Ibanez S521 S Series Electric Guitar Blackberry Sunburst

A lot of very nice features with a few minor issues. For a less than $500 this guitar is definitely a winner. Super light weight and comfortable shape. The neck is super playable, slightly thicker than the wizard neck on the 550s and RG series but very accessible for any skill level. The split pickups provide a somewhat nuance range of sounds that aren't quite as different as the switch diagram would suggest. Very nice but an HSS setup would be just as diverse. The thin body appears to have presented the design team with some functionality challenges. For one the input jack works well and is out of the way without requiring some gaudy metal plate to change the angle. The recess make it hard to remove the cord without pulling the cord itself,not the metal jacket. The super thin body has the 5 way switch raised up with a cover that breaks up the sleek esthetic. The switch is located in a perfect spot and work great, It just looks, meh. If you are having fret buzz I recommend finding 'the Google ' and learning how to adjust your neck relief. I had a terrible buzz at the 4th fret that completely killed the notes, one slight turn with an Allen wrench and all is good. IMHO some light setup skills can make your guitar play and feel much more personal. Just .ake small adjustments and and take your time. I have a few guitars made in Indonesia and thet are well built and finished. Not gibson costum shop finished but very respectable This is an excellent guitar to start on or play for along time . You kids have fun.

Love the pickups, great looking body, lightweight and it's super EZ to play. Cleans are gorgeous and I think the OD and lead tones sound very very good. I know it's nowhere near a top of the line Ibanez-- but the value this guitar provides stands out. Yes--- I did have to do a setup on this but I have to do that on EVERY guitar I buy these days.

The input jack for the cable there's a terrible design, you can actually chip the wood of the body because it's not an all metal input, also you cannot use a wireless system they don't fit at all none of them not even an extender. Plus I had string buzzing that the tech at the store was not capable of getting out of the strings. What I did like about this guitar was how lightweight it is and it did have a beautiful paint finish. But as always Guitar Center took it back I bought another Ibanez guitar that I'm now completely happy with.

Have owed this guitar for a few years now. It was my first electric guitar, but I had been playing an acoustic for a few years. I'm a 36 year old adult who was a beginner at age 30. This guitar is the reason I actually learned to play, and continued to play. I went to GC with an Epiphone LP that was on sale on my mind. The set up was terrible, and I started just playing everything else on the wall. I picked up the s521 and fell in love instantly. The neck is perfect for a beginner, but not just for a beginner. The thin neck makes it easy to fret, and the setting spacing seems wider than other guitars, so it helped me with chords. (I have thick hands, so other guitars were tougher to play without accidently muting other strings). The electronics are solid, and I would consider them very solid for the price point. This guitar is worth every penny, and truly worth more, especially when compared to Fender and Gibson products. To get a guitar of this quality, set up ready out of the box like this in Fender or Gibason, expect to pay close to double the price of this guitar.

Love the light weight and flat neck. And the looks.

My son chose this for his first guitar. He loves the look, feel, and that it is lightweight. The sound is awesome. The salesman at GC was surprised at the great sound and quality pickups. My son chose the red color and it looks awesome.