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DiStefano has lived a thousand lives: he refused to join Jane’s Addiction, wrote his band’s first hit about a murdered school friend, escaped a junkie death through an out-of-body experience, and cried with Perry Farrell after announcing their (no longer a) farewell tour

The FRH10N doesn't have the ‘Tree of Death’ inlay and Fishman system of the Polyphia guitarist’s model but it offers Playing God tones and a hybrid feel for under 500 bucks, and those fresh colours look sweet

DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan pickups, Ibanez's versatile switching systems and new eye-popping colorways headline the drop

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The TS808-TMv.2 is the second Tamura-modded collaboration with Godlyke, and mods the classic overdrive pedal to offer a tone with “more hair” and a “bottom-heavy thump”

Travel delays meant Bernth didn't get his humble entry level Ibanez until after his band had finished their soundcheck – but that didn't stop him from using it to shred on stage

The rising Japanese virtuoso has an undying love for the shred heroics of Becker and Marty Friedman, but also uses his Ibanez, PRS and occasionally his $50 Legend Strat copy to traverse much wider melodic ground

The black metal guitar icon inspired a generation of heavy players, including Dave Grohl and Mark Tremonti. Thomas Gabriel Fischer reveals what kindled his unending love of Ibanez, the benefits of writing bloodthirsty riffs on tiny practice amps, and the “absolutely crucial thing that people completely underestimate in achieving a…

The invention of the seven-string, emergence of digital modeling and rise of the boutique pedal industry all took place during the ‘90s, and provided the blueprint for the sound of guitar music to come