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“Modeling is just not fun. It doesn’t give you any sort of feeling. You gotta shake the pant legs and feel that air”: Dave Friedman, who’s built amps for Jerry Cantrell, Steve Stevens, and Chris Shiflett, is not ready to hop off the tube train

The amp guru looks back on a career of modding Marshalls, building rigs for Eddie Van Halen, and developing his most simple product ever – and looks forward to the future of NAMM and boutique tech

Guitar World

“All-stars like Phil X, Jimmy Herring, Derek Trucks and Richard Fortus have sung the Hyperdrive’s praises. Now a new IAM overdrive/boost pedal has entered Earth’s atmosphere”: Interstellar Audio Machines Supernova Zoeldrive review

Greetings, Earthlings, here comes a boost/overdrive fresh from the final frontier bearing all the tonal hallmarks of the reassuringly terrestrial Fender Tweed drive

Guitar World

“A superb drive that plays well with others”: J. Rockett’s new Phil X signature overdrive/boost is a ‘backline lifesaver’ that promises to make any amp sing

The Bon Jovi guitarist has helped mastermind a versatile drive/boost box that looks to be a tidy studio and stage companion

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Watch Phil X demo Joe Satriani’s new 3rd Power Dragon Amplifier – the Marshall-inspired fire-breather Satch will be taking on the road to play classic Van Halen tracks with Sammy Hagar

It looks like Satch's newly commissioned tube amp for his tour with Sammy Hagar was met with approval from the Bon Jovi guitarist

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“This is turn up the volume, feel good Bon Jovi”: Phil X blows the dust off the talk box for new Bon Jovi single Living Proof

Or should that be Livin’ Proof On A Prayer?

MusicRadar

“This record is a return to joy”: Bon Jovi reunite with the talk box and roll back the years for a new comeback single that will give you serious Livin’ On a Prayer vibes

Living Proof previews the band's upcoming album Forever, and Phil X's riff has a distinctly familiar talkbox swagger about it

Guitar World

"There are three telltale characteristics that scream 'fake' to me": Bon Jovi guitarist Phil X on what he doesn't like about some digital modelling amps

He also explains why less gain can bring out the best in players

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Watch Phil X jam Van Halen's Somebody Get Me a Doctor with Michael Anthony

The onstage jam took place shortly after the one-time Van Halen bassist alluded to a new project with the Bon Jovi guitarist and a mysterious "really, really cool singer” in an interview with Eddie Trunk

Guitar World

Former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony teases new band with Bon Jovi guitarist, Aerosmith drummer and “a really, really cool singer”

Phil X and Aerosmith live drummer John Douglas are involved, but who’s the mystery vocalist?

Guitar World

Former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony has a new band with Bon Jovi and Aerosmith men

"I wasn't going to mention anything about it, but there is a little side project thing..." former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony

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