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Slash fit into Guns'n'Roses, but I do not believe that he could fit into the Stones.

On the Far East Man DVD (and thus London gigs) Slash studied all I've Got My Own Album To Do guitar parts. At the gigs he played all Taylor's part note-for-note, same sound, same feeling, including the phase and chorus Taylor used in the day.

There's this All American Hero Slash, and there's a tastefull, sofisticated guitar player Slash.

The latter fits the Stones very well.



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Slash fit into Guns'n'Roses, but I do not believe that he could fit into the Stones.

On the Far East Man DVD (and thus London gigs) Slash studied all I've Got My Own Album To Do guitar parts. At the gigs he played all Taylor's part note-for-note, same sound, same feeling, including the phase and chorus Taylor used in the day.

There's this All American Hero Slash, and there's a tastefull, sofisticated guitar player Slash.

The latter fits the Stones very well.

You gotta be kidding me. Now I know for a fact you have no clue....

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I started listening to gnr because i heard slash say he was a mick taylor fan.i figured the guy must know his stuff talking about taylor during a time when most guitar players could only say "eddie van halen maaaan"i was right. <lem motlow>

EVH was a rather innovative player those days.
Slash didn't invent the wheel to put it mildly....

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Slash has said, many times he's a BIG Mick Taylor fan!!!

I also appreciate his solo's on: Sweet Child Of Mine & November Rain..

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dont like the song november rain too much, but what he does in the last solo ist just killer: he plays that awesome melodie (or theme) till he end of the song but the 3rd time he changes that one little note (0:51). that little change has such a dramatic effect (to me) its just so brilliant! check out:

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yeah thats a hard one! its not easy nailing slashs licks and solos. it's a pretty complex track also arrangment wise and rhytmicly.
did u read what i wrote about the november rain solo? it seems that no one shares the love for that small little but o so dramatic change. i was always fascinated by that little trick... <guitarbastard>

I can recommend you to increase your right hand speed and alternate picking, in combination with left hand chromatic exercises: Staccato & HO & PO, blues scale related in particular. Harmonically & Technically "Locomotive" is playable. Slash is no Satriani/Vay for that matter.

Recommended literature: Play Blues and Rock. Part 2: Loek van der Knaap. (tabs + notation).
If you can read music: A modern method for guitar volume 2. William g. Leavitt, Berklee series guitar. Saves a lot of time once you can play these, regardless the
rock/blues player you want to copy. When it comes to feeling: You're on your own!!

Good Luck.

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I started listening to gnr because i heard slash say he was a mick taylor fan.i figured the guy must know his stuff talking about taylor during a time when most guitar players could only say "eddie van halen maaaan"i was right. <lem motlow>

EVH was a rather innovative player those days.
Slash didn't invent the wheel to put it mildly....

i didnt say anything about eddies playing ability or slashs.if you were around at the time you will recall almost every guitar player copied[or tried to] van halen,playing a million notes a minute with very little groove or feel.slash brought back the old school style of playing.

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I started listening to gnr because i heard slash say he was a mick taylor fan.i figured the guy must know his stuff talking about taylor during a time when most guitar players could only say "eddie van halen maaaan"i was right. <lem motlow>

EVH was a rather innovative player those days.
Slash didn't invent the wheel to put it mildly....

i didnt say anything about eddies playing ability or slashs.if you were around at the time you will recall almost every guitar player copied[or tried to] van halen,playing a million notes a minute with very little groove or feel.slash brought back the old school style of playing.

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yeah thats a hard one! its not easy nailing slashs licks and solos. it's a pretty complex track also arrangment wise and rhytmicly.
did u read what i wrote about the november rain solo? it seems that no one shares the love for that small little but o so dramatic change. i was always fascinated by that little trick... <guitarbastard>

I can recommend you to increase your right hand speed and alternate picking, in combination with left hand chromatic exercises: Staccato & HO & PO, blues scale related in particular. Harmonically & Technically "Locomotive" is playable. Slash is no Satriani/Vay for that matter.

Recommended literature: Play Blues and Rock. Part 2: Loek van der Knaap. (tabs + notation).
If you can read music: A modern method for guitar volume 2. William g. Leavitt, Berklee series guitar. Saves a lot of time once you can play these, regardless the
rock/blues player you want to copy. When it comes to feeling: You're on your own!!

Good Luck.

It's not the technique or scales that's hard to copy, in fact most isn't hard at all. But as with many Taylor parts it's the feel and timing that's hard to copy. Take Taylor's Tumbling Dice solo from Brussels. It is very simple Bpentatonic, just 5 notes. But it's the feel and timing that makes it almost impossible to get right.

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I started listening to gnr because i heard slash say he was a mick taylor fan.i figured the guy must know his stuff talking about taylor during a time when most guitar players could only say "eddie van halen maaaan"i was right. <lem motlow>

EVH was a rather innovative player those days.
Slash didn't invent the wheel to put it mildly....

i didnt say anything about eddies playing ability or slashs.if you were around at the time you will recall almost every guitar player copied[or tried to] van halen,playing a million notes a minute with very little groove or feel.slash brought back the old school style of playing.

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I started listening to gnr because i heard slash say he was a mick taylor fan.i figured the guy must know his stuff talking about taylor during a time when most guitar players could only say "eddie van halen maaaan"i was right. <lem motlow>

EVH was a rather innovative player those days.
Slash didn't invent the wheel to put it mildly....

i didnt say anything about eddies playing ability or slashs.if you were around at the time you will recall almost every guitar player copied[or tried to] van halen,playing a million notes a minute with very little groove or feel.slash brought back the old school style of playing.

Neither did I.
Yes, I was around at that time. When people start to copy a player, he's doing something well, ain't it?
Imo vH had a great feel too.
And what's wrong with playing a million notes a minute when it moves you?

Slash woke up a young generation of guitar players to enjoy the "old school of rock" again, that's true. It's never really been away though. Slash proved it, as he was the most succesfull copier....

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I started listening to gnr because i heard slash say he was a mick taylor fan.i figured the guy must know his stuff talking about taylor during a time when most guitar players could only say "eddie van halen maaaan"i was right. <lem motlow>

EVH was a rather innovative player those days.
Slash didn't invent the wheel to put it mildly....

i didnt say anything about eddies playing ability or slashs.if you were around at the time you will recall almost every guitar player copied[or tried to] van halen,playing a million notes a minute with very little groove or feel.slash brought back the old school style of playing.

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I started listening to gnr because i heard slash say he was a mick taylor fan.i figured the guy must know his stuff talking about taylor during a time when most guitar players could only say "eddie van halen maaaan"i was right. <lem motlow>

EVH was a rather innovative player those days.
Slash didn't invent the wheel to put it mildly....

i didnt say anything about eddies playing ability or slashs.if you were around at the time you will recall almost every guitar player copied[or tried to] van halen,playing a million notes a minute with very little groove or feel.slash brought back the old school style of playing.

Neither did I.
Yes, I was around at that time. When people start to copy a player, he's doing something well, ain't it?
Imo vH had a great feel too.
And what's wrong with playing a million notes a minute when it moves you?

Slash woke up a young generation of guitar players to enjoy the "old school of rock" again, that's true. It's never really been away though. Slash proved it, as he was the most succesfull copier....

IMO, Slash brought in some new elements as well. His style is a weird mix of classic rock, a tad of heavy rock and some Django Reinhardt-ish licks thrown in there. The result is often remarkable, imo. When Slash plays fast, the latter licks seem to be there always.

His rhythm playing is ok, but a bit to 80s for me.

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Too much "hardrock" for me. I don't know where to put him really..imo his tone comes from the amp more instead of his fingers.

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for me slash is still underrated. he was one oh THE big guys for me and will always be! <guitarbastard.>

You must be a "Slasherite", reading your passionated post.