Washburn Guitars has announced the release of two new Scott Ian signature series guitars for 2008. The Anthrax guitarist is considered the undisputed king of ferocious rhythms in Metal. One of the most visible proponents of Metal, Scott is valued for his ideas and opinions and has hosted The Rock Show on VH1, appeared on VH1's I Love The 70's, 80's, 90's, Heavy: The Story of Metal, and SuperGroup. Scott’s influence extends beyond Metal making him a well respected musician and a worthy subject for Washburn’s Signature Series. The WV540VASI The WV540VASI is built in the Washburn USA Custom Shop Solid Mahogany body Mahogany set neck Carbon Glass Epoxy Composite fingerboard Original Floyd Rose® bridge Seymour Duncan '59 neck, El Diablo bridge pickups Three way pickup selector Grover tuners Buzz Feiten Tuning System™. Periodically, Scott stops by the Washburn facility outside Chicago to hand splatter each guitar himself.