World Play is very '70s arena rock, very raw and in your face, and that's what we wanted. We recorded it in a very off-the-cuff manner and didn't really plan out how we were going to play. My solos are first takes.

On the song "Lights" he uses a Fender Stratocaster equipped with a Floyd Rose tremolo. Neal George Joseph Schon (born February 27 1954) is an American rock guitarist songwriter and vocalist best known for his work with the bands Journey and Bad English. A quick learner he joined Santana as a teenage prodigy at the age of 15.

He is Journey's only constant member having participated in every album and tour to date. Neal George Joseph Schon (born February 27 1954) is an American rock guitarist songwriter and vocalist best known for his work with the bands Journey and Bad English.