Slash
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 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. He has been widely sought after by the biggest musicians of all time, performing with everyone from Michael Jackson to Stevie Wonder to Ray Charles. Slash is one of the marquee playable characters in Guitar Hero III, has two signature Gibson guitars in his name, and authored his own top-selling biography Slash in 2007.
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.
What They Use
Lead Vocals:
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BETA 58A Vocal Microphone
Esteemed vocal microphone accentuates the warmth and clarity of lead and backup vocals.
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Backing Vocals:
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SM58 Vocal Microphone
Legendary vocal microphone, tuned to accentuate the warmth and clarity of lead and back-up vocals.
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Guitar Cabinet:
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SM27 Multi-Purpose Microphone
Large diaphragm, side-address cardioid condenser microphone for stage and studio applications.
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Kick:
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BETA 91A Half-Cardioid Condenser Microphone
Precision-engineered. Integrated preamp. Two-position contour switch for kick drum & other low-frequency applications.
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Snare:
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SM57 Instrument Microphone
Multi-purpose mic for clean sound reproduction of amplified or acoustic instruments.
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Hi-Hat & Ride Cymbal:
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KSM141 Dual-Pattern Instrument Microphone
End-address condenser microphone with mechanically switching dual polar patterns.
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Toms:
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BETA 56A Instrument Microphone
Compact drum microphone engineered for close miking of snare and toms.
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Overheads:
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KSM32 Embossed Single-Diaphragm Microphone
Embossed single-diaphragm, side-address microphone for highly critical studio and live sound productions.
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