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Riff Tone
Bad Medicine
Bon Jovi
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
Guitar1987 Kramer Jersey Star (Richie Sambora signature, HSS configuration, Floyd Rose tremolo)
AmpMarshall JCM 800 2203 (100-watt head) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1988 (New Jersey album sessions). All evidence points to Richie Sambora using his signature Kramer Jersey Star with a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge and a Marshall JCM 800 for the main riff. No evidence of live gear or Phil X era gear for this recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight, saturated rhythm crunchaggressive palm-muted power chordsbright, cutting attackharmonic overtones from bridge humbuckerarticulate note separationcompressed, punchy midsslight room ambience80s arena rock wall-of-soundpercussive pick attacksustained, singing chords
Difficulty
The riff requires solid palm muting and tight rhythm at a fast tempo, but uses standard power chords and no advanced techniques, making it intermediate.
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Original Gear
Guitar1987 Kramer Jersey Star (Richie Sambora signature, HSS configuration, Floyd Rose tremolo)
AmpMarshall JCM 800 2203 (100-watt head) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1988 (New Jersey album sessions). All evidence points to Richie Sambora using his signature Kramer Jersey Star with a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge and a Marshall JCM 800 for the main riff. No evidence of live gear or Phil X era gear for this recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight, saturated rhythm crunchaggressive palm-muted power chordsbright, cutting attackharmonic overtones from bridge humbuckerarticulate note separationcompressed, punchy midsslight room ambience80s arena rock wall-of-soundpercussive pick attacksustained, singing chords
Difficulty
The riff requires solid palm muting and tight rhythm at a fast tempo, but uses standard power chords and no advanced techniques, making it intermediate.