Slash

Slash was born Saul Hudson on July 23, 1965 in Hampstead, England. He is best known from his current band Velvet Revolver and from his time with the groundbreaking band Guns N' Roses. Slash got his first guitar at age 15 and was influenced by Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, Alice Cooper, Van Halen, AC/DC and Jeff Beck.

He started his first band called "Road Crew" and went on to join the band "Black Sheep". It was from there he was introduced to Axl Rose and auditioned to play with him to form Guns N' Roses. For years Guns N' Roses released albums and hit songs as they toured. Due to several disagreements Slash officially quit the band in 1996 after stating that he could not work with Rose.

Slash quickly moved on and formed a band called "Slash's Snakepit" but only played a few tour dates before leaving the band later that same year. From there Slash collaborated with many different musicians such as Marta Sanchez, Fishbone, The Yardbirds, and Derek Sherinaian. In 2002 he began a project called "Velvet Revolver" who’s first release went Platinum.

Slash owns more than 100 guitars and was the first musician to own a signature amplifier created by Marshall for him. He has also recently collaborated with Dunlop on his first signature pedal called The Slash Wah

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