Separated at birth... Episode III

Do you remember Jackson's Warrior model? Yes, it's the one which ignited a character clash of sorts with Ibanez's Xiphos. But we learnt that both guitars was inspired by a certain BC Rich model. But Jackson's discontinued Demon (pic above)...

...& Ibanez's 540P (also discontinued) looked very similar, yes? So maybe the Xiphos episode wasn't the first design bout between the manufacturers.

Cradle of X

James McIlroy (Cradle of Filth) seen here very happy with his new customized Ibanez Xiphos X-Series model. From the looks of it, it's satin finished- I want one. Many people who had seen this picture thought they saw Linda Blair holding a guitar. They look equally possessed, we could agree on that.