Anyone played an Ibanez S Series?
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the new S520EX (@ swee lee) comes in 2 finishes:
*black
*lime green (regional exclusive)
*black
*lime green (regional exclusive)
jeremyrozario
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got any pics of e green 1? sounds juicy... :tonqe:
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currently, all online pics of the S520EX are black... had a hard time finding one that's not...
The-Warlord
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Im interested in this one..
http://www.ibanez.co.jp/world/products/eg/pict_big/S470DXQM_CN_1M_05.jpg
What you think? I know its only a pic but you can see the model number..
http://www.ibanez.co.jp/world/products/eg/pict_big/S470DXQM_CN_1M_05.jpg
What you think? I know its only a pic but you can see the model number..
I had my S540 with air norton on neck and tone zone at bridge before. Well, it sounded ok to me... The air norton is abit bassy to me cuz of the mahoghany, and tonezone is quite nice but not as great as pple say.
I changed them to Bill lawrence. Works much better, and sounds sweeeeet, but its more smooth and vintage. Its still high output, just that its not that modern sounding.
May want to try a duncan JB one day. I luv them on my LP, and they apparently work GREAT on mahogany.
Well, i luv my S540, but the neck needs a little getting used to for my small hands. Nice sustain and tone(better than my epi lp), and its light man!!!
Down side is the neck looks a little fragile as its v thin... I got some hairline cracks, but it still does the job.
I always wondered why the S series not get much following. More think of RGs when u mention Ibanez to them...
I changed them to Bill lawrence. Works much better, and sounds sweeeeet, but its more smooth and vintage. Its still high output, just that its not that modern sounding.
May want to try a duncan JB one day. I luv them on my LP, and they apparently work GREAT on mahogany.
Well, i luv my S540, but the neck needs a little getting used to for my small hands. Nice sustain and tone(better than my epi lp), and its light man!!!
Down side is the neck looks a little fragile as its v thin... I got some hairline cracks, but it still does the job.
I always wondered why the S series not get much following. More think of RGs when u mention Ibanez to them...
I tried out the S470DXQM at SweeLee sometime back.
The neck felt nice, fast and smooth and if I remember correctly, it has an unfinished maple neck. It's easy to reach the upper frets and it had an overall good feel.
However, I'm not a fan of the size of the body. While it does admittedly have a nice thick tone like a Les Paul, i felt that the size of the body, organic to some, felt kinda artificial to me. Something about the thinness of the body didn't appeal to me, but it's just a personal preference, you should probably try it out yourself.
Also, when I tried out the S470DXQM and a SZ320 side by side, the S470 seemed to weigh more to me, I assumed it was the ZR tremolo that was providing the extra weight, even though the SZ was thicker and had more wood mass. If you don't use the whammy often, the SZ or the SA might be a worthy consideration.
I ended up getting the SZ320MH in the end, it's a cousin of the S-series but features a contoured top with a flat back with a rib contour. The neck is sizably thicker than that of the S470DXQM, but I don't play (or rather, can't play
) much metal or shred, so I picked the SZ instead due to the overall better feel (IMO) and size. In fact, I was so impressed by the smoothness and playability of the S-series neck that I opted for the SZ which did not have a painted/finished neck. Mine was a light oil finish..
The neck felt nice, fast and smooth and if I remember correctly, it has an unfinished maple neck. It's easy to reach the upper frets and it had an overall good feel.
However, I'm not a fan of the size of the body. While it does admittedly have a nice thick tone like a Les Paul, i felt that the size of the body, organic to some, felt kinda artificial to me. Something about the thinness of the body didn't appeal to me, but it's just a personal preference, you should probably try it out yourself.
Also, when I tried out the S470DXQM and a SZ320 side by side, the S470 seemed to weigh more to me, I assumed it was the ZR tremolo that was providing the extra weight, even though the SZ was thicker and had more wood mass. If you don't use the whammy often, the SZ or the SA might be a worthy consideration.
I ended up getting the SZ320MH in the end, it's a cousin of the S-series but features a contoured top with a flat back with a rib contour. The neck is sizably thicker than that of the S470DXQM, but I don't play (or rather, can't play
) much metal or shred, so I picked the SZ instead due to the overall better feel (IMO) and size. In fact, I was so impressed by the smoothness and playability of the S-series neck that I opted for the SZ which did not have a painted/finished neck. Mine was a light oil finish.. S series guitars are good stuff... esp with the ZR trem, which is a very good trem despite being heavier than licensed floyds.
Note that the S series though its supposed to give you a thick les paul tone, sad to say, it will not give you THAT thick a tone. Its body has very little mass and although its made of mahogany, it doesn't have too much of mahogany's middy-ness and thickness.
However, it DOES give you a surprisingly thick tone for such a thin guitar and great sustain (if trem is edge or zr). The necks are flat and very thin, I like.
Here's my baby... with my cat.
Note that the S series though its supposed to give you a thick les paul tone, sad to say, it will not give you THAT thick a tone. Its body has very little mass and although its made of mahogany, it doesn't have too much of mahogany's middy-ness and thickness.
However, it DOES give you a surprisingly thick tone for such a thin guitar and great sustain (if trem is edge or zr). The necks are flat and very thin, I like.
Here's my baby... with my cat.
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The-Warlord said:Im interested in this one..
http://www.ibanez.co.jp/world/products/eg/pict_big/S470DXQM_CN_1M_05.jpg
What you think? I know its only a pic but you can see the model number..
between the 470 & 520, it's a matter of needing a single coil in there. both guitars give off a good sustain & very acceptable inherent tones. i'd go for the 520 simply because i don't fancy a laminate top (adds to cost, not tone) & my fenders handle single coil tones better. here's the S520 in green:
