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S970CW NT
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The S970CW is an S series solid body guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 2012. It was among the the first S series models in the mid-tier Indonesian Premium line. In the US market it was sold as the S970W.

The S970CW features a claro walnut veneer top with maple binding on a sculpted African mahogany body bolted to a titanium reinforced maple and walnut Wizard neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with maple binding and offset mother of pearl dot position markers. Components include Ibanez pickups with a pair of CAP-CL humbuckers flanking a CAP-VM1 single-coil, a ZR2 double locking tremolo bridge with a ball bearing pivot and a removable ZPS3 tuning stabilizer, Ibanez die-cast tuners and collet knobs.

From 2013 the titanium reinforcing rod in the neck was omitted.

The S970WRW is a related model with a rosewood veneer top, a wenge and bubinga neck, and an Edge Zero II tremolo bridge with 2-point kinfe-edge pivot.

The S970CW was discontinued in 2014.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for S970CW / S970W
Model name: S970CW / S970W
Year(s) offered: 2012–2014
Sold in: Worldwide
Made in: Indonesia
Price: MSRP: ¥125,000 (2012)[1] • SMAP: US$999.99 (2013)[2]
Finish(es): Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
African mahogany w/ claro walnut top w/ maple binding
Neck joint:
AANJ
Bridge:
ZR2 tremolo w/ ZPS3 stabilizer (10.6mm string spacing)
Knob style:
Collet
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
Wizard Premium
Neck material:
2012: 5-piece maple/ walnut w/ KTS titanium reinforcement
2013–2014: 5-piece maple/ walnut
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood w/ maple binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Offset mother of pearl dot
Frets:
24 / jumbo nickel silver (Premium edge treatment)
Nut:
Barless Top-Lok (43mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HSH
Bridge pickup:
Ibanez CAP-CL2 (H)
Middle pickup:
Ibanez CAP-VM1S (S)
Neck pickup:
Ibanez CAP-CL1 (H)
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (angled face mount)
String gauge (factory):
.009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042 (D'Addario EXL120)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Additional details
Premium fret edge
Hemispherical Premium fret edge treatment
Controls VT5
Controls layout
HSH 5-way both-splits
Pickup switching

Sources[]

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