NAMM 2018: Tosin Abasi announces his own guitar company

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Animals As Leaders eight-string maverick goes his own way

NAMM 2018: Following in the footsteps of Zakk Wylde and Ola Englund, Animals As Leaders' obscenely talented prog-metal titan Tosin Abasi has announced plans to launch his own guitar company.

The guitarist posted on Facebook: “As some of you may have suspected, I'm happy to announce that I'm extremely close to making my signature guitar available to everyone.”

Judging from the teaser above, the shape of Abasi Guitars USA's first model looks similar to Abasi’s recent Ibanez prototype eight-string, which he discussed with us last year, and has yet to see an official release from the Japanese guitar giant - read into that what you will, but their future working relationship is unclear.

We’ll have more news as soon as it’s available, but for now, you can visit Abasi Guitars USA to sign up for more info.

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Michael Astley-Brown
Michael Astley-Brown

Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.