Slash admits that he became “disillusioned” with the sound of his Marshall amps and the consistency of his sound
Slash has revealed why he made the switch to Magnatone amplifiers for the making of his 2024 blues record, Orgy Of The Damned.
The Guns N’ Roses guitarist had been working with Marshall for 30 years when news broke that he’d entered a partnership with the Magnatone brand in 2023. Slash also announced that a signature amp was in the works, which was later released as the SL-100, though he clarified he’d still continue his relationship with Marshall alongside his Magnatone work.
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In a new video with the Magnatone brand, he now explains why he made the switch for Orgy Of The Damned, and how he first came to own one thanks to fellow GN’R guitarist, Richard Fortus.
“I sort of gradually made my way to Marshalls. [I] did a lot of trial and error with the different amps, and then I pretty much made my home with Marshall for a lot of years,” he begins [via Ultimate Guitar].
“Over time, I started to get… I don’t know what’s the best word for it, disillusioned, with maybe the consistency of my sound with the Marshall, or whatever it was. There were things I wanted to achieve that I wasn’t really getting out of those amps.
“And then I played a Magnatone one time, just by chance, really. I had one. I think Richard Fortus [GNR guitarist] gave it to me. I went to go do this blues record a couple of years ago, [and] I wasn’t looking for a wall of sound for the blues record. I wanted something that was more like a combo, 50-watt or less type of deal. So, I pulled out all these old combos that I had, and I saw the Magnatone.”
He continues, “I was familiar with them because [ZZ Top’s] Billy Gibbons was using them. So I pulled that in there, and I ended up using it for the whole pre-production process. Out of everything I had, I kept going back to that amp. When we went into the studio, I did the whole record with that amp.”
You can find out more about Slash’s SL-100 and his Purple Python series via the Magnatone website. Slash is still listed as a Marshall endorser on its website, where you can also find out what Marshall gear he’s used across his career.
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