It has custom DiMarzio HLM pickups that were primarily designed to produce Herman’s powerful, distinctive sound. It has a flamed maple top on a mahogany body, which is attached to a maple and walnut neck with a rosewood fingerboard that looks absolutely ferocious. The Ibanez EGEN1/EGEN18 model is one of Li’s three main guitars on stage as well as his most iconic guitar. Still, it boasts several model-specific characteristics, such as the Kung Fu Grip on the upper horn, extended sculpting on the bottom cutaway, and a few more features crafted under Li’s requirements. It is based on Li’s previous S-series guitars, a line that served Herman mighty well up until his rise to stardom. It was first known as the EGEN1 but was renamed the following year. The EGEN18 is Li’s first signature Ibanez guitar and the first model in the E-Gen line.
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See the full list of Herman Li guitars and gear below. Li has also used several other guitar models during his career. Inspired by the original S Series, the EGEN is a creative and innovative designed guitar. He’s played his EGEN guitars throughout most of his career. Herman Li plays an Ibanez EGEN18 which is his signature guitar model.
His influences go beyond the aforementioned top-shelf slingers, as Jason Becker played a huge part in Li’s understanding of composition while citing Jeff Beck as one of his primary sources of inspiration as well as notorious rhythmic players such as Keith Richards. Herman is well known for his virtuoso solos, showboat stage moves, and 80s power metal tone combined into one, with pace and melody as the cutting edge of the sensational Dragonforce. Although based around a classical style inspired by guitarists such as Joe Satriani, and Steve Vai, it’s simple enough to tell Li apart from his heroes given his palpable technical approach to the guitar. Grammy-nominated DragonForce has become a household name for any fan of melodic power metal, and that pivotal trait is largely credited to none other than the massively creative shredder, Herman Li.
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