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Jon Bon Jovi and Phil X perform during the Bon Jovi This House Is Not For Sale Tour 2108 at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 1, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia
Phil X confirms new Bon Jovi material will feature one seriously ripping solo – and a tour is also in the works

By Matt Owen Published

Guitar World caught up with Phil X to discuss rumors of a new Bon Jovi record, and the guitar ace dished out some spoilers on one of his standout contributions

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Left-Tim Pierce holding a guitar; Right- Bon Jovi Jon Bon Jovi live at Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo, April 20, 1985
Veteran session guitarist Tim Pierce on how his off-the-cuff solo ended up on a Bon Jovi classic

By Janelle Borg Published

Pierce recalls laying down guitar parts for what was originally supposed to be just the demo of Jon Bon Jovi's debut single

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Left-Richie Sambora perfrorms at America Salutes You and Wall Street Rocks Presents Guitar Legends For Heroes at Terminal 5 on November 29, 2017 in New York City; Right-Paul McCartney performs during the third day of Corona Capital Fest at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez on November 17, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico
Richie Sambora on how Paul McCartney helped him mix a Bon Jovi track

By Janelle Borg Published

Sambora bumped into the Beatles bassist at a studio in LA, and convinced him to help mix a Bon Jovi song during their very first-ever meeting

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Richie Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi perform during the 33rd Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Public Auditorium on April 14, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio
“He wasn’t kicked out, he quit”: Jon Bon Jovi says a reunion with Richie Sambora isn’t happening any time soon

By Matt Owen Published

Sambora left the band in 2013, and rumors of his potential return have been circulating over the past few years

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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
Bon Jovi rolls back the years for a new single that will give you Livin’ On a Prayer vibes

By Matt Owen Published

Living Proof previews the band's upcoming album Forever, and Phil X's riff has a distinctly familiar talkbox swagger about it

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Jon Bon Jovi performs onstage
Jon Bon Jovi has been reunited with the first guitar he ever owned, 45 years after he sold it

By Phil Weller Published

The singer wrote a song with the Univox Stratocaster copy for the band's forthcoming album, Forever

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Richie Sambora
Richie Sambora has a supersized blues soloing style – make your solos more melodic by learning his lead guitar tricks

By Phil Short Published

The megastar guitarist behind Bon Jovi's mega-selling hits, Sambora has an effervescent approach to blues. We unpack his melodic pentatonic approaches

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Jon Bon Jovi and Jeff Beck worked together on 1990 album Blaze Of Glory
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”

By Matt Parker Published

The frontman was asked to name the greatest guitarist of all time and wasted no time in selecting Beck

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Michael Anthony says he’s working on a project with Bon Jovi guitarist Phil X and Aerosmtih drummer John Douglas
Former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony teases new band with Bon Jovi guitarist, Aerosmith drummer and “a really, really cool singer”

By Matt Parker Published

Phil X and Aerosmith live drummer John Douglas are involved, but who’s the mystery vocalist?

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Richie Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi
Richie Sambora says he’s in discussions about rejoining Bon Jovi

By Matt Owen Published

“We have to get out there and do it for the fans, really. I feel a second obligation,” the band’s classic-era guitarist said

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