When DragonForce guitarist Herman Li wanted a guitar that could handle his otherworldly technique and musicality, both he and Ibanez knew it would take time to get everything just right. It took three years. But they did get it right. The Ibanez E-Gen is played by Li exactly as it is, live on stage, in the studio, right off the shelf without any modifications.

Those who practice the art of Chaos magic believe that "Nothing is True and Everything is Permitted." Shapes can be shifted, rules can be broken and radical thoughts are the norm. This way of thinking might also apply to Ibanez's X Series. In 2008, we've got the first ever neck-thru Iceman models with reverse headstocks to boot.

The Ibanez RGA72QME archtop guitar not only has hot curves but playability as well. For live performance, its lightweight body gives players more freedom to prowl around stage. The arched top also lets players to knock down heavy riffs and power chords without hitting the guitar body. All told, curved beauty and great performance combine gracefully and powerfully in the RGA72QME.

The Ibanez AC240 Artwood Acoustic Guitar offers great traditional styling and tone. The grand concert projects very well and the mahogany body with open pore natural finish gives a great warm tone while maintaining clarity.

I wanted a guitar with a modern sound, but with a vintage feel, with smaller frets and more radius on the fingerboard. It had to be subtle enough to catch nuances, fast and easy to play." -- Joe Satriani in Ibanez - The Untold StoryThe JS1200 features a DiMarzio PAF-JOE pickup in the bridge for warm vintage humbucker tones.

The new 2008 S Prestige is the guitar that, in the future, all metal-minded axes will be judged against. 24 frets of slippery fast neck, new tonal possibilities and a new, revolutionary tremolo make this Ultimate S the sign of great things to come. The S5470F features a flamed maple top and a stunning Red Viking finish.

For over 15 years, the RG series has been the undisputed standard in guitars for the hard rock player. The Wizard II is 2mm thicker than the super-thin, super-flat Ibanez Wizard. Basswood is a comparatively lightweight wood, which makes it very comfortable for extended playing. With a good balance of highs and lows, basswood is right in between alder and mahogany in sound character. The jumbo frets offer easy playing for leads and chording. The fixed bridge design offers thru-body stringing for stronger tone and sustain.

The Ibanez RG470MH RG Tremolo Electric Guitar can take any level of stage abuse and still look great, sound like thunder, and stay in tune. The stunning RG470MH has a fast and thin 3 piece Wizard III Maple neck, an Edge-Zero ll bridge with ZPS3 Zero Point spring system (fans of floating trem set-ups can simply remove the special stop bar), and rabid INF pickups in a hum/sing/hum configuration.

Taking a page from the wildly successful double-cutaway GAX models, Ibanez introduces the single-cutaway, double-humbucker GART for 2009. It's everything you need from a great rock guitar at an unbelievable price. Available in three standout finishes: Black Night, Jewel Blue and Transparent Red.

The Ibanez RG3550MZ Prestige Electric Guitar features the powerful combination of a 5 piece maple/walnut Super Wizard Prestige neck with a bound maple fretboard and Wedge Sharktooth inlay, Edge Zero tremolo bridge with ZPS3 spring system and 3 pickups. Case is included. Edge-Zero Tremolo The Edge-Zero, Ibanez's latest generation of knife edge tremolos, deploys all of the unique features of the ZR trem and allows for the most radical of trem effects with flawless tuning accuracy. Just unscrew the built-in intonation adjustment tool from the base of the tremolo and screw it into the bottom of each saddle for quick adjustments. The locking bolt is offset from the center of the saddle, which allows easy access to the bolt without loosening the strings. Pickups The RG3550MZ features a DiMarzio Air Norton in the neck position, DiMarzio True Velvet in the middle and DiMarzio Tone Zone in the bridge. DiMarzio Air Norton Neck Pickup The tone is deep and warm, but not muddy. It's hot, but not distorted. It's even got cool harmonics, which are really unusual for a neck humbucker. DiMarzio True Velvet Middle Pickup A vintage-style single-coil pickup that's clean and bright, but designed to still sound sweet when picking above the 12th fret. Coil is tuned to a frequency range that"s bright but not thin. DiMarzio Tone Zone Bridge Pickup Hot enough to qualify as a high-output pickup, but has a wider dynamic range--hard picking will produce a lot of power, and softer picking will be much cleaner and quieter. AmericanMusical.com is an authorized dealer of Ibanez products.