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After more than a century,
Gibson artists, players and fans continue to experience the No. 1 guitar brand rejuvenated.
Gibson is played by the best and brightest artists, across generations and genres and has emerged as the most relevant, most played, and most loved guitar brand around the world. The
Gibson Slash Collection crosses three decades of partnership between
Gibson and
Slash, and in a history-making move for the brand, is the first evergreen artist collection made by
Gibson.
Slash and
Gibson worked in close collaboration and the collection features multiple acoustic and electric guitars. The
Slash Collection represents the influential
Gibson guitars
Slash has used throughout his career, inspiring multiple generations of players around the world. Today, December 1 marks the release of the new
Gibson Slash "Victoria" Les Paul Standard Goldtop; available worldwide.
The
Gibson Slash Collection Gibson "Victoria" Les Paul Standard in Goldtop finish features a maple top, a solid mahogany body, a dark back finish and
Slash's personal touches including a C-shaped neck profile, uncovered Gibson Custom BurstBucker Alnico 2 pickups, color coordinated hardware appointments, hand-wired electronics with Orange Drop capacitors and a vintage style brown hardshell case. Exclusive to the
Slash Collection are
Slash's "Skully" signature drawing on the back of the headstock,
Slash's signature on the truss rod cover, a blank truss rod cover in the case,
Slash's new
Ernie Ball strings, and four
Slash Jim Dunlop Tortex picks. The new Goldtop joins the previously announced four Les Paul Standard electric guitars and two J-45 Standard acoustic guitars.
Each
Slash Collection Les Paul Standard features a AAA maple top, a solid mahogany body and
Slash's personal touches including a C-shaped neck profile, Gibson Custom BurstBucker Alnico 2 pickups, color-coordinated hardware appointments, hand-wired electronics with Orange Drop capacitors and a vintage style brown hardshell case. Exclusive to the
Slash Collection are
Slash's "Skully" signature drawing on the back of the headstock,
Slash's signature on the truss rod cover, a blank truss rod cover in the case,
Slash's new
Ernie Ball strings , and four
Slash Jim Dunlop Tortex picks. The
Slash Collection Les Paul Standard is available in November Burst, Appetite Burst, Vermillion Burst and Anaconda Burst.
Each
Slash Collection Gibson J-45 Standard features a blend of traditional appointments and modern features including a custom
Slash rounded C-shaped neck profile, a fatter and more modern 16'' fingerboard radius and a versatile LR Baggs TM VTC pickup for natural acoustic sound. Exclusive to the
Slash Collection are
Slash's "Skully" signature drawing on the back of the headstock,
Slash's signature on the truss rod cover with a blank truss rod cover in the case and four
Slash Jim Dunlop Tortex picks. The
Slash Collection J-45 Standard is available in November Burst and Vermillion Burst.
"Developing my new Collection with the new team at
Gibson has been really exciting," says
Slash. "The quality and attention to detail is next level, and these guitars truly reflect what I play live and in the studio. I think guitarists will be inspired by what we've put together."
"Developing
Slash's Collection with him has been an amazing experience" says
Cesar Gueikian of
Gibson. "The fact that
Slash is intimately involved in this journey makes it special and a true representation of him and his sound. I am excited to formally announce the addition of the Victoria Goldtop to the Collection and I am looking forward to reading fan and media theories about why we chose to call it Victoria. Plus, stay tuned for more to come in the future with
Slash."
Headquartered in the heart of downtown Nashville, the iconic, American-made instrument brand,
Gibson has been creating, inspiring, and contributing to the "share of sound' for 126 years. Across all of
Gibson's brands and collections, the story continues to be told with iconic and emerging artists that inspire the now and nurture the next generation of
Gibson,
Epiphone and
Kramer fans.