- For the earlier model with the same name, see S520 (2000–2001).
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The S520 is an S series solid body electric guitar introduced by Ibanez for 2014. It is produced in Indonesia.
The S520 features a mahogany body bolted to a maple Wizard III neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with offset dot position markers. Components include dual Ibanez Quantum humbucking pickups and an Edge Zero II double locking tremolo bridge with a locking nut.
For 2018 the rosewood fretboard was replaced by jatoba. For 2019 the mahogany body was replaced by meranti. For 2021 the fretboard reverted to rosewood.
The S521 is a similar model with a fixed bridge.
Specifications
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Specifications for S520
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Sources
- 2014 Europe catalog (page 20)
- S520 product page, Ibanez USA, archived June 2016
- 2017 USA summer new product catalog (page 3)
- S520 product page, Ibanez Asia, archived November 2017
- 2018 Europe catalog (page 27)
- S520 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2018
- S520 product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2019
- S520 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
- S520 product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2021
- S520 product page, Ibanez North & South America and Oceania, archived June 2022