Slash reveals what makes a great guitar player
In a recent interview with Blues Rock Review, Slash revealed his opinion on what makes a great guitar player.
Slash said, “I think I finally came to the realization that what really makes a great guitar player is a guitar player who expresses their true personality in their music. So, what you’re hearing is one individual you know what I mean? All people are different and all players are different and the people that I really enjoy the most it’s not a skillset or a focused skill thing about how fast or how schooled or how insanely gifted anybody necessarily is. It’s all about how much of that unique person comes out of their instrument and it makes them stand apart so you actually really appreciate the way they sound. You know what I mean? I think that to me is what makes a great guitar player.”
Slash adds, “All the guitar players that I’ve loved for as long as I can remember they’re all very unique players to themselves and there’s all different levels of sort of skill and tone and whatever is involved, and it’s just really about that individual’s personality on the instrument and that’s what turns me on.”
Slash has been on tour with his traveling blues festival, the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival.
S.E.R.P.E.N.T. FESTIVAL TOUR DATES
Sun Jul 28
Toronto, Ontario
Budweiser Stage $
Tue Jul 30
Lewiston, New York
Artpark Outdoor Amphitheater $
Thu Aug 1
Boston, Massachusetts
Leader Bank Pavilion $
Fri Aug 2
Mashantucket, CT
Foxwoods Premier Theater ^
Sun Aug 4
New York, New York
Pier 17 $
Mon Aug 5
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Musikfest ^
Wed Aug 7
Cary, North Carolina
Koka Booth Amphitheatre +
Thu Aug 8
Atlanta, Georgia
Cadence Bank Amphitheatre-Chastain Park +
Sat Aug 10
Clearwater, Florida
The Baycare Sound +
Sun Aug 11
Saint Augustine, Florida
Saint Augustine Amphitheatre +
Tue Aug 13
Huntsville, Alabama
The Orion Amphitheater +
Wed Aug 14
Franklin, TN
FirstBank Amphitheatre +
Fri Aug 16
Bentonville, Arkansas
The Momentary ^^
Sat Aug 17
Grand Prairie, Texas
Texas Trust CU Theatre ^^
$ Keb’ ‘Mo, ZZ Ward, and Robert Randolph+ Larkin Poe, ZZ Ward, and Robert Randolph
^ ZZ Ward and Robert Randolph
^^Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, ZZ Ward, and Robert Randolph
