duncans" because "Alnico" is a magnet and "Duncan" a pick-up producer. There are Alnico ProII magnets in Slash's Seymour Duncan PUs .... so your statement doesn't make sense ;))

[Hetfieldandhammett1]

240P we meet again :/ ,,,,,,,,

[Metallicafan19961]

I LOVE PLAYING THE GUITAR AND LOVE THE LES PAUL GUITARS!!!!!!!

[1298da]

@soothslayer21 It's not just to do with the top string. I could put an 8 on the top and then heavy gauge strings on the b g d a E strings and it would still be a heavy gauge set. Theres no set rule for whats a heavy set of strings and whats not. Power Slinkys start off with an 11 and end up with a 48. An 11 is heavy but a 48 is light for a bottom E string. There for 11-48 is a medium-ish gauge set.

[bananaphone5200]

can the audience shut the fuck up?

[Georg5555]

is he using RPS-11 Slinky Nickel Wound or Power Slinky Nickel Wound im confused ...

[ebv1998]

0:50 sec. this is ever male or female right now. EVERYBODY WANT SLASH'S GUITAR. can never find it tho. 1959' Les Paul. ive only found 1960'. they seem to not sell it in the sores. it pisses me off. but there r people on e-bay and all thoes site tht r selling. but they want 5,000 or more. time to save some money!

[Musclecar1973]

@ebv1998 Nobody sells 1959 Les Pauls. An actual '59 in good condition is worth $750,000. Slash doesn't play one either. He has some earlier LP's but he deals alot with new prototypes made for him by Gibson. During live performances he uses mainly 2010 and 2011 AFD Les Pauls.

[Musclecar1973]

@ebv1998 Btw, everything your seeing is a '59 REISSUE. Those can be somewhat affordable, hence why people have them, not just rock stars.

[4damike4]

Dude S.I.T strings are freaking awesome man

[1298da]

@MrGuitardude420 Na I like my power slinkys, I was just stating that 11's-46's arn't a heavy gauge string. Plus Ernie Ball strings are better then dunlop :P haha

[jdr214]

@1298da power slinkys rule

[ImAllSlashedUp101]

i fuckin hate wen guys at guitar stores ...like if i ask for something theyl be like "no no you dont want that.." like wat the fuck...gimmie the shit i want

[1298da]

11's-46's arnt a heavy gauge string. power slinkys are 11-48 and only about a middle gauge string set

[MrGuitardude420]

@1298da If your looking for heavy gauge strings, you should go with Dunlop Heavy Core bro! Rock on.

[soothslayer21]

@1298da Actually, it goes like this

8's = Extra Light

9's = Light

10's = Average

11's = Heavy

12's = Extra Heavy

[TheAerosmith3]

@soothslayer21 supposedly SRV played on 13s sometimes

[paulorules]

dude this guy looks like harrison ford

[HolyAnthem]

ha he burped

[fordrobert26]

2:07 Les Pauls dated? i bet that guys out of business...

[annabatarowicz]

@fordrobert26 yeah like hammer, and charvel. to be fair i like charvel geetars

[simone89isisisisi]

slash is rock :D

[CineOT]

I paused my porn to watch this

[kadaj187]

gibson les paul .. a simple guitar but can blow any amplifiers!

[aeromasterslefjohn]

LOL AT 7:29 I HAVE ONE :D

[MrFreddiebrandt]

would people think i was copying if i used gibson les pauls aswell because rock music is my life and i really want to do it as a living and slash is my favorite guitarist im 14 and id love to be a rock god like slash but i use gibson les pauls and marshalls that wouldnt be coppying wold it plz reply someone ? :)

[MegaDarth666]

The Gold tops looked silver at first lol.

[Demon19233]

slash is the man

[bmxconnor09]

only 1000 of those will be made ''Let Me Have One !''

[fumblerer]

that guitar is amazing! 

[bbrokes]

are davisons's good guitars?

[polibio3000]

U<U

My first was a memphis too,

haha

[Guitar8870]

''Fuck You In Dont Care!''

BEST VIDEO OF SLASH!

[JaredFury]

Zakk Wylde Plays Les Paul, And Hes The Shit

[MrWhitescarf]

Guitar porn!

[maxreaper25]

10 dislikes. oh well.

[xXkillaguitarXx]

Lol who heard the WoW kikd in the beggining of the video..

[DocBrewster]

man he must have strong fingers - even 10s cut my fingers after an hour or two - 9's are fine but how can he use 11s for hours on end?

[Seana7xfan1]

@DocBrewster shit try twelves

[SharpestKnives]

@DocBrewster Maybe it's because he tunes a half step down?

[TheStratocasterBlues]

@DocBrewster wow....I use 12's for hours and im only 14 hahaha..no offense..we're all different

[themthrashinkids]

Yeah I've used 12's-52's (Skinny Top Heavy Bottom) the whole time I've played.

[synystersk8board]

@themthrashinkids skinny top heavy bottom is 10 - 52 , 10 13 17 32 42 52. i have them too

[jensthebrix]

@DocBrewster Most uses 10s... And 10s is pretty much the same feel as 11s tuned down.

[qwerty96347]

@DocBrewster Just personal preference, if you kept with heavier strings, your fingers would toughen up and they'd stop hurting. I usually use 9's, but 11's or even 12's are alright.

[HeyMikey218]

HELLL YEAH TED NIGENT CAT SRATCH FEVER!

[Super9069]

lmfao "fuck you, I don't care". Rock and Fuckin' Roll right there

[itsMattydud3]

lol like the last 40-50 seconds is about strings the rest is just guitars thats pretty awesome

[OATTeam]

ahahh 'this is tech talk' ahhaahaha SLASH FUCKIN ROCKS

[MrMethadrine]

Y in such shows the audence is ALWAYS braindead or have nothing to do with the topic??

[thejakeludwig]

Thats bullsh** about they only made 1000 of the slash Gibson goldtops.. I have 2 of them and they suck!

[SLAAAASH1]

@thejakeludwig maybey its too muhc of a guitar for you , cant handle iit

[farrex0]

@thejakeludwig they r special goldtops made only for slash with his specifications... I dont believe u that u hav THOSE 2 maybe u ust hav a simple goldtop u need to check that... and even the simple sounds awesome i hav tried it...

[cremekongen1705]

Certain guitarists? Am i the only one thinking page?

[munditossss]

como  slahs

[beanzey11]

"Middle ground kinda.. *little burp*"

[dizzyizzy24]

I got a Slash custom Gibson Les paul with Alnico Hum-buckers and slap some fuckin' Slash signature size 10 ernie ball strings

[TellingYouTwice]

@dizzyizzy24 ....fail

[dizzyizzy24]

@TellingYouTwice fail......what?

[guitarwiz5]

I have one of the epiphone goldtops!!

[CAP1997FURACAO]

@guitarwiz5 lucky!!! how expansive r they?

[foamyrant]

lol nice burp, very professional :)

[IgorAntOniOMarinhO]

Toca muito slash.....

[IgorAntOniOMarinhO]

Toca muito slash.....

[TheBawbag88]

nice vid, search "scorching guitar solo" for  little surprise :) and please subscribe!

[GoHabs13]

slash saved the les paul

[SlashIsRockNRoll2010]

SLASH OMG

[krzysiekrocks]

what amp is slash using here?

[iggvf]

marshall vintage modern 2266 i think ;)

[iggvf]

marshall vintage modern 2266 (sorry if theres some trouble with the comments :) )

[JacobErikssonMusic]

@ArararoZamora

that's why they are custom ;-)

[abbanazio]

New Song of Slash!

Listen:

/watch?v=emIXlYxAUMw

[shakar92]

lolz i can't find the 11-46 on the internet shops? .. are you sure it isn't 11-48 ? .. cause thats the only one i could find

[gypsysunerainbow]

he said CUSTOM gauge. It means you probably won´t find it in stores because he mixes different gauges among all the string

[thefourhorseman]

it is 11-48

[evhwolfgangguitar]

A BIG HELL YA

EVH would dig this video

[guitarmaniac000]

haha" fuck you i dont care" lol

[jumpervolk]

yeaaah FUCK YOU!!

[Fritazozo]

No he means 11 to 46 :P

[OZZYTS808]

Actually 7:54

[motimuk]

smart ass

[edgeofsanity8]

slash is probably the most influential guitarist for blues/classic rock players

[shooterpcb]

Slash burped at 7:56..lol

[MatheusBSeidel]

i want a topper like his xD

[MrAlfredocolon]

im saving up for a brad tallinsky guitar

[axlroseGNR88]

hahahaha me too! what a dick that guy is.

[hmongcanadian]

slash pwns....fucck axl

[RockIsntPollution]

why did he use a BC Rich Mockingbird when he played beat it with MJ?

[rgjmce666]

cause he likes to play other guitars apart from les pauls lol, also the mockingbird has a floyd rose on it and he needs that for the solo

[RockIsntPollution]

if only gibson released the les paul acess standard before then

[cookieeclipse]

@RockIsntPollution for the floyd rose. The solo uses the floyd rose, so i guess he couldnt use th les paul for it

[RockIsntPollution]

yea but he improvised his own solo which didnt include much of the tremolo

i was dissapointed that there wasnt the EVH solo

[cookieeclipse]

Slash is known for improvisation, so you'd never see him learning somone else's solo note for note. I supose he used the Mockingbird for the option of the floyd rose, not necessarily use it, but to just have the possibilty. Plus the Mockingbird would be easier for pinch harmonics and tapping as opposed to the Les Paul, so they could be other reasons why he didn't opt for the Les

[kaaremann]

@RockIsntPollution he used it also in You could be min osv

[acosebede]

Heritage Cherry is the sexiest

[rgjmce666]

it's the most common colour though

[kvnshenko]

Eres lo maximo slash

[415Riggs]

joe perry did alot for slash's inspiration toward the les paul too

[Jordo1900]

cant wait for his solo album gonna be the best album ever

[andr3wbr1an]

i can't wait until his new signature guitar comes out!

[bkappel836]

@andr3wbr1an, It already did, lol.

[andr3wbr1an]

no, on facebook he says he's making another new one. it's a replica of his replica les paul made by chris derrig

[michygonewild]

i think they should jsut make more vos guitars haha

[clayton51695]

3:06 best part :D

[rockandroll4life1]

the tobacco guitar is beautiful!

[mikese93]

you know, listening to slash's music is very relazing in a way, makes you feel at ease with the voice. but watching slash himself...man, it's weird, its like holding on to an electric wire or something, not quite pleasurable, not quite annoying, but more... in-you-face.special man, special man.

[MrNufc09]

legend legend!!!

[Sholda1]

Hahaha He just goes on about guitars xD Guitars are like porn for us guitarists !!!

[guitarwiz5]

@Sholda1 Hell yea!

[j0shred1]

@Sholda1 Amen Brother lol

[TomasLonGo]

@Sholda1 o couldn't agree more

[TomasLonGo]

@Sholda1 i mean 'i'

[HarryAndAGuitar]

@Sholda1 Exactly haha

[RobarthVideo]

@Sholda1 yea, except masturbating...

[AkisColdplay]

@Sholda1

hell yeah

[TheJJEguitar]

@Sholda1

no it's better :)

[gunsnroseswttj]

oh ya

[themthrashinkids]

Dude! Whenever I am in airports there are lines of dudes looking at porn in the "Male interest" section and I always ask the front desk if they have any porn for guitarrists. xD

[greendayrockish55]

@Sholda1 gibson is the sexiest

[oguzsaltik]

@Sholda1 DUDE! thats what i said! i sometimes look up guitars instead of watching porn like a regular human being. I cant help it, they are beautiful!

[Bohemia220]

@oguzsaltik Wow man, you're right me too

[ACiSSMusic]

@Sholda1 true so true lol

[CaramelMarshmallow]

@Sholda1 Guitars are SO MUCH BETTER than porn.

[MYNAMEISJOHNIS]

@CaramelMarshmallow and better than chicks...if i had to choose between no sex at all in my life and no playing of the guitar i would chose the FUCKIN GUITAR!!

[MYNAMEISJOHNIS]

@CaramelMarshmallow and better than chicks...every time i take my epiphone les paul custom to play i have orgasms...i wouldnt change my guitar for all the chicks and sex in the world...

[Enoned]

@CaramelMarshmallow words of a true guitarist

[michygonewild]

funny how he holds the mic like a bottle haha

[joseph1608]

'I said Fuck you I don't care'

[DudeXMyster]

when he said " then they asked if they could do an inspired by which is identical to the 88 guitar...etc...."....uhrm....t­his would be the 2nd guitar the make...the gold top being the 3rd and last....but which guitar is he talking about....thats the one i want....

[HardRockOfficial]

nice

[HardRockOfficial]

Whats the best les paul finish?

[postaldude2250]

I have the 57 Gold Top reissue , but my personal favorite is the Tobacco Burst

[gibsongold1970]

ibanez really aren't that sustaining,like

a les paul.

save your money and buy

a GOOD les paul kiddo.....

[DeivasLT]

what is the amp behind him ???

[AshFromCan]

marshall...something...

[lordakamai]

Marshall Vintage Modern 2466

[itayash]

i know he said somewhere that he play this one but the2266(50wat)us better

[lordakamai]

@itayash not better different

[gibsongold1970]

les paul dated? fuck you!

les paul guitar will eat any geetar

from breakfast luch and dinner,

go slash!

[TheKirkYates]

except for most high end Ibanez guitars...

[MrPeterGroove]

weird he didn t mention Joe Perry as one of his biggest influencies

[415Riggs]

i know slash and joe have a great admiration for eachother. joe is definitely one of slash's heroes. and a great inspiration in playing the les paul. read his book. he mentions joe quite a bit!!

[zomgzomglawlawlawl]

who would? the old fart sucks, hes cool as shit tho. does he count as a fashion influence? thats about all he is

[TheTylerGeissler]

To be honest I don't think he really needed to. It's pretty much obvious that Joe is one of his biggest influences.

[TheWallaceee]

SLASH

GUITAR e GIBSON

[flyhead2]

Brain-dead audience.

[michygonewild]

what is different from the gibson and epiphone version apart from the name on it ? haha

[xxRockst4r]

epiphone is made of cheaper wood and equipment

[beawesomeinstead812]

the epiphone has the same hardware and pickups. But it has a different wood

[ruffles272]

nah. the epiphone has different pickups. The pickups have no strength whatsoever.

[ruffles272]

oh sorry i thought you were talking about epiphones in general. Nevermind

[beawesomeinstead812]

Wrong, I have a SG, that has some pretty have heavy stock pickups

[gnrledzep4eva]

is that the only difference, or are there more?

[michygonewild]

finally a good interviewer haha

[goodmilk06]

I am sorry but the les paul to me is without a doubt the best guitar. i love the thick neck for my big hands the heavy blues and rock sounds. the body style every thing on les paul is perfect!!! i have strat it is good but damn the les paul is the best or to me!!!! in my eyes it is the best! everyone is different!!!!

[Xen8]

Hahahaha 3:06

[ciucciameerceppone]

i use 12 to 50 gibson string i mean

[TheRandomvidstv]

i use both if i want an epic solo i use a les paul if i want a fancy, and speedy solo i use a strat. for some reason i can play faster with my strat i don't know.

[chrismortloch92]

a thin neck?

hell no

that signature model of his has the thickest never Ive ever played, I couldnt stand it

[progdeth093]

its all about personal preferance man you cant say 1 thing is better than the other just because thats how u feel