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Polyphia announces 2026 world tour – and they're bringing two of the biggest names in guitar playing with them
By Phil Weller Published
Tim Henson and co will play shows in North America, Europe, and the UK throughout 2026

What are your thoughts on the new Polyphia single?
By Matt Owen Published
Tim Henson and co have released a surprise new single that ushers in a whole new genre – and CAN YOU FEEL IT has got guitar fans talking

Polyphia have invented a new genre with their rave riffing new single, CAN YOU FEEL IT
By Matt Owen Published
Dance-djent becomes a thing as Polyphia gear up to release their hotly anticipated new record – and as they promised, it’s sounding heavy

Tim Henson launches premium versions of his Ibanez nylon-electric signatures, the TOD100N and TOD100FMN
By Phil Weller Published
Now boasting Fishman undersaddle pickups and looking as sharp as ever, Ibanez is continuing its nylon-string guitar revolution

From Plini to Polyphia to onstage shoutouts from Nuno, how Rick Graham quietly became one of progressive guitar’s most influential names
By Amit Sharma Published
From Guthrie Govan, through to Jason Richardson and Andy James, Rick Graham has garnered friends, fans and guest-spots with guitar’s most technical talents – and helped a huge chunk of players to hone their craft along the way

Polyphia’s Tim Henson on making his game-changing Ibanez that started a nylon-string revolution
By Andrew Daly Published
Presenting electric guitar playability on a nylon-string platform, Henson’s TOD10N changed the world after he used it on Playing God

The lost Ace Frehley interview, the year's best new gear and 2025's guitarists of the year – only in the new Guitar World
By Damian Fanelli Published
Includes a tribute to Space Ace and our guide to the biggest guitar news of the year, plus Nuno Bettencourt, 40 years of PRS Guitars and our first official transcription of Young Man Blues from Live at Leeds

Polyphia's Tim Henson on the challenges he encountered while learning guitar after playing the violin for years
By Janelle Borg Published
Long before he changed the progressive metal game with Polyphia, Henson struggled with transitioning from violin to the guitar

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

Why Tim Henson believes that “learning everything by ear” is the best thing aspiring guitarists can do
By Janelle Borg Published
The Polyphia virtuoso shares his own experience switching from the rigidity of classical music – to finding a sense of freedom learning guitar by ear
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