Latest about Steve Stevens
BRONCHO’s Ryan Lindsey on the time he toured with Billy Idol – and spilled booze on a guitar hero’s pedalboard
Lindsey has many fond memories from watching Stevens play every night on tour in the US – but one incident involving beer and a pedalboard isn’t one of them
Steve Stevens on his Dave Friedman pedalboard, his fave klone and why he can't quit guitar synths
The effervescent Billy Idol guitarist reveals the secrets of his pedalboard
“You can bring it on a flight and it fits beneath the seat”: Why Steve Stevens put his name to a foldable guitar
Billy Idol’s right-hand man was so converted to the Ciari Ascender concept, he’s used it on stage and in recording sessions on the road
Steve Stevens on why the ’80s were Hamer time for the Billy Idol guitarist – and it was all thanks to Paul Stanley
Steve Stevens turns the clock back to May 1986 to tell us all about the Hamer SS1 he is holding on the cover of GW, and what became of all those other Hamers
“I was approached to join David Lee Roth’s band, initially… I didn’t want to be Eddie Van Halen part two”: Steve Stevens on laying down the Dirty Diana solo with Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones, recording Rebel Yell – and why Vai got it right with Roth
The Billy Idol guitarist discusses the folk guitar lick he adapted for one of his boss’ biggest hits, his secret-weapon amp, and how his early work is echoed in Idol’s upcoming return-to-punk record
Steve Stevens on following in Eddie Van Halen’s footsteps to record the ‘spiritual successor’ to Beat It
When Jackson and Jones sought to revisit the sound they experimented with on Beat It, they turned to the Billy Idol guitarist for a hard rock edge
How Billy Morrison gathered Steve Vai and other guests for his organic solo album
Inspired by a basic signal chain and the “simplest guitar album on the planet”, Billy Idol’s right-hand man feels vindicated with the unplanned success of The Morrison Project
“A guitar that is at home playing jazz lines as it is for NYC 1973 punk rock”: Knaggs strips down Steve Stevens’ signature guitar to its purest rock ‘n’ roll form with the SSC-J
The latest iteration of the Billy Idol guitarist's signature guitar goes back to the basics, but still has room for Bare Knuckle pickups and other premium specs
