List of Ibanez players

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This is an alphabetized list by surname of musicians who have made notable use of the Ibanez guitars.

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File:George Benson Rochester Jazz Festival 2003.jpg

George Benson playing an Ibanez
Photo credit:Don Ver Ploeg for the Rochester International Jazz Festival

• George Benson (b. 1943) is a renowned jazz guitarist and Grammy Award winning Pop and R&B singer. Benson plays and endorses the signature Ibanez GB series guitar.
• Chris Broderick is the lead guitarist for Megadeth, former Jag Panzer and Nevermore.
• Phil Collen (b. 1957) is the lead guitarist of the band Def Leppard. He plays Ibanez Destroyer guitars.

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• Marty Friedman (b. 1962) was the lead guitarist for pioneering American thrash metal band Megadeth. Friedman plays a signature Ibanez MFM model.
• Frank Gambale (b. 1958) is an Australian jazz fusion guitarist renowned for his use of the sweep-picking technique. Gambale had a signature range of Ibanez FGM series guitars, but has since left Ibanez and signed a deal with Yamaha.
• Paul Gilbert (b. 1966) is the lead guitarist for heavy metal band Racer X and also the original guitar player for the hard rock band Mr. Big. Gilbert plays and endorses his Ibanez PGM model.

• John 5 (b. 1971), although now a notable Fender Telecaster player, made use of the Ibanez AX Series and was an Ibanez Endorser during his time with Marilyn Manson.

• Matthew Bellamy (b. 1978), Played an Ibanez ICX120 in the early years of Muse, smashed two up on stage.

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• Herman Li (b. 1976) is the lead guitarist of power metal band Dragonforce. He has used stock Ibanez S , but now currently uses his own signature line, Ibanez E-Gen.
• David Lowery (b. 1960) is the singer and plays guitar for Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker (band). In October, 2004 during a Camper Van Beethoven tour the band had their gear stolen out of a trailer which included a Jackson Surfcaster and a Charvel Surfcaster. Since that time David is typically seen playing an Ibanez Jet King 2.
• Daron Malakian (b. 1975) is the lead guitarist for System of a Down. During the System of a Down era, Daron played IC200's and IC300's on stage. During the Toxicity era, Malakian played a variation of the Ibanez Iceman ICX, with custom artwork designed by his father, then a special edition "DMM1" was released by Ibanez. The DMM1 featured more artwork by Malakian's father, Vartan Malakian.
• Pat Metheny (b. 1954) is an influential American jazz guitarist significant for his use of 12-string electric guitar and his use of digital signal processing. He plays an Ibanez PM120 signature series guitar.
• Mike Mushok (b. 1970) is the lead guitarist of the hard rock group Staind that has sold more than 15 million albums as of 2007. Mushok plays his Ibanez MMM signature model.
• Bradley Nowell was the guitarist of ska-punk band Sublime. He used an Ibanez S470 as his main guitar, for both studio and live performances.
• John Petrucci (b. 1967), the guitarist of the New York progressive metal band Dream Theater played Ibanez guitars, including a seven-string model, throughout the 1990s. A signature JPM model guitar was produced during this time.
• Dexter Holland (b. 1965) is the rhythm guitarist of punk rock band The Offspring and has played Ibanez guitars for most of the bands existence. He currently uses a custom diamond plate RG with a custom Jagermeister logo on the twelfth fret, as well as DiMarzio Super Distortion pickups, though he used to use a brown and green custom RG and has been seen sith a custom Purple RG.

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• Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (b. 1975)is the guitarist and songwriter for the progressive-rock band The Mars Volta. He uses a custom ORM1 Ibanez guitar.

Steve Vai playing a double neck JEM series.

• Joe Satriani (b. 1956) is a renowned rock guitarist, collaborating, recording and touring with artists such as Alice Cooper, Mick Jagger, Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai. Satriani plays a signature series Ibanez JS Series guitars.
• James Shaffer (b. 1970) is the lead guitarist of the Grammy Award winning nu metal group Korn and plays a the Ibanez Apex a specially designed seven-string electric guitar.
• Paul Stanley (b. 1952) is a rock guitarist from the band Kiss Stanley plays signature Ibanez PS guitars, which are similar to an Ibanez Iceman.
• Muhammed Suiçmez (b. 1975) is a Turkish-German guitarist and the frontman of the German technical death metal band Necrophagist. Muhammed has 3 Custom Ibanez Xiphos guitars, one of which is a 7 string.
• Mick Thomson (b. 1973) is the lead guitarist of the 9-member band Slipknot. He Plays the Ibanez MTM1, his custom Guitar (Red, with "SEVEN" inscribed on the fretboard, tuned to B F# B E G# C#).
• Andy Timmons (b. 1963) is an American guitarist who has played in the bands Danger Danger, Pawn Kings, and Andy Timmons Band (ATB). He plays his Ibanez AT300AV Signature model.
• Sam Totman is a British guitarist from Dragonforce, along with Herman Li. He uses the Ibanez Iceman, and has his own signature line, the STM.
• Steve Vai (b. 1960) is another Grammy Award winning guitarist and composer recording with artists and groups such as Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth, Whitesnake and Meat Loaf. Vai designed the Ibanez Universe and JEM electric guitars.
• Paul Waggoner, lead guitarist of the North Carolina-based metalcore band Between the Buried and Me, uses S-series guitars.
• Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman (b. 1963) is the lead guitarist for American punk rock group The Offspring and plays his Ibanez signature NDM series guitar.
• Brian Head Welch played Ibanez seven string guitars (including his signature K7) throughout his career with KoRn and continues to play Ibanez guitars on his soloproject.
• Mark White (b.1962) Bass player of the Spin Doctors plays an Ibanez ATK rainbow-colored bass.[[1]]
• Verdine White (b. 1953) Bassist with Earth, Wind, & Fire played an Ibanez VWB-1 signature bass.