Slash
Guns N’ Roses guitarist
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In this video, at 6:08, Slash's Guitar Tech Ace shows us Slash's MXR M234 Chorus.
"Final, we have our MXR Analog Chorus. That gives that Shimmery Sound that's also in "Paradise City", that's the only place we're using it now, in the very begining where the Guitars got that "Shimmery open kinda Cowboy kind of Chords" but like 80's kind of Cowboy."
Slash incorporates the MXR M104 Distortion+ into his effects setup, as detailed on SlashParadise.
Slash uses the Boss GE-7 Graphic Equalizer, as detailed on Slashparadise's overview of his effects gear.
The MXR MC401 Boost/Line Driver is used by Slash. Mainly to boost his solos and put him in the front in the mix.
In this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS199h_OrLk at 44:54 you can see Slash is using the tube screamer as a booster for his solo.
Slash's guitar tech Ace Bergman discusses Slash's live pedal set up at 3:22 in the video. The DD-3 is mentioned by name and can clearly be seen on the board. In the same video another DD-3 pedal can be seen undergoing repair on the workbench at 8:11
Slash incorporates the MXR M103 Blue Box fuzz pedal into his effects setup, as detailed on Slashparadise.
In a Premier Guitar Rig Rundown video, at the 3:04 mark, Adam Day mentions that Slash uses the MXR Custom Audio Electronics MC-402 Boost/Overdrive.
In the Ernie Ball video titled "Ernie Ball Paradigm: Stronger Than Slash," Slash is shown with the MXR EVH-117 Analog Flanger on his pedalboard. This flanger is used in live performances with Guns N' Roses for songs like "Coma" and the intro of "My Michelle," where he pairs it with a Roland JC-120. Additionally, Slash employs the flanger during the solo of "Estranged" on their 2017 tour.
You can see the MXR Phase 90 on Slash's pedal board, talked about at 4:03 in this Behind The Scenes video with his guitar tech, Ace.
"... made popular by Van Halen, like that Panama sound. We use it a little bit here and there - actually in only one part of the set right now. So that's an effect that I hit very rarely, and you know, it's got kind of an interesting color to it."
33:02 You can see the Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor on Slash's pedalboard.
Around 2:20 you can Slash using what appears to be an EMB Audio Remote, pls correct me if I a wrong.
The MXR M108 10-Band Graphic EQ is used by Slash.
The MXR M134 Stereo Chorus is used by Slash.
“The Wah Wah pedal, you know, is probably the one effect that I use the most consistently. The thing about me and a Wah is just something that’s really pure sounding and has a really great sweep. You know, from like low to high it’s just got this really nice sweep to it. And so we worked together for years on the Wah Wah pedal and we finally have this simple Wah Wah pedal that just sounds amazing.”
In this video from Friedman Amplification, the Line6 MM4 is shown to be a part of Slash's B rig for the Slash Feat. Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators' Living The Dream tour in 2018.
You can see a Cry Baby Q-Zone on Slashes pedal board.
In this user-uploaded photo, Slash is seen using The Schaffer Replica by SoloDallas.
The Whirlwind Selector A/B Box is used by Slash.
The Boss OC-3 Super Octave is used by Slash.
According to Slash's guitar tech, the Guns and Roses guitarist uses an MXR Phase 90 pedal. "This was made popular by Van Halen," Slash's tech says at (4:00). "We use it a little bit here and there...it's got an interesting color to it."
"This is our new signature wah," Slash's guitar tech said at (2:45) in this video. "It works great, sounds great, and has the sweep Slash is looking for...its got the tonality we're looking for...They're reliable, well made, and it's a big part of his sound, this wah pedal."
The MXR Cry Baby KFK Q Zone is used by Slash.
"This is a new Dunlop pedal they just came out with for us," Slash's guitar tech says at (4:25). The Octave fuzz, "is a fuzz and an octave pedal. It gives you your basic signal, and an octave below and it fuzzes them both," he said. "It really fattens the sound up between the octave pedal and the fuzz, it really goes crazy. You can hear it most prominently in 'Paradise City' in the middle solo...it really makes for a fat, colorful sound."
Video at 5:17 Slash's guitar tech shows the gear
Can be seen at 1:23 at the bottom of his rack
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In a video by Douglas Tonet titled "Slash's Talkbox Improvisation," Slash demonstrates his use of the Dunlop Heil HT1 Talk Box.
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Discography
Slash
2010
Made In Stoke 24.7.11 (Live)
2011
Muve Sessions: Apocalyptic Love
2012
Apocalyptic Love
2012
Living the Dream
2018
Living The Dream Tour (Live)
2019
4 (feat. Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators)
2022
Universal Monsters Maze: Halloween Horror Nights 2018 (Original Soundtrack) [Deluxe Edition]
2022
Orgy of the Damned
2024
Live at the S.E.R.P.E.N.T Festival
2025