“When I met Billy, I didn’t really have an amazing guitar. He said, ‘Oh, you gotta have a Les Paul, mate’”: Steve Stevens on why the ’80s were Hamer time for the Billy Idol guitarist – and it was all thanks to Paul Stanley

Steve Stevens plays guitar as part of Billy Idol's band during the 'Rebel Yell' tour at the Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, June 1, 1984.

If you were looking for an image that defined ‘80s hard-rock guitar, you would do well to find a better one than the cover of Guitar World’s May 1986 issue featuring Steve Stevens.

Shot by John Peden, it captures a beyond-bouffant Billy Idol guitarist with his new Hamer signature guitar. Some makeup has been used.