Slash's number-one Velvet Revolver guitar

Slash shows Mark Agnesi his heavily played early-2000s Gibson Les Paul™ Standard from Gibson Custom in Tobacco Burst.

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Did you know one of Slash’s main Velvet Revolver guitars was actually from the first full-production run of the Slash line of signature model Les Paul guitars?

In this clip from The Collection on Gibson TV, Slash chats with Mark Agnesi about an early-2000s Gibson Les Paul Standard in Tobacco Burst, made by the team at the Custom Shop. Slash explains that it came from the first real run of Slash models, circa 2000 to 2002 (although he is not quite sure).

The guitar originally featured a piezo pickup in the bridge and a switch that allowed Slash to move quickly to an acoustic-style sound. This gave him a practical alternative to using a double-neck guitar when performing songs that required both electric and acoustic tones.

Slash later removed the piezo system when he no longer needed the acoustic function. The guitar then became his main instrument throughout the Velvet Revolver era, taking over from his famous Les Paul known as “Jessica.”

Watch as Slash and Mark examine the guitar’s extensive natural wear, including deep buckle rash that Mark jokes is the result of the “Slash Lab,” rather than the Murphy Lab.

Slash also describes the guitar as light, aggressive-sounding, and particularly “bitey” without having too much high end. After years of touring and performances with Velvet Revolver, this Les Paul certainly has the scars and stories to prove that it was one of the hardest-working guitars in Slash’s incredible guitar collection.

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