Ibanez's flagship model for S body style guitars. On 9 May 2010 Li announced via Facebook that he had received a custom-made Ibanez 7-string guitar. No details are known yet about this guitar, other than it has seven strings, and it is unknown whether it will be mass-produced for his E-Gen signature line. Before the E-Gen, he had been known to play Ibanez S Prestige guitars. An Ibanez S470SOL (Japanese build 1995), a seven string Ibanez 540S7 (Japanese build 1991) (used in Revolution Deathsquad, Storming the Burning Fields, before the second verse and in the outro of Heartbreak Armageddon and the bridge section of Operation Ground and Pound), and an Ibanez S540FMTTS (Japanese build 1995). He has also been seen playing an Ibanez S2170FB and an Ibanez S2170FW. He also owns an Ibanez Jem7BSB, which has been used on every DragonForce album for recording rhythm guitar parts, an Ibanez J Custom RG, an Ibanez RG2228 (8-string model), and a PRS Modern Eagle, which he received as a gift from Paul Reed Smith and can be seen in the studio. Amplifiers and effects Li is currently building a brand new rig, as stated on his official website. Li uses a Kemper Profiler as his primary amplifier. Popular culture Li and fellow band member Sam Totman are featured as performing twin guitar solos of the power metal song "Through the Fire and Flames" which has appeared in several video games. In the Guitar Hero rhythm game series, the song first featured in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock as an unlockable bonus song, and later appeared in Guitar Hero Smash Hits and Guitar Hero Live, as well as Rock Band 3 as DLC. The song also featured in Rocksmith 2014. Notable awards and achievements Li has won and featured in the following awards: RIAA Certified Platinum Single "Through the Fire and Flames" RIAA Certified Gold Record "Inhuman Rampage" UK Silver Record "Inhuman Rampage" Music Radar/Total Guitar 2017 – Best Metal Guitarists in the World Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2009 – Best Shredder Award Grammy Awards 2009 – Best Metal Performance "Heroes of Our Time" Nomination Guitar World Reader's Poll 2007 – Best New Talent (winning by 70%) Guitar World Reader's Poll 2007 – Best Metal Guitar World Reader's Poll 2007 – Best Riff Total Guitar Reader's Poll 2007 – Best Solo "Through the Fire and Flames" Terrorizer Reader's Poll 2006 – Best