Ethan McCann

"My new 2019 Ibanez RGIXL7 is complete and holy SHIT. @etguitars absolutely smashed the paint job. Huge thanks to @ob_iwan_kenobi/@fivestarmusicoz for sorting me out with everything and ofcourse @harroncustomguitars for making it play like a dream (+ the sweet ass strat knob)."

What piece of equipment do you have to show us today?

My Ibanez RGIF7 guitar.

How did you come across this particular item?

I came across this guitar in a local music shop, surprisingly. I was in need of a new guitar quite urgently and needed something that could hold our low tuning. I was never a huge fan of Ibanez when I was younger, but I picked it up and fell in love.

What is it that you like about it so much?

My favourite feature is probably the Bare Knuckle Impulse pickups I had custom fitted. I have always preferred the feel of passive pickups, and to then be matched with a perfectly intonated 27” scale, it plays like a dream.

Used on Viper Room, their 2025 album Bodies, and live performances of some songs from their 2022 album Heroine. The guitar is mostly kept in Drop F tuning, but is also tuned to G Standard for one or two songs, while pitch shifting is used to downtune further to Drop E1 or D1.

In the guitar playthrough video for "Reptile", a Kemper Profiler Rack is visibly positioned behind Ethan.

Ethan McCann is confirmed to use Bare Knuckle Impulse Humbuckers, as he is listed on the Bare Knuckle Pickups artist page, where he discusses his use of these pickups.