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In 1988, Slash met his guitar idol. Now, he could walk into the guy’s house if he wanted to
Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash turned his admiration for Aerosmith’s Joe Perry into a lasting friendship, despite a dispute over one of Perry’s guitars. The story matters because Slash eventually returned the instrument as a birthday gift, helping repair the relationship and earning Perry’s deep trust.
Slash first met Perry in 1988, when Guns N’ Roses opened for Aerosmith during the band’s early rise after releasing *Appetite for Destruction*. Years later, Slash bought a distinctive 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard that had belonged to Perry and actor Eric Roberts; after Perry tried to buy it back, Slash kept it until Perry’s 50th birthday party in 2000, when he gave it to him. Perry has since said he would trust Slash with the keys to his house.
In short
- Slash returned Joe Perry’s prized guitar as a birthday present.
- The guitar was a 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard.
- Perry says he would trust Slash with his house keys.