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You Give Love A Bad Name
Bon Jovi
Tone Snapshot
Tone profile
Gain
Tightness
Brightness
Mid Scoop
Ambience
What makes this tone
- High Gain
- Full Low End
- Bright Attack
Signal chain
- Guitar: Likely Richie Sambora
- Amp: Likely Marshall-style / Plexi / JCM-era stacks
- Effects: Guitar ambience/effects supported
Tone Character
Recorded tone character
Gain character
saturated arena rock crunch with singing sustain on leads
Bass
full and supportive
Mids
forward and focused in upper mids
Treble
bright but controlled, not brittle
Brightness / presence
pronounced upper-mid presence for solos
Compression
moderate studio compression (tracking/mix)
Effects
Guitar ambience/effects supported; amount estimated
Evidence / Sources
Recorded at Little Mountain with Bruce Fairbairn/Bob Rock; Richie Sambora credited as guitarist.
16 sources
- Bon Jovi – You Give Love a Bad Name Lyrics | Genius Lyrics
- You Give Love A Bad Name by Bon Jovi - Songfacts
- Livin' On A Prayer | Backstage with Bon Jovi
- The Making of Slippery When Wet – Bon Jovi’s Breakthrough
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- How Bon Jovi Changed the World With ‘Slippery When Wet’ | | Observer
- Working Class Metal: How Bon Jovi Changed the Hair-Metal Game with “Livin’ On a Prayer” - Produce Like A Pro
- Bon Jovi - Wikipedia
- Hit The Tone | You Give Love a Bad Name by Bon Jovi (Richie Sambora) | Ep. 95 | Thomann
- Bon Jovi Box2 (Guitar Amp Version) | Releases
- Bon Jovi - 'One Wild Night Live: 1985-2001' (2001)
- Never Before Seen Hysteria Photos + Full Nigel Green ...
- BOSS GT-1! Bon Jovi - Richie Sambora... EN ESPAÑOL!
- JB Aubry
- Marshall CODE Bon Jovi "Slippery When Wet" album preset
- You Give Love A Bad Name Guitar Tutorial Bon Jovi Guitar Lesson |TAB + Solo|
Effects
Guitar ambience/effects supported; amount estimated
Original Gear
Guitar
Likely Richie Sambora
Amp
Likely Marshall-style / Plexi / JCM-era stacks
