Guns N' Roses Duff McKagan Rotosound Collaboration

[FunkyMonkey]

NAMM showstoppers: Guns N' Roses Duff McKagan Rotosound collaboration

6 hours ago

Having recently announced their long-awaited reunion, rumour has it that US rock legend Duff McKagan of Guns N? Roses could be set to enter a new partnership with UK string specialist Rotosound.

One such story that wasn't actually announced at the show, but can certainly be posted in the ?ones to watch? category concerns longtime Rotosound endorsee, Duff McKagan. 

As endorsements go, having Guns N? Roses bass player McKagan on board is a solid bet. Their album Appetite For Destruction, released back in 1987, sealed the fortunes of these LA rockers, going on to become the biggest selling debut rock album of all time, selling over 18 million copies in the US alone and over 100 million albums worldwide. 

It was Rotosound 45-105 strings that McKagan used on the album and he?s continued to fly the Rotosound flag ever since. ?One constant in my ever-changing careers and thoughts on rhythm, has been my Rotosound Swing Bass strings, nothing else comes close,? McKagan commented. 

The announcement in December 2015 that the original Guns N? Roses lineup featuring McKagan would go on tour for the first time in 20 years caused an immediate response across the band?s social networking platforms, with a headline slot at Coachella Festival in Indio and a 25-date stadium tour through 2016 of North America also showing there was certainly no decline in appetite from the fans to watch the band.

During last week?s NAMM show, MI Pro learnt that Rotosound chairman Jason How and his wife Kathy were personally invited by the band to attend their rehearsals in Los Angeles to meet McKagan and spent time chatting with him about a new collaboration with the iconic British string manufacturer. 

?I can?t really say anymore at this stage,? commented How. ?But it?s really exciting, so watch this space!? 

An announcement is expected sometime in February 2016.

http://www.mi-pro.co.uk/index.php/news/read/namm-2016-showstoppers-guns-n-roses-set-for-rotosound-collaboration/020793

Short stop off at the rehearsal studios to catch up with Mr Duff McKagan....

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[FunkyMonkey]

Good for Duff, he's a smart money manager at this point.  We'll probably see a lot more of these deals.

[overmatik]

I can only imagine the cool jams that these guys might be having. I hope some killer music comes from it. If you take the best of Contraband and the best of CD it's a pretty amazing album.

[14 Yrs Of Silence]

Was Rotosound the company he was doing business with when he ran into Axl at the hotel?

[EmilyGNR]

"The announcement in December 2015 that the original Guns N? Roses lineup featuring McKagan would go on tour for the first time in 20 years caused an immediate response across the band?s social networking platforms, with a headline slot at Coachella Festival in Indio and a 25-date stadium tour through 2016 of North America also showing there was certainly no decline in appetite from the fans to watch the band."


Can't wait until the show schedule is announced! 

[Bridge]

Was Rotosound the company he was doing business with when he ran into Axl at the hotel?

No, according to his book, Duff was starting a wealth management company and was in London in 2010 interviewing a series of financial planners or something.

[sky dog]

exciting..."The Most Dangerous Band in the World" are a bunch of bankers and teetotaleers! Too funny.....