My Take
Tracii Guns is one of those figures where the footnote turns out to be more interesting than the headline — he's often introduced as "the guy who was in Guns N' Roses before Slash," which is technically true but sells him wildly short. He co-founded L.A. Guns back in the mid-80s on the Sunset Strip, and that band's sleazy, hook-driven hard rock aged a lot better than most of its peers. What I genuinely respect about Tracii is that he never chased the nostalgia circuit on autopilot — he kept tinkering, forming Brides of Destruction with Nikki Sixx, recording through quieter eras without a major label safety net, and eventually returning to L.A. Guns as its creative anchor. The riff work is deceptively tasteful for glam metal, and the guy clearly loves playing guitar more than he loves any particular spotlight.
Overview
Tracy Irving Richard Ulrich (born January 20, 1966), known professionally as Tracii Guns, is an American guitarist best known as the co-founder of glam metal group L.A. Guns, as well as the supergroups Brides of Destruction and Contraband. He was also a founding member of Guns N' Roses. However, he left shortly afterwards; he was replaced by guitarist Slash.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tracii Guns
- Name (Japanese)
- トレイシー・ガンズ
- Reading
- とれいしー・がんず
- Born
- January 20, 1966 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Horse
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- guitarist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Fairfax High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.