This is the Les Paul “Hunter Burst”, a Gibson copy that the Guns and Roses guitarist used on an important stage for the band.
The first guitar of Slashthe Les Paul “Hunter Burst” a copy of gibson that the guitarist of the guns and roses use in an important stage of the band, goes up for auction and they hope to obtain a million-dollar income.
Said guitar, used in the concerts that the band performed in Los Angeles in its early days, is the so-called “Hunter Burst”, a copy of a Les Paul made by luthier Peter “Max” Baranet. It has a later modification made by Roman Rist, which consists of the inclusion of Seymour Duncan pickups.
Slash got it in September 1985, used it to play in emblematic places like the Trobadour, the Whiskey a Go Go, or The Roxy, and sold it in July 1986. Before Slash, this guitar belonged to Steve Hunterguitarist of Alice Cooper and Lou Reedand is the origin of the instrument’s nickname.
Slash’s guitar auction
This iconic instrument goes up for auction through the portal Gotta Have Rock And Roll with a minimum starting price of US$1,000,000, and it is expected to double that figure. The auction ends on September 22, 2023.
Source: Ambito
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