List of Ibanez Players - Q-Z

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• Omar Rodríguez-López (b. 1975) is the guitarist and composer for the progressive-rock band The Mars Volta. He uses a custom ORM1 Ibanez guitar.

• Joe Satriani (b. 1956) 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.
• John Scofield (b 1951) is an American jazz guitarist and composer, who has played and collaborated with Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, Charles Mingus, Joey Defrancesco, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell, Pat Martino, Mavis Staples, Phil Lesh, Billy Cobham, Medeski Martin & Wood, George Duke, Jaco Pastorius, John Mayer, and many other important artists. Scofield has played a 1981 Ibanez AS-200 as his main guitar for about 20 years.
• James "Munky" Shaffer (b. 1970) is the lead guitarist of the Grammy Award winning nu metal group Korn and plays an Ibanez Apex (formerly K7), a specially designed seven-string electric guitar.
• Alex Skolnick (b. 1968), guitarist for Testament, was an Ibanez endorser in early '90s. He still plays Ibanez, though he does not endorse them anymore. He now plays Heritage Guitars.
• Paul Stanley (b. 1952) is a rock guitarist from the band Kiss Stanley plays signature Ibanez PS guitars, which are similar to an Ibanez Iceman.
• Meic Stevens (b. 1942) Welsh-language folk singer and guitarist, played a rare Ibanez AE 1000 VV (vintage violin) acoustic guitar at several music festivals. This guitar also features on the cover of the "An Evening with Meic Stevens" CD (2007, Sunbeam Records, SBRCD5033), recorded live at the Halfmoon, Putney, London in 2007.
• Mick Thomson (b. 1973) is the lead guitarist of the 8-member band Slipknot. He mainly plays 2 custom Ibanez MTM1 guitars (one red, tuned B F# B E G# C#, and one white, tuned A E A D# G C). His Ibanez guitars have "SEVEN" inscribed on the fretboard.
• 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.
• Sam Totman is a British guitarist from Dragonforce, along with Herman Li. He uses the Ibanez Iceman, and has his own signature line, the STM.
• Erik Turner (b. 1964) is a guitarist from Warrant, along with Joey Allen. He used various custom RG models during the Cherry Pie era.
• 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.
• Jay Noel Yuenger from White Zombie, used ICJ100WZ - Yuenger's signature guitar (very rare, was in production in 1996-1999).
• Tom G. Warrior, guitarist and vocalist for the influential extreme metal band Celtic Frost, plays the Iceman model and is seen playing the H.R. Giger signature Iceman model.
• Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman (b. 1963) is the lead guitarist for American punk rock group The Offspring and plays his Ibanez signature NDM series guitar.
• Brian "Head" Welch played Ibanez seven string guitars (including his signature K7) throughout his career with KoRn and plays custom Ibanez 6 string baritone guitars on his solo project.
• Mark White (b.1962) Bass player of the Spin Doctors plays an Ibanez ATK rainbow-colored bass.
• Verdine White (b. 1953) Bassist with Earth, Wind, & Fire played an Ibanez VWB-1 signature bass.