Members Sir Don Posted May 9, 2005 Members Share Posted May 9, 2005 Anyone have any opinions on these guitars? I love the tremolo setup and I've been an Ibanez "s" series fan for years. Are the pickups any good? I have a pair of EMG's that I could put in it if they are better than stock pups. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blueswoman Posted May 9, 2005 Members Share Posted May 9, 2005 I recently picked one up on ebay. Its a wonderful guitar. Mine is the WNF finish (dark walnut) - its a see through, the body wood is beautiful. It doesn't have the original pickups in it. The previous owner put a DiMarzio Evolution in the bridge and a SD'59 in the neck. It has excellent lead tones and playing "metal" with my band, it holds its own just fine. I think with EMGs you'd do great. They were only made for 2 years I think. I love the necks on the S series, they are very fast. When I got it, I just had to make some truss rod adjustments, lower the action a bit and tweak the pickup heights. Those older japanese ones are slowly starting to become popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sir Don Posted May 10, 2005 Author Members Share Posted May 10, 2005 Anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sir Don Posted May 11, 2005 Author Members Share Posted May 11, 2005 Pretty slow here lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mdog114 Posted May 11, 2005 Members Share Posted May 11, 2005 I just bought a SZ520, but I guess that doesn't really help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lloop9 Posted May 11, 2005 Members Share Posted May 11, 2005 the ZR trem is very smooth, but some pple seems to have problem wif the arm holder crapping out.... do a search on jemsite, u'll see wat I mean. that said, why not go used on ebay, u can find prestige s ard $400 - $600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DreamTheaterFan Posted April 17, 2006 Members Share Posted April 17, 2006 I too am considering it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CoachZ Posted April 17, 2006 Members Share Posted April 17, 2006 It's a lovely guitar, if you've never tried to restring a Floyd Rose it is a nightmare. I must warn you about that, since aside from restringing - I love mine to death. (I have a S470, basically the same thing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DreamTheaterFan Posted April 17, 2006 Members Share Posted April 17, 2006 How are those stock pups? Nice and fat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scooped-mids Posted April 17, 2006 Members Share Posted April 17, 2006 i have a 98' s540ltd...it SLAYS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members CoachZ Posted April 17, 2006 Members Share Posted April 17, 2006 Originally posted by DreamTheaterFan How are those stock pups? Nice and fat? They can get pretty fat. The guitar is an awesome purchase but I noticed your display name. When I want to play DT's stuff I feel kinda sad knowing I can't go up to the 24th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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