List of Ibanez players

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness.

Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

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

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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.^[1]

Marty Friedman (b. 1962) was the lead guitarist for pioneering American thrash metal band Megadeth. Friedman plays a signature Ibanez MFM model.^[2]
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.^[3]
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.

Herman Li (b. 1976) is the lead guitarist of power metal band Dragonforce. He has used stock Ibanez S ^[4], but now currently uses his own signature line, Ibanez E-Gen.
Daron Malakian is the lead guitarist for System of a Down. During the Toxicity era, Malakian played a variation of the Ibanez Iceman ICX, called the Ibanez DMM1. The DMM1 features artwork by Malakian's father, Vartan Malakian. ^[5]
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.^[6]
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.^[7]
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.

Steve Vai playing a double neck JEM series.

Mick Quinn (b. 1969), the bass player of Supergrass, who plays a vintage Ibanez Roadster bass.
Joe Satriani (b. 1955) 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.^[8]
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.^[9]
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.^[10]
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#).^[11]
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.^[12]
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.^[13]
Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman (b. 1963) is the lead guitarist for American punk rock group The Offspring and plays his Ibanez signature NDM series guitar.^[14]