List of Ibanez Players - F-J

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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.
• Reginald Arvizu (b. 1969) plays a signature Ibanez model, the K-5 for Grammy Winning nu-metal band, Korn.
• 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.
• Rocky George (b. 1964) is the former lead guitarist for the California based hardcore punk/thrash metal outfit Suicidal Tendencies, and current lead guitarist for Fishbone. He plays Ibanez RG series guitars.
• 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.
• Paul Gray swapped his longtime association with Warwick basses for a customised version of the ATK bass series, the PGB1. He was impressed with the ATK bass after he bought one from a pawn shop and told Ibanez that he would endorse them if they put the ATK series back into production. He switched to his signature model shortly before recording of the Slipknot album All Hope Is Gone and used them until his death in 2010.
• Allan Holdsworth (b. 1946) was an Ibanez endorser from 1984 to 1987, when he switched to Steinberger. During the Ibanez period, Holdsworth had his own production model, the AH10 singnature model.
• 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 Jägermeister 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 with a custom Purple RG.
• Gary Holt and Rick Hunolt, both guitarists for thrash metal band Exodus, used Ibanez guitars during their early career. They were pictured with RGs in a 1993 Ibanez catalog.
• 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.