Slash

According to Guns and Roses guitarist Slash, his first guitar was a Memphis Les Paul copy. "That was my first electric guitar, and that was pretty special to me up until I learned that that wasn't really that great a guitar!" he says at (0:30).

A cheap Gibson Explorer natural copy was also one the first owned Slash guitar.

One of the first guitars Slash ever owned was a B.C. Rich Mockingbird. "A late 70's B.C. Rich Mockingbird which was a really cool on I had for quite a few years," he says at (0:45) in this interview.

As well as this one Slash owns six other Mockingbirds.

A B.C. Rich Warlock was one of the first Slash guitars as well which he used in his early days.

In this pic, Slash is seen playing a black/white Jackson Soloist back in the early days of Guns N' Roses. It's got two buckers, a Floyd Rose, and reverse upside sharkfin inlays. It also appears to have a pretty thick body for a Soloist. No word on where the guitar is nowadays however.

"The main guitar I play live is one of two Les Paul Standards I bought in 1987. This one has always been my main stage guitar. It just sounds good and feels right to me."

A 1960 Gibson SG was used as a rhythm guitar for the song "My Michelle".

This 1959 Gibson Flying V was the lead guitar for the songs "Knockin' On Heaven's Door", "Live And Let Die" and "Estranged".

A 1956 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop was used for the rhythem sections of the songs "Estranged", "Fall To Pieces" and "You Got No Right".

A 1967 Gibson ES-335 was used for the rhythm parts of "Back To The Moment" as well as "Loving The Alien".

The 1990 Gibson Les Paul 12-String was used for the rhythm section for the piece "You Got No Right".

According to Slash's guitar tech, Slash's main guitars are the "Slash AFD guitars. They're replicas of the Les Pauls he used on the Appetite for Destruction album, and every album since then. (0:25). "He actually used the original guitar on the last album, but we keep it safely put away - we use copies Gibson makes for us that are awesome guitars in their own right," the tech said.

This guitar was used for the rhythm sections for the songs "The Last Fight" and "Gravedancer".

In photo #2 of this slideshow a young Slash can be seen with a Travis Bean guitar.

This guitar was later used for playing slide on the songs "Bad Obsession", "The Garden", "Shine" and "Rusted Heroes".

This guitar was used for the rhythm part of "Sucker Train Blues".

In photo #2 of this slideshow a young Slash can be seen with a Black Fender Stratocaster with a Maple Neck.

This Stratocaster was later used for the lead work on the songs "Yesterdays", "So Fine", "What Do You Want To Be", "Back And Forth Again" and "Gravedancer".

This guitar is used for live work including Guns N' Roses, Slash's Snakepit and Velvet Revolver.

This guitar is used live by Slash with Slash's Snakepit and Velvet Revolver.

This guitar is used live with Guns N' Roses and Slash's Snakepit.

This Les Paul is used for Velvet Revolver.

This signature Custom Shop guitar was based on a guitar given to Slash in 1988.

This guitar is used with Guns N' Roses as well as Velvet Revolver.

A transparent green version of this guitar is used by Slash for Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver.

Slash can be seen playing the Slash Signature Rosso Corsa Les Paul and more can be read about the guitar on Gibson's official product page.

From the article Slash's Les Pauls Through The Years that was published on Gibson's website.

"Released in 1997, this guitar took a bit of inspiration from a slim-necked Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Slash had built for him in 1990, at least in the sense that both were bright red …but more on that later. The Snakepit model featured the logo of Slash's Snakepit (his post-G'n'R band) and an elaborate, curling cobra fretboard inlay. It was limited to 100 guitars worldwide, although the initial plan was to build 50. They're quite rare and tend to change hands for a lot of money today."

From the article Slash's Les Pauls Through The Years that was published on Gibson's website.

"The guitar most commonly associated with Slash's Velvet Revolver period, this Custom Shop model features Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro humbuckers, a Dark Tobacco Sunburst finish, and a piezo pickup system which allows Slash to access acoustic-like tones at a flip of the mini-switch located between the two rear control pots."

Another signature model guitar used in the Velvet Revolver period, this model featured Alnico II pickups.