Legendary Guns N Roses lead guitarist Slash, synonymous with Gibson guitars in his career, has been named the first-ever Global Ambassador for the world-renowned guitar brand. As part of his induction, Slash will be developing new products across three of Gibson’s celebrated brands – Gibson Custom, Gibson and Epiphone. Watch Slash discuss the partnership in this exclusive clip.

Henry Juszkiewicz, chairman, and CEO of Gibson Brands commented:

“We are thrilled to recognize Slash as Gibson’s first Global Brand Ambassador. Slash embodies the characteristics of creativity, passion and excellence that are so closely aligned with Gibson and we are very proud of the friendship and mutual success we have shared together for over 30 years. We are also very excited about the future products we will be announcing soon.”

Slash also commented on the occasion::

“It’s an honor to be Gibson’s first Global Brand Ambassador. I’ve been working with Gibson since the early days of my professional career and playing Gibson guitars since before that. I’m proud of the creative relationship we’ve developed over the years.”

Slash is currently on the Guns N’ Roses “Not in This Lifetime” world tour, continuing through November 2017. More details around the new products and exclusive content born from this relationship will follow. Visit www.Gibson.com/slash for updates.