Ibanez

Rig Rundown: Knocked Loose

October 2, 2019

These purveyors of punishing ’90s-style hardcore chisel their heavy sound with downtuned 7-strings and lighter hues of delay and modulation.

Rig Rundown: Covet's Yvette Young

August 28, 2019

Chris Kies

The "adventure rock" outfit's frontwoman demos both her classical-piano-inspired fretboard approach and her favorite modulation pedals.

Rig Rundown: Nita Strauss

July 31, 2019

John Bohlinger

With a new Ibanez signature model and an ultraportable plug-and-play rig, the rock heroine travels light to create the heavy tones on her new solo debut, Controlled Chaos.

Riff Rundown: Paul Gilbert "I Own a Building"

June 30, 2019

Premier Guitar

Watch as the guitar master slows down and simplifies the bonkers opening progression to a song off his 2019 album, Behold Electric Guitar (and has a blast doing it).

Ibanez SRMD200 Mezzo Review

June 11, 2019

David Abdo

This P/J hybrid offers Precision-like tone with a medium-scale build and small-scale price.

Rig Rundown: Polyphia's Scott LePage

May 8, 2019

Chris Kies

Aside from melting faces, these younglings don’t take themselves or much else seriously, but one-half of the wise-cracking guitar tandem dishes on his “dope” signature gear from Ibanez and DiMarzio.

Rig Rundown: Gary Clark Jr. & Eric Zapata [2019]

May 1, 2019

John Bohlinger

Check out the gear used by the current king of soulful R&B-laced blues-rock and his longtime guitar foil.

Pedal Alley 2019: Reader Boards

February 14, 2019

Tessa Jeffers

Whether it’s collections of old-school straightforward stomps or elaborate circuits for spacey experimentation, each year we’re blown away by the different pedalboard setups our readers come up with. Here’s a dozen for the tonal takeaway.

Is Erik Rutan Death Metal’s Renaissance Man?

February 7, 2019

Joe Charupakorn

With ultra-high action, a scalding tone, a jackhammer rhythm hand, classical melody and dynamics, and mad production skills, the guitarist scales his personal “Mount Everest.”

Tools for the Task: Soprano Ukes Under $300

February 1, 2019

Rich Osweiler

If you haven’t joined the ukulele craze, say “aloha” to these 10 sopranos and let the good times begin.

GALLERY: NAMM 2019 Day 3

January 26, 2019

Premier Guitar Staff

The third day of the year's largest gear show included highlights from Boss, Strymon, Blackstar, Greer, and more.

NAMM '19 - Ibanez RGA61AL & S61AL Demos

January 25, 2019

Shawn Hammond

PG takes a listen to two new Axion Series throwdown machines, one with Bare Knuckle Aftermath pickups, and the other with Fishman Fluence Modern ‘buckers.

GALLERY: NAMM 2019 Day 1

January 24, 2019

Premier Guitar Staff

Check out some of the day's highlights including new gear from Taylor, Dunlop, Fender, Marshall, Orange, Fuzzrocious, and more.

NAMM 2019 Editors' Picks Day 1

January 24, 2019

Perry Bean, Jason Shadrick, Shawn Hammond, and Bob Bruno

Watch Bobb Bruno of Best Coast join the PG crew to discuss highlights from the day, including new stuff from Taylor, Dunlop, Ibanez, Fender, and more.

Ibanez Introduces the PGM333 Paul Gilbert 30th Anniversary Guitar

January 24, 2019

Press Release

A legendary shredder celebrates a milestone with a three-pickup rock machine.

Ibanez Releases the 40th Anniversary Tube Screamer and Collaboration With Vemuram

January 24, 2019

Press Release

Each component in the TSV808 was carefully selected by the engineers from both companies, including the customized parts and a quad layered PCB used in the Jan Ray.

Ibanez Announces 2019 Lineup

January 4, 2019

Press Release

The new arrivals include the Axiom Series, signature basses from Gary Willis and Adam Nitti, and Altstar acoustics.

Rig Rundown: Tera Melos’ Nick Reinhart

January 2, 2019

Chris Kies

The Willy Wonka of guitar uses a forgotten Squier, a long-lusted-after Jazzmaster, and a heap of misfit and boutique stomps to warp the instrument into the 21st century.