with Seymour Duncan was in the works before he switched to Fishman for their Fluence design. The DiMarzio were used in the TAM10 and TAM100; several sets of pickups went through the Prototype before Abasi's deal with Fishman. Now, all Abasi Guitars use the Tosin Abasi Fishman Fluence model, with the exception of the Space T Larada, meant to mimic the Fender Telecaster and so accordingly use Fishman's Greg Koch model pickups. Amplifiers Overall, Abasi has ebbed and flowed between digital and analog effects and amplifiers, often taking advantage of both. For most of the 2010's, Fractal Audio's AXE-FX II was central to his signal chain, though the final third of the decade saw him swap to leaning primarily on analog effects and amplifiers. Port City Amps Fractal Audio AXE-FX II, III Morgan Amplifiers Influences His favored guitarists, musicians and bands include Steve Vai, Allan Holdsworth, Fredrik Thordendal of Meshuggah, Thom Yorke of Radiohead, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Mike Einziger of Incubus, and Dream Theater. He is a Transcendental Meditation practitioner. Discography PSI (Pounds Per Square Inch) Virus (2001) Reflux Illusion of Democracy (2004) Animals as Leaders Animals as Leaders (2009) "Wave of Babies (Digital Single)" (2010) Weightless (2011) The Joy of Motion (2014) Animals as Leaders Encore Edition (2015) The Madness of Many (2016) Parrhesia (2022) T.R.A.M. Lingua Franca (Sumerian, 2012) Tigran Hamasyan The Call Within (Guitars in "Vortex") (Nonesuch Records, 2020) References External links Tosin Abasi Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2020) 1983 births 20th-century American guitarists African-American guitarists African-American male guitarists African-American rock musicians American people of Nigerian descent American people of Yoruba descent Eight-string guitarists Guitarists from Washington, D.C. Lead guitarists Living people Progressive metal guitarists Yoruba musicians 21st-century American guitarists Animals as Leaders members Generation Axe members 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians 20th-century African-American musicians 21st-century African-American musicians