Palm-muted gut-punches and Strandberg shred that sounds like Plini meets Mario Kart: This week’s essential guitar tracks By Michael Astley-Brown published 11 August 23 Fresh, guitar-driven cuts from Bleed From Within, The Joy Formidable, Ottto, Angra, James Bay, Eliza McLamb, and loads more
NAMM 2023: Ibanez announces bumper signature guitar drop, introducing new models for Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Lari Basilio, Paul Stanley, Martin Miller and Ichika Nito By Matt Owen published 13 April 23 Finishing techniques never before used on Ibanez models, revived retro classics, new-look iterations of famed favorites and celebratory models headline the standard and limited-edition collection
Ichika Nito wields Tim Henson’s signature nylon-string once again on new Polyphia-esque track By Matt Owen published 5 January 23 The Ibanez TOD10N received an extended run-out from Ichika, who paired it with his own ICHI10 headless signature model
Watch Ichika Nito take Tim Henson’s new nylon-string signature guitar on a test drive – and deliver the most technical 18 seconds you’ll hear all week By Matt Owen published 21 November 22 Ichika is the latest Ibanez signature artist to put the TOD10N through its paces, and did so in spectacular fashion
From one of this year's heaviest riffs to technically dazzling collaborations: here are this week's essential guitar tracks By Sam Roche, Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen published 17 November 22 A comprehensive compendium of all that's new and cool in guitar – featuring cuts from Enter Shikari, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Marcin & Ichika Nito, The Dead Daisies, and more
Jared Dines' 5th “biggest shred collab song in the world” will have the most star-studded lineup of any guitar video ever By Sam Roche published 17 November 22 John Petrucci, Zakk Wylde, Synyster Gates, Nita Strauss, Steve Vai, Tim Henson, Ichika Nito and John 5 are all in the running to appear – and only the first wave of guitarists has been announced
Hear Ichika Nito and Marcin serve up gravity-defying licks galore in new 65-second single, Fall By Matt Owen published 14 November 22 The two Ibanez signature artists conducted their second electric versus acoustic duel this year, and the results were similarly breathtaking
From bowel-busting riffs to life-affirming 12-string acoustic bliss: here are this week's essential guitar tracks By Matt Owen, Michael Astley-Brown, Sam Roche, Jackson Maxwell published 6 October 22 Herald October's arrival with top-tier tunes from Cardinal Black, Adrian Quesada, Bones UK, Ichika Nito, Bury Tomorrow, Beatenberg, Meet Me @ The Altar, Christie Lenée and more
Ichika Nito wields a headless seven-string Ibanez to devastating effect in dizzying new single, Away By Matt Owen last updated 3 October 22 It's another instrumental masterclass from the Japanese virtuoso, who carves out his composition from the fretboard of an Ibanez QX527PB
Watch Ichika Nito shred a Casio DG-20 and give us a glimpse of what could have been an alternate future for guitar By Matt Owen published 5 August 22 The Japanese virtuoso makes light work of the spaceship-looking six-string, and in just over 30 seconds he makes us kinda want Casio to bring the digital guitar back
Ichika Nito showcases his sublime soloing skills in dizzying new track, Blossom By Matt Owen published 7 July 22 The instrumental masterclass follows the Japanese guitar phenom's Awakening EP, which arrived last month
Ichika Nito features on Machine Gun Kelly's latest single, More Than Life By Sam Roche published 13 June 22 The new track – which also features 17-year-old pop prodigy Glaive – sees Ichika on main riff and production duties with Travis Barker
Digging the new Polyphia? Here are 10 trap and lo-fi beat-loving guitar players you need to check out By Michael Astley-Brown published 12 May 22 10 production-savvy guitarists breathing fresh life into guitar playing with hip-hop inspired arrangements and dizzying chops
Ichika Nito and Marcin trade exhilarating six-string blows in epic electric vs acoustic guitar duel By Matt Owen published 5 April 22 The Ibanez artists clash fretboards for a battle of the ages, operating at the very peak of their powers for a daring duel jammed with spellbinding soundbites
Watch Ichika Nito transform Smoke on the Water into a virtuosic math-rock riff By Matt Owen published 21 July 21 The Japanese virtuoso gave the humble four-note riff the Ichika treatment, turning it into a monstrous fretboard masterclass
Watch Ichika Nito play an impossibly virtuosic solo using just one finger By Sam Roche published 14 May 21 The intrepid YouTuber raises the bar once again
Watch Ichika Nito play a jaw-dropping guitar solo using only one string By Sam Roche published 29 April 21 The Japanese virtuoso implements rhythmic picking and two-handed tapping in this stunning 30-second soundbite
Watch Ichika Nito put a dual-fretboard 14-string FM Guitars model through its paces By Matt Owen published 19 March 21 The guitar-wielding social media wizard made light work of Felix Martin's mammoth axe, offering up a dizzying array of two-hand tapping lines and colorful chord play
From high-energy party metal to furious, face-melting shred: here are this week's essential guitar tracks By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche published 28 August 20 The freshest new cuts from Mastodon, Lamb of God, The Struts, Luis Kalil feat. Angel Vivaldi and so very many more
Ichika Nito and Covet’s Yvette Young keep the playing smooth and the tones clean in this jazzy quarantine jam By Richard Bienstock published 14 May 20 “We decided to call it Sprout!” Young says