In short, Tim was a great tech with an affinity for gain stacking. The amp sported E元4 power tubes (they were typically shipped to the US with 6550s in those days). Tim modded the amp by taking the amp’s unused tremolo circuit which had an additional preamp tube and turning it into an extra preamp stage. Now, Stock #39 was not, ironically, a stock Super Lead Tremolo – it had been modified by a tech who worked for the company named Tim Caswell. So, that amp not available to be delivered to Slash in time to use during the recording session, but the company still had an obligation to deliver a comparable amp for the sessions. But there was a problem, George Lynch had rented the amp to use on Dokken’s 1986 tour, which ended 13 September in Irvine, California. When the band went in to record the album (between August and December of 1986) Slash specifically requested Stock #39 from S.I.R. The amp had stenciled lettering that read: “Stock #39”. (Studio Instrument Rentals) in LA to test out amplifiers to use on the album and finally found one he loved – a Marshall Model 1959T Super Lead Tremolo – pre-master volume, and post-Plexi (it had a metal faceplate).
Instead, in the spring of 1986, Slash went into S.I.R. Some have claimed Slash used a Marshall Silver Jubilee for AFD, and while he did use it on subsequent tours, it wasn’t released until 1987 so can’t have been in the studio. As a result it’s been tough to pin down what exactly was used on the sessions. Now, according to Slash they spent most of it on heroin instead, which would explain why a lot of the gear on Appetite For Destruction was rented rather than bought. When GN’R signed to Geffen records they were given $370,000 to record their debut LP.
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The rented Appetite amp Image: Robert Knight Archive / Redferens It’s ironic though that one of the most iconic Les Paul tones in the history of recorded music (not to mention one that has spawned endless Gibson signature models) wasn’t even a real Les Paul. These Derrig ‘Les Pauls’ have become highly sought after in the years since, but obviously they are very hard to track down. Kris’ son, Dale, estimates that his dad made “about 20, maybe more” of these Les Paul replicas. Unfortunately, Kris Derrig passed away before he could get the credit due to him for building the iconic guitar, in fact he sadly passed away of throat cancer just a few months prior to the release of Appetite For Destruction in 1987. Foote has since confirmed that it was Kris Derrig who built the guitar. In his autobiography, Slash claims that, “It was made by the late Jim Foot, who owned MusicWorks in Redondo Beach.” Now, Foote shared a shop space with another luthier named Kris Derrig – Foote did own the shop, but Kris built most of the guitars. Quite who actually built this guitar is also something that has been subject to a great deal of speculation. In fact, the guitar was a custom-built replica of a ’59 Sunburst Les Paul with a couple alternative specifications including Seymour Duncan Alnico II Zebra pickups. But even though the guitar said Gibson Les Paul on the headstock, it was not a Gibson Les Paul.
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