Slash / Velvet Revolver Info

Slash is widely considered one of the greatest rock guitar players of all time. He has received countless accolades and awards including a 2007 star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame alongside his idols Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix. An original member of the iconic rock band Guns N' Roses, Slash helped the band create signature sounds like the guitar riff of #1 hit "Sweet Child o' Mine" and "Welcome To The Jungle." The band dominated the 1980's and 90's music scene, selling more than 100 million albums worldwide and ushered in a decade of hard charging rock music.

After leaving the band, Slash went on to critical acclaim in his personal project Slash's Snakepit, and global success with supergroup Velvet Revolver.

Right before the recording of the first Velvet Revolver record “Contraband”, Slash teamed up with Dunlop to design the Slash wah—having always had a wah as part of his recording and live rigs.

The SW-95 Slash wah was designed to give the sweep and tone that is signature to Slash. Once he engages the pedal, everyone can hear he is using his wah. As an added bonus, the wah is equipped with a distortion circuit the gives him added sustain.

Slash recently landed on the top of the charts with his first true solo album, SLASH, which debuted as #1 Rock Album and #3 overall on Billboard's coveted Top 200 charts, in addition to going #1 in more than 13 countries. The album features an all-star roster of guest musicians including Ian Astbury, Chris Cornell, Rocco DeLuca, Fergie, Dave Grohl, Myles Kennedy, Kid Rock, Lemmy Kilmister, Adam Levine of Maroon 5, Duff McKagan, M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold, Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop, and Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother. In addition to a long career filled with prestigious awards and accolades, Slash was recently honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce who named him as an official selection for 2011 to receive a star on Hollywood's iconic Walk of Fame. A date for the ceremony has yet to be determined.

Check out Slash's website at www.slash.ultimateguitar.com