Slash

Slash was seen using a Gibson L-00 in his live performance, as documented by @tako217 on Instagram during Slash’s Blues Ball at Easy Street Records in Seattle, WA, on July 7, 2024.

In this Premier Guitar rig rundown, Slash's guitar tech shows a TS-9 Tube Screamer from Ibanez on his board for the Orgy of the Damned tour. He says:

And then we have an Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer, which you know, that's made famous by Stevie Ray Vaughan was a big proponent of those and then that's a very very popular you know. It's an overdrive pedal, it's not quite a distortion. Like if you put it into a clean amp you'd still be missing a little bit, but that will drive a little bit dirty head into a great luxurious big sound. Great overdrive.

In this Rig Rundown by Premier Guitar, Slash's guitar tech gives a tour of his Orgy of the Damned tour pedalboard and discusses his MXR Phase 90. Saying:

And then we're going to an MXR Phase 90. This is a EVH signature one. Super simple, one knob. You just dial in your speed and get that really cool phaser effect. Really nice, give it a little depth, a little lushness to your sound.

On his tour for Orgy of the Damned, Slash's pedalboard had a BBE Soul Vibe. His tech tells Premier Guitar:

From there it goes into a BBE Leslie simulator, which simulates a Leslie rotating speaker.

Slash was seen playing the Gibson Custom 1963 Firebird V with Maestro Vibrola Electric Guitar in Murphy Lab Light Aged Cardinal Red on stage during his performance with the Eric Gales Band, as documented by Instagram user @tako217 in a reel captioned "Purple Haze, Slash joined @ericgalesband at Slash’s Blues Ball in Redmond WA, Jul 8 2024."

Magnatone is announce the release of the Slash Signature SL-100 Head and SL- 4x12 speaker cabinet.

Slash Interview where Slash explains his switch from Marshall, to Magnatone - https://youtu.be/amyRtl8Hl4w?t=590

In an advertisement for Ernie Ball, Slash is shown using Ernie Ball Power Slinky Guitar Strings (11-48).

At 5:44 in this video, Slash's tech discusses his Travis Bean TB1000S saying:

We have a pair of these Travis Beans. These are these are a bit harder to come by. These are sled up for slide playing, so we're doing slide tuning on these. You can see we got markings where all the knobs go just to get it right every day. These things famously have aluminum necks. Aluminum necks have made something of a comeback in the recent years but originally, you know, Travis Bean was the original aluminum-neck guitar, followed shortly by Kramer made one for a while. They should be reissued, the DMZ series by Kramer, if anyone's listening.

So yeah these are super cool, super old, and nowadays since they're getting rarer and aluminum necks are making a comeback, they're not cheap… They they definitely feel cold, you know. It’s a cold feeling, not cold sounding, but it feels cold in your hand. And they are dead straight, you know. There's no truss rod, that neck will be dead straight for a thousand years. Not much adjusting on them but, you know, being dead straight you can't put relief into it so it does feel different.

According to this website, Slash integrated a Boss OC-2 octave pedal into his setup during his stint with Velvet Revolver.

According to an Instagram post by Seymour Duncan, Slash's pedalboard includes the Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster Mini Pedal. The post features an image with the caption, "If you have the Pickup Booster Mini on your pedalboard, you're in great company! Can you guess which Rock'n'Roll Hall of Famer sent this to our team today?" This confirms Slash's use of the pedal.

Seymour Duncan posted a photo of Slash's pedalboard on Instagram, where alongside their Pickup Booster you can see a Donner Verb Square pedal

Since 2023, Slash has been using the Gibson Custom 1963 Firebird V Electric Guitar, Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged, notably during the recording of "Oh Well" as seen in his live performance at the Gibson Garage. His guitar technician has confirmed that this Ember Red Firebird is also used as a backup guitar during tours. This information is supported by a performance video on Gibson TV, which showcases Slash playing this specific guitar.

Slash is confirmed to have used the Gibson Melody Maker Double Cutaway during the recording sessions for the guitar solo on Alice Cooper's 1991 song "Hey Stoopid." This is evidenced by a video from YouTube, authored by RJ Long, titled "Slash/Alice Cooper Recording 'Hey Stoopid' 1991," which shows him playing the instrument.

In a video from the official Seymour Duncan YouTube channel, Slash discusses his new signature pickups, the Seymour Duncan Slash 2.0 Signature Humbuckers. These pickups provide a higher output compared to his previous signature models, achieving increased volume and drive without distorting or altering the PAF tone that Slash is renowned for.

This set was originally commissioned by Slash for the Guns N’ Roses performance at the Back to the Beginning tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, where Slash rocked a pair of his 3.0 ’buckers. In his own words, the Slash 3.0 set “is basically just one more step up. You have more output, but still that same clarity and honesty of the sound of the guitar.”

Slash used his ultra-rare 1959 Gibson Korina Flying V to record "Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door" during the Use Your Illusion sessions. This information is supported by a Gibson TV feature where Slash discusses the guitar's significance and its acquisition just prior to the recording of the iconic track.

At 0:33 in the video by Reverb titled "Slash’s First, Last, Best: Gibsons, Dirt Pedals, and Dream Gear," Slash states that the last Gibson guitar he acquired, which is identical to the one he is currently playing, is a 1988 Gibson Les Paul Standard.

In a video by Reverb titled "Slash’s First, Last, Best: Gibsons, Dirt Pedals, and Dream Gear," Slash is observed at 1:34 discussing his distortion pedal setup and specifically mentions that he is currently using the Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer Reissue Overdrive Pedal.

At 2:21 in the YouTube video titled "Slash’s First, Last, Best: Gibsons, Dirt Pedals, and Dream Gear" by Reverb, Slash discusses his first dream instrument, the Gibson 1959 Les Paul Guitar.

In the video titled "Slash’s First, Last, Best: Gibsons, Dirt Pedals, and Dream Gear" on YouTube, Slash mentions the 1958 Gibson Flying V guitar at 3:34 as one of the best instruments in his collection, thereby confirming his use of this specific gear.

Slash is confirmed to own a white Gibson Les Paul Junior, as evidenced by a photograph of his guitar collection.

Slash possesses several replicas of his signature Gibson Les Paul, as evidenced by an image from his guitar collection.

A facebook post shows Slash and Ron Mesh using the original Trident 80C Mixing Console for the basic tracks of Appetite for Destruction at The Church Studios in Palm Springs in 1987.

A Facebook photo of Slash’s Snakepit studio, where Living the Dream was recorded in 2018, shows an Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor in his recording setup.