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Joe Satriani poses with his 1966 Fender Electric XII 12-string guitar in 2020 (circa February/March)
Joe Satriani reveals the moment he realized vintage guitars aren't what they're cracked up to be

By Phil Weller Published

Instead of focusing on unearthing obscure vintage gems, he’s been putting Ibanez’s luthiers through their paces

Guitarists
LEFT: Adrian Smith's RIGHT: Adrian Smith performs with Iron Maiden at Shinjuku Kohseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan, May 1981.
Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith on the 'Number of the Beast' Ibanez Destroyer he got for free — and still uses to this day

By Phil Weller Published

Gifted to him while on tour in Japan in the early ‘80s, the guitar has survived a series of scares and is still used on the classic track it was used to record

Guitarists
Justin Vernon
How Bon Iver turned down a 1960s Martin guitar in favor of a $199 Ibanez beater

By Phil Weller Published

The Martin was bought with a specific song in mind, but the $199 electric-acoustic charmed its way onto the album instead

Guitarists
Portrait of American rock musician Yvette Young, guitarist with math rock group Covet, taken on November 8, 2020.
Yvette Young explains why your guitar and amp shouldn't get equal treatment from your gear budget

By Phil Weller Published

The Covet guitarist. who recently released the signature Qi Etherealizer pedal with Walrus Audio, will receive her third signature model guitar from Ibanez

Guitarists
Joe Satriani (left) and Eddie Van Halen perform onstage
Joe Satriani on the key mod he’s made to his Best Of All Worlds EVH guitars

By Phil Weller Published

The guitarist has given a rundown of the guitar arsenal he’s assembled for the Van Halen-honoring tour, which kicks off this weekend

Gear
An Ibanez Artist Model 2617 guitar, stood next to a Vox amplifier
How Ibanez turned a knockoff into a knockout with the Artist Model 2617

By Dave Hunter Published

Forced to stop copying U.S. guitars, Ibanez launched the all-original Artist line and took America by storm

Guitars
Joe Satriani (left) and Eddie Van Halen perform onstage
Is Joe Satriani ditching Ibanez for the upcoming Best of All Worlds tour?

By Phil Weller Published

Newly released rehearsal footage shows the shred legend playing an EVH Strat, with a revised pedalboard, as he goes on a Van Halen tone dive

Amps
Breedlove's TB Vintage Edition Blues Orange Concertina guitar, pictured from multiple angles
From single-cut stunners to busking Swiss army knifes, a round-up of 2024's hottest acoustic gear

By Jimmy Leslie Published

GP gathers a selected swath of shining stars on the acoustic gear horizon, with a primary lens concentrated on guitar

Acoustic Guitars
Tube Screamer
“I Did Not Dream That the 808 Would Become so Famous”: Tube Screamer Inventor Susumu Tamura Tells the Definitive Story of This Iconic Stompbox

By Art Thompson Published

“I never thought that a pedal would ever be considered vintage,” said the former Maxon electronics engineer

Pedals & Pedalboards
NAMM Show 2023
Explore the 2023 NAMM Show Acoustic-Electric Highlights: Exciting New Gear From Martin, Taylor, Yamaha, L.R. Baggs, Universal Audio, Lava Music and More

By Jimmy Leslie Published

This year’s NAMM show was surging with innovative and environmentally savvy gear – here's a rundown of our top picks

Electric Guitars
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