S521

S521 Blackberry Sunburst (more images)

The S521 is an S series solid body electric guitar introduced by Ibanez for 2014. It is produced in Indonesia.

The S521 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, a fixed bridge, a plastic nut and Ibanez tuners.

For 2018 the rosewood fretboard was replaced by jatoba. For 2019 the mahogany body was replaced with meranti. For 2020 the bridge was changed to the F106. For 2021 the fretboard was reverted to rosewood.

The S521L is a left-handed version. The S520 is a similar model with a double locking tremolo bridge. The S621QM is a similar model with a quilted maple top.

Specifications

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Specifications for S521

Model name: S521 Year(s) offered: 2014–2024 Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan 2014–2015, 2018 / USA 2014–2018 Made in: Indonesia Price: MSRP: JP¥ 60,000 (2014) / US$533.32 (2014) / JP¥ 85,000 (2018) Finish(es): Blackberry Sunburst (BBS) / Light Violin Sunburst (LVS) 2014–2016 / Mahogany Oil (MOL) 2015, 2018–2024 / Ocean Fade Metallic (OFM) 2017–2024; USA only
Body Body type: Solid body Body material: 2014–2018: Mahogany 2019–2024: Meranti Neck joint: AANJ Bridge: 2014–2019: Fixed bridge 2020–2024: F106 fixed (10.5mm string spacing) Knob style: Knurled metal dome Hardware color: Cosmo black	Neck Neck type: Wizard III Neck material: 1-piece maple Scale length: 648mm/ 25½" Fingerboard material: 2014–2017: Rosewood 2018–2020: Jatoba 2021–2024: Rosewood Fingerboard inlays: Offset white dot Frets: 24 / jumbo Nut: Black plastic (43mm) Machine heads: Ibanez die-cast	Electronics/ Strings Pickup configuration: HH Bridge pickup: Ibanez Quantum (H) passive/ ceramic Neck pickup: Ibanez Quantum (H) passive/ ceramic Controls: Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector Output jack: ¼" stereo barrel (angled face mount) String gauge (factory): .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046 (D'Addario EXL110) Factory tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

About this table

Images

Other finishes

Light Violin Sunburst

Mahogany Oil

Ocean Fade Metallic

Additional details

Pickup switching

Controls layout

Rear of body

Video

2016 Ibanez S521 - BBS ( demo )

Sources

• 2014 Europe catalog (p. 21)
• S521 product page, Ibanez USA, archived June 2016
• 2017 Europe catalog (p. 25)
• S521 product page, Ibanez Asia, archived November 2017
• S521 product page, Ibanez USA, archived November 2017
• 2018 Europe catalog (p. 27)
• S521 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2018
• S521 product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2019
• S521 product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2020
• S521 product page, Ibanez China, archived January 2021
• S521 product page, Ibanez USA, archived May 2021
• S521 product page, Ibanez Americas & Oceania, archived June 2022
• S521 product page, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2023
• S521 product page, Ibanez Asia & Africa, archived January 2024