GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist RICHARD FORTUS Demonstrates Supro Black Magick Amp (Video)

Guitar World has uploaded a video clip of GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Richard Fortus demonstrating the Supro Black Magick amp on tour. Check it out below.

Fortus spoke to the Social lifestyle magazine last year about how he felt when he was first asked to join GUNS N' ROSES in 2001. "To be honest with you, it sort of wasn't my thing," he said. "I wasn't really… I wasn't into metal as a kid, I was sort of a punk rock kid, and all the bands that I was in were all very different; they weren't metal. So when I first got that call, I thought it was unusual, but it sort of made sense because of the people that were in that band at the time: Robin from NINE INCH NAILS, Tommy from THE REPLACEMENTS, Brain from PRIMUS. Those were all guys that I knew and [from] the same type of genre that I was in, so it sort of made sense. And Axl [Rose, GUNS N' ROSES singer] sort of wanted that — he wanted a diverse type of thing. He didn't want guys that were just, you know, L.A. metal guys. 'Cause, you know, GN'R always had some roots in punk rock as well."

Speaking about his relationship with Axl Rose, Fortus said: "We get along really well. You know, I guess we come from a very similar place as far as our influences and definitely relate on that level. And I think, essentially, with Axl, ultimately, that's all that really matters to him — is the music. So if we relate on that point, then everything else sort of falls into place."

Fortus joined GUNS N' ROSES in 2001 and became the band's longest-serving post-Slash guitarist.

Fortus is currently on the road with Rose, Slash and bassist Duff McKagan from GN'R's "Appetite For Destruction"-era lineup. They are being joined by keyboardist Dizzy Reed and drummer Frank Ferrer. Also appearing with them is second keyboardist Melissa Reese.