Ibanez Destroyer

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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
Dave Keuning warms up with his Gibson Explorer before a live performance at Dingwalls in London, December 10, 2018.

Dave Keuning’s Top Five Career-Defining Tracks

By Vinnie DeMasi published

The Killers’ axeman discusses five memorable hits and deep cuts from his extensive rap sheet

Music
Actors Cheech Marin (L) and Tommy Chong attend a signing of a Gibson Art Guitar for GuitarTown Sunset Strip at The Roxy Theatre on November 16, 2010 in West Hollywood, California.

Trash & Treasure: a Guide to the Far-Out Guitars of the 1970s

By Chris Gill, Art Thompson published

Shameless ‘modernistic’ rip-offs, hippie-wood finishes and more brass than a marching band – welcome to our fabulous six-string freakshow!

Advice & Tips
Eddie Van Halen from American rock group Van Halen performs live on stage at the Rainbow Theatre in Finsbury Park, London on 22nd October 1978.

“I Am Just a Punk Kid Trying to Get a Sound Out of a Guitar That I Couldn't Buy Off the Rack”: a 23-Year-Old Eddie Van Halen Talks Building His Own Guitars

By Rod Brakes, Jas Obrecht published

Screwdrivers, chisels, drills and chainsaws – the young prodigy reveals all in this amazing interview from the GP archive.

Guitarists