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Thanks for the Eighties Issue!
I just finished reading some of “the Eighties Issue” [August 2022] and I have to say it’s completely awesome. Thanks for doing this issue! It’s great to hear from some of these iconic players, especially Vito Bratta. You guys need to keep [in] contact with him and help him push out some material. Start up a crowd funder — I’m good to chip in! I love the Q&A format with the horde of guitar stars. It’s really interesting to even see what their favorite Eighties movies were, let alone gear and solos. Reading this makes me want to go and hunt down a Marshall JCM800. I’ve got the 900 and the DSL heads, but to be true to the period I must have an 800. Anyway great job, love it.
— Steve D
He appreciates our restraint
I love reading about new players, but I have to admit I really, really, really appreciated the “Let’s go all-out on this stuff!” Eighties Issue. I know a lot of the guitarists you cover have been around since the Eighties, and I also know a lot of us readers started playing (and subscribing to GW) in the Eighties, so I appreciate the restraint you show by not doing at least five Eighties Issues a year! But seriously, I just got the September issue with Christone “Kingfish” Ingram on the cover (and Sophie Burrell inside), and — again — it reinforces just how much I love reading about the new batch of players too. Anyway, I guess my point is, keep up the great mix!
— T.K.
Well-deserved coverage for Ibanez
Great to see your article on Ibanez guitars [July 202 2]. Finally, some well-deserved recognition of these great instruments throughout the years. I’ve owned an ’82 Musician 150PW since 1984, and this baby’s not leaving my quiver… ever. Of course, through the years the polar white ages to a yellow pearl (which I love) and the bridge tarnishes, but man does this guitar feel and sound freaking awesome. Twenty-four frets, neck-thru body... I’m getting the shakes… Sorry, gotta run and play!
—Thomas Ryan
Please remember us beginners
I’m a resident of North Central Correctional Complex in Marion, Ohio, and I’ve been subscribing to Guitar World for a little over a year. My favorite parts of GW are the interviews and the transcriptions. However, I must admit I have one problem. It seems that all the lessons in the columns section are geared toward more experienced players. I’ve been learning how to play for almost a year and a half, and I know of a lot of other guys here who read GW and are just learning how to play. I’d like to suggest an idea: Please start a “Beginner’s
