{"id":42611,"date":"2021-07-20T15:44:39","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T20:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=42611"},"modified":"2021-07-20T15:44:39","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T20:44:39","slug":"new-collection-celebrates-the-iconic-guitarist-and-the-influential-guitars-he-has-used-throughout-his-legendary-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=42611","title":{"rendered":"NEW COLLECTION CELEBRATES THE ICONIC GUITARIST AND THE INFLUENTIAL GUITARS HE HAS USED THROUGHOUT HIS LEGENDARY CAREER"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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NEW COLLECTION CELEBRATES THE ICONIC GUITARIST AND THE INFLUENTIAL GUITARS HE HAS USED THROUGHOUT HIS LEGENDARY CAREER<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Above: Slash pictured with the new Epiphone Slash Collection.<\/div>\n
L-R: Epiphone Slash Les Paul in Anaconda Burst, Epiphone Slash J-45 in Vermillion Burst, Epiphone Les Paul in November Burst, Slash holding the Epiphone Les Paul in Appetite Burst, Epiphone Les Paul in Vermillion Burst, Epiphone Slash J-45 acoustic in November Burst, and the Epiphone \u201cVictoria\u201d Les Paul Goldtop.<\/div>\n
Epiphone Slash Collection all lifestyle photos: HERE,<\/a> product: HERE.<\/a><\/div>\n
Epiphone Slash Collection, spec sheets: HERE<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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NASHVILLE, TN (July 20, 2021) Epiphone, the leading accessible guitar brand For Every Stage, has announced the new Epiphone Slash Collection will officially debut worldwide July 20, 2021 on www.epiphone.com<\/a>. Crossing three decades of collaborative partnership between Gibson and Epiphone luthiers and the iconic guitarist Slash, the all-new Epiphone Slash Collection features multiple acoustic and electric guitars and follows his history-making Gibson Slash Collection released last year. In a first for the brand, every guitar in the new Epiphone Slash Collection, as well as the Gibson Slash Collection is an evergreen artist collection with fourteen guitars in production.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI’m really proud to present this great line up of excellent quality, signature Epiphone guitars,\u201d says Slash.\u00a0\u201cThey sound & look fantastic. It’s all I could ask for.\u201d<\/div>\n
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A part of the Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Collection, the all-new Epiphone Slash Collection celebrates the influential guitars Slash has used throughout his storied music career which continues to inspire multiple generations of players around the world. Perfect for every stage, players of all levels, and accessible, the full collection includes the Epiphone Slash Les Paul\u2122 Standard finished in Appetite Burst, November Burst, Anaconda Burst and Vermillion Burst, the Slash \u201cVictoria\u201d Les Paul Standard Goldtop in Gold, and on the acoustic front, the Epiphone Slash J-45 in Vermillion Burstand November Burst. Exclusive to every guitar in the entire Epiphone Slash Collectionare Slash\u2019s \u201cSkully\u201d signature drawing on the back of the headstock, Slash\u2019s signature on the truss rod cover, and a custom hardshell case with Slash\u2019s \u201cSkully\u201d logo included.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Epiphone Slash Collection all lifestyle photos: HERE<\/a>, product: HERE<\/a>.<\/div>\n
Epiphone Slash Collection, spec sheets: HERE<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Each Epiphone Slash Collection Les Paul Standard features a mahogany body, maple cap with AAA flame maple veneer, a Graph Tech\u00ae nut, Epiphone LockTone\u2122 Tune-O-Matic\u2122 bridge and Stop Bar tailpiece, and Slash\u2019s personal touches including a C-shape neck profile, Epiphone Custom ProBucker pickups, color coordinated hardware appointments, CTS potentiometers with Orange Drop\u00ae capacitors and Epiphone Strap Locks. The Slash Epiphone Les Paul Standard is finished in in Appetite Burst, November Burst, Anaconda Burst and Vermillion Burst.<\/div>\n
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Each Epiphone Slash Collection J-45 acoustic guitar features all solid wood construction with solid mahogany back and sides, a solid Sitka spruce top with vintage-style (or 50\u2019s style) pickguard, Grover Rotomatic tuners, Graph Tech\u00ae TUSQ\u2122 nut and saddle, and Slash\u2019s personal touches including a C-shape neck profile, a flatter, more modern 16\u201d fretboard radius, and an LR Baggs VTC preamp and under-saddle pickup for a natural acoustic sound when plugged in. the Epiphone Slash J-45 is finished in Vermillion Burst and November Burst.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Above: Slash pictured with his new Epiphone Slash Collection J-45 acoustic guitar.<\/div>\n
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Each Slash Victoria Les Paul\u2122 Standard Goldtop guitar features a mahogany body with a maple cap, a Graph Tech\u00ae nut, Epiphone LockTone\u2122 Tune-O-Matic\u2122 bridgeand Stop Bar tailpiece, and Slash\u2019s personal touches including a C-shape neck profile,Epiphone Custom ProBucker\u2122 pickups, color-coordinated hardware appointments, CTS\u00ae potentiometers with Orange Drop\u00ae capacitors and Epiphone Strap Locks.<\/div>\n
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“We are in a very exciting journey with Slash and today we are announcing the amplification of our collaboration with the launch of the Epiphone Slash Collection,\u201d says Cesar Gueikian, Brand President, Gibson Brands. \u201cOur new Epiphone Slash Collection brings our collaboration with Slash to the next level, expanding the offering of the iconic Slash models to Epiphone with an accessible price point. Slash was intimately involved in every aspect of the development of his new Epiphone Collection, and we are all excited to see his fans around the world rock out with them!\u201d<\/div>\n
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Watch and share the new Slash interview re the Epiphone Slash Collection: HERE<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Click on the image above to play the interview with Slash.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Above: Epiphone Slash Collection J-45 acoustic guitars in Vermillion Burst and November Burst.<\/div>\n
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SLASHONLINE.COM <\/a>| FACEBOOK<\/a> | TWITTER <\/a>| SPOTIFY <\/a>| INSTAGRAM<\/a> | YOUTUBE<\/a><\/div>\n
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EPIPHONE.COM<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0TWITTER<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0INSTAGRAM<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0FACEBOOK<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0YOUTUBE<\/a><\/div>\n
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About Slash:<\/div>\n
Slash–the iconic, GRAMMY-winning, American rock guitarist, songwriter and film producer–has amassed album sales of over 100 million copies, garnered a GRAMMY Award and seven GRAMMY nominations and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Slash landed on the top of the charts with his first solo album, Slash (2010)which featured Ozzy Osbourne, Fergie, Myles Kennedy and more. Shortly after, he formed his current band Slash<\/a> Ft. Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators–whichfeatures Myles Kennedy (lead vocals), Brent Fitz (drums), Todd Kerns (bass\/vocals) and Frank Sidoris (rhythm guitar)–who\u2019ve been touring worldwide and making music for a decade. The group released the critically acclaimed Apocalyptic Love (2012) which stormed the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart debuting at #4 as the top rock albumand spawned Slash\u2019s first-ever #1 solo radio hits \u201cYou\u2019re A Lie\u201d and \u201cStanding In The Sun.\u201d Slash released Nothing Left To Fear (2013) the soundtrack to the first theatrical film co-produced with SLASHfiction, his film\/TV production company specializing in the horror genre. The band\u2019s second album, World On Fire debuted to global praise and the album\u2019s title track, \u201cWorld On Fire\u201d ascended to #1 at U.S. Rock Radio. In 2016, Guns N\u2019 Roses re-united and Slash joined Axl Rose and Duff McKagan for the historic and ongoing \u201cNot In This Lifetime Tour\u201d which Billboard now ranks as the third highest grossing tour of all time. Slash and his band\u2019s most recent release is their critically–acclaimed third album Living The Dream (2018) which Rolling Stone declared \u201ca biting blues filigree at the end of a riff, weeping solos full of long notes and boogie-woogie riffs\u201d and the Los Angeles Times added is full of \u201cunexpected funk, boogie, blues and garage rock influences.\u201d Fueled by the\u00a0Top 5 song \u201cDriving Rain<\/a>,\u201d and the single \u201cMind Your Manners<\/a>\u201d as well as,\u00a0the best critical praise of their career, Living The Dream debuted with\u00a010, Top 10 chart placements worldwide and by the end of their world tour in 2019, the group had achieved seven consecutive, Top 10\u00a0Hit singles at radio.<\/div>\n
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About Epiphone:<\/div>\n
For over 140 years, Epiphone has been a leading innovator in instrument design with models like the Casino, the Texan, and Masterbilt Century Archtop Collection.Epiphone began as the “House of Stathopoulo” family business in Sparta in the 1870s and rose to fame during the jazz age in Manhattan before joining Gibson brands in 1957. Today, Epiphone continues to make history from its headquarters in Nashville, TN. Epiphones have powered classic recordings by Les Paul, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones along with today’s top artists like Peter Frampton, Gary Clark Jr., Tommy Thayer of KISS, and Lzzy Hale, among many others. Epiphone offers innovation, history, and a lifetime guarantee. Whether you are learning your first song in your bedroom, or rocking an arena, Epiphone has always been there, for everyone, for every generation, for every stage. For more information, visit: Epiphone.com<\/a> and follow us onTwitter<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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NEW COLLECTION CELEBRATES THE ICONIC GUITARIST AND THE INFLUENTIAL GUITARS HE HAS USED THROUGHOUT HIS LEGENDARY CAREER Above: Slash pictured with the new Epiphone Slash Collection. L-R: Epiphone Slash Les […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42612,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,41,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-news","category-features","category-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42611\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/42612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}