Ichika Nito

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Marty Friedman
Marty Friedman’s 12 favorite guitar collaborations from his Japanese variety show channel

By Andrew Daly Published

The ex-Megadeth guitarist has played alongside stellar guitarists from across the globe on Rock Fujiyama

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Ichika Nito with Enya Music's smart guitar
Why virtuoso Ichika Nito is impressed by this amp modeler-meets-electric guitar from ENYA MUSIC

By Guitar World Staff Published

Sponsor Content Created With ENYA MUSIC

The Inspire Pro is redefining what an electric guitar can offer in 2026 – with on-board tone shaping and looping capabilities

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Ichika Nito playing his Ibanez signature guitar
Ichika Nito shares unedited one-take performance – as ‘fake playing’ accusations spread on social media

By Phil Weller Published

The First Take has launched a new social initiative that aims to put authentic playing in the spotlight with single-shot performances

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(from left) George Benson, Daron Malakian, Steve Vai, Marcin, and Yvette Young wield Ibanez guitars onstage
We chart 25 game-changing Ibanez guitarists

By Amit Sharma Published

While it’s easy to think of Ibanez as a company that’s solely at the cutting edge of metal machines for the modern age, they’ve also innovated much further afield, producing timeless acoustics, semi-hollows, and hollowbodies

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The Joy Formidable's Rhydian Dafydd (left) and Rhiannon "Ritzy" Bryan perform at The Fillmore Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina on October 19, 2022
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

Fresh, guitar-driven cuts from Bleed From Within, The Joy Formidable, Ottto, Angra, James Bay, Eliza McLamb, and loads more

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Ibanez signature guitar collection 2023
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

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

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Ichika Nito wields Tim Henson’s signature nylon-string once again on new Polyphia-esque track

By Matt Owen Published

The Ibanez TOD10N received an extended run-out from Ichika, who paired it with his own ICHI10 headless signature model

Electric Guitars
Ichika Nito playing Tim Henson's Ibanez TOD10N
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

Ichika is the latest Ibanez signature artist to put the TOD10N through its paces, and did so in spectacular fashion

Guitars
Black Belt Eagle Scout perform onstage at Co-Sign during SXSW 2019 on March 15, 2019 in Austin, Texas
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

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

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[L-R] Jared Dines, John Petrucci, Zakk Wylde, Synyster Gates and Nita Strauss
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

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

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