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Ibanez SZ520QM

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

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Published on 12/26/09 at 04:44
I got this guitar about a year, good for that matter.
Diapason through 640mm, tune-o-matic stupid law I will come back, two volumes one tone is not practical at all, single selector that allows the split of microphones in an intermediate position.

The benchmarks are pearlescent slice, and mostly invisible, indelible black felt happily fixed.

Construction is set neck, reinforced head is always helpful not count the G. .. broken here.

Very comfortable to hold, it's sturdy solid hours spent alone.

UTILIZATION

Channel fabulous, wide enough and a little fat, a feast of ease and feel (nothing to do with the RG that are too thin).
Chamfers or should, standing as sitting balance, access to acute nickel short, is Ibanez.

The catch: the bridge house made me crazy and has ejected the SZ of my park. On the one hand there is huge under the right palm, about 2-3 times the U.S. standard, very high with his two huge screw height adjustment, and finally the jumpers have a deep gorge (rated x) which prevents the transfer strings with the palm. Why must move his right hand and feel as dry flies.
Of course the distance between two screws did not match anything so no change possible for a Gotoh-badass-gibson etc..
NO.
Spoil such a good guitar for a bit as stupid as superfluous is a crime I think! Tom is a standard and did not even speak!

SOUNDS

The pickups are Ibanez SZ among the very best, everything is the punch clarity the definition of heat output level and split they are credible and free of background noise.
I Choute buttons to a single master volume and rock'n'roll.
This guitar does not forgive anything, you have to play clean. So through a multi-effect is better than usual, and an amp is unexpected detail. Now if you already have a guitar at 4000 roros is less surprising as a result, whether you agree.

The split in the middle position does not convince me otherwise, too much difference with the other 2 sounds. In fact a split generally sufficient, the more simple the better.

The violin is amazing, I installed later pickups Ibanez Artcore not split-and guitar sounded almost equally or even more rock.

OVERALL OPINION

We really try to realize the bridge, without him I would still have this guitar.
A great guitar at any point of view if, in fact Marty Friedman chose says it all.
I liked the handle and heat / sound definition.
For the price it's great, but I do not redeem them as you can not change the bridge ...