Ibanez S5521Q Prestige Electric Guitar (with Case)

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With its eye-catching quilted maple top and contoured mahogany body, this axe feels right at home in your arms while it delivers rich, well-balanced tone.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Mahogany body Rich, warm, focused sound; added sustain
Quilted maple top Beautiful "wavy" grain; adds clarity
Bound rosewood fretboard Warm rosewood tone; beautiful binding
Super Wizard HP neck profile Thin, fast-feeling neck shape for maximum comfort

Ibanez's Prestige series guitars are known as stellar performers in the arena of shred-ability and monster rock tone. The Ibanez S5521Q Prestige is another great axe that'll improve your shred-game and add tonal variety with its arsenal of pickup combination settings. Your V7 and V8 medium-high output humbuckers can rock in five different combinations via the five-setting pickup selector blade, and the S5521Q's sleek gold hardware will add flair to your on-stage persona. The Super Wizard HP neck will bring your playing to new speeds once you feel how comfortably your fingers fit between its two octaves of 24 frets.

More Combinations for your Pickups

Your IBZ 7V and IBZ 8V humbuckers really drive home a rich and full tone that's not restricted to just metal. Five different combinations of these babies will get you rock, metal, and even a dark, somewhat jazzy or bluesy tone to suit your styles. Though it may look visually ideal for a metal band, the S5521Q Prestige can pull a range of genre tricks -- making it a great pal to have in the studio for recording sessions.

Secure Hardware that Steals Eyes

Comfort and durability are the names of the game with the S5521Q Prestige's Gibraltar Standard II bridge. Its low profile gives it a comfortable, non-invasive feel as it keeps your playing secure and in tune. Though its profile is low, you won't have to worry about any unwanted string buzz while you're taking advantage of this guitar's incredible action. Your bridge, tuners, read more and tone and volume knobs all shimmer in eye-catching gold. Security and visual aesthetics make this guitar a beauty to see and a pleasure to play.

Dark and Solid Resonance and Great Feel

You'll get a dark and rich sound out of this axe's maple-topped mahogany body -- a tone that shakes and soothes in lingering sustain. The five-piece maple/walnut neck adds incredible playability to choice tonewoods in a mix for the perfect combination of feel and sound. Your Super Wizard High Performance neck will leave the competition in the dust once your hand glides over this baby's comfortable span of 24 jumbo frets -- smoothed over with the Prestige fret edge treatment. Your hands will be glued to this guitar once you try it out for the first time.

Features:

- Mapple-topped mahogany body
- Five piece maple/walnut Super Wizard HP neck
- 24 jumbo frets with Prestige fret edge treatment
- Bound rosewood fretboard
- Gibraltar Standard II bridge
- IBZ V7 neck and IBZ V8 bridge humbuckers
- One volume and one tone knob
- Pickup selector switch with five settings -- neck (series), neck (parallel), neck and bridge (series), neck and bridge (single coil), and bridge (series)
- Gold hardware
- Hardshell case included
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- Neck: 5pc Maple/ Walnut "Super Wizard High Performance"
- Body: Quilted Maple top/ Mahogany
- Fingerboard: Bound Rosewood fretboard
- Inlay: Off-set white dot inlay
- Frets: Jumbo w/ Prestige fret edge treatment
- Neck pickup: V7 (H) neck pickup (Passive/Ceramic)
- Bridge pickup: V8 (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Alnico)
- Tuners: Gotoh Magnum Lock Machineheads
- Bridge: Gibraltar Standard II
- Hardware: Gold
- Accessories: Hard shell case included

Neck Dimensions:
- Scale: 648mm/25.5"
a: Width at Nut - 43mm
b: Width at Last Fret - 58mm
c: Thickness at 1st - 17mm
d: Thickness at 12th - 19mm
- Radius: 430mm

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-669-8262
Web: https://www.ibanez.com/usa/support/

Ibanez S5521Q Prestige Electric Guitar

The Ibanez S5521Q features a handsomely contoured mahogany body with a richly quilted maple cap and revered Super Wizard High Performance neck -- constructed of five, glued, solid pieces of maple/walnut -- for absolute rock solid stability and fast, smooth, high-performance playing. Electronics include the Ibanez original medium-high output V7 and V8 pickups for well-balanced tone and offer a broad array of options via a 5-way switch. The Gibraltar Standard II bridge is designed for precise intonation adjustment, playing comfort, and great sustain, combine with super smooth Gotoh MG-T locking tuners for superior tuning stability.

As the crown jewel of Ibanez, the Prestige line represents the passion and pride of Japanese luthiery. These guitars, produced exclusively in Japan, have earned worldwide acclaim and respect throughout the industry for their craftsmanship, quality, and innovation. Combine this with the legendary Ibanez S body style, and you have an instrument that defines the Ibanez mission of quality, innovation and design.

Features:


- Mahogany body with a richly quilted maple cap
- Super Wizard High Performance neck
- Bound Rosewood Fingerboard
- Ibanez original medium-high output V7 and V8 pickups
- Hard shell case included.

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (2 ratings)
Submitted February 22, 2015 by J S in Mullins, SC

"Great Guitar "

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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The guitar Overall is outstanding and I am more than impressed with my purchase. The finish is way better in person. Images do not do it justice. The
Sound
The guitar sounds phenomenal. I love the stock pickups. The guitar really resonates as you strum. Whether it be soft or hard strums.
Features
I love that there are 5 different selections to choose from. The guitar can play just about anything with this feature.
Quality
The product is very well crafted, but I do have one complaint. My 5 way pickup selector is very shotty. As I switch between pickups there's a distinct static sound and sometimes a delay for sound to be produced. Sometimes it goes out completely and I have to wiggle the switch to get it to produce sound.

Musical Background:

In a band and Jam at home

Musical Style:

Rock, Punk, Metal, and Ska
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