The extra rigidity this affords the top allows for some very light and relatively sparse X-bracing, and should allow the soundboard to vibrate more freely. Breedlove uses something comparable. Ibanez ...

And it’s a doozie. Longtime fans of Ibanez’s lineup of metal guitars will recognise what LePage is holding in the video. It looks like a modern update on the Xiphos, an X-shaped electric often listed ...