Herman Li
Herman Li
Herman Li's Gear
Usage
Herman with PRS made this custom guitar for him. It has 2 humbucker, 1 single coil in the middle, with the Floyd Rose, gold hardware. And he show us on his Facebook!
Broken during My Heart Will Go On at Hellfest 2022.
He uses his purple 1.14mm signature Dunlop Tortex with a matte grip so that it doesn't slip off his hands. Seen at 11:32 in his Rig Rundown.
At 0:34 in this video, Herman Li of DragonForce is talking about his Ibanez Egen18.
Herman Li has shared on Twitter that he rediscovered his Ibanez S470, a Japanese model with a Lo-TRS bridge, which he used before his signature guitar.
Herman uses a Platinum Blonde version of his signature EGEN8 according to this Guitar Geek diagram.
Dragonforce shares Herman's photo of his custom Egen 7-string on their official Facebook page. The one he shares shows a new LED mod:
"My special @broadaxeguitars LED mod Ibanez EGEN18 TVF has gone in for some upgrade!"
Herman Li is using a Boss ST-2 Power Stack Distortion Guitar Effects Pedal, shown in this Guitar Geek rig display.
A Source Audio Hothand Wah Filter is used by Herman per this Guitar Geek diagram.
Yes. Another custom made for Herman Li from B.C. Rich. You can see the review from Li on DragonForce's YouTube
At 12:52 in this DragonForce video Herman brings out his John Myung signature (without playing it)
A Boss PS-5 SUPER Shifter Pedal is shown on this Guitar Geek diagram of Herman Li's rig.
Ibanez EGEN18 DRG (Dragon's Blood) is the new guitar model of Herman Li's gear, used for Killer Ellite Tour. Is the same as the Purple one, but in orange. Same specs. Now it's available.
Featured in this video by Source Audio.
You can see a Digitech Harmony Man on Herman Li's rig diagram by Guitar Geek.
D'addario 9-46 & 9-59 are Herman's strings of choice.
In a user-uploaded photo, the specifications of a Bogner Uberschall 120-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head are visible, despite the logo being blurred. Notably, the distinctive small circle and the white line indicating controls, including the isolated switch and volume knob, match those on the Uberschall. Herman Li is known to use two of these heads. In a video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxd7cIm1dqA), when Li broke his strap locks and exited the stage, a cabinet with two amp heads is visible in his rig area, suggesting these are the same heads he consistently uses on tour.
Herman Li uses a DigiTech WH-4 Whammy (4th Gen) in his guitar rig, as shown in the user-uploaded photo from YouTube.
Herman's pedalboard is powered by a Mesa Boogie Stereo 2:Fifty - Vacuum.
Shown on this Guitar Geek Diagram, is Herman Li's Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble.
Herman uses this processor, according to this Guitar Geek rig diagram.
Guitar Geek finishes out Herman's gear with 2 Peavey JSX 4x12 Straight-Forward Cabinets.
In this video, Herman Li is shown using a Marshall JMP-1 going into a Laney head and cabinet that's power-amping his JMP-1.
In this video, Herman Li uses a Laney head and cabinet to power amp his Marshall JMP-1.
On the official dimarzio website, it states that he uses this pickup.
Throughout this video, you can see Herman playing the Ibanez JEM Steve Vai Signature.
If you scroll down from D'Addario's website, you can see that he use this set.
That Kemper Amp is from behind him in this video, when he's discussing with the CEO of B.C. Rich Guitars.
The Boss OC-3 SUPER Octave Pedal is shown on this Guitar Geek diagram of Herman Li's rig.
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