Ibanez S520 QUESTIONS! - help

[AndyLBCgeek]

okay.....i was planning on buy a ibanez S2020 but i decided to go for the S520 and change the pickups.......is this a really bad idea for an intermediat player.....is the 520 a good deal??.....do you have any pictures that i could see??? andy_ab11@yahoo.com

thank you

[JESTER700]

I like the 520. *Although it isn't quite as good a guitar, IMO it's a BETTER deal. *You don't pay for extra fluff. *Of course, you miss a few useful things, too. *See if you like the stock pups; I think Ibanez gets a bad rap and I think their higher stock ones are pretty good. *I still like the TZ or JB better, but I think that's personal taste, not that they're "across the board better". *The low ender pups... now, stay off of those.

Also, you may want to look for a 540 variant if you're not afraid of buying used. *Some have even said the newer 520 ones are actually going downhill in quality.

[germX]

i second andy's suggestion- look for a 540 instead. i tried the 520 recently & it's not like its previous S-model siblings. IMO, if you wanna get a good S-type guitar now (with a floating whammy preference), go for broke, get the S1540. :read:

(Edited by germX at 8:56 pm on Dec. 18, 2001)

[gkelm]

Pretty good deal...I had one for a while. *I kinda like the feel of older 540s better.

Here's a pic of the one I had: http://jemsiteforum.com/sharefiles/i...mage=s520a.JPG

Greg

[germX]

that's the put-off factor: that different feel... :doh:


(Edited by germX at 7:46 pm on Dec. 29, 2001)


(Edited by germX at 7:57 pm on Dec. 29, 2001)

[Polaris20]

The S520 is on sale at Musicians Friend for $599. Not too bad. I still think it's a pretty good guitar.

[gkelm]

Stumbled on one for $509...

http://www.***************.com/srs7/.../base_id/49573

Greg

[Polaris20]

yeah a blemish one, which means it's scratched or something. I bought a Flextone XL for $200 less than normal price that was a Blem. I still can't find the Blem, so it was a good deal.