Ibanez S 440 Japan or new Ibanez S 520

[greekdude]

Re: Ibanez S 440 Japan or new Ibanez S 520

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CWLRhSJNl0
if Edge 3 < Edge Zero II < Edge Zero can survive this, then I dunno what's your concern. Most refined PRESTIGE Ibanez come with Edge Zero (made by Gotoh, Japan).

 

[greekdude]

Re: Ibanez S 440 Japan or new Ibanez S 520

Pretty sure I read somewhere that the only difference is the intonation design, and that they're both MIC

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Man, what are you doing all this time in Jemsite? This is basic : Edge Zero = GOTOH = MIJ. Period.

 

[Archer250]

Re: Ibanez S 440 Japan or new Ibanez S 520

Man, what are you doing all this time in Jemsite? This is basic : Edge Zero = GOTOH = MIJ. Period.

Got sources? Catalogs, etc?

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[Archer250]

Re: Ibanez S 440 Japan or new Ibanez S 520

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CWLRhSJNl0
if Edge 3 < Edge Zero II < Edge Zero can survive this, then I dunno what's your concern. Most refined PRESTIGE Ibanez come with Edge Zero (made by Gotoh, Japan).

Lmao I never said a thing about its performance. As far as tuning goes, EZ II and EZ are rock solid, and the knife edges are quality. It's the baseplate that's the problem.

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[greekdude]

Re: Ibanez S 440 Japan or new Ibanez S 520

http://www.ibanez.com/products/eg_p...&cat_id=1&series_id=20&data_id=224&color=CL01
MIJ <--- EDGE ZERO - PRESTIGE

 

[greekdude]

Re: Ibanez S 440 Japan or new Ibanez S 520

Talking about Catalogs ?
PRESTIGE LINE 2016 : http://www.ibanez.com/products/eg_series15.php?area_id=3&cat_id=1&year=2015&series_id=1&pre=1
3 out of 5 of their trem PRESTIGE MIJ quitars wear the EDGE ZERO FROM THE FACTORY.

Are you still claiming that Edge Zero are Chinese?? I guess its my turn to LMAO ?

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Ibanez S 440 Japan or new Ibanez S 520

pcorn:

 

[Peter Krasov]

Re: Ibanez S 440 Japan or new Ibanez S 520

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CWLRhSJNl0
if Edge 3 < Edge Zero II < Edge Zero can survive this, then I dunno what's your concern. Most refined PRESTIGE Ibanez come with Edge Zero (made by Gotoh, Japan).

Herman's guitar looks like the guitar I posted at the first post.

 

[Peter Krasov]

Re: Ibanez S 440 Japan or new Ibanez S 520

Found two videos with modern 520 and 521
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsNPxamgxyg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QPmKhhZNOI

They sound pretty cool on videos

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Ibanez S 440 Japan or new Ibanez S 520

True but you will not be playing a video recording.

 

[Peter Krasov]

Re: Ibanez S 440 Japan or new Ibanez S 520

True but you will not be playing a video recording.

That's for sure

 

[greekdude]

Re: Ibanez S 440 Japan or new Ibanez S 520

^^^ Priyatelyu,
why don't you just order a custom shop guitar from some well known maker in Russia? It will be better than most MII's.
http://www.shamray.net/ , fokin pups , etc.. all seem great. One Bosnian guy I trust threw away his stock pups in his JP7 and put Fokin pups.

 

[Peter Krasov]

Re: Ibanez S 440 Japan or new Ibanez S 520

I'll be using Fokin pups in new S guitar, I'm going to buy. Saw him today morning, BTW, he's working on some great new products Of course, I can order the custom shop guitar. But right now I want Ibanes S, the custom guitar will be just another guitar. I think it's good to order the custom guitar from particular luthier when you want a particular guitar from him, or you have the idea to be brought to life by the luthier. I don't like the idea of custom copies of famous brands and shapes - that's why I'm looking for the original Ibanez S. Shamray is a very controversive manufacturer. by the way. I don't want to order anything from him.

^^^ Priyatelyu,
why don't you just order a custom shop guitar from some well known maker in Russia? It will be better than most MII's.
http://www.shamray.net/ , fokin pups , etc.. all seem great. One Bosnian guy I trust threw away his stock pups in his JP7 and put Fokin pups.

 

[kramersteen]

Re: Ibanez S 440 Japan or new Ibanez S 520

Just slap the gotoh on there. paint it orange, add a humbucker, mod in a triple switch and be done with it.:9:



The graphtech floyd was really special on the indo one. Man this was a fun mod.




I want a s with three single coils.

 

[Peter Krasov]

Re: Ibanez S 440 Japan or new Ibanez S 520

Haha - great mods with three Humbuckers! Why not?

Do you want S with just three single coils, or with classic strat layout?

 

[kramersteen]

Re: Ibanez S 440 Japan or new Ibanez S 520

Haha - great mods with three Humbuckers! Why not?

Do you want S with just three single coils, or with classic strat layout?

classic strat, There is a model out there like that.

 

[Archer250]

Re: Ibanez S 440 Japan or new Ibanez S 520

http://www.ibanez.com/products/eg_p...&cat_id=1&series_id=20&data_id=224&color=CL01
MIJ <--- EDGE ZERO - PRESTIGE

Talking about Catalogs ?
PRESTIGE LINE 2016 : http://www.ibanez.com/products/eg_series15.php?area_id=3&cat_id=1&year=2015&series_id=1&pre=1
3 out of 5 of their trem PRESTIGE MIJ quitars wear the EDGE ZERO FROM THE FACTORY.

Are you still claiming that Edge Zero are Chinese?? I guess its my turn to LMAO ?

Holy ****. It literally says these GUITARS are MIJ, nothing about the TREM at ALL.

Almost all of those guitars also have DiMarzios from the factory. Are you telling me they manufacture DiMarzios in Japan, too?

 

[Archer250]

Re: Ibanez S 440 Japan or new Ibanez S 520

Actually, thinking about it, this really boils down to how many frets you actually need. Furthermore, regardless of the Edge Zero fiasco above (and below), the 520 has an Edge Zero 2, which, although a solid performer, is definitely made in China with pot metal (the baseplate at least).

Also, that bridge is likely a LO-TRS I

Probably just "serviceable". I heard terrible things about the LO-TRS II, but I've also heard that the I and the II are different. Probably made by Takeuchi, but in this case the EZ is probably the same if not better. It can be directly swapped with an OFR or a Gotoh, but may also require routing depending on the intonation.

So, if you like the 520's specs, you may actually be better off with it.

 

[Peter Krasov]

Re: Ibanez S 440 Japan or new Ibanez S 520

To be honest, I've never seen one, only HSS ones.

classic strat, There is a model out there like that.

 

[Peter Krasov]

Re: Ibanez S 440 Japan or new Ibanez S 520

Actually, thinking about it, this really boils down to how many frets you actually need. Furthermore, regardless of the Edge Zero fiasco above (and below), the 520 has an Edge Zero 2, which, although a solid performer, is definitely made in China with pot metal (the baseplate at least).

Also, that bridge is likely a LO-TRS I

Probably just "serviceable". I heard terrible things about the LO-TRS II, but I've also heard that the I and the II are different. Probably made by Takeuchi, but in this case the EZ is probably the same if not better. It can be directly swapped with an OFR or a Gotoh, but may also require routing depending on the intonation.

So, if you like the 520's specs, you may actually be better off with it.

I was just told that Edge Zero II has changeable knife blades.