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Li is currently building a brand new rig, as stated on his official website. He also owns an Ibanez Jem7BSB, which has been used on every DragonForce album for recording rhythm guitar parts, an Ibanez J Custom RG, an Ibanez RG2228 (8-string model), and a PRS Modern Eagle, which he received as a gift from Paul Reed Smith and can be seen in the studio. He has also been seen playing an Ibanez S2170FB and an Ibanez S2170FW. An Ibanez S470SOL (Japanese build 1995), a seven string Ibanez 540S7 (Japanese build 1991) (used in Revolution Deathsquad, Storming the Burning Fields, before the second verse and in the outro of Heartbreak Armageddon and the bridge section of Operation Ground and Pound), and an Ibanez S540FMTTS (Japanese build 1995). No details are known yet about this guitar, other than it has seven strings, and it is unknown whether it will be mass-produced for his E-Gen signature line.īefore the E-Gen, he had been known to play Ibanez S Prestige guitars. On Li announced via Facebook that he had received a custom-made Ibanez 7-string guitar. It is currently Ibanez's flagship model for S body style guitars. The E-Gen model has many unique features and improvements over a standard S, including its versatile tone selection with coil tap switching for both the bridge and neck pickups, Edge Zero bridge (the EGEN8 has Edge III), custom DiMarzio HLM pickups (the EGEN8 has Ibanez pickups) and an extended scoop on the lower horn of the body, as well as a "Kung-Fu grip" on the upper horn shaped by Li's hand. Both have a rosewood fingerboard and gold hardware. The EGEN18 has a "Transparent Violet Flat" finish (transparent purple on a flamed-maple top), and the EGEN8 has a "Platinum Blonde" finish (natural wood finish with a flamed-maple top). Li uses Ibanez E-Gen guitars, his signature Ibanez models based on his old Ibanez S Series, which was retired from stage at the end of the Inhuman Rampage tour. Herman Li performing live with his signature Ibanez E-Gen guitar Li is left-handed, but plays guitar right-handed. Li has stated Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Tony MacAlpine guitar playing heavily inspired his own style. Recently, he has started to use a device called the Hot Hand that sits on his right hand like a ring, which causes extreme vibrato when shaken, giving him a greater capacity to emulate certain video game sounds.
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His playing style consists of fast descending and ascending legato and staccato licks, exotic scale runs, making extensive use of the harmonic minor and Phrygian dominant scale, extreme use of his whammy bar, quick full ascending and descending sweep picking arpeggios, alternate picking and two-handed tapping on the higher frets as well as incorporating many other shred guitar style techniques. For example, Li has been known for making several Pac-Man-like noises in the song " Through the Fire and Flames" on Inhuman Rampage.
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Li draws influences from rock, all subgenres of metal as well as video game music and often mimics sounds from popular retro games from the late 1980s, early 1990s arcade, and PC games. He speaks English, French and Cantonese fluently. He is fluent in Chinese, French, and English.Herman Li was born on 3 October 1976 in Hong Kong and moved to France, then to England during his teenage years. Outside of music, Herman’s interests include computer technology, martial arts and Porsche racing. Herman is also interested in inspiring and coaching the next generation of guitar players and has contributed guitar lessons to publications such as Young Guitar (Japan), Total Guitar (UK), and Premier Guitar (USA). He is currently working with on a new guitar to fit his evolving view of the instrument. To that end, Herman has worked to develop innovations for his E-GEN (aka EGEN) signature guitar series, which was released by Ibanez from 2008 to 2019. Herman believes that to improve as a guitar player, it is important to understand the instrument as much as possible. Outside of DragonForce, Herman has performed with guitar legends Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Tony MacAlpine, and Paul Gilbert, among others. He is a two-time winner of the Metal Hammer’s Golden Gods ‘Best Shredder’ award and has topped four categories in Guitar World’s Readers Poll. In the last 18 years, Herman has established himself as one of the most recognised and influential guitarists of his generation. Born in Hong Kong, Herman Li (Chinese: 李康敏) is the co-founder, guitarist, and producer of the Grammy-nominated metal act DragonForce.