S520

S520 Blackberry Sunburst (more images)

The S520 is an S series solid body electric guitar introduced by Ibanez in 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.

The S521 is a similar model with a fixed bridge.

Specifications

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Specifications for S520

Model name: S520 Year(s) offered: 2014–2018 Sold in: Worldwide Made in: Indonesia Finish(es): Blackberry Sunburst (BBS) / Light Violin Sunburst (LVS) 2014–2016 / Transparent Black Sunburst (TKS) 2017 / Weathered Black (WK)
Body Body type: Solid body Body material: Mahogany Neck joint: AANJ Bridge: Edge Zero II tremolo Hardware color: Cosmo black	Neck Neck type: Wizard III Neck material: 3-piece maple Scale length: 648mm/ 25½" Fingerboard material: 2014–2017: Rosewood 2018: Jatoba Fingerboard inlays: Offset white dot Frets: 24 / jumbo Nut: Barless Top-Lok	Electronics/ Strings Pickup configuration: HH Bridge pickup: Ibanez Quantum (H) Neck pickup: Ibanez Quantum (H) Controls: Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector String gauge (factory): .009–.042

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Images

Other available finishes

Weathered Black

Light Violin Sunburst

Transparent Black Sunburst

Sources

• 2014 Europe catalog (page 20)
• S520 product page, Ibanez USA (website), archived June 2016
• 2017 USA summer new product catalog (page 3)
• S520 product page, Ibanez Asia (website), archived from the original November 2017
• 2018 Europe catalog (page 43)