Korn’s Head is back in the Ibanez fold and has a new 7-string model, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Joe Satriani, Lari Basilio, Josh Smith, George Benson and, of course, his bandmate Munky… ...

Korn's James "Munky" Shaffer and Brian "Head" Welch dove deep into the low end with their seven-string guitars, and came up with the blueprint for nü-metal way back on their 1994 self-titled ...

Responding to the demands of extreme metal players across the globe, Ibanez burrowed down inside the bowels of the beast and designed this radically shaped, 7-string guitar, the XPT707FX.But you can ...

There was a time when 7-string guitars were few and far between, but thankfully things have changed. While the originators, Ibanez, have always been at the forefront of this style, there are also ...

Seven-string guitars became a staple of the nu-metal sound in the 90s and early 2000s, thanks in large part to James “Munky” Shaffer and Brian “Head” Welch of Korn. It created the nu-metal sound that ...

The seven string guitar has existed in many iterations over the years, though finally had its first mainstream electric production model as the Ibanez UV7 in 1990. The Ibanez UV7 was made for ...

Brian "Head" Welch explained why Korn started playing seven string guitars, and the reaction that one of their heroes had to it.. The guitarist discussed his influences during a conversation with ...