Feature:
this guitar came as was. the paint job and guitar design is what caught my eye more than it being an ibanez. ive never had any problems with it. the seymore duncan pickups sound amazing and it is a high quality sounding guitar

Quality:
the only loose part that i noticed was the nut holding the amp cable input in place on the guitar was loose and ive just been too lazy to get a wratchet and fix it. that was the only issue ive ever had with it. no scratches, dings, paint runs, or fret rub on it

Value:
its worth every penny and more

Desirability:
its a gorgeous guitar. the fret inlay is what really turned me onto it and it was put together well

Sound:
id been looking at this guitar for a while before buying it (6 months). its distortion is great and has a nice natural sound. the three way switch provides a broad range of sound with its double humbumcker setup. hooked up to a pedal it wails and playing clean it has a nice relaxing tone. the action on the guitar is great and the one piece body makes for a very comfortable play. the thing i like most about it is that its sustain is amazing. i have a fender koa stratocaster, and while its a different guitar layout with its single coil pickups, i would say that the ibanez beats it any day of the week on all counts and was about 200 dollars cheaper. im not an outstanding guitarist but ive let some experienced players mess around on this guitar and they all say its one of the nicest guitars theyve played...period

Ease of Use:
highly easy to use. i generally dont play around with the switching very much anymore because i have a computer program to do that, but in the beginning it was very easy to use

Overall:
this guitar is superior to any guitar ive ever played. ive tried supplamenting it with a fender stratocaster and the strat doesnt hold up at all compared to this. ive had this guitar for a year and its never treated me wrong

Feature:
quality workmanship with style and sensibility combined. beautiful finish on my quilted maple model and top quality from head to toe.

Quality:
I have played guitars in the 1200.00-2000.00 range that this one puts to shame. 2words to sum it up is "PURE EXCELLENCE"

Value:
STYLE,CRAFTMANSHIP, AND A DAMN GOOD SOUND AND FEEL. COMPARES TO A 1200.00 GUITAR

Desirability:
If it were a woman It would just be a fantasy, because you cant get beauty,brains ,and sophistication without paying one hell of a price any where else. Besides if this model screams and whines at you, it sounds damn good.

Sound:
clear crisp sound,great sustain and the electronics give you a great range of genre's to play.

Support:
SO FAR NO PROBLEMS ON QUALITY OR DURABILITY AND I DONT ANTICIPATE ANY.

Overall:
I COULDNT RECOMMEND A BETTER BUY FOR LOOKS QUALITY AND CRAFTMANSHIP. EXCELLENT BUY AND SOUND. THE ONLY THING I WOULD IMPROVE ON WOULD BE MORE PEARL INLAY WORK. IT WOULD MAKE A PIECE OF ART A MASTERPIECE.

Feature:
its nice and simple. i wouldnt ask for anything more.

Quality:
this guiutar is beautifully crafted.

Value:
this guitar is quality that you'd get for twice the price.

Desirability:
this guitar is a beautiful peice of work.

Sound:
the sound is bright, clear, and has plenty of voice.

Support:
i havent dealt with any problems yet, but im sure the service is great.

Overall:
i will be very happy with this guitar for a long time.

Feature:
Guitar is great. Just wish it came with a case instead of having to pay extra...but I bought the Gator, and it is a solid case and guitar fits perfectly. I guess at $399, I cannot really complain about buying the case...LOL...

Quality:
You cannot beat this quality for this price...I looked at a strat, and am glad I bought this one...

Value:
As stated earlier...$399...set in neck...I have a Gibson Les Paul, and this is just as fun to play...and I paid a lot less...But I love the GLP...

Desirability:
The Cherry Burst is stunning...I would put this guitar against any other. Great finish, and great product.

Sound:
I just cannot rate anything a 10...perfect is just too difficult...but this one would be close---9.5---. Sounds great and has great response...Cannot believe, all this for $399. You cannot go wrong with this guitar...unbelievable at this price.

Ease of Use:
It is very easy to use...and lots of fun...

Support:
I haven't had to deal with anyone yet...but I expect things to run as smoothly as when I bought this awesome guitar...

Overall:
I would definitely buy this guitar again if it were stolen. I actually bought this one for my 9 year old son, as his first electric guitar, and am considering buying me one (or the SZ720FM)...if he decides not to let me play it anymore...LOL...

Feature:
this guitar has a deep, rich finish albeit darker than what the picture shows I'm sure it'll fade slightly with time. I have an Ibanez bass that came in really dark and now has lightened slightly to where the flamed maple shows through better. I hope this guitar will be the same because the quilt maple is just gorgeous. it should be a crime to use such beautiful woods on a guitar this price! the only thing I'm not too fond of is the pickup trim are just chrome plated plastic. I would have liked to have seen them made out of metal. The other thing i'm not too keen on is it's made in Korea whereas my S Classic is made in Japan. Being as this is the 2006 model and the new ones go for much more I would have hoped to have seen it made in Japan instead. I gave it an 8 because my S Classic has gotoh tuners whereas this one has no-name tuners. My classic is the SC220 and I would have expected at least the same timers on this guitar.

Quality:
i found a few flaws in the finish but they are not noticeable to the naked eye. the paint/clear is smooth and very will polished but there were 3 spots where there were some blemishes in the paint prior to clearcoat. mostly by where the neck meets the body and around the binding - but again, i'm overly critical about things like that

Value:
this beautiful guitar (despite being the 06 model) for this price! how can you go wrong?!

Desirability:
it's very sexy. hopefully the women will fine me as sexy as this guitar. then all will be good

Sound:
I have an older Ibanez S Classic that I've been using as my main guitar for about the past 7 years. I plugged this baby in and instantly I noticed a much more rounded tone. The pickups are definitely hotter in this model than in my S Classic so the distortion sounds are heavier yet smoother and the clean tone is rich and powerful.

Ease of Use:
plug in and go. it's got volume for each pickup, one tone control and a switch for bridge, single bridge/single neck, and neck pickups and that's basically it. it sounds wonderful through my audio interface as well as my laney combo amp

Support:
never had to deal with them. i have some active pickup buzzing with my bass but i dont use it extensively enough to really worry about it

Overall:
if you like the colors that are available for the price you cant go wrong. i just wish it were made in japan instead of korea. if you dont mind things such as that, go ahead and order! you'll be glad you did as it is a phenomenal guitar at any price.

Feature:
Standard stuff. A solid no frills kickass axe.

Quality:
Ibanez is outstanding always. Just ask Steve Vai.

Value:
Hell yeah.

Desirability:
I purposely bought the "ugly" color. I wanted a non-descript looking axe so when I play in the park or on the street, no thugs spot me with what looks like a thousand dollar pawn shop swap. So I got what I wanted - an ugly axe that f-in' wails!

Sound:
Very good. Look, listen here: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3994641616108832842&hl=en Judge for yourself.

Ease of Use:
Neck is really fast. No surprise - I've had an Ibanez Flying V since 1984 and have never been able to upgrade it for any reasonable price. Tried Gibsons, all that.

Support:
Best support possible - ie - none needed. Job done right the first time.

Overall:
My last Ibanez still rocks and is 23 years old. Need I say more?

Feature:
I love the bridge on this one. The picture doesnt do it justice, its very nice to the touch. It also has an interesting middle position sound.

Quality:
What can I say here? It is a pop out Korean made guitar, but for the money you cant beat the value/quality point. The maple top on the one I purchased was almost to perfect and I thought it was fake until I looked at the natural binding. Controls are very solid as well.

Value:
I think I covered this point. (wow)

Desirability:
I gave it a nine b/c I was not really in love with neck inlay design. The guitar does look and sound like its worth a lot more when its on your lap.

Sound:
My PRS killer. Very full sound and an perfect set neck. Just do an honest a/b for sound quality and playability. I have never owned or wanted to own an Ibanez until I played this one. I A/B it with several guitars as much as three times the price (PRS CU22) of the SZ and it was impossible to say that the PRS was superior. I know its made in Korea and it's not 100% flawless (maple top binding) but the one I bought looks absolutely beautiful and near impossible to detect. Thank you Ibanez.

Support:
I had no compnay support except a well written catalogue which anwsered a great deal of initial questions. I gave them a nine b/c they actually supplied the shop with a bunch of them and it was haelpful.

Overall:
I think I covered this point as well. I cant tell enough people about how great this guitar is and I hope Ibanez never takes anything away from this guitar. I would only improve this guitar by removing the neck inlay for either a plain fretboard or traditional dot makers.

Feature:
guitar....wish it was 5 selector switch tho thats why i gave a 9

Quality:
the finish is insane, i just stare at it sometimes and think...wow

Value:
pretty cheap and yet so expensive, worth 1000 bucks

Desirability:
i have it :)

Sound:
because i have a crappy amp, it sounds bad, but when i get a new one i can tell it will be great

Support:
havent used them yet but i heard they suck