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Gilby Clarke and Slash onstage in 2013

“If you’ve ever seen Slash give that look to whoever when they hit a bad note… You get that look once, man. You don’t want it twice”: Gilby Clarke survived a baptism by fire in Guns N’ Roses – but one day the pay checks stopped coming

By Andrew Daly published

The guitarist played with GN'R during their chaotic Use Your Illusion era. Now he discusses his heart-stopping audition, the early-’90s Guns album that never was and why he was never actually fired from the band

Slash and Gilby Clarke

“Slash says, ‘You got the gig. Learn the whole catalog.’ I was like, ‘Don’t you have a set of songs?’ Slash goes, ‘There’s no setlist. Axl just calls ’em out’”: How Gilby Clarke got the Guns N’ Roses gig – and learned the band’s back catalog in a week

By Matt Owen published

Clarke was formally announced as Izzy Stradlin's replacement in the early ’90s – but not before undergoing an audition process that saw him learn his test tracks in the car last minute

Gilby Clarke onstage with Porno For Pyros

Watch Gilby Clarke step onstage with Porno For Pyros for a blistering rendition of Bad S**t

By Matt Parker published

The ex-Guns N’ Roses guitarist put in a fiery appearance at the reunited band’s recent L.A. show

Joe Bonamassa (left) and Billy Gibbons

Watch Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa cover Jimi Hendrix at Gibbons' 72nd birthday jam in Los Angeles

By Jackson Maxwell published

Gilby Clarke was also on hand for the concert, which took place at the Troubadour

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Gilby Clarke: "I’m a big believer in doubling guitar parts with a different amp and guitar. It’s not just a bigger sound – it gives so much more separation"

By Mark McStea published

The former Guns N' Roses guitarist unleashes some straight ahead rock 'n' roll on his first solo album in 20 years

Gilby Clarke and Brad Gillis

Night Ranger enlists Gilby Clarke to fill in for Keri Kelli during recent gig

By Matt Owen published

The former Guns N’ Roses axeman stepped up in place of Kelli, who missed out due to a knee injury, at the band’s South Dakota concert

Denmark Street Guitars is selling Guns N' Roses gear

A Slash Sanchez custom Strat-style guitar and other Guns N’ Roses-played instruments and amps are up for sale

By Richard Bienstock published

Also on offer are Richard Fortus’s BC Mockingbird and Les Pauls, Gilby Clarke’s Zemaitis single-cut and modded Marshall and Vox amps

Watch Slash, Gilby Clarke and Matt Sorum “Come Together” with Lzzy Hale to cover the Beatles classic

By Richard Bienstock published

Hale also traded vocals with Cheap Trick’s Robin Zander on AC/DC’s It’s a Long Way to the Top during the (DE)TOUR Virtual Music Festival

Gilby Clarke Discusses Not Being Invited to Join Guns N’ Roses Reunion

By Damian Fanelli published

Guitarist Gilby Clarke—who, as any little schoolboy knows—was a member of Guns N' Roses from 1991 to 1994, recentlychatted withLA Weekly.

Former Guns N' Roses Guitarist Recovering After Motorcycle Accident

By Guitar World Editors published

Gilby Clarke is recovering at home from injuries sustained from a hit and run.