Malek Ben Arbia and his signature Djinn USA Custom Shop
Vola partners with Myrath’s Malek Ben Arbia for one of the wildest-looking signature models of the year, the Djinn
The Tunisian prog metal maestro's newest axe features a neck-through construction, SP Custom pickups and truly dazzling body artwork
Vola has teamed up with prog metal electric guitar player Malek Ben Arbia for the Djinn – an all-new seven-string signature guitar that might just be one of the most visually arresting axes we’ve seen all year.





The results are pretty alluring, and are made even more impressive by the 12th fret logo inlay and the color matched headstock. Two examples are available, and arrive in Void (Purple Burst) or Sands (Natural Buckeye) finishes.
In the build department, the Djinn features a neck-through construction comprising a mahogany body and Birdseye maple neck, which is complemented with an ebony fingerboard.
Two SP Custom humbuckers – Savage Beast neck and Chaos Land VIII bridge – also feature some appropriate Myrath artwork, and are wired to master volume and tone parameters, and a three-way switch.
“The guitar is not only the physical embodiment of the sand spirits, but also the visual representation of Malek's playing and the band he plays in,” said Vola.
Of his new signature, Ben Arbia added, “There are a lot of details – very Tunisian, very oriental – that match perfectly with our sound, atmosphere and backgrounds.”