Ibanez S970W Review

S970W is a model from the newly established S Premium series and it is it`s current top model. It is a soloist-shaped guitar with a standard S series double cutaway design. The boy is made of mahogany base and luxurious claro walnut top. Top is carved and bound in white binding. Pickguard is scratched off from the specs list as it would cover the splendid walnut top. Color palette is restricted to natural color with gloss finish, for more than obvious reasons. Cutaways on this, and all S models are softer than on RG, and combined with carved bodies make much more sophisticated and elegant impression. Bridge section on this model is equipped with ZR2 double locking bridge. This one is, as all locking bridges on Ibanez guitars, developed and made by Ibanez. Pickups, however may, or may not be made by Ibanez. This particular model does feature a set of passive Ibanez pickups i H/S/H configuration. They are controlled through a standard master volume, master tone and five-position blade switch. Neck is made of five pieces of maple and walnut and it`s bolted to the body. Neck is topped with a rosewood fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets, dot inlays, 15.75" radius and 1.69" wide string nut.