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
The best guitar albums of 2022 By Jonathan Horsley published 21 December 22 As voted by you, these are the records that blew minds and inspired guitarists the world over
Manuel Gardner Fernandes equipped Tim Henson’s Ibanez nylon-string signature with a virtual whammy bar – and turned it into a different beast altogether By Matt Owen published 15 December 22 The fingerstyle virtuoso paired the percussive quality of Henson's TOD10N with FOMOfx's innovative Virtual Jeff Pro, and the results were pretty spectacular
The 10 best guitar solos of 2022 By Jonathan Horsley published 14 December 22 As voted for by you, and featuring the lead guitar skills of Nita Strauss, Sophie Lloyd, John Frusciante, Polyphia, Steve Vai and more, here are the solos that lit up your year
Ibanez finally launches Tim Henson and Scott LePage’s eagerly awaited new signature electric guitars By Matt Owen published 30 November 22 The two Polyphia maestros' latest models, which have already seen extensive action, come loaded with new signature Fishman Fluence Modern active humbuckers
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
A beginner’s guide to Polyphia: album by album By Amit Sharma published 15 November 22 Let’s go headfirst into the kaleidoscopic fever dream of Tim Henson and Scott LePage’s imagination in search of lush arrangements, trap beats, and virtuosity as standard
Watch Polyphia react to insane fan covers of Remember That You Will Die tracks By Sam Roche published 15 November 22 The prog titans judge renditions of Neurotica, ABC and Playing God – including a version created in a videogame – and gift the winner Tim Henson's new Ibanez TOD10N signature model
Watch Marcin put Tim Henson's new nylon-string signature model through its paces with a jaw-dropping Latin-inspired fingerstyle performance By Sam Roche published 11 November 22 The Polish acoustic guitar wunderkind takes the Polyphia man's new six-string for a spin – and even Henson himself is impressed
Polyphia’s Tim Henson and Scott LePage hint at forthcoming Ibanez signature specs as they sign with Fishman By Matt Owen published 10 November 22 The two prog virtuosos will receive new signature models next year, and they'll be swapping DiMarzios for Fishman Fluence humbuckers
Polyphia remixed an entire Linkin Park song – but it never saw the light of day By Matt Owen published 9 November 22 Tim Henson and co worked to reimagine a track from Hybrid Theory for the album's 20th anniversary reissue, but the remix never made it on to the track list
Polyphia’s Tim Henson and Scott LePage sit down with Steve Vai to discuss their epic collaboration, the evolution of awe-inspiring technique and a one-of-a-kind guitar gift By Joe Bosso last updated 9 November 22 The Polyphia x Steve Vai collaboration on Ego Death is one of the standout guitar moments of 2022. This is the story of how it all came together, from the first encounter to chopping up the guitar master's solo – and how the prog prodigies plan to tackle it all live…
Tim Henson and Scott LePage on how Polyphia made the wildest guitar album of 2022: “We were like, ‘F**k. Did we just blow out Steve Vai’s speakers?’” By Joe Bosso published 2 November 22 In this in-depth exclusive, the instrumental provocateurs talk secret signature models, their all-star collaborators, how much they really practice – and why they wouldn’t describe what they do as ‘shred’
Hear Polyphia channel Dimebag and Deftones in their heaviest song yet, the Chino Moreno-featuring Bloodbath By Michael Astley-Brown published 28 October 22 Eight-string chugs abound as Scott LePage unleashes a scorching metal lead his bandmate Tim Henson dubs “my favorite Scott solo ever”
Ibanez finally launches Tim Henson’s eagerly awaited acoustic-electric signature nylon-string, the TOD10N By Matt Owen last updated 11 October 22 Henson's second signature Ibanez gets an official release after it made its debut on Polyphia’s radical single, Playing God, earlier this year – and it's more affordable than you might expect
“Ow, it's burning!”: watch Justin Hawkins try to play like Polyphia By Sam Roche published 11 October 22 The Darkness frontman reacts to Ego Death, the prog-rockers' head-spinning new single with Steve Vai
Polyphia take a blues-rock turn in blistering guest spot with Steve Vai By Matt Owen last updated 10 October 22 The prog-rock pioneers swapped their trademark taps and meticulously composed melodies for pentatonic licks, lashings of wah and even a few “boomer bends”
Steve Vai was taken aback when he heard how Polyphia cut up his guest solo: “I thought, ‘Maybe they didn’t like what I did!’” By Sam Roche published 7 October 22 But guitarist Tim Henson reassures Vai that his contribution to Ego Death was instrumental to the creative direction of the song
Watch Tim Henson shred his mesmerizing parts for Polyphia's Ego Death in new playthrough video By Matt Parker published 5 October 22 Henson has shared a quick clip of the Vai-powered crossover single from the comfort of his home
From avant-jazz mini-symphonies to cabaret-tinged stadium-rock: here are this week's essential guitar tracks By Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Sam Roche published 29 September 22 Close out September with the best in new guitar-driven music from Polyphia and Steve Vai, Drowning Pool, Paramore, Jakub Zytecki, Arctic Monkeys, Disturbed, Eliza McLamb, Djo and more