What I've Learned From Richie Sambora
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- Опубліковано 5 тра 2020
- Richie Sambora has been a huge influence on me as a guitarist. From stumbling and buying a Bon Jovi video when I was a kid, I was hooked on to his playing. He certainly knows how to craft a great solo to. In this video we look at the Wanted Dead Or Alive solo and the techniques and ideas Richie uses.
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Mike has been playing the guitar since he was 12 years old, and from that first moment his love affair with music and the instrument began. Fresh out of school at the age of 16 he attended the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford and completed a year-long Diploma course.
After finishing the ACM his life as a full time musician began, playing in numerous bands and touring up and down the country playing iconic venues such asThe Shepherds Bush Empire, The Astoria, The Underworld and London’s Jazz Café. He’s also been fortunate enough to support industry legends Paul Weller, Blondie and Katie Melua.
Mike’s session work has led to his working on a variety of projects - from performing with stars such as Ricky Wilson and Diana Vickers, to appearing in many TV shows and adverts. Mike loves being on stage performing, but is equally at home recording in a studio - where he has worked with Alex Von Soos (All Saints, Seal, Atomic Kitten), Mike Horner (The Prodigy, Shakira, Bloc Party), and Mike Chapman (Blondie, Suzi Quatro)
Great to see someone recognising Richie as one of the more talented guitarists in the last few decades. The guitar workmanship on the albums Stranger in this Town, Undiscovered Soul and These Days are great reflections of his true abilities. Like yourself Mike I was addicted to those two live videos.
Not only a great guitarist but also a fantastic vocalist. Ive had the pleasure of seeing the man live on a number of occasions and hopefully he gets back on the road again soon.
ooooops.....it reminds me another sambora completely sorber and a few of months ago was on norman rare guitars talking shit about fender guitars when he couldn't play that......
Thank you for giving Richie " The King of Swing" Sambora the credit he deserves.
Richie is the reason I picked up a guitar.. under rated and appreciated. I was in a w.h.smith I was 15 These days had just been released and I heard 'Something to believe in' and I bought the album and the girl at the till was a fan and said 'have you heard the lead guitarists solo stuff ?'.. I had not, I bought Sambora's solo album (stranger). I heard Stranger in this town and I saved for a Squier and fender 10G amp starter pack I bought it from an Argos shop came with a VHS tape with wolf marshal giving a lesson took me a long time to play stranger but worth it.
Aww lovely story, thank you for sharing.
Richie and These Days changed my life man, the reason i learned to play. The solo on My guitar lies bleeding in my arms kills me. And every time I see his playing of Hey God on that Wembley concert DVD, I go reaching for my guitar!!
Yes!! That Hey God performance is insane, you can tell he is in full beast mode especially after finding out they’re number 1. And yes These days is pure gold.
I love that song too - My guitar lies bleeding, saw them perform this at Milton Keynes bowl in 96
That solo os amazing
Best BJ Album imo
100%! Such a great guitar album and way under appreciated. The layers of great playing are what drove me to start playing.
He's the reason I started playing & Dry County solo at Madison Square is just amazing👍👍
Same Dry County is my fav and Richie my inspiration for playing
Richie Sambora is a huge influence on me in so many ways. He is my hero
Richie is the most important guitar hero in my life, Whatever glam metal period of 80s Bon Jovi, or 90-00s pop rock, his emotional solo shocks me every time.
Livin/Wanted 89' is imo, one of the greatest acoustic performances of all time.
This was great to hear so many of these iconic songs replayed, the look of joy on your face shows how much you appreciate richie sambora contributions to rock. His live performance of 2009 at msg i believe where he took over for jon to sing "I'll be there for you " is very soulful and the best live performance i have ever seen.
Bon Jovi was my favourite band in the world because of Richie. He inspired me to play guitar when I was 10-12 years old. His technique, his style is unique, my favouirte guitarrist of all the time.
Totally! "An evening with Bon Jovi" is so inspirational! You can really see and hear his great feeling when playing. So good!
95’ in London I was there my parents took me I was 7 years old and I went to every uk gig after (until Richie left) and begged for a guitar and they managed to scramble some money together and get me a squire strat. My parents could afford lessons so I taught myself, Richie was a huge inspiration and I’m 33 now playing lots of guitars and amps and loving it. He’s massively underrate… nice work on this vid 🤙🏻
Amazing!! What a great first gig to go to as well!
I’m totally with you on everything you say in this video. I discovered Richie and Bon Jovi around the same age as you did and I began to absorb his playing and it really shaped me as a player. I love everything he plays and I have used his influence in my own writing of guitar solos etc. A very underrated guitarist in my opinion and deserves more credit. Thanks for making this video a fantastic watch, cheers 👍
Been a fan of Richey since the 90s.
I too had the Evening with Bon Jovi, mainly due to me being a drummer as well, and Tico being a big influence on my playing as well
I always thought he really compliments the music/ groove with his lead break's, plays like he has something to say, not something to prove, wonderful musician...
100%
We grew up in such a great era. MTV and VH1 and many live performances from big acts. An evening with Bon Jovi was class.
Great video dude! Richie is my all time favorite guitar player. Saw Bon Jovi for the first time on Have A Nice Day tour and have seen them a few times after. Richie is one of the reasons why I play guitar. There's no one like him.
ooooops.....it reminds me another sambora completely sorber and a few of months ago was on norman rare guitars talking shit about fender guitars when he couldn't play that......
Bro, love your videos!!
@@TM42 Hey, thank you! I appreciate it.
AGREEEE!!! Those 1995 nights at Wembley were the best nights ever in Richie's life, inside Bon Jovi. The energy, the profound feelings, the incredible ability and the power he delivered there, is something I never saw before. AWESOME, cheers for Richie!!
I agree,these day s is sambora at his peak ,I sell rough with an old mate in96 I think Milton Keynes for 2 nights and it was great Joan Osborne support,great times mike!🎸
Wanted is the song that made me pick up the guitar 3 years ago and Richie's always been and will always be my biggest inspiration. I love how he's putting his soul to the music.
And I just can't wait when I'll finally become good enough to be able to play Dry County - the second solo is a complete masterpiece!
Ahh man, loved this vid! Richie is the reason I picked up the guitar, such a big influence in my playing. I've seen him with Bon Jovi a few times but also got to see him on his Aftermath of the lowdown tour in London and he was on fire!! The man is underrated and always plays for the song and doesn't go over the top.
Same, reason I picked up a guitar was cos of Sambora. Would love to see more lessons on his stuff, especially Stranger in this Town 👍
Many years ago when Bon Jovi was on the way to the top my friend and I ran into Richie in a guitar store in LA. i am from New York and my friend and is from New Jersey. We introduced ourselves and Richie couldn't have been nicer. We hung out for over a half hour talking about home and guitars 🎸.
Oh wow! That’s amazing! Thanks for sharing.
The wanted dead or alive solo was one of the first solos I learned! It's so simple but it sounds badass 🤘🤘
The “simple” ones are usually the best ones.
The reason I play, the reason I've been fortunate to play arenas, the reason I still play! I'm absolutely hoping that this video was inspired by me commenting on your these days Facebook post 😉
Amazing to hear buddy! I’ve been meaning to for ages, but you certainly gave me the nudge! 😊
Oooh yes! Love his guitar style, singing and overall musicianship.
ooooops.....it reminds me another sambora completely sorber and a few of months ago was on norman rare guitars talking shit about fender guitars when he couldn't play that......
You dont know how much I appreciate this video! Richie was always my biggest inspiration, he is the reason why I forced myself to start playing guitar. I even used to wear those large coats he had and the peace symbol in my chest, and bend my body as the solo went to the high notes, so fun. So great. Thank you for doing this in such a passionate way and giving him the credit he deserves. Cheers man, we both enjoy the same staff, we could talk for days about it.
Sambora was definitively one (among a few others) that got me to play guitar. Great Guitar player, a few months ago I got an Mx Sambora strat. The pickups and Di Marzio are incredible, you can get very close to the original Sambora sound. I upgraded the floyd rose to a 80 floyd with brass block.
Your video is great, i love how you show how it is played without telling me note by note but rather the parts of the fretboard in which he plays.
I love Richie. He is the main reason that made me play music
ooooops.....it reminds me another sambora completely sorber and a few of months ago was on norman rare guitars talking shit about fender guitars when he couldn't play that......
Do you have a video showing how Richie executes his harmonics? That's one of the things that really stands out in his playing. Pinch and notably the natural harmonic where he gets them loud and with sustain.
I haven’t, maybe I should!
Richie Sambora... such a cool name!! I guess that sentence resume all about our feelings about our hero. Thanks so much for this !!
What a fantastic breakdown of a fantastic artist. Good stuff Mike and great playing as well :)
Thank you Marios, means a lot.
Loved Richie and watched both videos to death too (I was lucky enough to be at the Wembley show in person), great to hear from another Sambora fan !
Bro I admire Sambora so much man he’s so underrated as a guitarist and I can relate to u when u said that u watched the London live nonstop I can never stop learning from richi man
Nice work, Mike! Ritchie is underrated full stop. Until your video I never recognized how many Ritchie-isms I had stolen. If only i had those perfect teeth!
ooooops.....it reminds me another sambora completely sorber and a few of months ago was on norman rare guitars talking shit about fender guitars when he couldn't play that......
That concert is totally legendary. AWESOME VIDEO MAN!
Thank you Rudy
Thank you for that great video!
Awesome description and playing!
Very cool that you presented Richie Sambora!
Nice playing, and that's a lovely Tele. Quick story: I had a friend who was into the band in early '86. He had their 2nd album 7800°F on tape (at that time I had only seen a bit about them in Kerrang! mag, and they weren't well known here in the UK). That summer they released 'Slippery..', and by autumn they were really making waves. He had acquired a ticket to see them in Nov 86 at a small/medium theatre here, and loved them. I remember him describing Sambora's stage moves and playing. We didn't know it, but they were on the cusp of becoming one of the biggest bands on the planet. Cheers.
Thanks for sharing your story! They were such a strong band back then, no one could touch them.
Richie's solos are amazingly structured. His leadwork in Dry County is his best imo
dry county! why nobody mention it
Great video and great playing! Sambora is a legend!
Live from London was their best ever gig 🙌
Learned a lot from this video, glad to hear this kind of video featuring that man Richie. What drove me to play the electric guitar was his solo in Bed of Roses which became my most favorite song from Bon Jovi.
This is amazing, and I agree with the fellow below. Sambora is one of the greats! I would love to have him as my personal guitar instructor!!
Great video, really interesting and informative. Your channel keeps getting better and better
Aww thank you Simon, really means a lot.
London 95.. Their greatest live vid :) agreed. Always' encore.. That's Richie's best
Yes! I discovered him through that performance. Incredible guitar work .
Love a bit of Sambora! I actually picked up guitar for the first time after watching a Bon Jovi gig on TV 18odd years back!
This is going to be a great series! 🍿
My first pedall ever was a Boss SD-1 too because of Richie! Still got that nice pedal. Watching the video for 2nd time dude!
Love Richie! Thanks!!
Same thoughts and feelings here, when watching the Wembley Concert and the Keep the Faith Special.. especially on Little Bit of Soul! Great great Video you've done. Would love a part 2!
Cheers buddy, I could talk all day about Richie. Just posted a video about robben ford. 😊
ey bro, i grow with the richie spirit too. the simplicity and power to make the song sounds passionaly . very nice your point of view, good job!
I like the pentatonic and pinch harmonic licks. I use that a lot . You reminded me about the six's, I haven't been using them and octaves as much lately. Thanks Mike nice video.I was a teenager in the 70's and listen to the same guitar players as Richie.
Great video ;0). Love Sambora's playing......
dry county and always solo on that london concert was 💯
Great video! Get yourself a Kramer Jersey Star!
😎👌
Speaking of Richie's rock influences, who can forget Thin Lizzy!
Glad to Meet you Mr. Mike Bradley
Glad you found me! 😊
Saw Bon jovi in 89 at Wembley, they owned it, but I have to say Richie's playing and vocals were off the scale.. awesome stuff, and you're right he definitely plays for the song :-) Also saw him solo at a festival supporting Aerosmith on Clapham common festival, playing a strat thru ,maybe a friedman???, the neck pickup was one of the best tones ive ever heard, which says something considering Joe Bonamassa was also on the bill!!!
Aww amazing!! What a fantastic time to of seen them! Yes I was at that Claoham common festival. Yes I think that was a Nash Strat Richie was playing, lovely tone indeed.
@@MikeBradleyofficialtone of the gods, I liked that when he started playing everyone rushed forward, stay safe mate :-)
Hello Mike! Richie along with Slash and Kirk were my first guitar heroes. They didnt just shred. It was all about making the solo fit the song. I remember we used to cover a lot of Bon Jovi songs. And as guitar player i learned a lot from it. Thanks for this vid Mike. Much love from the Philippines!
ooooops.....it reminds me another sambora completely sorber and a few of months ago was on norman rare guitars talking shit about fender guitars when he couldn't play that......
Andy Guitar brought me here. Loved the lessons learned from Richie! Bon Jovi was a huge influence on me too.
Oh man… me and my buddy would play that An evening with VHS over and over and over…
It’s still one of the best Bon Jovi liver performances
Awesome!! Even though I’m a blues/rock guy, Sambora’ guitar solo on Wanted Dead Or Alive is one of my favourites of all time! Funny enough one of my other favourite solos is actually Zakk Wylde’ on Ozzy’ No More Tears. Funny how we are often inspired by guitar players outside of our preferred genre.
That’s usually a good thing! 😊👌
ooooops.....it reminds me another sambora completely sorber and a few of months ago was on norman rare guitars talking shit about fender guitars when he couldn't play that......
Wanted dead or alive is a rock song. What are you implying?
@@wss33 that my favourite guitarists are the likes of Joe Bonamassa, Marcus King and Billie Gibbons. However, my favourite solos are by two monster players outside of my preferred musical genre.
Never Say Goodbye is his best solo, followed closely by Livin’ On a Prayer. Both are perfection.
Yes that’s a good one, and the only one on record I think of Richie tapping!
Let it Rock solo, from top of my head, somewhere in the middle is the tapping
Nice analysis and you can find more features and tricks in Sambora's Style, the more you search !
Thanks for the tips!
Shout out from Seoul, Korea to you for the great video. Let me tell you this story, which may be unknown to 99.99% Sambora fans in the world. I remember reading that, in an interview with then-Korea's most popular rock magazine in the mid-90s, the greatest Steve Morse - Yes, that "Steve Morse"! - mentioned Richie Sambora and Jerry Cantrell among all those skillful players and virtuosos out there, saying they fabricate well-textured, good, distinctive solos and keep becoming better guitarists year by year, when asked who his favorite guitar players around these days are. It was unexpected and a big surprise even to me a longtime Sambora fanboy then. He's never been one of the best technical guitar players but I think it can be said he's one of those top notch guitarists who compose the most melodic, well-textured and impressive, memorable solos. In that interview, Steve Morse praised Sambora's playing for that reason, saying it really matters.
Oh wow! First time hearing this. Steve has good taste!
About the same age as you and I also got those 2 DVDs. Massive fan in those late 90s and I was also a guitar player learning all those Sambora solos. Your story feels like a carbon copy of me and it's rare that I find other players that are Sambora influenced.
Great to hear Steve! I know, he is so underrated, especially the these days era. What a force he was then!
@@MikeBradleyofficial ya and like you I would absolutely love the live versions of his solos where on songs he would keep the core but still improvise on it.
@@MikeBradleyofficial I didn't really like much of anything after Crush album but Slippery through to Crush I absolutely love. Not sure what happened after. Got any ideas musically how things might have changed after that?
I was at that concert in London, epic times,
So jealous!!
Richie Sambora, el mejor guitarrista que he conocido desde el comienzo de BJB, es EXTRAORNINARIO !!! Soy de Argentina y fans de RICHIE!!
ooooops.....it reminds me another sambora completely sorber and a few of months ago was on norman rare guitars talking shit about fender guitars when he couldn't play that......
deja de buscar porque te lleva el rio
Lovs this video. Thank you. Currently working on his solo from "Let it Rock". You got any videos showing your chops on that one?
You should be a a huge influence for others! You rock! Thanks for all your videos! Keep on! THANKS!
Aww thank you Fred, means a lot.
ooooops.....it reminds me another sambora completely sorber and a few of months ago was on norman rare guitars talking shit about fender guitars when he couldn't play that......
Your sound is spot on at times with this little tele there that’s impressive
Thank you Jon!
Great video and appreciation of Richies work 👍 An Evening with Bon Jovi, one of the reasons I wanted to play guitar 👍... These Days marked the Bon Jovis last great album
...he also brought the Talkbox back to Rock and a not to be underestimated part of his sound is the Octaver (most octavs up). And for me he is the better singer with attitude. Thank you for the interesting insight, there were a lot of facts, I didn't know yet and I am a huge fan for a long time. Great Vid and I'm looking forward to see more... Have nice day and rockin' greetings from Berlin!
He's a guitar hero❤🎸❤
The 6th runs on This Ain't a Love Song are pretty fucking good and he switches it up depending on the part of the song
Oh yes! Beautiful song too.
Incredible emotive player. In my top 2 with Slash.
Sambora's cherry sunburst strat had a Dimarzio PAF Pro at the bridge. Texas Specials in the mid and neck positions.
I’m just gonna say it; These Days is their best album, I think it was mostly written by Richie. It’s so mature and reflective and the guitar work is the best. I’m guessing you must be about the same age as me (43) so you’d have really got into guitar in the early to mid 90s, which I feel is Bon Jovi’s best period really. This is why Richie is such a huge influence on me and practically the reason I wanted to play electric guitar in the first place. His compositions are the best in the business, he’s also a hugely underrated singer and songwriter. Just love him, always, this is a great analysis ❤
Richie is my favorite guitarist, he is the reason why I like bonjovi. Great video👌
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Yes!!!
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excellent vid Mike thanks. do you know what mics use Rich on his Strato? specially on the "Stranger in this town" album
Good story❤️
🎸 Richie ..... !!!! yes buddy !
😀😀 Loving the Richie love! ❤️
Richie is my main influence too. On that Live in London gig, he used is 59' burst on songs like Always and if my memory serves me correct...Hey God.
Yes! I love that burst. He sold it a few years ago back to Rick’s vintage guitar shop which is where he got it in the first place. That Les Paul, is THE Les Paul for me.
@@MikeBradleyofficial I always wondered wether it was a real 59, or a custom shop reissue
Brilliant
Richie Amazing
The best, one of the reason I play guitar ... plays with soul passion
ooooops.....it reminds me another sambora completely sorber and a few of months ago was on norman rare guitars talking shit about fender guitars when he couldn't play that......
Man, when he plays These Days with a Tele....
Im a big Richie Sambora from 🇸🇽 too
Richie is probably the best guitarist in the world.
I might be wrong, but I think that the ones you are referring as "6ths" are actually "3rds", with the difference that the 3rd is being in a lower octave instead of the same octave of the tonic. For example, the first "6ths" that you show for the intro of "Dead or Alive", according to your theory, it is playing a D note as the 6th of an F note. However, F is not the tonic note, but D instead (Dead or Alive is in D). Please, again, correct me if I´m wrong. Great video. Thanks for sharing. Just suscribed!
PD: I actually watched the live concert in London in 1995 just two days ago (for the first time, as far as I know). What a show!
No they are 6ths buddy. The first note is an A then playing an F note. And yes the Wembley show is phenomenal!
The song that he solo What's the name of the song?
Richie Sambora is the greatest guitarist in the world
ooooops.....it reminds me another sambora completely sorber and a few of months ago was on norman rare guitars talking shit about fender guitars when he couldn't play that......
Lol dont know about that but he was one of my first influences. My dad’s favorite band. Bon jovi from jersey
Richie plays with soul and from the heart. He’s not one of those guitarists who’s sound is what Gene Simon’s said ‘sounds like a bunch of angry bees.’
His style complements every song he plays.
👍🏿👍🏿
Hey mike,you proble know tim pierce,has a utube channel,but has been a session player for ever,he has vidio bout when he did runaway,he turned down bon jovie cause he did Rick Springfield, lol think you would love it,so check it out,thanks
Yes of course Tim is great, and indeed he played all the guitars on Runaway, that has an awesome solo!
HIS KRAMER ERA IS GREAT AS WELL. I prefer his kramer era.😂.
Tele is fucking BadAss!!
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If the tour was London Wembley in 95 I had a ticket but did not go
Doh!!!
Mike Bradley I’m very lazy and had been there to see rod stewart not long earlier
Haha.. Rod is great, but man, you missed a corker of a gig.
Mike Bradley too late now