<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Animals-as-leaders ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/animals-as-leaders Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:12:02 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “At this point, we’re even being emulated by other companies”: Tosin Abasi never planned to be a guitar designer – he explains how Abasi Concepts became one of the biggest names in progressive guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tosin-abasi-guitar-design-journey XbmujMsj4NTpuVQvU224J7 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:12:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “What’s Japanese for shameless?” Tosin Abasi's Animals As Leaders bandmate lambasts Ibanez's new Alpha guitar design ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/javier-reyes-lambasts-ibanez-new-alpha-guitar jXtPHKn35JPZvxeryULE2M Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:56:01 +0000 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:49:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We are big fans of tube amplifiers. There’s no substitute for playing an amp in a room”: From amps to plugins, Tosin Abasi teases the next evolution of Abasi Concepts ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tosin-abasi-teases-the-next-evolution-of-abasi-concepts Uuvu9d76F7au9mBWU4M6qh Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:29:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Being in the same band with Joe felt like watching a childhood fantasy step out of my teenage brain”: Steve Vai and Joe Satriani announce the return of the SatchVai Band with their debut U.S. tour – and tease an upcoming album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/steve-vai-and-joe-satriani-announce-the-satchvai-band-first-us-tour ij8oMDANVrLD4SiaEwBumX Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:34:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Scoring especially highly for its superb ergonomics”: Sterling By Music Man Kaizen 7 review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/sterling-by-music-man-kaizen-7-string-review CdmXQgE8X4zLHcrmD7KcWo Thu, 16 Oct 2025 22:33:22 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:02:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I want the guitar to play fast, to wear close to the body, and communicate a degree of aggression”: Sterling by Music Man and Tosin Abasi bring the futuristic Kaizen to a new low price point – slashing nearly $3k off the original ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/sterling-by-music-man-tosin-abasi-kaizen ut8BqcWdWqWEKVYCgx98QX Wed, 03 Sep 2025 16:09:50 +0000 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:49:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I rarely do straight down strokes. I haven't played Metallica in a while”: Tosin Abasi and Plini give a masterclass in virtuosity after writing and recording a song in a day ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tosin-abasi-and-plini-give-a-masterclass-in-virtuosity-after-writing-and-recording-a-song-in-a-day wADLpFGQ5y96keSxdHaNTm Thu, 15 May 2025 16:11:01 +0000 Wed, 21 May 2025 10:27:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There’s amazing players like Josh Smith and Eric Gales, and I thought, ‘OK, I’ve been missing out. I’m learning the blues’”: Tosin Abasi said he wanted to release a blues album – is it still on the cards? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tosin-abasi-blues-album-update G9dBe3DjZfuxsN3AJQSv69 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:51 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:40:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “For me to be so appreciated, I think I can start to feel guilty and pressured. But I guess it’s a good problem to have”: From playing Steve Vai's guitars to playing with him onstage, Tosin Abasi's rapid ascent made him one of the biggest names in guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/dear-guitar-hero-tosin-abasi-2014 L3ttYxhSduCWgy4eB3wRvh Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:37:02 +0000 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:45:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tosin Abasi revives one of John Petrucci's most iconic guitar finishes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-petrucci-abasi-concepts-custom-model JPLkKvVTav9rXAKgFyrrc8 Fri, 28 Jul 2023 10:04:57 +0000 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:07:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I hadn’t heard such clarity and definition before”: Tosin Abasi overhauls his backline with new stereo tube amp rig ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tosin-abasi-bad-cat-amps 4eV5eaepGKEQnLVZGoJj9a Wed, 21 Jun 2023 10:56:04 +0000 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 15:06:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ NAMM 2023: Ernie Ball Music Man expands its Tosin Abasi-designed Kaizen range with eagerly awaited six-string model ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ernie-ball-music-man-tosin-abasi-kaizen-6-string Q5sfFZxK7yuHGH8dquB5i5 Thu, 13 Apr 2023 13:00:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Animals As Leaders’ Tosin Abasi and Javier Reyes on taking the maximalist “more is more” approach to their spectacular new album, Parrhesia ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/animals-as-leaders-tosin-abasi-javier-reyes-parrhesia wyFkdiu94RSC43SpQfMDZC Thu, 05 May 2022 11:18:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Animals As Leaders traverse time signatures and shine a spotlight on the low-end in dizzying new single, Gordian Naught ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/animals-as-leaders-gordian-naught FbznZ2wJPdqejXoGsiE5dR Thu, 17 Feb 2022 17:00:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ From ambient-jazz odysseys to hip-hop-tinged metal crushers: here are this week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/essential-guitar-tracks-ambient-jazz-metal-edm PxoHWShLwf2VFEvE5t7HYT Thu, 18 Nov 2021 17:25:04 +0000