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Seen a million faces and rocked them all? Made serious bank from selling boatloads of records?
Dated and/or married a bevy of the world's finest women? Got your own ESP Signature model guitar?
Pretty soon., Richie Sambora, the famed guitarist, is the newest member of the family of artists. A new Signature Series guitar model designed by Sambora and his long-time associate and expert luthier Chris Hofschneider, the LTD SA-2, will soon be available at ESP/LTD dealers. Sambora becomes the latest high-profile guitarist to choose ESP, joining current ESP artists such as James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett (Metallica), Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom), Wayne Static (Static-X), Will Adler (Lamb of God), George Lynch, Ron Wood, and others.'
We are beyond pleased to have Richie Sambora on the ESP team,' says Allen Steelgrave, ESP's director of marketing and artist relations. ' Around the world, Richie is one of the most well-known and immediately recognized guitarists through his years of work with Bon Jovi.
We couldn't be happier that he's chosen ESP Guitars to manufacture his signature model.' Matt Masciandaro, ESP president, agrees. 'For the past 30 years, much of ESP's success is owed to endorsements by artists like Richie. He has influenced an entire generation of rock guitarists, and we're very proud to offer an affordable LTD model that meets his high standards.'
Richie Sambora (born Richard Stephen Sambora on July 11, 1959 in Woodbridge, New Jersey) is best known for having been the lead guitarist for from 1983 to his departure from the band in 2013. During his time in Bon Jovi he handled harmony and background vocals and collaborated with frontman in writing most of the band's songs. He has released three solo albums: in 1991, in 1998 and in 2012. His main influences are, and.Richie got his first guitar when he was just 12 years old. Throughout his career as a guitarist, Richie has displayed an impressive knack for feeling out a guitar solo to the point that it not only follows the key of the song, but the chord progression as well. His technique displays remarkable variety - his soloing in 'Wanted Dead or Alive' is laden with artificial harmonics, whereas his riffing for 'Livin' on a Prayer' makes extensive use of palm muting. Developing his guitar technique in an era laden with wild soloing inspired by Eddie Van Halen, Richie developed a unique style of speed and precision but it took him a few attempts to impress Jon Bon Jovi.
When Jon first saw Richie play he didn't think he was good enough: however he soon changed his opinion after working with Richie. Richie was also one of the first 80's mainstream guitarists to make use of the talk-box. Talk-box was also used by other guitarists, notably from, Jeff Beck, of Aerosmith,. The talk-box can be heard clearly in 'Livin' on a Prayer' and 'It's My Life'.In 2004, Sanctuary Records released a self-titled album which had been recorded in 1978 by Shark Frenzy, documenting Sambora's first recorded material. The mix tapes had been damaged in a flood and it had taken band member Bruce Foster to remaster them for them to be released so many years later.Outside of Bon Jovi, Richie has released three solo albums and numerous songs for movie soundtracks (Banger Sisters, On The Line). He also made a cameo in the movie 'On The Line'.His first solo outing was 'Stranger In This Town', a blues-influenced album that was received well by many critics and guitar affectionados. Eric Clapton made an appearance on the album but it did not fare too well commercially.
Richie later admitted that this was due to the fact that he was writing songs from an artistic point, rather than writing a radio oriented album. However, the album did establish Richie as a top rate guitarist, revealing a different side of him that was not widely recognizable during Bon Jovi's 80's heyday.
His blues influences would later be present on some of Bon Jovi records as well, notably on 1995's 'These Days'.' Undiscovered Soul' was Richie's second solo album, released in 1998. The album was produced by Don Was.He lives in California and married actress Heather Locklear in 1994. They had a daughter Ava Elizabeth in October 1997. In February 2006, Locklear filed for divorce.He has appeared in several movie and TV cameos, notably the film 'On The Line' as 'The Mick', and the 'Chris Isaak' show as himself. Recent ventures have seen him compose television theme tunes for both Entertainment Tonight and The Insider. He is a shareholder of the Philadelphia Soul, an Arena Football League football team.Over the years, Richie has been an ardent fundraiser for many charities, such as Dream Street, the Steve Young Foundation and Michael J Fox's Parkinson's charity.
