The Ibanez S520 is a versatile shred guitar featuring a mahogany (later meranti) body paired with a smooth Wizard III maple neck. Its 24-fret rosewood fingerboard (later reverted from jatoba) provides fast, precise playability. Equipped with dual Ibanez Quantum humbuckers and an Edge Zero II double-locking tremolo bridge, the S520 is built for speed, precision, and modern rock tones.

• Mahogany / Meranti body (depending on year)
• Wizard III maple neck
• 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with offset dot markers
• Dual Ibanez Quantum humbucking pickups (neck & bridge)
• Edge Zero II double-locking tremolo bridge with locking nut
• Jumbo frets for smooth bends and fast playing
• Cosmo Black hardware finish
• Factory tuning: 1E–6E
• Strings: D'Addario® EXL120 (.009–.042)

• Model: S520-WK
• Neck Type: Wizard III / Maple
• Body Wood: Meranti (2019+), Mahogany (pre-2019)
• Fretboard: Rosewood (Offset White Dot)
• Frets: 24 Jumbo
• Bridge: Edge Zero II Tremolo
• String Spacing: 10.8 mm
• Nut: Locking Nut
• Hardware Color: Cosmo Black

• Neck Pickup: Quantum Humbucker (Passive / Ceramic)
• Bridge Pickup: Quantum Humbucker (Passive / Ceramic)
• Controls: Volume & Tone per pickup
• Switching: 5-way pickup selector (standard)
• Output: 1/4" mono jack

These pickups deliver versatile tones ranging from crisp cleans to high-gain aggression, perfect for modern rock and shred styles.

• String Gauge: D'Addario® EXL120 (.009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042)
• Factory Tuning: 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E
• Year Notes: 2018 fretboard changed to Jatoba, 2019 body to Meranti, 2021 fretboard reverted to Rosewood

The S520 is a reliable, high-performance guitar designed for fast fretting, heavy tremolo work, and all styles of modern rock and metal.