HOW 1984 CAN WE GET?

VOL. 45 | NO. 5 | MAY 2024

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READER ART OF THE MONTH

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DEFENDERS of the Faith

Jay Heilman AGE: 42 HOMETOWN: Zephyrhills, FL GUITARS:

TUNE-UPS

Blinded by the Light

INQUIRER JOHN NORUM

THE EUROPE GUITARIST DISCUSSES HIS “FINAL COUNTDOWN” STRAT AND THE VALUABLE SIX-STRING LESSON HE LEARNED FROM SINGER DON DOKKEN

MJ Lenderman

WITH A BLAZING (NOT TO MENTION “FLUID LIKE THE WIND”) BAND BEHIND HIM, INDIE ROCK’S LEADING OVERDRIVE PURVEYOR TAKES HIS BEST ONE-MAN-BAND MATERIAL TO WILD NEW PLACES

LOST CLASSICS

Social Distortion

Strung Out on Thrills

FOR BROOKLYN’S EMANUEL CASABLANCA, IT WAS THAT AGE-OLD STRUGGLE BETWEEN BASKETBALL, SKATEBOARDING AND GUITAR. LUCKILY, GUITAR WON OUT — AND MODERN BLUES IS ALL THE BETTER FOR IT

Rock City Machine Co.

RYAN COOK AND JEREMY ASBROCK HAVE LEARNED PLENTY FROM ACE FREHLEY AND GENE SIMMONS. WITH THEIR NEW DEBUT RECORD, THEY'RE FINALLY PUTTING IT ALL TO GOOD USE

MY PEDALBOARD

ISAIAH MITCHELL

Ava Mendoza

THE WEST-COAST JAZZ SUPREMO DETAILS HER FAR-FROM-TRADITIONAL APPROACH ON NEW RELEASE ECHOLOCATION

COVER MODELS

Where and when did you buy this guitar?

SOUND CHECK

Peavey Classic 20 combo

Jackson Pro Plus Dinky MDK HT7 MS

THERE’S A SAYING that you can’t judge a

Martin Guitar GPCE Inception Maple

CHEAT SHEET STREET PRICE: $3,999 MANUFACTURER: Martin Guitar,

Funny Little Boxes Skeleton Key

COUNTLESS STOMPBOXES EMULATE legendary amps as well as

Seymour Duncan PowerStage 100 Stereo Seymour Duncan PowerStage 100 Stereo

GUITARISTS INTERESTED IN building a custom stereo rig

IN DEEP

IN THE GROOVE, PART 2

Performance Notes

HOW TO PLAY THIS MONTH’S SONGS

1992-2000 MESA-BOOGIE DUAL RECTIFIER

CATEGORY: AMPLIFIER HEAD

EARL SLICK

The venerable session ace recounts fast times with John Lennon and David Bowie — and exactly why he turned down David Coverdale’s Whitesnake offer

MACHINERY MAKING MODERN MUSIC…

RUSH LEGEND ALEX LIFESON PROVIDES GW WITH A DEEP DIVE INTO HIS NEW LINE OF SIGNATURE LERXST GEAR — AMPS, PEDALS AND THAT NEW LIMELIGHT GUITAR

SPACE INVADERS

GUITAR WORLD SPENT SOME QUALITY TIME AT ACE FREHLEY’S PAD TO SHOOT THE BREEZE, CHECK OUT HIS STUFF AND DISSECT HIS GROOVIN’ NEW ALBUM, 10,000 VOLTS STORY (AND HOME-VISIT PHOTOS) BY JON WIEDERHORN

CLASS OF 1984

Guitar World celebrates one of the greatest — if not the greatest — “guitar album years” of all time

84 The Works

Our guide to 12 amazing months of six-string thunder (and a few other interesting things...)

1984 Steve VAI Flex-Able

STEVE VAI RECOUNTS THE MAKING OF HIS ATTITUDE-PACKED DEBUT ALBUM

PEACE, LOVE, TRUTH AND PLENTY

THE MUSICAL UTOPIA OF VAN HALEN’S MASTERPIECE, 1984

1984 Stevie Ray VAUGHAN

Couldn’t Stand the Weather

1984 RUSH

Grace Under Pressure

1984 DIO

The Last in Line

1984 IRON MAIDEN

Powerslave

1984 KING CRIMSON

Three of a Perfect Pair

1984 METALLICA

Ride the Lightning

1984 Yngwie MALMSTEEN

Rising Force

1984 THE BANGLES

All Over the Place

TALES FROM NERDVILLE

THE GUV’NOR

MELODIC MUSE

GHOST NOTES

LIVE FROM FLAT V

RSVP

“STILL LOVING YOU”

Scorpions

“EVEN FLOW”

Pearl Jam