rockstarazuri
Well-Known Member
I noticed a lack of threads relevant to the Ibanez S series, so I decided to make one. Here's a short review of mine;
I have the S5470F in Viking Red with the CL/LF set, and it rocks! Really comfortable to play live due to it's thin body. Even with the thin body, it sustains really well and has a thick sound. I think they made it out of really dense mahogany.
The stock pickups were quite good compared to the V series, quite responsive and tight, but not to my tastes. I prefer the CL/LF set more.
The neck plays like butter, like the typical thin Ibanez necks.
I don't use the bridge for whammy antics much, but it's really solid and stays in tune even after crazy dive bombs. It's really smooth compared to the Edge Pro and other knife-edged tremolos.
As for sustain problems, I don't notice any, I think they fixed it with the 2010 models which has a new middle pickup and new necks with the KTS reinforcement. As a matter of fact it sustains as long as (or maybe longer than!) my RGA321F.
The bad points ; when I bought it it needed a setup to suit my playing style and tuning, but otherwise it's awesome out of the factory. The middle pickup is kind of weak but nothing a pickup change wont do. Oh, and it gets too addictive to play when I play on it
I think the fact that it has a thin body scares people off from buying a really great guitar. It's really comfortable and a lot of players use it as a mainstay for their live guitar. I'm surprised it doesn't get much publicity here. Let's hear it if you own an S series guitar!
I have the S5470F in Viking Red with the CL/LF set, and it rocks! Really comfortable to play live due to it's thin body. Even with the thin body, it sustains really well and has a thick sound. I think they made it out of really dense mahogany.
The stock pickups were quite good compared to the V series, quite responsive and tight, but not to my tastes. I prefer the CL/LF set more.
The neck plays like butter, like the typical thin Ibanez necks.
I don't use the bridge for whammy antics much, but it's really solid and stays in tune even after crazy dive bombs. It's really smooth compared to the Edge Pro and other knife-edged tremolos.
As for sustain problems, I don't notice any, I think they fixed it with the 2010 models which has a new middle pickup and new necks with the KTS reinforcement. As a matter of fact it sustains as long as (or maybe longer than!) my RGA321F.
The bad points ; when I bought it it needed a setup to suit my playing style and tuning, but otherwise it's awesome out of the factory. The middle pickup is kind of weak but nothing a pickup change wont do. Oh, and it gets too addictive to play when I play on it
I think the fact that it has a thin body scares people off from buying a really great guitar. It's really comfortable and a lot of players use it as a mainstay for their live guitar. I'm surprised it doesn't get much publicity here. Let's hear it if you own an S series guitar!
