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From amps to plugins, Tosin Abasi teases the next evolution of Abasi Concepts
Abasi also addresses the ubiquitous amp modeler versus amplifier debate – and why “nothing defeats the experience of plugging into an amp”
Steve Vai and Joe Satriani announce the return of the SatchVai Band with their debut U.S. tour – and tease an upcoming album
After embarking on a European tour earlier this year, the two are back with their first-ever collaborative U.S. dates and plenty more music
“Scoring especially highly for its superb ergonomics”: Sterling By Music Man Kaizen 7 review
Progressive guitar icon Tosin Abasi's dramatic Music Man custom seven-string, re-imagined for those with lighter wallets
Sterling by Music Man and Tosin Abasi bring the futuristic Kaizen to a new low price point
Three years after the boundary-pushing build was first unveiled, the long-awaited Sterling spin-off has arrived
Tosin Abasi and Plini give a masterclass in virtuosity after writing and recording a song in a day
Having recently partnered with Kiko Loureiro and Matteus Asato, it seems the Aussie has met his match as Neural DSP challenges the elite shredders to fuse their talents together
Tosin Abasi once said he wanted to release a blues album – is that still on the cards?
We asked the progressive metal innovator for an update on his prospective blues record, which he teased back in 2022
Tosin Abasi on Steve Vai, adapting to seven- and eight-string guitars, and his practice regimen
Speaking to Guitar World in 2014, the Animals As Leaders maestro recalls the grueling salmon cannery and poop-scooping dog kennel jobs that helped him save for his first Vai signature model, and discusses how to adapt to seven- and eight-string models
Tosin Abasi revives one of John Petrucci's most iconic guitar finishes
A one-off gift based on Trooch's Ibanez JPM100, as seen on the classic Rock Discipline lesson tape, has been constructed by Abasi Concepts – with the help of the original artist
“I hadn’t heard such clarity and definition before”: Tosin Abasi overhauls his backline with new stereo tube amp rig
The Animals as Leaders mastermind – and former Axe-Fx devotee – has switched to Bad Cat Amps for his tour with Dream Theater and Devin Townsend
NAMM 2023: Ernie Ball Music Man expands its Tosin Abasi-designed Kaizen range with eagerly awaited six-string model
After exclusively debuting the radical design as a seven-string at last year's show, Ernie Ball Music Man and the Animals As Leaders guitar hero have now repackaged the futuristic creation in a six-string format
