Guitar Tricks Insider February/March Digital Edition | Page 21

SOUND ADVICE

So he’s got a look, a voice, enthusiasm,
and show. But most of all, Jon Bon
Jovi has songs. He’s got songs for the
band, songs for Cher, songs for Ted
Nugent, songs for Alice Cooper. His
collaborations with Richie Sambora
and sometimes Desmond Child helped
define the genre of power/metal to
pop/country for 30 years. In doing so,
he and his group have brought guitarbased rock back to the top of the
charts, and to an audience much like
those of yesteryear, who, like when
they first heard The Beatles, could
turn to the guitar and make the music
of the future. So while he is not in a
league with Eddie Van Halen or Richie
Sambora, Jon Bon Jovi has had a big
impact on the guitar world.
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With this in mind, he gave us some sound advice
on songwriting and the acoustic guitar.
Since the first song I’ve ever written, it has
always been on an acoustic guitar. That was
basically because I could never turn my amps u