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Ibanez SZ520QM

STC-Shaped Guitar from Ibanez belonging to the SZ Standard series

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Published on 04/28/11 at 06:16
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UTILIZATION

The handle is very comfortable and that is what motivated my purchase at the time and access to the latest boxes is easy.
In terms of ergonomics I must say that the guitar is pretty heavy (about 5 pounds I think) and then playing up for over an hour it feels a little weight

SOUNDS

The original pickups were pretty nice for the beginner as I was, there was the possibility of having a good sound regardless of the style but the weakness was still a lack of precision and power pickups .. .
So I changed the pickups for Dimarzio D Activator X and total satisfaction, these pickups have changed my SZ, its much more precise, high output level and thus perfect to play metal that is heavy or death of but the guitar is also great for playing rock and blues stuff.
I use a lot the bridge pickup (it was also the case with older microphones) and saturation is the feet, after a clean sound is not great but very correct, then the neck pickup sounds are obtained Clear enough round and warm and saturation is a pleasure to shred.

I played with a Line6 spider II and a Line 6 Spider Valve 112.

OVERALL OPINION

It's been about 6 years that I used was my first electric guitar (and my only right now), I tried several other guitars before taking it, I wanted a guitar to no more than 600euros and I can not find the model that would suit me ...
So I tested the SZ and I immediately liked the ease of play in addition to its look.

Like almost everything on this guitar, the only flaws are its weight and the fact that they have 24 frets.
I think in any case the value for money for SZ 520 is very good and I think I would do this choice without hesitation.