Kudos from a Soundman
to the Stars
I found the Slash/replica article [“The
Legend of Slash’sAppetite for DestructionLes Paul,” October 2010] to be very interesting.
I own a couple replicas myself. I think
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New York City (via Facebook)
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Correction
In last month’s “The Legend of Slash’sAppetite for DestructionLes Paul” feature,
we left off a photo credit on p. 140-141.
The photo of the three LP replicas was taken
by Rick Gould. Sorry, Rick!
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