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Madam Radar bassist Violet Lee
How Violet Lea went from self-taught bassist to opening for Bon Jovi

By Nick Wells Published

As bassist and lead singer for American rock band Madam Radar, Violet Lea’s approach is all about instinct and attitude

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Phil X performs at the Adopt The Arts: Benefit Concert And Auction For Music And Arts Programs In LAUSD Schools at The Fonda Theatre on May 12, 2016 in Los Angeles, California
Phil X on the time his pedals died moments before opening for Steel Panther

By Matt Owen Published

The guitarist was going through a battery phase when a forgetful tech left him in the lurch

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Richie Sambora (left) and Jon Bon Jovi perform at Nagoya Stadium in Tokyo, Japan on August 4, 1984
“I hit the first chord and my Marshall blew up”: Richie Sambora on Bon Jovi's nightmare arena debut

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Reflecting on the experience decades later, Sambora said that – embarrassing as they are in the moment – mishaps like that are “what shape you as a pro”

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Rik Emmett and Phil X pose with Gibson guitars
Phil X on taking to the stage with Canadian rock heroes Triumph – and how he’s switching up his Bon Jovi rig

By Andrew Daly Published

Bon Jovi guitarist Phil X – the guitar star of Triumph’s final studio album – won’t be holding anything back when he joins Rik Emmett 

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Richie Sambora with his 1976 Gibson Explorer
Richie Sambora hired a private detective to recover his stolen Gibson

By Matt Owen Published

Sambora was recently reunited with his prized 1976 Gibson Explorer, 41 years after it was stolen out of a warehouse

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Richie Sambora with his newly recovered guitar
Richie Sambora reunited with stolen Gibson Explorer after 40 years

By Janelle Borg Published

Sambora bought his original 1976 Gibson Explorer in his late teens, and it was stolen from a warehouse back in 1985

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Phil X of Bon Jovi and the Drills smiles onstage as he plays a cherry red Gibson SG.
Phil X on the guitars he’s loved and lost – and how Eddie Van Halen taught him to “enjoy and ruin” the instrument

By Andrew Daly Published

The former session man turned Bon Jovi six-stringer dialled in with Guitarist to talk about his journey buying, selling, regretting and loving guitars

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Erin Phelan covers Bon Jovi at Camps Bay High School
Teenager shredding Bon Jovi’s You Give Love a Bad Name at her valedictory goes viral

By Phil Weller Published

Erin Phelan’s take on the Bon Jovi classic has become a hit on social media

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Phil X of the Drills wails into the mic as he performs with his SG-alike Gibson prototype signature guitar.
Phil X on his upcoming Gibson signature, lead discipline – and how to prepare for shows in the YouTube age

By Mark McStea Published

Canadian guitar hero Phil X, known worldwide for his fleet-fingered playing in Bon Jovi, takes us through the making of his side band’s new album

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Guitarist Phil X (L) and frontman Jon Bon Jovi of Bon Jovi perform during a stop of the band's This House is Not for Sale Tour at T-Mobile Arena on March 17, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada
How Phil X warms up to nail Bon Jovi's biggest songs on stage

By Janelle Borg Published

As Bon Jovi’s lead guitarist, Phil X knows that, in the age of social media, every anthemic solo has to be perfect

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