NAMM 2022: Tom Quayle wows us with his new Ibanez signature model and some dazzling licks

NAMM 2022: Ibanez unveiled a bevy of desirable new signature guitars at this year’s show, but the freshest of all is its latest Tom Quayle model, the TQMS1, which fuses the UK virtuoso’s favored spec with the Tele-type body of Ibanez’s AZS line.

Quayle himself was mulling around the Laney booth, so we collared him into giving us a rundown of the new model’s specs, not to mention its plentiful tones.

A keen fan of the AZS series, Quayle requested a few tweaks to realize his vision, most notably a floating tremolo – not recessed like his previous TQM1 model – as well as a Celeste Blue finish and tortoiseshell pickguard.

Tom also gives us a quick blast of the tones available via the Seymour Duncan Magic Touch-mini neck pickup and Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Custom bridge single coil with some, quite frankly, ridiculous licks. Behold his mad skills in the video above.

For more hot news from the world’s biggest guitar gear show, check out our continually updated NAMM 2022 live blog.

Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has been writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist for over 15 years, and recording and performing in original and function bands for two decades-plus. During his career, he has interviewed everyone from John Frusciante to Chris Cornell, Matt Bellamy and Billy Corgan. His writing also appears in The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.