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Guns N' Roses Members lineup history 
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Original lineup (March–May 1985)

• W. Axl Rose – lead vocals
• Izzy Stradlin – rhythm guitar
• Tracii Guns – lead guitar
• Ole Beich – bass
• Rob Gardner – drums

Classic' lineup (June 1985–February 1990)

• W. Axl Rose – lead vocals
• Izzy Stradlin – rhythm guitar
• Slash – lead guitar
• Duff McKagan – bass
• Steven Adler – drums

February 1990–July 1990

• W. Axl Rose – lead vocals
• Izzy Stradlin – rhythm guitar
• Slash – lead guitar, acoustic guitar
• Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals
• Steven Adler – drums
• Dizzy Reed – piano, backing vocals

'Classic' lineup II (July 1990–November 1991)

• W. Axl Rose – lead vocals, piano, choir, acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, synthesizers, backing vocals, sound effects
• Izzy Stradlin – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, sitar
• Slash – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, dobro, talkbox, six-string bass, backing vocals, banjo
• Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, co-lead vocals, percussion
• Dizzy Reed – piano, backing vocals, tambourine, clavinet, organ
• Matt Sorum – drums, percussion, backing vocals, choir

November 1991–June 1994

• W. Axl Rose – lead vocals, keyboards, kazoo
• Slash – lead guitar, co-lead vocals, talkbox, backing vocals
• Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals, drums, acoustic guitar
• Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, percussion, backing vocals
• Matt Sorum – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Gilby Clarke – rhythm guitar

June 1994–October 1994

• W. Axl Rose – lead vocals
• Slash – lead guitar
• Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals
• Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano
• Matt Sorum – drums, percussion

October 1994–October 1996

• W. Axl Rose – lead vocals
• Slash – lead guitar
• Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals
• Dizzy Reed – piano, backing vocals
• Matt Sorum – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Paul Tobias – rhythm guitar

October 1996–May 1997

• W. Axl Rose – lead vocals
• Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals
• Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
• Matt Sorum – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Paul Tobias – rhythm guitar

May–June 1997

• W. Axl Rose – lead vocals
• Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals
• Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
• Matt Sorum – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Paul Tobias – rhythm guitar
• Robin Finck – lead guitar

June 1997–August 1997

• W. Axl Rose – lead vocals
• Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals
• Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
• Paul Tobias – rhythm guitar
• Robin Finck – lead guitar

August 1997–March 1998

• W. Axl Rose – lead vocals
• Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
• Paul Tobias – rhythm guitar
• Robin Finck – lead guitar

March–May 1998

• W. Axl Rose – lead vocals
• Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
• Paul Tobias – rhythm guitar
• Robin Finck – lead guitar
• Tommy Stinson – bass, backing vocals
• Josh Freese – drums, percussion

May 1998–August 1999

• W. Axl Rose – lead vocals
• Dizzy Reed – keyboards, synthesizer
• Paul Tobias – rhythm guitar
• Robin Finck – lead guitar
• Tommy Stinson – bass
• Josh Freese – drums, percussion
• Chris Pitman – keyboards, synthesizer

August 1999–March 2000

• W. Axl Rose – lead vocals, keyboards
• Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
• Paul Tobias – rhythm guitar
• Tommy Stinson – bass, backing vocals
• Chris Pitman – keyboards, sub-bass, backing vocals, synthesizer, programming

March–October 2000

• W. Axl Rose – lead vocals
• Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
• Paul Tobias – rhythm guitar
• Tommy Stinson – bass, backing vocals
• Chris Pitman – keyboards, sub-bass, backing vocals, synthesizer, programming
• Buckethead – lead guitar

October 2000–July 2002

• W. Axl Rose – lead vocals
• Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
• Paul Tobias – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Tommy Stinson – bass, backing vocals
• Chris Pitman – keyboards, sub-bass, backing vocals, synthesizer, programming
• Buckethead – lead guitar
• Robin Finck – lead guitar, keyboards
• Bryan Mantia – drums

July 2002–March 2004

• W. Axl Rose – lead vocals, keyboards
• Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
• Tommy Stinson – bass, backing vocals
• Chris Pitman – keyboards, sub-bass, backing vocals, synthesizer, programming
• Buckethead – lead guitar
• Robin Finck – lead guitar, keyboards
• Bryan Mantia – drums
• Richard Fortus – rhythm guitar

March 2004–May 2006

• W. Axl Rose – lead vocals, keyboards
• Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
• Tommy Stinson – bass, backing vocals
• Chris Pitman – keyboards, sub-bass, backing vocals, synthesizer, programming
• Robin Finck – lead guitar, keyboards
• Bryan Mantia – drums
• Richard Fortus – rhythm guitar

May–June 2006

• W. Axl Rose – lead vocals, keyboards
• Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
• Tommy Stinson – bass, backing vocals
• Chris Pitman – keyboards, sub-bass, backing vocals, synthesizer, programming
• Robin Finck – lead guitar, keyboards
• Bryan Mantia – drums
• Richard Fortus – rhythm guitar
• Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal – lead guitar

July 2006–April 2008

• W. Axl Rose – lead vocals, keyboards
• Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
• Tommy Stinson – bass, backing vocals
• Chris Pitman – keyboards, sub-bass, backing vocals
• Robin Finck – lead guitar, keyboards
• Richard Fortus – rhythm guitar
• Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal – lead guitar
• Frank Ferrer – drums

April 2008–March 2009

• W. Axl Rose – lead vocals
• Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
• Tommy Stinson – bass, backing vocals
• Chris Pitman – keyboards, backing vocals
• Richard Fortus – rhythm and lead guitar
• Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal – lead and rhythm guitar
• Frank Ferrer – drums

Current lineup (March 2009–present)

• W. Axl Rose – lead vocals
• Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, percussion, backing vocals
• Tommy Stinson – bass, backing vocals
• Chris Pitman – keyboards, backing vocals
• Richard Fortus – rhythm guitar
• Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal – lead guitar
• Frank Ferrer – drums
• DJ Ashba – lead guitar

CHINESE DEMOCRACY

•W. Axl Rose – lead vocals/ piano on "Catcher in the Rye"/ "This I Love" and "Prostitute"/ keyboards on "Chinese Democracy"/ "There Was a Time" and "This I Love"/ rhythm guitar on "There Was a Time" and "Madagascar"/ backing vocals on "Catcher in the Rye"/ drum arrangement
•Dizzy Reed – keyboards/ piano/ synthesizer/ backing vocals
•Tommy Stinson – bass/ backing vocals
•Chris Pitman – keyboards/ backing vocals/ programming/ sub-bass/ bass on "There Was a Time" and "Madagascar"/ 12 string guitar on "If the World"/ mellotron on "There Was a Time"
•Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal – rhythm & lead guitars
•Richard Fortus – rhythm guitar
•Frank Ferrer – drums on "Chinese Democracy"/ "Better"/ "If the World"/ "There Was a Time" and "I.R.S."
•Buckethead – lead guitar/ acoustic guitar on "If the World"
•Robin Finck – lead guitar/ acoustic guitar on "Sorry"/ keyboards on "Better" and "If the World"
•Paul Tobias – rhythm guitar / piano on "There Was a Time"
•Bryan Mantia – drums on tracks 2 to14
•Josh Freese – drum arrangement / tracks 4, 6, 9 & 14



Special Guests Appearances

•Sebastian Bach – background vocals / "Sorry"
•Pete Scaturro – keyboards / "Sorry"
•Suzy Katayama – French horns / "Madagascar"
•Patti Hood – harp / "This I Love"
 
• Paul Tobias - rhythm guitar