So Gibson have just announced a Slash collection, 4 new USA LPs and 2 signature acoustics!
https://www.musicradar.com/news/namm-2020-gibson-announces-new-slash-les-pauls-and-j-45-acoustic-signaturesI've been waiting for a non-Custom Shop Slash for a while but wondered what finishes they'd use, I personally love the November burst! I like the fact that the skull logo is on the back of the headstock and it is less obviously a signature model too. Although I've never heard of the 'Slashbucker'...?
Thoughts on these? £2599 for a Les Paul with a few upgrades?
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What I'm trying to find out is if these are limited edition or if these are now part of the core range like the PRS Tremonti is? (Basically do I have to buy now or can I wait!?)
It also looks like Slash is planning on using these with GnR on the road too.
On the subject of the guitars, meh...
I'm no slash expert but didn't he own one or two les paul's from the late 80's? Didn't one go missing and he was gutted about it. You could easily get a late 80's Les Paul for much cheaper. Surely that's more Gibson "authentic".
Anyway, I like Slash and don't think he is overrated at all. He was a key cog in a huge band.
Not to mention all the session work he's done...
Pass judgement on the guitars all you want, it's a crass marketing exercise full stop we all know that. Hell, say you don't like his playing, but you're being massively disingenuous suggesting he's just a competent working player. Slash's, tone, feel, attitude and the emotion he works into a song is superb (Estranged is an example of this), he is also very much a player for the song without extended shred for the sake of it. There are some amazing players on here, can't recall anyone selling 30 million of their debut album though?
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Put it this way haters, lets say its not a Slash guitar, if you don't like Slash then lets pretend its a signature of a guitarist you do love? Bonamassa no doubt. So you've got a guitar thats an upgraded version of a standard stock guitar for £600 more (which works out as less if you take into account the actual upgrades). So you're basically paying a few hundred quid for a signature guitar for your favourite player, whoever that might be, and it is unique because it has their neck carve and additions and finish (he's been gigging the red one for a few years, albeit in Custom Shop form). Would you feel the same? I don't personally think a markup of a few hundred for a signature model is that bad given that it will hold its value better than a standard. Yes you're paying for a name, but so would the theoretical next owner of it.
For me this is the guitar is what I have been waiting for. I have wanted a signature Slash for ages but want a finish I associate with classic Slash which I thought would never happen again as we've already had the AFD and the VOS '87 Illusion guitar and the goldtop. 2 of these finishes are colours I associate with classic slash, the Appetite one and the November burst one. And then there are 2 modern Slash finishes if you're that way inclined. I think they're great. I do wonder how they'll affect the used market of the existing models though!
I'm also trying to work out if these are limited or if they are permanent. There is no mention of limited edition.
As for the Slash hating, go see him live with Myles Kennedy and although you may not like it you'll be able to respect what he does.