What amps did Richie Sambora use in the early Bon Jovi albums? I'm thinking the tone on 7800 Farenheit in particular, I really like that Marshall-on-steroids tone, unlike a lot of higher gain tones its chock full of cutting mids that sounds really cool. I know he uses JCM2000 DSL's now.
I suspect he used modded 1959 SuperLeads or JCM800's, but if they were modded, who by? I've heard he had heads modded by Jose Arrendo, and I've got a schematic for his gain stage mods but haven't yet tried it out. Now that I've got my perfect Plexi finished and am really happy with the tone, I'd love to have a 80s style modded Marshall for tonal variation in studio work. Although I've designed my own 100% switchable gain stage mod, I'd like to try whatever Richie was using back in the 80s.
I suspect he used modded 1959 SuperLeads or JCM800's, but if they were modded, who by? I've heard he had heads modded by Jose Arrendo, and I've got a schematic for his gain stage mods but haven't yet tried it out. Now that I've got my perfect Plexi finished and am really happy with the tone, I'd love to have a 80s style modded Marshall for tonal variation in studio work. Although I've designed my own 100% switchable gain stage mod, I'd like to try whatever Richie was using back in the 80s.
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