Ibanez has just dropped one of the coolest signature guitars it’s built in years, but its Japan-only release will be sure to upset a fair few guitar fans. Designed and crafted for Nemophila and Koiai ...

Japan’s electric guitar industry underwent some fascinating twists and turns in the Sixties and Seventies. Many Japanese guitar designs from the Sixties are highly original but with an emphasis on low ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Future / Phil Barker It’s the late ’70s, and Paul Stanley of KISS tells an interviewer ...

The Japanese and Los Angeles custom shop join forces to mark the occasion with unique, über-premium spec’d electric guitars and basses When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Japanese guitar culture is, was, and always will be a beast of its own — often dwarfing anywhere else in the world, including America. A look around any of Japan’s major guitar stores (Ishibashi Music ...