{"id":23842,"date":"2025-08-08T19:20:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T19:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/?p=23842"},"modified":"2025-08-08T19:20:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T19:20:27","slug":"two-legends-right-there-slash-joins-michael-schenker-on-stage-to-cover-a-ufo-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/es\/2025\/08\/08\/two-legends-right-there-slash-joins-michael-schenker-on-stage-to-cover-a-ufo-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTwo legends right there\u201d: Slash joins Michael Schenker on stage to cover a UFO classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"youtube-video youtube-facade\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\">\n<div class=\"watch-on-iframe-A7JYuCN-F7s\" data-yt-video-token=\"A7JYuCN-F7s\" title=\"Slash (from Guns n Roses) play Mother Mary at Wacken with Michael Schenker - UFO Session 31.07.2025 - YouTube\"><span class=\"youtube-video-title\">Slash (from Guns n Roses) play Mother Mary at Wacken with Michael Schenker &#8211; UFO Session 31.07.2025 &#8211; YouTube<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/A7JYuCN-F7s\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Slash (from Guns n Roses) play Mother Mary at Wacken with Michael Schenker - UFO Session 31.07.2025 - YouTube\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"watch-on-youtube-A7JYuCN-F7s\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/A7JYuCN-F7s\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/A7JYuCN-F7s\" data-hl-processed=\"none\">Watch On <\/a><\/div>\n<p>Slash has made a surprise appearance during <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/tag\/michael-schenker\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/tag\/michael-schenker\">Michael Schenker<\/a>\u2019s Wacken Open Air set, with the pair joining forces for a UFO classic.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the former UFO guitarist put out a new album, <em>My Years with UFO<\/em>, which saw him revisiting his biggest hits with the band alongside an impressive cast, including Axl Rose and Adrian Vandenberg. But it was his retake of <em>Mother Mary<\/em> with Slash that stole the show, and the German festival was treated to a special rendition of the song.<\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-base\" \/>\n<p>Both guitarists donned their signature axes for the occasion: Slash, a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-gibson-les-pauls-for-every-budget\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-gibson-les-pauls-for-every-budget\">Gibson Les Paul<\/a>, and Schenker, an Olympic White <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/tag\/gibson-flying-v\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/tag\/gibson-flying-v\">Gibson Flying V<\/a>. Together, they produced a thick wall of sound.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-solid border-y border-neutral-300\"><span class=\"font-article-heading block pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333]\">You may like<\/span><\/aside>\n<p>All eyes and ears are understandably on the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/the-50-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/the-50-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time\">guitar solos<\/a>, and it&#8217;s Slash who takes the lead with some warm, pentatonic <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/tag\/blues\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/tag\/blues\">blues<\/a> that, if you were listening with your eyes closed, would be clear who is playing without any context. And of course, there&#8217;s some <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-wah-pedals\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-wah-pedals\">wah pedal<\/a> abuse to top it off.<\/p>\n<p>The German, meanwhile, takes a backseat, watching on with a gleeful look on his face, a wall of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-marshall-amps\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-marshall-amps\">Marshall amps <\/a>behind him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo fucking legends right there,\u201d says vocalist Erik Gr\u00f6nwall after the performance. \u201cMake some noise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though blessed with a little German sunshine, the show was thankfully not as hot as <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/tag\/guns-n-roses\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/tag\/guns-n-roses\">GNR<\/a>\u2019s recent Saudi Arabia show that was so punishing it <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/richard-fortus-pickups-melt-in-saudi-arabia\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/richard-fortus-pickups-melt-in-saudi-arabia\">melted Richard Fortus\u2019 pickups<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> {        window.reliablePageLoad.then(() =&gt; {            var componentContainer = document.querySelector(&#8220;#slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-7eGTg3CEGW2y7FNkCvU8QB&#8221;);            if (componentContainer) {                var data = {&#8220;layout&#8221;:&#8221;inbodyContent&#8221;,&#8221;header&#8221;:&#8221;Get The Pick Newsletter&#8221;,&#8221;tagline&#8221;:&#8221;All the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!&#8221;,&#8221;formFooterText&#8221;:&#8221;By submitting your information you agree to the <a href=\"https:\/\/futureplc.com\/terms-conditions\/\" target=\"_blank\">Terms &amp; Conditions<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/futureplc.com\/privacy-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and are aged 16 or over.&#8221;,&#8221;successMessage&#8221;:{&#8220;body&#8221;:&#8221;Thank you for signing up. 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He\u2019s since recalled how he fell in love with the flying V shape, and stated that he sees it as fate that <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/michael-schenker-on-why-he-plays-flying-vs\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/michael-schenker-on-why-he-plays-flying-vs\">he was \u201cmeant\u201d to play that body shape<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video youtube-facade\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\">\n<div class=\"watch-on-iframe-z94FeCcvmrc\" data-yt-video-token=\"z94FeCcvmrc\" title=\"MICHAEL SCHENKER - Mother Mary feat. SLASH &amp; ERIK GR\u00d6NWALL - YouTube\"><span class=\"youtube-video-title\">MICHAEL SCHENKER &#8211; Mother Mary feat. SLASH &amp; ERIK GR\u00d6NWALL &#8211; YouTube<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/z94FeCcvmrc\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"MICHAEL SCHENKER - Mother Mary feat. SLASH &amp; ERIK GR\u00d6NWALL - YouTube\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"watch-on-youtube-z94FeCcvmrc\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/z94FeCcvmrc\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/z94FeCcvmrc\" data-hl-processed=\"none\">Watch On <\/a><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s not the first time Slash has joined another classic rock icon this year, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/slash-makes-surprise-appearance-at-michael-monroe-show\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/slash-makes-surprise-appearance-at-michael-monroe-show\">having linked up with former Hanoi Rocks vocalist Michael Monroe at the Whisky a Go Go<\/a> in April, and he traded licks across a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/slash-eric-gales-jimi-hendrix-purple-haze-jam\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/slash-eric-gales-jimi-hendrix-purple-haze-jam\">fiery<em> Purple Haze<\/em> cover with Eric Gales<\/a> last year, too.<\/p>\n<p>The top-hatted shredder has also said he became \u201cdisillusioned\u201d by Marshall Amps, which <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/slash-on-why-he-worked-with-magnatone\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/slash-on-why-he-worked-with-magnatone\">prompted his shock switch to Magnatone<\/a>. And the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/tag\/bc-rich\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/tag\/bc-rich\">B.C. Rich<\/a> Warlock, with which he started his Guns N&#8217; Roses career, has <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/gear\/electric-guitars\/slash-bc-rich-warlock-auction-2025\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/gear\/electric-guitars\/slash-bc-rich-warlock-auction-2025\">returned to auction<\/a>, nine years after it was last sold.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slash (from Guns n Roses) play Mother Mary at Wacken with Michael Schenker &#8211; UFO Session 31.07.2025 &#8211; YouTube Watch On Slash has made a surprise appearance during Michael Schenker\u2019s Wacken Open Air set, with the pair joining forces for a UFO classic. 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