BIOGRAPHY
Herman Li is the guitarist, songwriter and producer of the Grammy nominated metal act DragonForce.
Having recently released their fourth album, Ultra Beatdown, DragonForce is currently bouncing around the globe on a World Headline Tour.
Inhuman Rampage, the band’s international breakthrough album, featured the U.S. & Canadian Gold Single ‘Through the Fire and Flames’, also a hit in the video game Guitar Hero III. However, ‘Ultra Beatdown’ is the album that has taken DragonForce to new heights, crashing into the Top 20 national album charts in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Taiwan, Singapore and the Top 10 in Japan.
In the last few years, Herman has established himself as one of the most recognized and influential guitarists of the new generation. Accolades starting pouring in, starting with the 2005 'Best Shredder' award at the annual Metal Hammer Golden Gods. Herman also won four categories in Guitar World's 2007 Readers Poll for 'Best New Talent' (winning by 70%), 'Best Metal', 'Best Riff' and 'Best Shredders'. He also won 'Best Guitar Solo' for ‘Through the Fire and Flames’ in Total Guitar's readers' poll in 2007, as well as numerous other polls in printed and online press around the world. Outside of DragonForce, Herman has been invited to perform with guitar legends such as Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Paul Gilbert, just to name a few.
Between intensive world tours with DragonForce, Herman found time to write a monthly guitar column in UK's Total Guitar magazine as well as becoming involved in guitar clinics around the world. Always continuing to evolve as a guitar player, Herman likes to understand his instrument as much as possible. He is heavily involved in electric guitar development, working on new ideas to improve the instrument as much as possible. After 3 years of hard work, and dedication, the result is the Ibanez E-Gen guitar, Herman’s signature model.
Outside of music, Herman's interests includes technology and martial arts. He enjoy training in Brazillian Jiu Jitsu and MMA. He also speaks three languages fluently.
In 2009, Herman will be appearing at a limited number of special clinics and exclusive events to help showcase his own approach to the instrument and continue to inspire other guitarists worldwide.
IBANEZ E-GEN - HERMAN LI SIGNATURE GUITAR
After three years in development, Ibanez releases Herman Li's own signature model in 2008. This top end guitar is played by Li exactly as it is, live on stage, in the studio, right off the shelve without any modification. Available now. Check www.ibanez.com for other information.
Full Specifications
Model: EGEN18 TVF
Neck: 5pc Maple/Walnut 24-fret neck
Neck Type: E-Gen Prestige
Body: Mahogany body with flamed maple top
Body: Special upper horn 'Kung Fu' grip
Body: Special deeper cut on lower horn
Frets: Jumbo frets
Frets: Scalloped fretboard from 21st to 24th fret
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Inlays: Oval Abalone
Bridge: Edge-Zero bridge - E-Gen Custom Setup
Neck PU: DiMarzio® HLM (H) neck pickup
Middle PU: DiMarzio® HLM (S) middle pickup
Bridge PU: DiMarzio® HLM (H) bridge pickup
Hardware Colour: Gold
Colour: TVF (Transparent Violet Flame)
Made in Japan by Ibanez's premier craftsmen
Neck Dimension
Scale: 648mm/25.5"
a: Width at Nut 43mm
b: Width at Last Fret 58mm
c: Thickness at 1st 18mm
d: Thickness at 12th 20mm
Radius: 430mmR
Switching System
Nine pickup configurations for versatile tone
from super clean to extreme metal.
Pickup / Character
The DiMarzio® HLM pickups were custom made for Herman Li for use on the new Ibanez E-Gen. Herman wanted a set of pickups designed specifically for E-Gen's slim mahogany body, 24 frets neck, different pickup mounting positions compare to his old Ibanez S guitars, along with the new Edge-Zero bridge. Here a description of how each pickup sounds:
Neck: Warm, clean, strong attack. Great for warm singing solos, clean sweep picking tone. Pull volume switch up to split coil for a more classic sound or go smooth and clean.
Middle: This pickup features a warm and punchy high-output design. The middle pickup has been designed to be mounted deeper into the guitar's body so it stays out of the way when picking, yet still remains perfectly in balance with the neck and bridge pickups.
Bridge: High output, screaming harmonics. Perfect for fast tight heavy rhythm, loud solos, responsive to speed finger tapping. 
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