<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Bon-jovi ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/bon-jovi Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:18:08 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I get a call from Guitar Center in New Jersey. They go, ‘Your Explorer was in here. We just sold it to some guy’”: Richie Sambora hired a private detective to recover his stolen Gibson ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/richie-sambora-private-detective-gibson-explorer k8H7Y84PceZdQbbYmU4XwV Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:18:08 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:20:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We opened the case, and I gave him the guitar. He grabbed the neck and said, ‘Oh yes, that's mine!’” Richie Sambora reunited with stolen Gibson Explorer after 40 years ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/richie-sambora-recovers-gibson-explorer-stolen-over-four-decades-ago U2Qp5ykhMwKyhfoRHUkz7X Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:30:00 +0000 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:23:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A guy offered me way more than I paid – it was too hard to pass up. I let it go and immediately regretted it”: Phil X on the guitars he’s loved and lost – and how Eddie Van Halen taught him to “enjoy and ruin” the instrument ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/phil-x-bought-and-sold x2nu5W2Bjf9cr2ZTEStonf Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:33:19 +0000 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:44:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Absolutely fearless”: Teenager shredding Bon Jovi’s You Give Love a Bad Name at her valedictory goes viral ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/teenager-erin-phelans-bon-jovi-cover-goes-viral PyvsoaLn7FBP5uCT5nmzan Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:22:19 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:43:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “For Bon Jovi, I run through the big, thematic solos. You really don’t want to mess those moments up. One bad moment will be there forever”: Phil X on his upcoming Gibson signature, lead discipline – and how to prepare for shows in the YouTube age ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/phil-x-drills-pow-right-in-the-kisser fo8RfRct3eWqmcFG4SkBL3 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 11:35:21 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:24:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s the simple stuff that’ll kill you – especially when everyone’s recording it on their cell to put on YouTube”: How Phil X warms up to nail Bon Jovi's biggest songs on stage ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/phil-x-bon-jovi-warm-up DNVdgTVL39dL9jiLUhWL9b Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:38:29 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:51:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s the first time I’ve ever used a Floyd Rose. It felt very scary for me”: Wet Leg are one of indie rock’s hottest acts – but their guitarist has been accidentally channeling Bon Jovi with her axe of choice ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/wet-leg-hester-chambers-kramer-jersey-star u8VdbPCCNvLXpSWmKWD7XF Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:26:35 +0000 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:07:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Some of the best guitars I’ve owned have been free, but the truly special one is the one I’m working on…”: Phil X’s highly anticipated signature Gibson is almost here – and it’s set to be a best-of-both-worlds Les Paul/SG hybrid ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/phil-x-on-his-third-gibson-signature-prototype Ws3HUKrTvPub74mBq83bnZ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:02:53 +0000 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:26:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They had an 8-track demo for Livin’ On A Prayer. When the producer came in, we both agreed we had to come up with a better bassline”: How Hugh McDonald became Bon Jovi’s uncredited recording bassist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/hugh-mcdonald-bon-jovi-livin-on-a-prayer myTxS9avPRvL5v4K7VJRaW Sun, 14 Sep 2025 10:17:00 +0000 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:57:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When he told the doctor he was going to perform, the doctor said, ‘You’re out of your mind’”: Richie Sambora recovering from “gruesome” injury after playing through the pain ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/richie-sambora-hand-injury KX3caGmCikngnYmDwo77AR Wed, 16 Jul 2025 16:28:35 +0000 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:14:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jon and I became friends. He came to L.A. when he was looking for musicians to join his band, but a couple of things happened...”: Why session legend Tim Pierce never joined Bon Jovi – despite recording their earliest hit ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-tim-pierce-never-joined-bon-jovi 9GrgJ7D8ySbemipkt3nRFh Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:40:43 +0000 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 15:21:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There's something really magical about it”: Bon Jovi's Phil X on why he prefers single-pickup guitars – and his one-of-a-kind neck pickup 'mods' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/phil-x-on-single-pickup-guitars dxnL4Db7cqvDMamTcNWCvH Mon, 05 May 2025 20:11:55 +0000 Tue, 13 May 2025 14:06:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I could be blazing on Instagram, and there'll still be comments like, ‘You'll never be Richie’”: The recent Bon Jovi documentary helped guitarist Phil X win over even more of the band's fans – but he still deals with some naysayers ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/phil-x-on-the-bon-jovi-documentary-and-winning-fans-over W6x3sQr4sjRfZS93djiEcK Fri, 18 Apr 2025 18:41:54 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:45:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Not everybody has a high standard. A lot of indie people think playing too good is a bad thing”: Billy Corgan on the difference between rock and “indie” guitar players ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/billy-corgan-and-richie-sambora-magnificent-others-podcast epphpF7nrtq72qXqoUQj2h Sat, 05 Apr 2025 00:30:00 +0000 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:06:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They were like, ‘Is that going to be OK?’ I said, ‘Yeah, we’re both adults’”: Phil X on playing Livin’ on a Prayer with Richie Sambora – and how his predecessor plays the Bon Jovi classic differently ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/phil-x-playing-with-richie-sambora-living-on-a-prayer og9XU77ijFZcufdJNKhNyX Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:03:23 +0000 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 17:08:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Wanna sing with me?” Phil X and Richie Sambora team up as two eras of Bon Jovi combine to perform Livin’ on a Prayer at LA benefit concert ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/richie-sambora-and-phil-x-rock-for-responders-2025 vwA8rKh3Y3h6fRBTgzQjX9 Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:29:03 +0000 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:18:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “As opposed to, ‘It’s too much, play less,’ Jon was like, ‘At the end of the solo, can you go full Phil X?’ I was like, ‘OK, but who are you?’” Phil X confirms new Bon Jovi material will feature one seriously ripping solo – and a tour is also in the works ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/phil-x-new-bon-jovi-record-tour-2025 tEWucJwVsdcN326XADjycA Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:37:57 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:52:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was totally improvised. I had no idea that song would go out into the world and be his first single”: Veteran session guitarist Tim Pierce on how his off-the-cuff solo ended up on a Bon Jovi classic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tim-pierce-on-how-his-solo-ended-up-on-a-jon-bon-jovi-classic b3XSAYTGi3PDn7JY9DxMrN Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:10:54 +0000 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:59:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I walk smack into him and he goes, ‘See you’re practicing, are you, mate?’ He takes the guitar – he’s lefty and I’m righty – and starts to play it”: Richie Sambora on how Paul McCartney helped him mix a Bon Jovi track ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/richie-sambora-reveals-paul-mccartney-helped-him-mix-a-bon-jovi-track rTMdsk8WLMonfmvtwsuGFh Mon, 18 Nov 2024 22:54:40 +0000 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:14:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were opening for ZZ Top at Madison Square Garden. I told the guys, ‘I’ll go out there and blow for 60 seconds, then we’ll go into the first tune.’ I hit the first chord and my Marshall blew up”: Richie Sambora on Bon Jovi's nightmare arena debut ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/richie-sambora-first-bon-jovi-arena-gig 2CnW8CVaz2NeceX4xA3fY7 Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:34:07 +0000 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:35:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He wasn’t kicked out, he quit. And he hasn’t made any great overtures about coming back”: Jon Bon Jovi says a reunion with Richie Sambora isn’t happening any time soon ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jon-bon-jovi-richie-sambora-reunion-2024 YgeyJWUx5epiBMkzyMNABC Wed, 29 May 2024 10:37:31 +0000 Mon, 03 Jun 2024 09:26:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This record is a return to joy”: Bon Jovi reunite with the talk box and roll back the years for a new comeback single that will give you serious Livin’ On a Prayer vibes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/bon-jovi-living-proof vMDiDnujoPjoyB93yNkgsm Fri, 17 May 2024 15:53:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was very emotional. He said, ‘This is where it belongs’”: Jon Bon Jovi has been reunited with the first guitar he ever owned, 45 years after he sold it ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jon-bon-jovi-reunited-with-first-guitar TPhayUVj9kf8qWtw9wCytB Wed, 01 May 2024 14:41:51 +0000 Tue, 14 May 2024 15:50:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Richie Sambora has a supersized blues soloing style – make your solos more melodic by learning his lead guitar tricks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/richie-sambora-blues-guitar-solos bgvmEiEzvFEvVHJEodN7vD Mon, 19 Jun 2023 12:56:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jon Bon Jovi: “I was in the room with Jeff Beck when he took a guitar out of a cardboard box, with a rented amplifier and no pedals and created that sound” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jon-bon-jovi-jeff-beck HKHJ7VzMZwXCvtR2ePcRAW Thu, 04 May 2023 13:26:06 +0000 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:57:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony teases new band with Bon Jovi guitarist, Aerosmith drummer and “a really, really cool singer” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/michael-anthony-bon-jovi-aerosmith-band NBdefcV7wgAYZ8RyXE9o9o Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:23:15 +0000 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:32:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Richie Sambora says he’s in discussions about rejoining Bon Jovi ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/richie-sambora-bon-jovi-reunion-talks 5ajciqQzuPMPk7WbUejzYW Wed, 15 Feb 2023 15:14:06 +0000 Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:48:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is Richie Sambora masquerading as a jacket potato on a UK game show? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/masked-singer-is-jacket-potato-richie-sambora JMcCRmv3LuoBweX9ABuBcF Mon, 06 Feb 2023 12:47:07 +0000 Mon, 06 Feb 2023 16:44:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ John Shanks offers a tour of his epic gear collection and reflects on a career working with the A-list of pop and rock ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/john-shanks-gear-tour kMA6VCZKe8FG8hiChRSo8D Thu, 17 Nov 2022 12:07:54 +0000 Wed, 29 May 2024 14:49:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Richie Sambora says Bon Jovi reunion is a “possibility –we’re talking a bit” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/bon-jovi-reunion-richie-sambora-glastonbury-2023 LtNSKwwmmvwt8T5cnYhD6X Fri, 11 Nov 2022 14:45:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alec John Such, founding bassist of Bon Jovi, dies aged 70 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/alec-john-such-dies-aged-70 CkvAQJevvXgMWwsagmkdEM Sun, 05 Jun 2022 20:15:03 +0000 Mon, 06 Jun 2022 08:28:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Richie Sambora says his role in Bon Jovi was to “shut the f**k up” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/richie-sambora-nile-rodgers JGruocAPKkcgbo6ebi3MYA Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:29:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Signed guitars from Bon Jovi, Kiss and Ghost headline massive auction to benefit Roadie Relief ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/signed-guitars-from-bon-jovi-kiss-and-ghost-headline-massive-auction-to-benefit-roadie-relief Pt3RSdPizEAZzoAtb8Qg6U Thu, 25 Mar 2021 15:52:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Phil X teaches Bon Jovi classics including Wanted Dead or Alive and Bad Medicine in debut episode of Gibson’s Riff Lords ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/phil-x-teaches-bon-jovi-classics-including-wanted-dead-or-alive-and-bad-medicine-in-debut-episode-of-gibsons-riff-lords VJcwiPxLT86hmBQ7Ni5rjB Mon, 01 Jun 2020 15:15:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ The greatest 12-string guitar songs of all time ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/best-12-string-guitar-songs PqZhFV7ruRDSSU5Huhohjc Tue, 19 May 2020 16:21:11 +0000 Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:23:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bon Jovi guitarist Phil X joins Gibson ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/bon-jovi-guitarist-phil-x-joins-gibson y3cwvLiUeVpn32nsjM9RjJ Thu, 23 Jan 2020 13:19:47 +0000 Thu, 23 Jan 2020 14:52:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ovation Teams Up with Richie Sambora for New Signature Series Elite Double Neck, RS Rockstar Guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/ovation-guitars-teams-up-with-richie-sambora-for-new-signature-series-elite-double-neck-rs-rockstar-guitars htbVdCU7ZyYNiDqKNQgwvU Mon, 02 Apr 2018 17:40:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bon Jovi, Dire Straits, Moody Blues Lead Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2018 Inductees ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bon-jovi-dire-straits-moody-blues-rock-hall-2018-inductees oE2kWZBJApxgc8Gs3igAUJ Wed, 13 Dec 2017 15:51:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bon Jovi Leads 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Fan Vote ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bon-jovi-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame QMk5vDSXVVkYo6RDq4V8wV Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:46:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Orianthi, Richie Sambora Discuss Debut EP, 'Rise' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/319666 VKCYDuJt5aT99tVFhq69ZG Tue, 24 Oct 2017 16:30:24 +0000 Tue, 31 Jul 2018 08:01:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Judas Priest, Radiohead, Moody Blues, Bon Jovi Lead Nominees ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/rock-and-roll-hall-fame-judas-priest-radiohead-moody-blues-bon-jovi-lead-nominees 9bHthZkPrXgoxD2qamw5MF Thu, 05 Oct 2017 13:54:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bon Jovi Guitarist Phil X Discusses New ‘Hired Gun’ Music Biz Documentary ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bon-jovi-guitarist-phil-x-discusses-new-hired-gun-music-biz-documentary RXivHduqLnrpTBznegGnU8 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 20:46:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bon Jovi Fans Think Bon Jovi Are the Best American Rock Band Ever ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/bon-jovi-fans-think-bon-jovi-are-best-american-rock-band-ever oM9LiBAzVBf5LcjMT9ntxW Mon, 12 Oct 2015 15:52:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Readers' Poll: The Best American Rock Band Ever — Bon Jovi Vs. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/readers-poll-best-american-rock-band-ever-bon-jovi-vs-tom-petty-and-heartbreakers 5uGxYDqsHWpz44zgr8XBYd Fri, 09 Oct 2015 12:23:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Readers' Poll: The Best American Rock Band Ever — Bon Jovi Vs. Aerosmith ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/readers-poll-best-american-rock-band-ever-bon-jovi-vs-aerosmith UfLzB6UGAdCQQZUidBnuyB Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:02:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Readers' Poll: The Best American Rock Band Ever — Green Day Vs. Bon Jovi ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/readers-poll-best-american-rock-band-ever-green-day-vs-bon-jovi ocTFDDnK5vJWrg8HJH35fJ Sat, 19 Sep 2015 13:04:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gw-archive/top-20-hair-metal-albums-eighties gc4M4JFjoDxQYgmJeAVQwc Wed, 02 Sep 2015 14:45:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Work': Bon Jovi Tour Photographer David Bergman Discusses New Coffee Table Book ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/work-bon-jovi-tour-photographer-david-bergman-discusses-new-coffee-table cx9qeDojMkXwTBwQ252Mgm Mon, 22 Dec 2014 20:49:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Listen: Richie Sambora Premieres Defiant New Song, "Come Back As Me" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/listen-richie-sambora-premieres-defiant-new-song-come-back-me bUkvBE7bKfWqKs3sjKbvq5 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:48:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Johnny Cash, Def Leppard Autographed Guitars Up for Auction for 27th Annual Hungerthon ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/johnny-cash-def-leppard-autographed-guitars-auction-27th-annual-hungerthon fdSmeEeTs3RYPqEuYCZGjm Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:29:33 +0000