On the road with Bon Jovi

MusicRadar goes backstage with the techs for Bon Jovi to poke around the rigs of Jon, Richie, David, and Bobby.  A full-length feature on Tico's rig will be available in issue 1985 of Rhythm magazine, on sale 27 September 2011.

MusicRadar jumped at the chance of having a backstage tour of Bon Jovi's mammoth guitar and keys rigs when The Circle tour reached Bristol, UK.

With much gear fondling and drooling to be had, we chatted to backline crew chief Mike Rew, David Bryan's keyboard tech Bill St Amor, and Kurt Kassinoff, guitar tech to Jon Bon Jovi and longtime touring rhythm guitarist Bobby Bandiera. We also managed to sneak a look at some of Richie Sambora's live gear into the bargain.

Dodging a never-ending tour of competition winners and tech college students traipsing through the backstage area on the day we are with them, Bill and Kurt take us around their gear-packed tech-ing stations and let us get up close and personal with the guitars and keys that create Bon Jovi's classic rock sound.

Some great descriptions, shots, and insight into the gear.