The Q52PE is a Q series headless solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in mid-2024. It is made in Indonesia.
The Q52PE features a pale moon ebony top on an ergonomic, compact, light-weight and resonant nyatoh body bolted to a roasted maple and bubinga neck with a 24-fret ebony fingerboard with mother of pearl step off-set dot position markers and luminescent side dots. Components include a pair of Q58 humbucking pickups with brushed stainless steel covers, individually mounted Mono-Tune bridges with integrated tuners, and a custom string lock.
The Q52 employs a dyna-MIX10 switching system (see diagram below) with an "Alter switch" toggle which allows the user to access ten distinct tones. The Alter switch appears to tap one coil of the humbucker (as opposed to a traditional coil-split which disables one coil completely) to achieve a sound similar to a single coil without the drop in output which typically accompanies a coil split.
The Q52PB is a similar model with poplar burl top and the Q52 is a version with no exotic top. The QX527PE is a similar seven string model with slanted frets.
