(As some of you may know, Joe related this story on Conan O’Brien’s show a few years back. Slash (with Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains riding shot-gun) tells the tale behind the guitar in the 2016 guitar documentary, Turn It Up!, and we’ve provided the relevant clip below. Over 300 pages in length, 'The Collection: Slash' is a lavishly illustrated, rare and collectible book with numerous photos of the guitarist and his impressive guitar collection, shot by the. Thirty-five years after they were separated, as Perry was about to take the stage with Cheap Trick at his 50th birthday party, he was handed the guitar and the message: 'Slash says, 'Happy Birthday.''īy the way, Slash's remaining guitars have their own Facebook fan page- Click here to see 'em. Over the years and gigs together, Perry didn't miss an opportunity to bring it up, but Slash had already made up his mind about the guitar. Perry understood and later said, 'I mean if I had a chance to get hold of the white Strat Jeff Beck played on Wired, I'd have a hard time letting go of it!' 'Oh man, please don't ask me that,' Slash reportedly replied. His elation at finding it was short-lived when he realized Slash wasn't looking to sell it. 'I was talking to Brad about it, and the next day he walks into the studio and says, ‘I know where your guitar is.’ He shows me an issue of Guitar Player magazine, and there’s a story on Slash’s guitars, and right in the middle was a picture of the guitar.” “I decided to track it down, so I started to make some calls, and some friends started looking for it, too,' said Perry.

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