“We’re making new guitars that don’t exist for the sole purpose of writing something”: Polyphia's Tim Henson teases new 8-string meisterworks that could require a whole new guitar to play along

Tim Henson of Polyphia.

If you thought that Polyphia’s current album, Remember That You Will Die already featured enough guitar experimentation, then get ready to start prising open your mind to what they have planned next.

Speaking with guitarist Tim Henson at NAMM 2025, Guitar World went in deep with the unconventional virtuoso to find out what’s ahead and how they’re aiming to bring their hybrid musicality and shred to an even wider audience.