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Ibanez SZ520QM
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25" scale, string thru, set neck, Mahogany body with Quilted Maple top, Mahogany neck with Rosewood fingerboard, Ibanez [HH] pickups, 2 volume 1 tone, unique body shape.
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Great with EMGs!
| Sound |
Sounds great with EMG's, replaced stocks pretty much straight away as I wanted a metal guitar. It sounds pretty good unplugged too, stock pickups weren't anything to boast about.
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| Action, Fit, & Finish |
Set up the way I like it, with Ernie Ball 'Not Even Slinky' to drop B, it plays great. String tension just less than a 25.5" scale with 10-46's, so it's easier to do string bends. The set neck is a great touch, it curves into the body thickness in a nice place, giving a good contact for big bends and wide vibrato. I also have Planet Waves locking tuners in this which make string changes so easy!
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| Reliability & Durability |
NEVER had an issue.
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| Customer Support |
Never dealt with Ibanez.
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| Liked about it |
Balances very nicely (not a head diver, like gibson SG's), Plays great, sounds great, looks great. It isn't a feather but it isn't a back breaker either which is a bonus. The electronics cavity has space for 2 9V batteries for the 18V mod too. The smaller scale (25 inch) gives a balance to the thicker neck, giving a similar stretch to a thinner necked larger scale guitar (25.5 inch).
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| Didn't like |
Only 22 frets! The bridge is set slightly forward compared to your RG's etc, this was something I didn't like at first but it only took 10 minutes to get used to.
If I were to review this before mods, it would get a 4 due to not achieving its full 'sound potential.
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| Overall satisfaction: |
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5.0 |
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