Slash (musician)

Saul Hudson (born 23 July 1965), better known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician.[3] Best-known as the former lead guitarist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he performed and recorded between 1985 and 1996, he later formed the eponymous Slash's Snakepit and co-founded Velvet Revolver with his former bandmates Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum. His debut solo album, Slash, was released in April 2010.

Slash has received critical recognition as a guitarist. In August 2009, Time Magazine ranked him #2 on its list of the "10 Best Electric Guitar Players of All-Time".[4] He was also ranked #21 on Gigwise's list of the "50 Greatest Guitarists Ever