Ibanez S Prestige sustain issues?

[UberMetalDood]

Is the sustain issue just a rumor because of dimwits who can't setup a guitar or is it really a problem with the Ibanez S5470 guitars?

[Warheart]

Re: Ibanez S Prestige sustain issues?

That ZR tremolo takes a lot of maintenance and its a strange beast. I have two students and every week they come in, it's really screwed up tuning wise.

I get the feeling they're not taking care of it, but any guitar I've had a Floyd rose original on, I couldn't knock it out of tune.

[UberMetalDood]

Re: Ibanez S Prestige sustain issues?

That ZR tremolo takes a lot of maintenance and its a strange beast. I have two students and every week they come in, it's really screwed up tuning wise.

I get the feeling they're not taking care of it, but any guitar I've had a Floyd rose original on, I couldn't knock it out of tune.

I don't know man. That sounds kinda skewed. A lot of people refer to Ibanez trems with great aplomb. I have never had that problem with Ibanez trems. For the sustain problem in particular, I wonder if it has something to do with the neck radius being off from the radius a the nut or something. There was a thread I read with something like that which seemed to make some sense but considering the immaculate craftsmanship of Ibanez guitars I would be surprised if that was the case.

[ehdwuld]

Re: Ibanez S Prestige sustain issues?

I've heard those rumors
and one experienced tech put it down to improper setup

The Ibanez site was rife with those questions
the setup dude Max said he believes it to be improper balance on the trem
I may be quoting him incorrectly
but the gist is sound

[UberMetalDood]

Re: Ibanez S Prestige sustain issues?

I've heard those rumors
and one experienced tech put it down to improper setup

The Ibanez site was rife with those questions
the setup dude Max said he believes it to be improper balance on the trem
I may be quoting him incorrectly
but the gist is sound

What does "improper balance on the trem" mean? Is that referring to the side-to-side height adjustment or the spring tension or what? It seems like their trems are pretty foolproof. I read the Ibanez forums too but wasn't able to find anything definitive or whether or not Ibanez ever officially addressed the issue.

[ehdwuld]

Re: Ibanez S Prestige sustain issues?

As I said I dont recall the exact words but it had something to do with the trem setup
I cant recall what
the search function on the Ibanez site is kinda wonked

[Warheart]

Re: Ibanez S Prestige sustain issues?

Don't get me wrong, on paper and design wise, the ZR trem SHOULD be head and shoulders above a FR original, but like I said, I believe it needs to be setup properly, making sure the floyd baseplate is level and the stop bar in the back is adjusted properly.

[Bones]

Re: Ibanez S Prestige sustain issues?

I have a S prestige from I think from like 2000-01 and it sustains wonderfully. It is equipped with the Edge trem.