Guitar Player August 2024 Richie Sambora Bon Jovi

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IN THIS ISSUE: Interviews with Richie Sambora, John Fogerty, Hermanos Gutiérrez, Sue Foley, Peter Stroud, Reb Beach, Mother Mother’s Ryan Guildemond and more!

Richie Sambora: He says the Bon Jovi documentary didn’t capture his side of the story — or the band’s spirit. In a Guitar Player exclusive, Richie Sambora reveals what the flick didn’t tell you — and talks about the new songs that define his future.

PLUS: Never mind the studio. Richie created his quartet of new tunes in the comfort of his house. He gives us the full details behind every cut.

John Fogerty: In a brand-new 6,000-word interview, the rock and roll icon recalls 1969 — the year when it all came together for Creedence Clearwater Revival in three hit albums and a little festival called Woodstock.

Neil Finn: Four decades in with Crowded House’s ever-changing lineup, the master of pop songcraft takes a trial-and-error approach to music — and guitar. “The mistakes make it interesting,” Finn tells us.

Sue Foley: With her new solo acoustic ‘One Guitar Woman,’ the electric guitar powerhouse pays an acoustic tribute to guitar’s female trailblazers, from Elizabeth Cotten and Lydia Mendoza to Maybelle Carter and Charo. Sue tells us how it all came together.

Hermanos Gutiérrez: Estevan and Alejandro Gutiérrez weave haunting guitar instrumentals evocative of spaghetti western scores. With ‘Sonido Cósmico,’ they show why they are the most exciting guitar duo of our time.

Ryan Guldemond: TikTok gave Mother Mother a second lease on life. Now the Canadian alt-pop rockers take on the Grim Reaper with ‘Grief Chapter,’ their genre-blending new album.

Steve Lukather: Shred like the best of them with these 10 techniques gleaned from “session whisperer” Steve Lukather, the legendary studio ace and Toto guitarist.

Peter Stroud: How did he become the right-hand man to Sheryl Crow, Don Henley and many others? As Stroud reveals in this issue’s Tip Sheet, it took talent — and these five rules.

Reb Beach: Four decades down the road with Winger, he sheds his hair metal past with this quintet of metal and fusion cuts. We get the full story behind “Junkyard Dog,” “Down Incognito” and more in this issue’s My Career in Five Songs.

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