USE YOUR CONCLUSION

Signature guitars potentially present a slightly different proposition to non-squiggle models. But it’s a double-edged sword. Go too specific and you risk having a one-trick pony with niche appeal. Too broad and you lose the essence of the artist.

The great news with a player like Slash is that his tones and tastes strike right at the heart of rock and its surrounding genres. The result in this case is some hugely playable guitars that you really aren’t going to go wrong with within the wide sweeping margins of rock ’n’ roll.

Gibson may have had some turbulent times in recent years, but for Epiphone, the first fruits of Slash’s partnership with the brand are a great balance of design, build, value and quality control. As we said before, forget your preconceptions and enjoy some fine guitars!