Slash's amps
"The sound comes a lot more from the output of the amp as opposed to the pre amp gain. The amp's master output has to be turned up to a certain point to really get the warmth and reaction." (Adam Day)

Slash has always been associated with Marshall amps and has used various models over the years including two signature heads: the Marshall JCM 2555 Slash and the Marshall AFD100 which is supposed to capture the tone from the Appetite For Destruction era.

Marshall JMP 1959T Super Lead

There is endless of speculation about the exact Marshall that was used for the Appetite For Destruction recording sessions. Most probably, the amp in question was a modifed Marshall 100 watts 1959T Super Lead, owned by S.I.R., a rental company in Los Angeles, and it was known as "Stock #39". The amp had been modded by Tim Caswell, who basically used the amp's unused tremolo circuit, with its additional pre-amp valve, to produce more gain. Also added to the amp was a master volume control.

Marshall JMP 1959T Super Lead (S.I.R. stock #39 modded by Tim Caswell)

used for the recorded distorted parts of Appetite For Destruction pre production

Marshall JMP 1959 Super Lead (S.I.R. stock #36 modded by Frank Levi)

used for the recorded distorted parts of Appetite For Destruction

Marshall JMP 1959 Super Lead (modded by Tim Caswell)

used for the recorded distorted parts of Libertad / Slash / Apocalyptic Love / World On Fire

Marshall JCM 800 2203

One of the most famous Marshall amp and one of the most representative of Marshall sound. Slash mainly played on this head during the early Guns N' Roses years.

Marshall JCM 800 2203 (S.I.R. stock #34 modded by Frank Levi)

used for the recorded distorted parts of Use Your Illusion, The Spaghetti Incident?, It's Five O'Clock Somewhere, Ain't Life Grand, Contraband, Libertad, Slash, Apocalyptic Love and World On Fire

Marshall JCM 800 2203 (modded by Mike Morin)

used for the recorded distorted parts of Slash

Marshall JCM 800 2203 (modded by Dave Friedman)

used for the recorded distorted parts of Apocalyptic Love and World On Fire

Marshall JCM 800 2203 (several models)

used live for Appetite For Destruction, Contraband, Apocalyptic Love and World On Fire tours

Marshall JCM 2555 Silver Jubilee

The Jubilee head was released in 1987 to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Marshall. It is heavily based on the JCM 800 of the time, featuring a very similar output section along with a new preamp. This amp is part of Slash's live gear since Guns N' Roses era.

In studio: used for the recorded distorted parts of Ain't Life Grand
On tour: used live for Appetite For Destruction, Use Your Illusion, It's Five O'Clock Somewhere, Libertad and Slash tours

Marshall JCM 2555SL Slash Signature

First Marshall amp to bear the signature of an artist, the Marshall JCM Slash Signature is an authentic reissue of the classic 2555 Jubilee head that was released in 1987 to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the company. Only 3,000 units of the Marshall JCM 2555SL Slash Signature amp were made from 1996 to 1997 and Slash used it for all tours ever since... >> more about this amp

In studio: used for the recorded distorted parts of Contraband and Libertad
On tour: used live for It's Five O'Clock Somewhere, Ain't Life Grand, Contraband, Libertad and Slash tours

Marshall Vintage Modern 2466

The Marshall Vintage Modern 2466 100 watts head is an all-valve single channel amplifier with a choice of two dynamic ranges selectable by footswitch. Slash only used it with Velvet Revolver.

In studio: used for the recorded distorted parts of Libertad
On tour: used live for Libertad tour

Marshall AFD100 Slash Signature

After almost 8 months of research and development, Slash and Marshall have tweaked the AFD100 enough to be the most accurate reproduction of the original amp that Slash used to record the Guns N' Roses album, Appetite For Destruction. The AFD100 was limited to 2,300 pieces worldwide (2,300 because when it cames out, it's been 23 years since the Appetite For Destruction album). Marshall also produced 100 pieces of a Special Collectors Edition hand signed by Slash himself... >> more about this amp

In studio: used for the recorded distorted parts of Apocalyptic Love
On tour: used live for Slash and Apocalyptic Love tours

Magnatone SL-100 Slash Signature

The Magnatone SL-100 Slash Signature is a tube amp head built to Slash demanding specifications. Based on a 100W British-style circuit, this tube amplifier head's power section is loaded with four EL34 tubes. It sports two footswitchable gain modes, enabling you to tackle pushed cleans, muscular high-gain, and everything in between. A 4-band tone stack with Presence, Bass, Mid, and Treble knobs and independent Lo and Hi Gain knobs allow to set different levels of grind... >> more about this amp

On tour: used live for We're F'N' Back! tour

Tubes

1. Groove EL34 tube | 2. Groove 6550 tube | 3. Groove KT88 tube

Groove EL34: used for dirty sounds with JCM 2555 Silver Jubilee and JCM 2555SL Slash
Groove 6550: used for dirty sounds with AFD100 Slash and most of JCM 800 heads
Groove KT88: used for clean sounds with JCM 2555 Silver Jubilee and JCM 2555SL Slash

Cabinets

1. Marshall 1960AV & 1960BV 4x12 cabinets | 2. Marshall 1960AX & 1960BX 4x12 cabinets

Marshall 1960AV & 1960BV 4x12: used with Guns N' Roses, Slash's Snakepit and Velvet Revolver
Marshall 1960AX & 1960BX 4x12: used with Slash feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators