IbanezAR520H Standard 6-String Electric Guitar (Black)

Very Nice guitar with a great neck and a great look

The one I got plays great, but cosmetic flaws all over it. The F hole is the worst and poorly painted. Quality is low in this one. Gold is 3 different colors on the guitar I got and looks strange. One of the pickups didn't have the protective plastic on it and is scratched up. Switch feels loose and crackles. Small binding imperfections here and there. Quality you normally see on no name guitars sub $300. Problem is - it plays and sounds great! I don't know if I'm keeping it or not. Maybe??? Disappointed to say the least! How did this happen guitar looks used and repackaged.

I just bought one of these about 2 weeks ago and find myself eager to play it daily. I am an experienced former professional that's been playing for over 30 years. Very nice tone and the TriSound switches provide a variety of usable tones which gives me a lot of ways to use it. It's a good jazzy sounding guitar when on clean tones but can rock out with gain applied. The Pao Ferro fretboard is darker than I expected (which is good) and the abalone around the binding and in the block inlays looks unique as does the gold HW. Mine stays in tune well and the fit and finish are impeccable.

A light guitar- I’m estimating 7 lbs.Think of a double cut Les Paul they used to make- with a little bit of bling and xtra electronics- this is itDelivered fast, perfect condition. Fit and finish is a 9/10Like any new guitar- put your strings on clean and setup- then it’s yoursVery impressed with the neck shape, board and frets! Nice comfy feel. Medium jumbo frets. Nice abalone inlaysNeck heel is nice and contoured- almost like a neck throughSemi hollow construction means a wood block down the center. One F hole. Nice abalone binding!Pots nice and smooth with an even taper. Have not opened the back to look at them yet- but suspect dime sizesThe Tri sound features: Humbucker/Parallel/Coil split- I’ve never really used this stuff but it’s thereAction is sweet- once setup to your liking it plays like butterAccess port for the electronics on the back- very nice touch. Now- you won’t have the BS involved with changing pickups pots etc- making you want to do a Pete Townshend or Hendrix at Monterey on your guitar. If you’ve ever worked on most semi hollows- you know what I’m talking aboutPlease don’t think me nuts- but the Super 58 Pickups are better than anything I’ve heard from Gibson, Seymour, Di Marzio- etc. They go from hard rock to blues to jazz. Bridge is articulate and not like an ice pick. Neck is airy, and flute like. May have a lot to do with the semi hollow construction but still- these are great pickupsIt is slightly neck heavy. And my biggest complaint- only because it’s very strange:The serial number is on a removable sticker…..but that garbage can/do not throw away/CE label- is silkscreened on the guitar. Me thinks should be the other way round.Great guitar for rock, blues, jazz. Highly recommend