Slash's No.1 Gibson Les Paul 1987 Standard 'Jessica' With Mark Agnesi

Slash Shows Mark Agnesi The ORIGINAL ‘Jessica’ 1987 Gibson Les Paul, Slash's No.1 Live Guitar.

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In this excerpt from The Collection: Slash - Watch Slash talk about the original “Jessica” Gibson Les Paul™, his No.1 live guitar you’ve heard on countless Guns N’ Roses songs, Velvet Revolver tracks, and more. Watch as Slash talks about how he came to own the now famous “Jessica” Les Paul, why he gave it the name “Jessica,” and how this guitar is so unique compared to any other Les Paul guitar Slash owns with its own specific sound as heard on “Appetite for Destruction” and “Use Your illusion.”

Guns N’ Roses fans will undoubtedly be familiar with the guitar that Slash named “Jessica.” Jessica has been Slash’s main stage guitar since 1988 when Gibson sent him the original Jessica, a factory second. Now Gibson is proud to add the Slash “Jessica” Les Paul Standard model to our Slash Collection — a new model based on Slash’s old favorite.

Slash relies on Jessica for its unique sound: “I take a lot of guitars out on the road, but this still has a very specific sound compared to all the other Les Pauls I have out there.”

Jessica features a three-piece plain maple top on a non-weight-relieved mahogany body and a mahogany neck with a 50s Vintage neck profile. Jessica is powered by a pair of Custom Burstbucker™ pickups with Alnico 2 magnets that are hand-wired to Orange Drop® capacitors. Originally a bright Cherry Sunburst, Slash had Jessica refinished, which is reflected, minus the considerable road wear on the original, in the gloss nitrocellulose Honey Burst with Red Back finish used on the new model. Slash’s signature is reproduced on the truss rod cover, and Schaller Strap Locks are preinstalled on the guitar. Other extras include a Slash pick set, a USA leather strap, a multi-tool, and a blank truss rod cover in the included hardshell case.

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[stevem-h]

I've got an 89. Very happy with it. Has an Alnico 2 in the neck and the original OBL in the bridge. Best neck on a Les Paul I've played in decades.

[leokimvideo]

Just proves how a factory second can be magical in the right hands.

[beekman]

Imagine a company sending a factory second to one of the biggest celebrities in the world at that time. They truly don’t give a shyt 😂

[addictedtone]

I know we all have different sounds in our heads but Slash on Appetite especially Mr Brownstone and Rocket Queen are two of my favorite recorded sounds of his.
Those and Aerosmith Sweet Emotion are both the quintessential tones in my head..

[RanchSkinWalker]

Very cool. He's put some heart and soul into that one over the years. 😎🎸🖤

[fearnpol]

Another Slash signature surprise surprise

[adiohead]

You can tell just how much Jessica means to Slash.

[YehoashDream]

Wish it was more cherry like early 90s, when Slash hit the stage with that iconic guitar❤❤

[johnparsons]

I have one that was made a few months later. Looks like he has to set his bridge a little high too like mine. Neck angle must have been a little greater in 1987.

[Rhythmicons]

I have a 1989 Standard in a cherry. Love it.

[svgitana]

Very cool!!

I just bought a Gibson Slash Les Paul November Burst at the Garage in Nashville.
I was looking for a 50’s or 60’s burst and I couldn’t really find one that called my name, in walks the salesman with this one and I’m not even a big fan of Slash and I just fell in love with the guitar!! It is awesome, stays tuned for ages, sound great, top notch quality!!

Slash has a new fan now for sure!! 🙌🏻

[CaptGizmo]

Wow! Now she's a beauty! Man, it rare to see one that wears out cool looking. Cig burn makes it look even more Rock n Roll. I bet it sounds good and plays great. The axes that are worn in from years of playing are the best. Those wear marks were born not made!

[AngelJLBap]

Slash has been my fave since a kid, and my name is Jessica… loved this video🎩🤘🏼

[alimaleki]

Whenever I hear Slash talk I can't get past how soft-spoken he is; I guess he reserves his aggression for the fretboard!

[RolandSpecialSauce]

I would love to have a guitar one day that is worned through as much as that one and know that I was the one who put that work into playing it till I wore through the finish.

[Centerpieceofmind]

That was cool.
Any ideas on what that's going to to be worth?

[victorbicudo]

authenticly relic'd by himself, not by some custom shop dude. The only way to go.

[NicoleEhrhardt-yw]

Anyway, there are many Guitars around, this Guy would get a goosebump- tone Out. He's a talent and, If you Play electr. Guitars, His bendings and pattern constructions are really great stuff

[LogemannBilly]

kay, I’ve always scratched my head about the obsession around the kislux book totes and their practicality, but this one is adorable!! Congratulations

[donniejean]

“The time and work that went into it”. Yeah all that relic work took me a few hours lol