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HANDS ON... The Man
THIS MONTH: Slash
There are many iconic musicians who are associated with Marshall Amplification but for millions of rock and roll fans Slash is the living embodiment of the classic rock
lead guitarist. His former band Guns N’ Roses were one of the few traditional hard rock acts to only merely survive the Year Zero advent of Grunge at the turn of the 1990s – when most metal bands either ditched the leather trousers eyeliner and started wearing plaid shirts or else found themselves almost instantly passé – but G n’R positively thrived, proving the timelessness of their particular brand of good old fashioned rebellious rock.
Slash used the classic combination of Gibson les Paul and Marshall Amplification to deadly effect, his massive tone and powerful bluesy playing helped to forge a new appreciation for traditional hard rock in a climate that had long been starved of such a joyful noise during the synthesiser dominated 1980s. Indeed, although the modest guitarist refuses to accept the honour, Slash is also singularly responsible for the revival of the Gibson les Paul, which had also fallen out of favour during the 80s as guitarists sought guitar tones that were more compatible with the keyboard dominated sounds of the period. Slash continues to be a fine ambassador for Gibson Guitars and Marshall Amplification, and the new Marshall AFD100 head is the latest stunning collaboration between the Top Hat Wearing One and his favourite brand of amplifier! PM
Slash helped to forge a new appetite for hard rock, providing a welcome breath of fresh air at the end of the synth-dominated 1980s…
Marshall AFD100
Marshall and Slash are no strangers to the Signature amp concept, having worked together on a Signature 100 watt head during the mid 1990s that was based on a reissue of the guitarist’s favourite 1987 Marshall Jubilee 2555 amplifier. The new AFD head is an entirely different project; this amp aims to reproduce the legendary tone that Slash achieved on Appetite for Destruction, Guns N’ Roses debut LP from 1987. Slash recorded the album with a rented Marshall amplifier that is now known to be a modified version of an early '70s 1959 Tremolo model. The new AFD head claims to painstakingly recreate every nuance of the circuitry from this legendary amplifier, plus a secondary switchable voicing is also available that emulates the tone of
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Whetting your appetite: the Marshall AFD could well be the ultimate Marshall amplifier for fans of classic rock tones.
another of Slash’s own personal favourite Marshall amps, a modified JCM800 2203! Another unique feature on the AFD 100 is a new electronic power attenuation circuit that lets the user adjust the amp’s output between 0.1% and 100%, allowing the user to dial-in as much growl as they want from the output stage without having to worry about cranking the amp flat out to achieve a similar sound. Like all of the best Marshall amps, the new Marshall AFD amp is a great all round amplifier that doesn’t restrict the user to one sound, instead it delivers awesome clean tones plus the beefy crunch and searing lead tones that Marshall is famous for. Thanks to Marshall, you can now sound just like Slash. All you need is a Top Hat to complete the picture! PM
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Hats the way we like it: Slash, Gibson Les Paul and a Marshall amp are an iconic combination!
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