RIP: Oli Herbert

Announcing the departure of an incredibly talented guitarist in the metal scene- Oli Herbert (All that Remains). At press release, no further details were available pertaining to the cause of death.

I remember him for his embrace of the Ibanez Xiphos before moving on to the Jackson camp in 2012. There were mentions of him in the entries here: Link 1/ Link 2/ Link 3. Rest in Peace. 

Oli's V

This is new for 2018, it's an Oli Herbert (if you are a shred guy, you should know the name) signature Rhoads by Jackson. It's one of many signature Jackson guitars to debut at NAMM this year. This one got to me because that 3-per side headstock is just not 'right', made it look un-Jackson. That Floyd-alike bridge is a Fu-Tone unit with a tremsetter. Interesting instrument, could have been more appealing in terms of the headstock outline. 

Heads up, people! February is here. 😁

Another Ibanez departure

Oli Herbert- respectable guitarist, you might know his band- All That Remains. I'm a fan of his playing (not quite the band's music, though...), once you watch him play, you know he's a very knowledgeable shredder. He used to be an Ibanez chap...

He's now with Jackson. It's rather ironic that a player who used to embrace an Ibanez which is a Jackson Warrior knock-off, is now wielding the Warrior (please don't start that 'but the Warrior is a BC Rich Stealth knock-off', let's reserve that for another episode...). But hey, if this makes Mr. Herbert happy...

I'm an Ibanez fan through & through. We Ibanez dweebs, pick the guitar up by choice, we know it's good for us, there's no coercion, it's free embrace. However, Ibanez has this knack for depriving some of the most talented guitar players in this planet, of a signature model- you can talk to Gambale/ Petrucci/ Broderick, among others, on the matter, they definitely have lots to say. I'm not rubbing salt in the wound but it goes to show the principles embraced by a guitar manufacturer pertaining to talent management. At the end of the equation, it's about... you know what it's about :-)

Oli GSA

Oli Herbert (All That Remains), backstage doing his warm-up routine. He actually used a GIO guitar to do this; would you get out of your comfort zone & make do with something more challenging to build up your chops?

Number indicators

You might know Oli Herbert- a very capable player- maybe you know his band; All That Remains. He has a super cool Ibanez Xiphos (custom).

I saw a close-up pic of his fretboard & those number-cum-inlay markers are rather fascinating. But I recall someone with a more outgoing markers & there wasn't any attempt at being discreet either...

... Jason Becker.