jmh151
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I was going to correct my other post regarding the guitar Slash recorded Appetite for Destruction with, but I know other people, including myself, have debated this information.
I found a post on the Gibson forums by "Max Luthier". This is the man believed to have built the Les Paul that Slash recorded Appetite for Destruction with. He submitted a post to clear the confusion as to whether Slash's #1 was built by him or Chris Derrig. Peter "Max" Baranet is still alive and well, but supposedly no longer builds guitars. Chris Derrig, the builder of Slash's #1 is deceased.
--- Posted by max_luthier--
"guns-n-roses lived and rehearsed in a garage in the alley behind my shop in hollywood. i knew these guys before guns-n-roses ever formed. one friday afternoon Slash came in with a friend of mine. he had just been signed to a record deal and was supposed to start recording their first record on monday. he didn't have a guitar. any guitar ! ! ! he knew i made 'bursts' and wanted one. i had nothing finished. he kept pressing me to help him out somehow. finally i told him all i had that was finished was my personal 'burst'. i let him take it on loan. he came back the following week and said he loved it and wanted to buy it. he did not want the original 50's parts that were on it so he had them removed and newer parts put on. this is the guitar he used in the studio.
the derrig 'burst' was purchased later and was used on tour. it is the one in all the photos. it is the one he refers to as his 'main guitar' as, at that time, it was his main live guitar until he bought that ugly 80's gibson. he keeps my guitar locked away in storage and only brings it out to record with. this is his main recording guitar. his interviews are vague and confusing but, i know because i was there and i still hang out with Slash every once in awhile. sorry to differ with your story but that's the way it happened.
keep the faith, max
p.s. you don't have to post this if you don't want to. it's not that big a deal. i just thought you might like to know."
I found a post on the Gibson forums by "Max Luthier". This is the man believed to have built the Les Paul that Slash recorded Appetite for Destruction with. He submitted a post to clear the confusion as to whether Slash's #1 was built by him or Chris Derrig. Peter "Max" Baranet is still alive and well, but supposedly no longer builds guitars. Chris Derrig, the builder of Slash's #1 is deceased.
--- Posted by max_luthier--
"guns-n-roses lived and rehearsed in a garage in the alley behind my shop in hollywood. i knew these guys before guns-n-roses ever formed. one friday afternoon Slash came in with a friend of mine. he had just been signed to a record deal and was supposed to start recording their first record on monday. he didn't have a guitar. any guitar ! ! ! he knew i made 'bursts' and wanted one. i had nothing finished. he kept pressing me to help him out somehow. finally i told him all i had that was finished was my personal 'burst'. i let him take it on loan. he came back the following week and said he loved it and wanted to buy it. he did not want the original 50's parts that were on it so he had them removed and newer parts put on. this is the guitar he used in the studio.
the derrig 'burst' was purchased later and was used on tour. it is the one in all the photos. it is the one he refers to as his 'main guitar' as, at that time, it was his main live guitar until he bought that ugly 80's gibson. he keeps my guitar locked away in storage and only brings it out to record with. this is his main recording guitar. his interviews are vague and confusing but, i know because i was there and i still hang out with Slash every once in awhile. sorry to differ with your story but that's the way it happened.
keep the faith, max
p.s. you don't have to post this if you don't want to. it's not that big a deal. i just thought you might like to know."
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