Kris Derrig
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Kris Derrig (April 6, 1954 – May 14, 1987) was an American luthier and musician born in Greenfield, Massachusetts. As a guitar builder, he is best known for building Slash's recording guitar, used in the Guns N' Roses album Appetite For Destruction, as well as many other counterfeit 1959 Gibson Les Paul.[1]
Derrig died in May 1987 from a form of cancer. He didn't live to see the impact his Les Paul copies would have on Guns N' Roses debut album, Appetite For Destruction, and the signature sound of Slash.[2]
References
- ^ Beato, Rick; Onorato, Dave (August 3, 2021). "Dave and I Talk About Gear We Regret Selling". YouTube.com. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Rig Rundown - Guns N' Roses' Slash, Duff McKagan & Richard Fortus. YouTube.
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