Sambora was the reason I wanted to ever become a guitar player, he was my mentor, just like Eric Clapton was to him. 🎸 I don't care about how many notes someone plays, if it sounds good and it fits the song, that's what matters, who cares if there are 3 million or 3? Guitar playing is about what makes you feel good as a person and playing in a way that makes you happy, when your heart goes out of the way you play, it starts to clearly show. Richie has always been great at crafting solos for whatever song he's played on, Bon Jovi, solo stuff and session musician wise which he's done a lot of. Does anywhere really care that he plays a lot in the pentatonic scale??? How many guitarists actually do in one way or another let's be honest? Use whatever is there and play how you love to play! 🎸 Not how others want you to play all the time, we can all have opinions, but when we have things to say musically, let the artist say in the way they want to. ❤️
That's sad even though Ritchie is the best and him and jon need to fix the mess. I definitely think it was wrong how richie walked out but none if us know exactly how ge was feeling. 30 year's if being best friends best duos. @jeans3
A criminally underrated guitarist! The commercial success of Bon Jovi and of course the central focus being Jon can be the only factors for being overlooked when discussing great guitar players. Gets my vote every time. Sambora is a virtuoso.
He isn't a virtuoso by any means (thank God) he is a great guitar player but more importantly a songwriter who plays the guitar. If Sambora went down the route of Yngwie ect...we would have had yet another shredder but lost out on a guy who can play the perfect guitar parts and solos for the song. There are no guitar players on Earth these days that impress me except a handful of classical players like Tatyana Ryzhkova ect.. Sambora has a beautiful touch and a slightly better voice than Bon Jovi. Sambora also covers a hell of a lot of ground with his playing and is very versatile. He sounds awesome on a strat and when he was playing his Sambora signature strat through a Marshall he sounded the bomb. I'm still searching for that strat with the F/R bridge star markers and the very flat board. If I ever see one I will be willing to pay a lot of money for one because I played one when they came out and they are the most comfortable strats out there with top notch build quality.
I love that his way of playing and singing is totally unique to him. I enjoy him more than any other guitarist. I love that he was self-taught and then got interested in lessons in his 50s. I love that he broke away from BJ, although I'm glad he got to do solos as a BJ employee.
Entièrement d'accord,il n'y aurait pas de Bon Jovi sans le plus Grand guitariste que j'ai jamais entendu 🎸💖 maintenant que Jon Bon Jovi est un papy sans voix ( c'est lui qui l'a dit) et se permet de le clasher c'est ignoble 😝 et son PHILX ferait mieux de fermer sa bouche il n'arrivera jamais au niveau du GRAND RICHE SAMBORA 🎸🎸 J'ADORE 💖
Fantastico Richie mi e dispiaciuto quando e andato via dai Bon Jovi ma ero e resto Bongioviana wwwwwwwwwwwwww Ghon Bon Govi good good good by by ciao Richie sei bravissimo ok? By by
I'm a late in life convert to the teachings of Master Sambora on the six string katana! I've always studied under Master Slash..and always will, but I have until recently overlooked the dynamic blues-rock melodic-shred of this other hatted guitar master. Well, I've learned 5 of his solos so far, and mean to incorporate him much more in future, in the ongoing development of my own sound! 😎👍
Que les puedo decir, el mejor de todos los tiempos... Habrá quien lo niegue? Jajaja millones... Pero sambora demuestra que es único y versátil. Simplemente no tiene comparación... Admiro a muchos como page, hendrix, Santana, pero por favor... No no no. No y no. SAMBORA y punto. Excelente trayectoria... Eso habla por si solo... Lo siento Slash...
I Am Forever So Happy & Proud Of The Job You Have Done As A Friend & As A Showman & A CO OWNER OF OUR FOOTBALL TEAM IN PHILLY ...The Joy You Have Given Yr After Yr Will Never Ever Been Fogotten ..You Are The Best, The GOAT OF ALL TIME...CONGRATS ON ALL YOUR MANY AWARDS BOTH WITH BON JOVI & ALL THE SOLO AWARDS AS WELL..THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU...THANK YOU FOR THE MANY YRS OF HAPPINESS,LAUGHTER, JOY, TEARS. & FOR LOVING US AS WELL. 💙🥂💙🥳💙🏈💙🏆💙🐐💙🍾💙🎉💙💋💙❤️🩹💙🏆💙✨️
haha..BJ gets Phil X to replace Sambora. What a joke, Mr.Sambora was the secret ingredient that cannot be replaced with a Bill and Ted's adventure wannabe.
what would you have done in Jon's situation? Richie abandoned the group and never returned in the middle of the tour. Phil X is not a bad guitar player. Jon wasn't going to cancel the rest of the tour and wait for Richie to return.
I find something I love .... better than that van halen bullshit . Evon though it's not really technical 😊😛 but even both ways he's better !!! I love his soloing and style and approach to the shred it's so awesome and he is !
Richie is by far the best on the guitar and backing vocals, having a beautiful voice to shine and be a lead singer. If you want to see his best solo ever, watch this ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xdg7--NrEak.html
Most of the time when you watch Guitar Players most of the time you see them only using one Brand of Guitar like Fender, Gibson, Jackson Ect. Richie Brings life to all those Brands and that's what I like!!!
The King of Swing and his beautiful touch.Thanks Richie for being just yourself.You never overshadowed the other members of the band or overplayed your guitar despite your amazing skills and talent. That is exactly what define your greatness as both a musician and guitar player.Keep on rocking Richie!!!!!We know that Jon was( and still is) the voice of Bon Jovi but without any doubt you have been their heart and soul. And we(the fans) had known that all along.
Very Well Put & Said..Richie Put The Icing On The Events..Always By Jon's Side & AS WE SEE NOW, THAT SPECIAL PART OF BON JOVI THAT ALWAYS Took Everything---To The Next Level Interviews,Singing Side By Side With Him & Doing The Solos So Jon Could Rest & Come Back Out & Finish The Show...Richie Always Gave Jon The Best On & Off The Stage (Blood Brothers Forever) No Bond Truly Stronger...Bon Jovi Is & Always Will Be The Very Best & Never Forgotten..May You Continue Rocking & Love To Each Of You. Here's To Millions & For Rocking Us All. 💙✨️💙🏆💙
Yeah, he used to be more virtuoso than most people think. Fast picker, flashy whammy-bar stuff, and always with the right choice of notes. However... that's what he USED to be. Nowadays he plays the same handful of licks over and over again... boring licks, at that. Probably he doesn't practice anymore. That said, some of the stuff shown in this video isn't exactly masterclass.