He’s a player who anchors bands with killer monikers!

Fans of LA hard rock and roll know bassist Johnny Griparic from his long association with the former Saul Hudson, more familiar to the masses as Slash, as a member of Snakepit; and the Guns ‘n’ Roses guitarist’s most recent (as of 2024) incarnation as a bluesman leading his Blues Ball (get it?) collective.

Born in Sweden, Griparic worked his way up, up, up the hard rock / blues food chain anchoring such artists of note including Richie Kotzen, BB Chung King and The Buddaheads (get it?), Jimmy Z and the Z Tribe, Triggerdaddy, Sonofabitch (as I said about band names…), Gilby Clarke, and Nina Hagan among others.

A fine pocket player and soloist, Griparic is a spirited on-stage presence who doesn’t quite steal the show from his bandleader, but he could if he wanted to.

Who loves playing rock and roll more than Johnny Graparic?

Johnny Griparic Sound & Vision…

Slash’s Blues Ball: “The Pusher” https://youtu.be/hnUO5rFG4Tg?si=tO-IhulOMbmk4ioJ

Slash’s Snakepit: “Grand” https://youtu.be/LPL4JFsTgeI?si=FOwZmtA1LU5pGW2L

Richie Kotzen: Live in San Paolo 2007: https://youtu.be/anEYZexJBlg?si=wrhV-JA5CX3Q9kOd

Photo by Elliott Cynthia from Johnny’s Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/johnnygriparic

Photos courtesy Johnny Griparic Facebook