If Im using an alternate tuning, then I raise the action and use heavier strings. How many bands are using a talkbox these days? We did a lot of interesting and new stuff on Crush. Im also playing a lot more slide. By Richard Bienstock published 22 August 18. Liam Evans. Working with Don Was and different musicians takes me down a different path. Which players influenced you in finding your tone and selecting your gear? It wasavailible in Cherry sunburst and arctic white. He also owns a fair few rare and highly sought-after items. While he may not always take his favorite vintage pieces on the road, he does use them in the studio, and his touring rig includes a respectable array of very cool guitars. He uses that guitar from 2006. and it became his symbol. What kind of slide are you using? Listed on the official Foxrox artist page. I have a lot of old tweed Fenders, my favorite being a 1959 Super Twin that has got a clean sound that barks so loud, a 53 Super and a 58 Bassman. The new Marshall has that beautiful clean channel which I think has gorgeous tone. Free Shipping. I just let it come out. Jon came in with 30 pieces of music because he wasnt sure if he was going to write a solo album. Its My Life is a hit single throughout Europe, Japan, Australia, South America, and South Africa. A lot of our songs were written with just two acoustic guitars and a tape recorder. I listen to the blues-based stuff because I like the emotional output. The Gear Page is the leading online community and marketplace for guitars, amps, pedals, effects and associated gear. For riffs like that on Bad Medicine you can use this pedal to really get to grips with the Bon Jovi guitar tone. Richie takes on your questions in this podcast It's a snowy 20 degrees fahrenheit in the town of Woodbridge, New Jersey, where Richie Sambora grew up. $1,149. You are using an out of date browser. When we made Slippery When Wet, there wasnt a whole lot of acoustic guitar being played on rock and roll records. Then he shoots back, But youll never hear me complaining!. Items must be returned in original, as-shipped condition with all original packaging.Learn More. Don't get me started on the Ovation acoustic I bought because of him and Jon.Good times. Solid Body Electric Guitars In this photo, Richie Sambora is pictured playing the triple humbucker pickup white finished Kramer Jersey Star. Its an interesting instrument. I thought I had heard he was rocking the Diezel VH4's. I'm probably in the minority. Too 'thick' for me. Apr 8, 2018 #8 I. cr7r9 said: Gonna start a thread for Richie Sambora and the holy grail of the 80s . Id try to use different ones, like use a 50s Broadcaster and a B-Bender Tele Jay Black made me in the Fender Custom Shop, or Id use a 58 Strat I got from Norms Rare Guitars, and couple it with a new Richie Sambora Signature Series Strat. For the stadium stuff, I tend to go for amplifiers that clean up well when I turn down the volume knobs on my guitars. Eddie Van Halen's style is timeless and we'll help you emulate his famous Brown Sound in this Van Halen gear guide. It certainly wasnt anywhere on the radio at that time. When it comes to tone, I know it if its right and if its working for the song. The only downside is that it has started taking up lots of space, he sighs. by Talk about the songwriting process for Crush. Your purchases also help protect forests, including trees traditionally used to make instruments. 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He got his first guitar in 1971 when he was 12, and started playing in bands three years later. Who has influenced your acoustic guitar style? I haven't had mine setup since I moved into this condo. You are using an out of date browser. You must log in or register to reply here. If you want to get a little closer to the tone used on tracks such as You Give Love a Bad Name, youll need to get your hands on some sort of harmonizer or octaver pedal. So the solos were more like melodic interludes. Do you think collaboration is the best way to grow as a songwriter and musician? I practice, but I dont practice technique as much as just letting a song take me somewhere. The latter, dubbed the MC12-41, of which only 200 copies . The guys at rig-talk.com could almost surely give you a complete rig rundown for him. I went backwards to go forwards. As the owner of a formidable assortment of Les Pauls, Strats, Teles, and tweed Fender amps, Sambora is continually hunting for guitars and amps to add to his menagerie. JavaScript is disabled. Later in 2004. They were made in many options, many different colors, hardware colors, headstock colors and headstock logos or freetboard wood. So if we can sing a song accompanied by an acoustic guitar or a piano and think its good, then we take it to the demo stage. Well be touring America at the end of the year. Despite using a selection of awesome rare and vintage gear, you can get pretty close to his huge sound with alternatives straight off the shelf at your local PMT store. This piece of gear has sold. Richie used these guitars for a long time, from 1990. until 1997. Fuck yeah that is awesome, pretty surprised about the jcm2000's but its still cool. If you listen to the stuff I play, theres an emotional commitment to what I do. The guys at rig-talk.com could almost surely give you a complete rig rundown for him. The classic Superstrat silhouette is built from Alder and teamed with a sleek Maple neck that is capped with a Maple fingerboard. classic tracks- 'Livin on A Prayer', 'Lay Your Hands on Me', 'Bad I think Ive become not only a stylist, electrically, but also a utilitarian kind of player because in what Bon Jovi does is a diverse range of styles I get to cover using all of those cool vintage instruments which now are a big part of the depth of [my] sonic palette. As a musician, I have always liked to apply what is needed for the song, emotionally. You have to play whats right for the song, not whats right for you. Joined Mar 10, 2010 . $949 $50 price drop. Only 2 were built - one for Sambora and one for REO Speedwagons Dave Amato. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. But my quest was to bring the acoustic guitar into rock because it had a lot of dignity and it added integrity to songs. In this picture, Sambora was photographed playing the Gibson ES-335 Dot Natural Electric Guitar live on stage in 2009. Ive got a couple of Jose-modded Marshall plexis, too, and they also find their way onto the records, once in a while. Those guys are the exception to the rule. VG caught up with Sambora as he was preparing for Bon Jovis worldwide tour, which began with a string of sold-out shows in Japan and Europe, before hitting the U.S. Find out how to sound like Sonic Youth with our pick of the best guitars, amps, and pedals for noise rock. But through writing with other writers and collaborating with other people, youre always going to learn something. Richie Sambora is going to teach Anna Nicole Smith's daughter how to play guitar. So in that period, I ended up doing a gospel album with Don and playing on those things. After Your payment You will get access to all my presets in Google Drive.Songs in video:Bon Jovi - Livin' On A PrayerBon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad NameBon Jovi - Never Say Goodbye Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/MaksimSlash?sub_confirmation=1Social pages:Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/maxim.bondarenko.792Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/mr.maxguitar/ My gear - Guitar, effects, plugins, camera:Guitars- Cort KX5 (stock MightyMite MB pickups) Squier Bullet Stratocaster MIM electronics.D'Addario 09-42 stringsInterface- Line 6GXDaw- Cubase 8Camera- Sony A5000, 35mm Meike lensesPostedit- Adobe Premiere Pro In 1990. I liked that it was a live album and I loved to see bands live. Call us on 0151 448 2089 or check out your local store to speak to one of our Experts about your needs. In 2006, the mother of all acoustic brands, Martin, got together with Richie Sambora in order to design two signature models. So the songwriting not only grows musically, but lyrically. 1 of 2 Go to page. archgabriel54. After Sambora performed at the gala, he met up . I will ship using USPS Media Mail usually within 24 hours of receiving payment. I listen to Frank Sinatra, and to classical music. I was surprised that he was using JCM 2000's. Dagan has picked out the guitars, amps and pedals you need in order to achieve that legendary sound made famous by Bon Jovi guitarist and solo artist - Richie Sambora!Well-known as an avid gear collector, Sambora has dabbled with dozens of makes and models of musical equipment over the years. And it has become kind of a signature thing for me since Livin On A Prayer was such a hit. Star neck inlays, this sure is a flashy stage machine which lays and sounds amazing. Onstage, I use a Vox wah, a Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive and a couple of outboard effects, like stereo echoes. I forget what it is, but it used to blow my teeth out onstage (Laughs)! It wasmade in 1996. The tone was really bright. I play with regular medium picks, but sometimes I try out different materials for different sounds, like Ill double an acoustic track with a thin pick to give it that real ringing kind of thing happening. Guitar is discontinued in 2011. He played basketball in high school; his sophomore team won the 1975 . Theinterior music pages contain no writing and are easy to read. But when it comes down to it, I think we made a good record with good songs that I believe people are going to want to listen to and thats a very important thing. Theres a frequency knob, contour knob, bass, treble and master volume controls, notch filter and a balance control to switch between pickups. In the picture you can see Richie using a fender stratocaster . Its not only a gorgeous instrument, but I just used it the other day on a session and it records phenomenally. shaped sticker adorns the top of the body and there are matching star This item is sold As-Described and cannot be returned unless it arrives in a condition different from how it was described or photographed. Sambora had the opportunity to . While it's a JB once again in the bridge, the two Cool Rails bring a lot of power in the middle and neck positions - arguably some of the most deceptive humbuckers ever made thanks to their single-coil size. Impressive collect he has there. As for my guitars, Todd at the Fender Custom Shop just built me a few new signature model Strats which are killer. Hey! Sambora is a co-writer on most of Bon Jovi's biggest hits songs like "You Give Love a Bad Name," "Livin' on a Prayer," "Wanted Dead or Alive," "Bad Medicine," "Keep the Faith," etc. After making music together for almost two decades, the group recently released its seventh studio album, Crush. This custom 6 String and 12 String double neck guitar was custom made in the 1980s by Ovation for Richie and was used on the Slippery When Wet & Keep The Faith Tours on Wanted Dead Or Alive. As far as effects go, I try not to use many of them and I put them on afterwards when Im recording. But these vintage models are highly-sought after and can be difficult to locate, especially on a reasonable budget - so take a look at our favourite options for achieving the Bon Jovi sound with guitars you can buy right now from PMT.. I pull that stuff off easily. That's the deal the former Bon Jovi guitarist and Dannielynn Birkhead, Smith's 15-year-old daughter, made Friday, May 6, at the annual Barnstable Brown Kentucky Derby Eve Gala. Ah the 80s. Its a combination of my 60 Les Paul doubled through 1 of 2 triple necks made for Richie. Its pretty cool to have all this stuff on hand. Cool! The performance comes off Little Steven's 'Soulfire Live!'. Obviously, the playability and the sonic qualities of different instruments does change things. Richie Sambora Opens Up About Controversial Decision to Leave Bon Jovi: 'My Daughter Needed Me Around' Sambora, 61, who is dad to daughter Ava, 23, with his ex, legendary TV actress Heather. Guitar featured alder body with special maple neck and maple freetboard, Gotoh tuners, Floyd Rose Original tremolo, HSS configuartion, DiMarzio PAF Pro humbucker in bridge and Fender single coil pickups in the middle and neck position, 1x volume and 2x tone controls. Seriously, sweet pics dude! Brand New. Thats exactly what I wanted to do. Theres also a guy in New Jersey who I used to go see as a teenager, named Bruce Foster. As a simple substitute to the rack-mounted and studio reverbs that have been favoured by Sambora, this pedal is an awesome addition to any board. Richie Sambora's Rig! Originally an homage to the Sambora signature model from Kramer, the Jersey Star has since taken on a life of its own and is now a celebrity in its own right. That was about all that I owned. After that you kind of fit your guitar style into that environment. Watch this gear and we'll notify you if it becomes available again. Great post, i found the isocab/leslie section very interesting! Joe Walsh also used talkbox amazingly. Hearing Dead Or Alive inspired me to buy a 12-string, and Im sure it inspired other guitar players in the same way. 38K views 1 year ago #BonJovi #RichieSambora Dagan has picked out the guitars, amps and pedals you need in order to achieve that legendary sound made famous by Bon Jovi guitarist and solo artist -. Wasnt really on my radar as a player but I do remember a les Paul he had in a guitar mag cover that had the most ungodly top on it Id ever seen. Taylor Guitars confirmed in a tweet, saying, "Sir Paul McCartney plays a Taylor RSSM in a new music video with Rhianna and Kanye West- FourFiveSeconds" and . . I didnt use many effects, and I tried to not use the same instrument on each song, even if I was using a guitar from the same family of Teles. When he came back, I was on tour. Then back even further to Muddy Waters and further back from there to Charley Patton and Reverend Gary Davis. Ive been doing a lot more fingerpicking at home, as well as on the record. With classic Spring and Hall sounds that are easily controlled by a single Reverb control, you can also utilise the Flerb setting to add a flanging effect to your wet signal. I like to use something that I can get a bevy of sounds from and can also work well with the different guitars that Ive been using live. You can almost imagine them either played by another instrument or by an orchestra. Contact Me on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/slashmax9268/ Instagram @slashmax9268 Gmail slashmax24@gmail.com 2. But on this new record, the palette is getting deeper. Your purchases also help protect forests, including trees traditionally used to make instruments. JavaScript is disabled. Every self-respecting 80s guitarist knows how important it is to have a good chorus tone at your disposal - and the BOSS CE-2W Waza Craft Chorus is one of the finest available. As a soloist, it was the modern blues guys who really influenced me. Kramer Jersey Star Candy Red Electric Guitar. Designed by Richie Sambora and Chris Hofschneider of Times Square Guitars, the LTD SA-2 Richie Sambora Signature Series Electric Guitar features a uniquely-shaped solid basswood body with a bolt-on maple neck. Kramer Jersey star Red. Very good collectible condition original Kramer Gig Bag. A diversified music listener, Sambora comes from a background of The Beatles, Eric Clapton, Johnny Winter, Led Zeppelin and "a lot of blues stuff". It took Bon Jovi three years of touring and the experience of making two albums before we found out who we were. For a close approximation of some Sambora tones weve picked a combo, amp head and cabinet so that no matter your current rig you can incorporate the bits that you need and try out some of your favourite Bon Jovi riffs. Were beside ourselves with happiness. Being an acoustic guitar lover, I really wanted to interject acoustic guitar back into modern rock at that point in time 1986. Sambora, 53, certainly could have taken his music to his pick of major labels, but the axman who once helmed his own indie in the early '80s still has the independent spirit in his soul. It records totally even whether youre playing with a pick or doing fingerstyle work, and theres no runaway low end. What kind of talkbox are you using? The Richie Sambora pedalboard consists of some hard-to-find and out-of-production units, but weve built a wonderful board of our own with some substitute pedals that allow you to get an accurate Sambora tone. Also featuring a fuzz tone and cocked wah setting, you can link up an expression pedal to experience the dazzling array of different sounds available when using this pedal. On Save The World, I think I was using a plastic one, but on One Wild Night and the end of Mystery Train, which has a country feel where you can hear more string, I think it was bottleneck. But I am playing a lot more slide on this album. Thought you dudes might appreciate this even though its not metal or 7 string related. Richie has claimed several times to be happy Blackstar player. Join free today and get access to exclusive content, discounts, competitions and more! Posted on: 26 Oct 2021 Ive got a ton of great vintage guitars and amps now, he admits proudly, but knowing he has caught a serious case of gear acquisition syndrome (GAS). As an instrumentalist and the guitarist in this band, finding my voice has been a part of gaining my style, which is basically like an organic kind of modern-day R&B/rock and roll fusion. This American Professional II model features a Roasted Pine body with a Deep C-style neck and Super-Natural satin finish for exceptional playability. The guitar is made out of koa and has a Florentine cutaway. Next Last. View similar gear from other sellers on Reverb. I prefer thin bottles over thick ones. How does your studio rig differ from your live rig? I never really cared for Bon Jovi the band, but I always thought it sounded like Richie was playing for the song, and I can definitely appreciate that. Jon and I ended up co-producing with Luke Ebbin, whos phenomenal and I think going to be a big star in the future. As reported by People, experts suspected that the actress had experienced an overdose and was rushed to the hospital. 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Guitar featured alder body with special maple neck and rosewood freetboard, fender tuners, Floyd Rose II tremolo, HSS configuartion, DiMarzio PAF Pro humbucker in bridge and Fender single coil pickups in the middle and neck position, 1x volume and 2x tone controls, Here is Japanese version of Richie's Fender Stratocaster. For instance, in a song like Its My Life, the tones are amongst the heaviest Ive ever gotten. The MXR M169 Carbon Copy grants players an extra weapon in their sonic arsenal, with up to 600ms of delay time and modulation controls for emulating traditional tape echo sounds. Unauthorized replication or use is strictly prohibited. Those Edge signature Stratocaster are great guitars and Richie and Orianthi used it in studio for their record. When you write guitar parts, are you conscious of creating parts you can re-create live, and while singing? If youre wondering what guitars Mick Mars plays or which set of drums Tommy Lee bangs on, read our Motley Crue gear guide. It has been through the bands life and my own solo work, as well as through the different experiences in the music business and as a musician that have brought me to this place, musically. Phil X also uses Paoletti Telecaster guitar. Thanks for looking! Its a very important part of what builds a persons style, a bands voice, and a particular instrumentalists voice. I had them make the neck so it plays fast and smooth, kind of like an electric, so it feels great. He used that guitar on his solo tour Aftermath of the lowdown in 2012. and on Bon Jovi's Because We can tour in 2013. Now hes one of my writing partners. View similar gear from other sellers on Reverb. Floyd Rose Original, Sambora Signtaure Floyd Rose Guitar. Create your own unique website with customizable templates. He grew up in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, and graduated from Woodbridge High School in 1977. Richie had 10 Fender Tone Master heads and matching cabs on stage during the these days tour. Fender made only 200 pieces. Ive tried to use it a lot more because Ive always thought it was cool. Custom made for Richie in the 1980?s by Ovation and was used on the New Jersey Tour. Sambora is of Polish descent and was raised Catholic. I think its one of our best records weve ever made as a band because the material fits us well and we can stand behind every song, lyrically. Also, working with different writers, like Richie Supa, is part of the learning experience. Im so thrilled with the signature model. They really did it right. Thread starter archgabriel54; Start date Dec 9, 2010; 1; 2; Next. made using guitar rig 6 based on the Bon Jovi songshere the free download link :https://www.4shared.com/file/tL7xg6nYea/Richie_Sambora-you_give_love_a.htmlpl. It is rumored that the two guitarists are working on an album together. It was one of the side rooms with a stone wall, and I kept the climate very cool so the brights were very tingly. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. Im a really good doubler, so I can play an exact double. Also had booster, 1x volume and 2x tone controls, Here is Mexican version of Richie's Fender stratocaster. Thats what I add to Bon Jovi. I think the hardest thing for any band to do is to gain their own stylistic voice. Used - Excellent. ESP produced only SA-2 inblackwith white pearlpickguard. Very underrated guitarist and a top-notch vocalist. That was pretty awesome! Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora loved a solo soaked in delay, and this pedal is an industry-standard with more features than you might first expect. I love everything from field hollering like Charley Patton to Muddy Waters to Eric Clapton, to new bands like Lit, Foo Fighters, and Creed. Those were the main guys. With a lot of the stuff I played on the Bon Jovi hits, it wasnt about developing solos, but to play stuff that was melodic and memorable. old pacer body shape but with a more rounded edge. How did you approach things from the production side? Picture: http://cdn.mos.musicradar.com/images/features/access-all-areas/bon-jovi/Bon%20Jovi-54-650-80.jpg. Then we wrote another 30 songs and we just picked those that fit the band the best, and I think that was the greatest thing about this record. Didn't know you work for Gig power. I like a little fight, so Im playing with .010s and theyre set up a little bit high off the fingerboard. So I felt that I had enough of a stake in it that I didnt have to go overboard with my guitar playing. Hes building his own effects now and he gladly obliged. He had just finished a short solo tour and started writing again, but he wasnt really sure what he was going to do. I remember really wanting one of his signature Strats back in the day. We recorded with Pro Tools, which was a big help, used a lot of drum loops, and recorded with a 56-piece orchestra. If Im going to use a beautiful Les Paul, like the 1960 and 59 Les Pauls I have, its going to inspire me to play in a certain way and it will work best for getting certain tones and attack. I have a very quiet amp switcher and I used a ton of different amplifiers. GUITAR TAB BOOK - Tablature Songbook Richie Sambora. Many different axes have passed through the hands of Richie Sambora throughout his career, including a selection of Les Pauls, Telecasters, Stratocasters and Ovation acoustic guitars. But on that particular track, it made it sound very tough.