An OLD USED IBANEZ BLOWS AWAY Most Modern Guitars! 

Seeing this video made me cry. That exact model and color is my first high-end guitar. I sold it coz hard time struck. The one who bought still have it and still fascinated by it due to its amazing playability and versatility. My only consolation is that the one who bought cherishes it like a rare gem. I'm good with that.

I love the Ibanez s series. They’re so lightweight and comfortable to play, it’s like playing air guitar.

I remember Alex Skolnick playing these back in the day when the were still called Sabres. I've always loved them.

S Series Ibanez are great. i bought a S420 a couple of years ago for 200€, absolute steal. the trem that's on ball bearings instead of knifes edges is probably the best i've ever used.

I had an Ibanez S1610 Prestige with the exact same bridge and sold it years ago when I quit music for a while. After joining my current band, I wish I'd have it back. But the S1610 was only built for a year and is really hard to find. Such incredible guitars.

Real shame these ball bearing tremolos aren't being produced anymore. My buddy has one in neon green and it's sick.

I have an Ibanez S570 DXQM among others. It's my favorite to play always. She NEVER goes out of tune, even after abuse on the trem. The best bridge i ever had on a guitar easily.

Don't you love how that Ibanez screams , it almost cries with its unique sound qualities

Past tense . "You could get these for good prices" But once Guitar Max advertises ANY guitar. the new ones go out of stock immediately and the ones on used market skyrocket in price. (or go out of stock, whichever is first) I check every time! :P

Had a Ibanez s series 470 prestige that had all gold hardware and was this emerald green. First guitar in high school I saved up for and got on my own. Got it for $400 then because of this giant chip in the bottom of it but it played great nonetheless. Probably my biggest guitar regret selling that one.

I have always been an Ibanez fan, especially the RG series, but being a bass player, they quit making the RG basses in 91 or 92. Well they started again, and I was lucky enough to get my hands on a 5 string.

You answered the question about why Ibanez quit using that bridge,”if you oil it it will last forever “

I bought the s5470 prestige back in 2008 when they first came with 24 frets and it has been my main guitar since then. I liked it so much it ruined other guitars for me, no other guitar feels quite as good after i tried it

Still love my Gambale signature FGM model. Maybe the best body series Ibanez has put to market.

Last year I found an Ibanez Gio in a pawn shop. Someone had customized it with an AWEFUL looking paint job. I tested it and it played pretty well. I told the lady in the pawn shop she was never going to sell that guitar with the aweful paint job, but I would give her $40 for it. She agreed. I de-constructed that guitar, sanded it down to bare wood, and painted it with a $6 can of spray paint, sort of a daphne blue color. I put it all back together, checked the intonation, etc... And now it is absolutely one of my favorite guitars! I am sure it was cheap when it was brand new, say less that $200, but now I feel like I brought it back from the dead, and that guitar is glad to be alive! That little axe SCREAMS and it extremely easy to play, I love it as much as my $500 guitars....

I bought this guitar in a pawnshop for 125$ 30 years ago, Since then I got many other and some I built myself but I always come back to this fabulous S470.

There's a reason why Ibanez is used by so many players. I got my first one in 1978 and I knew then they would be a force to be reckoned with.

My main guitar is a 97 s540.The thing never goes outta tune.

I have an S570QM in the charcoal grey burst. It is seriously the best guitar I've ever owned. The bridge is genuinely the best trem system ever made. If I'm remembering correctly, Ibanez was sued over the ball bearing design. Rather than fighting it, even though they would have likely won. As a middle finger to the company that sued them, they went back to the knife-edge style.

I am surprised about the praise for the ZR trem. I have an S5470q and love it but there is this sustain Problem that above the 12th fret (say 14th ob the g string) the Note just dies off. Some people say it s the middle Single coil stock pickup (tracer)' strong magnetic pull, however others claimed even taking it out didnt help. However there was a post that a guy swapped the ZR out with an edge zero trem and this finally solved the problem. Actually I was thinking about implemenzing such a measure too. So that s why i m a bit surprised about the praise of the ZR (actually otherwise ) it s a good thing.

Alex Skolnick from Testament used to play those S series guitars. Not sure if he does these days.

I got one of these older S470s with the ZR bridge and 22 frets. I replaced the stock PUs with DiMarzios and it made an already great guitar totally awesome. I prefer this bridge to the knife edge tremolos. Different feel, so you gotta get used to it a little bit, but it's a really solid and reliable system. Overall it's just a fantastic value guitar and a more interesting and unique instrument compared to the typical shred superstrats out there.

Ibanez anything is great. From the $200 guitars to the $2000. Those are the best bridges I've ever played. I hat the discontinued them. I love the channel. Keep it up brother.

After watching this video I bought an S470 from a pawn shop. It has the ball bearing bridge, SD Distortion PUs and cost only $320. Great deals are out there if you shop around and negotiate. I am so happy with it. The thin body is incredibly comfortable.

HEY MAX - when are you gonna post another video on your other model building channel? I think GluTube may have unsubscribed me, and I can't find the folder I kept the link in. Would you mind posting the link here broham? Take care sky Pilot! You really should fly up here to the great white north and I'll take you fishing for MONSTER MUSKIE and the very best Pickerel ever! I have land about a two hour driveNorth of Toronto in the middle of hundreds of miles of old growth forrest on a sweet river. The section I have is very secluded and near unaccessible by boat as there are waterfalls at the East end about five miles which is extremely difficult to portage, and about 7 miles west there's a huge set of rapids which run downstream from my land, and again, near impossible to get past. In all the years I've been going up there, since I was a week old, and I'm close to fiddy eight today, I've only ever seen maybe ten people on that stretch of the river, and one was a group of women on a canoeing/camp trip! I 'axed' them how they got past the waterfalls, and they told me they had portaged and would NEVER, EVER, NEVER do that again!! ") So, if you like fishing, and visiting world famous "Rockcliff Hotel" in Minden Ontario, which is about a 45 minute drive from my land for shitz n giggles...oh and delicious beer, hop in the old plane and bring some Obsorbine Jr because you'll need it after fighting these EYGE MUSKIE!! Jack ~'()'~ Canada Manly!

I have an old SA260 in flamed maple (purple finish) It WOULD BE my favorite guitar to play if it only had 24 frets instead of 22. It is a GREAT guitar!

I like to hear/see you absolutely massacre the fret board like your taking a salad shooter to it, I really dig it most when you slow it down some & let the notes sing out, and give it some emotion with the whammy bar. You have a knack for finding just the right note at the right moment. But most of all keep on sharing great equipment with us.

It’s amazing how these Ibanezes from the 2000s still hold up.

Sounded like two alley cats bumping Gambale's.

The s series changed my life. I tried one out at a used shop. They might be the perfect guitar. The GSA series are pretty good too. Love the channel Max.

Hey my friend, thanks for introducing this guitar , i think Satch and Steve Vai are playing this brand !!!

Ironically have never owned an idanez guitar have played lot's and always feel great but other than the gio bass i gifted my brother and got back when he died. Never owned one. Maybe that's why idk

I got one with 2 humbuckers and a fixed bridge used for $159.00 with a hard case used from Guitar Center. I don’t think they realized what it was. 3 piece neck, Infinity pickups and all.

The S540 remains my fave Ibby...

Spot on, on the Zero Resistance bridge, stays in tune like a rock! Love the Bridge middle pickup position too for the mostly clean tones. Clean to shred, my favorite. Wish both my S470's had the ZR bridge.

That's my go to guitar....I have an S570DXQM and love it. The thin body allows the guitar to sit closer to you making it easier to play.

I own the S470 DXQM transparent lavender with matching headstock. Its my favorite guitar.

Thanks Max, or Danzig? I always wondered about those bridges. As a designer, pivoting on ball-bearings seemed like a much better design and always wondered why they aren't used on more guitars. I am about 3 months in to relearning the guitar, after a 25 year break. This model Ibanez caught my eye some time ago and I appreciate your input. I ended up getting a Spark amp. and a Schecter Sun Valley Hotrod Tele with a Sustaniac. I need to curtail my spending for a while but I think that this Ibanez will be somewhere in my future. I got one! It's got EMG upgrades with a power boost on the neck pickup. It's in amazing condition with a hardshell case, for $350 on Ebay. It even had decent shipping costs. I've seen them for $200 more, on a consistent basis, often without a case. Thanks for your video, it was the deciding factor in being determined to own one, once a good deal came along. I wish I could attach a photo. It's the golden flame maple like the center of the one in this video.

I think the “s” series are some of the best guitars on the market. I’ve got the precursor to this guitar from sometime between ‘89-91. It’s has an inlay at the 21st fret labeled “custom”. Plays fantastic even after all these years. It came from the factory with locking tuners and a mini toggle coil split switch.

The best bridge I ever played. The only downside is there are only 22 frets.

Great sounding guitar. @Guitar Max. You probably have and i haven't found yet, made a video on how to sweep pick. Your playing is amazing and it would be cool to learn sweeping from you.

Nice guitar, I really love ibanez. Might give it a shot. Thanks.

I love my S 620 ex1. Limited edition for Guitar Center. It is just magical. My only complaint with S Series is the jack placement. I can't use my Boss wireless system with it....

Hey Max, your trem must have had the zero point system stop bar removed, otherwise you wouldn’t be able to flutter...that’s what the wheel adjusts. I kept mine in because it means the trem doesn’t dip when you bend a string. Also not keen on the infinity pickups so installed two Satch pickups: the FRED and the PAF Joe, with parallel and split switches.(2007) Disconnected the tone control too, and it sounds epic through my Marshall Jubilee! 🤘

Just buy the s5470 or s5570 prestige made in japan. You cant go wrong wrong with japanese craftsmanship.

You can pickup these used for like 350$..The best affordable guitar out there...

ZR floating bridge looks good ! Hellraiser shirt! 🤘🤘🤘🤘

I own the same guitar.... added a Dimarzio Super Distortion & Paf Pro. Not a real fan of the ZR...

I love Ibanez guitars, even their acoustic guitars have a great feel and playability. Thanks Max

Have heard only good things about Ibanez and would order the one I found on reverb for $299 + 30 shipping IMMEDIATELY, but I am picking up a Peavey Generation EXP with a piezo pup in the bridge literally in 45 minutes. Enjoy that Reverb Ibanez someone! :)

Probably the best 200(cad) I've ever spent. Might not get as much use once my Schecter E1 FRS finally comes in but I sure like the body and trem on it!

My rg470mhz has the same wheel on the back. But i think its a edge 0 bridge its a 2011 model

The main problem with the ZR bridge is finding replacement parts the height adjustment bolt strip out really bad I’ve actually tried to find replacement parts and having trouble finding them any information would be greatly appreciated

My very favorite guitar is a Ibanez s520 with dimarzio mo Joe and paf joe pickups I had installed, sounds amazing

Still haven't tried that trem system, but by design it is superior because the sting height doesn't change as much as a Floyd, because of the pivot point being more in line with the intonation points, so the volume should be more even when doing dives... I hope to try it one day ;-)

I have I am American made Gibson Les Paul's, Fender stratocaster's and Gretch 6120's. Nothing compares to my 2011 Indonesia made Ibanez S470, 24 frets, a rosewood fretboard, ZR tremelo, Infinity pickups and Wizard neck. It is so cool that I actually had somebody offer me 1972 player's grade Gibson SG and I said no. That's how cool but guitar the Ibanez S470 is, especially the 24 fret version. Thanks for the video!

I’ll never forget the first time I picked up an Ibanez S guitar back in the 90s… Also incredible, like I could really control the guitar. My first was a used yellow S540…good memories! I’ve long since moved on to fatter neck guitars, but eyeing one of these for my 11 year old son. Thinking sleek neck and body will be inviting for the little guy. Thank for the vid!

If only it has a maple fretboard... Oh and ibanez discontinued the ZR trem because of patent issues

I still call them the Sabre. I always thought of it as the Frank Gambale guitar. I prefer the hardtail editions. Incredibly fun, comfortable, light, easy to play guitars.

The one guitar i own is a s320, give her dimarzios and its all perfect, the lightweight is something i value more and more everytime i have to carry it around. just pay some attention to the zr bridge, in some versions the piece which holds the tremolo arms breaks off really easily (happend to me) and i personaly would remove one of the spring pair on the back (the one which [supposedly] pulls it back to place after a dive); the idea itself is nice and all but it just doesnt works and make things weird. Other than that i can only be sad that such kind of bridges are not done anymore, i think it has some to do with patents and all that, which is just lame and sad.

I have several Ibanez S Series guitars, one is a 2005. Still love it. The contour and light weight are nice, and they are well balanced.

My dream guitar is a s-series in moon burst.

I got one my brother gave me an S1520 prestige ill never part with

S series, is always the best series of Ibanez guitars. I recommend S1070pbz. : )

absolutely love my S470. thin, light, and always in tune!

Great guitar. I had an S470 from 2002, and I still regret selling it about 5 years back. I never did get the chance to use the ZR trem, and wished Ibanez still used them. Thanks for the trip down memory lane Max.

I always wanted one since a teenager. My goal was to master a few songs before buying one but my goals changed. Years later I mastered many songs for drums and continue to master drums but guitar has been my Achilles. I even picked up bass recently (Yamaha TRBX305) and learned to play over a dozen basic modern worship songs for worship band but never guitar. I have multiple PRS SE guitars and recently helped my friend sell all his music equipment and he had this Ibanez S model 2005 in natural finish sitting in the corner of his basement for over a decade. Still had the receipt from Sam Ash in a cheap bag. He sold it to me, it is still a beauty and didn’t take long to setup. I still need to check electrical and pickups but no sign of damage. Definitely a learning curve with the zero point bridge but I do like it. So I obtained it backwards of my goal but even more disappointing is I prefer my PRS SE over this mainly I like the PRS SE necks and style more now. BUT! The tremolo on the Ibanez is superior I think and the top is gorgeous. I’ve had it my case for a few weeks while repairs are done in my apartment. I pulled out the Ibanez to check it and it is still in tune, maybe a cent of two off on one string but almost perfect in tune. Once I reset everything I hope to play it more. Now if I can only finish learning Crazy Train, Slow Dancing in a Burning Room, and a few more and not just sections I’ll feel better.

The most important feature of the Edge Zero: It has an adjustable origin (hence the string tension adjustment on the backside). If you adjust it properly, the tremolo stays in tune forever, even if a string snaps live on stage, because the counter springs pulls the bridge back into the origin. If set up correctly, you can even tune to drop D without huge issues and you can still use the tremolo. The setup is super easy, too: On the backside, there is a block with a black cushion on it. The bridge touches the cushion and when you use the lever, you should see things moving apart. All you need to do is turn the wheel, thus changing the spring tension, until there is a gap between this cushion and the bridge. Then you turn the wheel back until it just starts to touch the cushion. Done. you can adjust this tremolo in 10 seconds without any tools. Takes me at least half an hour to properly do this on a Floyd Rose. I got an S570B and threw out the INF Humbuckers, replacing them with Seymour Duncan SH4 on the Neck and Bridge. It keeps the screaming nature of Ibanez guitars but adds a lot of body to the overall tone without losing definition. It sounds more like my ESP Eclipse and EC1000 that way. Incredible guitar. It doesn't need to hide behind my Eclipse which is over three times the price... Nice video man! And thanks for showing these underrated guitars some love!

I have an Ibanez S520 BBS it's an amazing guitar

I have an Ibanez S520EX with the flat green finish I was a limited edition run and now they’re hard to find. Feel lucky to have gotten when I did!

Yeah I like the S series Ibanez guitars. The new Nita Strauss signature Jiva is really nice. 👌👍

Maxx, I have been waiting for you to demo this guitar. Mine is the same finish just from 2007. My .02 cents are the neck thickness compared to not only my RG550s (wizard) but even my 2007 MTM2 with the wizard ii neck just feels way fatter and more different. It's one of those guitars I say I want to get rid of but the finish keeps it in my stable. Plus I love the feel of the S series guitar bodies.. It's just the fatness of the neck that gets me. As far as the bridge, I will just say that it is different to work on than my knife edge trems. Not better, not worse, just different. Love the channel, keep up the great work and sorry for the long post! YAARRRGGGGG!!!!!!!

My middle son traded a 24 of beer for the same guitar when he was in college! I bought him a sweet Cort Earth series 3/4 acoustic with a solid spruce top that sounds awesome, then he gave me the Ibanez which I traded along with Garrison 700 series hand made acoustic (before Gibson bought them and shit canned the guitar) which was an impulse buy!! I traded the two guitars for a brand spanking new Epiphone Casino, which I had been Jonesing for ever since I learned the Beatles loved them and used the Casino on literally every one of their albums from 64/65 onward. Lennon used his Casino, which he sanded down to bare wood during an evening of "pharmaceutical" experimentation! He had a friend finish it clear, and you can see that guitar on the famous rooftop mash! You can also hear the iconic ass ripping Casino in the famous opening salvo of Revolution!! The Ibanez was obviously abused, driven hard and put away wet, because it was in shyte shape! I never did warm up to the Garrison acoustic, which had a proprietary "active bracing" system, so I feel I came out way ahead in that trade as I play my "Sweet Tramp" daily and is my favourite guitar! I don't have as many guitars as somebody here, I Maxed out at 9!! If I could only keep one electric and one acoustic, I would absolutely choose the Casino and my Seagull Maritime acoustic, which is my favourite acoustic I've ever owned or played, including some high quality Martins which I feel are overrated! My second favourite acoustic is my Yamaha FG 340 in very rare black. Yamaha are the most underrated guitars in the world, no question! I really don't understand why they never really pushed their guitars or developed new models because you can buy a used Yamaha FG 340 for a little over $100 bones if you search around. An acoustic with the same quality today used would run upward of $900 new, and $700 used. I stupidly traded a Yamaha acoustic FG 365 G for a used electric, and cannot remember what it was, that's how "awesome" it was...sigh I was a punk 16 year old scruff looking to be a guitar hero, and all these years later, at near 58 yearS old, I STILL can't believe I let that guitar go!! It was my first real acoustic, as my actual first acoustic was a damn cheese grater! It had a hard bubble top flight case which I painted the cover to Supertramp's Crime of the Century album cover!! That was a truly great guitar! I'm looking around for another in mint condition, but they are NOT CHEAP anymore!! Jack ~'()'~ Canada Manly!

I would love one but can never find them in lefty. Ibanez hasn't made S series lefties for a few years now.

I have the s470 and the s1027. Both are incredible.

Still using my Ibanez Rg770 and hope my family will dig it with me when I'll be gone :)

I own the S570 ... the middle pu is in the way of the pick and I had to change the volume pot and the 5 way switch after 3 years of not very heavy use. The infinity pu's are not good in my opinion especially for styles that demand tight bass and clarity. Because of the boomy mahogany you need to experiment a bit to find your desired tone. When you put a pickup that you like In one guitar somehow it sounds totally different in the S570. My guitar even though is slim It is not light at all... But it is very stable and stays in tune very well and if temperature change with the turn of the wheel at the back it gets easy back to pitch. Also it feels like a much more expensive guitar and the quality is there. One of the best necks, if not the best that I own and I own quit a few.

Interesting looking bridge.

I have an ibanez roadstar ii series from *checks notes* 82 or '84 - it has the pro rock'r bridge, which with springs set up correctly and a locking not and micro tuners really stays in tune extremely well considering it's such a goofy bridge....with non standard anything. Anyway, it's excellent. I found it in the trash. Yea, really. Had to pay $140 for a new bridge saddle because they are so rare but hey it's $140 for a FREE guitar. I love that thing, plays so nicely. It's a bolt on, not a neck through which I wish it was but whatever I'm happy. Had it since early 90's.

Great review, killer guitar!Do you have any preferences on strings you like? If you answered this in a older vid im sorry i missed it. Thanks!!

Huge fan of the S series and the RGA series. Super comfortable, fast and they sound killer.

Oh you scored! I have an '08 RG471. I wore out the stocktrem and dumped an Edge in there. Same one that's on the JEM. The rout for just fine but I had to dowel and redrill the posts. KILLER guitar!!

Ibanez got so lazy around 2005 - 2009 . Every guitar i played then where lackluster

I own 2 MIJ S Series guitars. Excellent guitars. One of them being a '98 S540 LTD and the other a '92 450s. I recently snatched the '92 450s for about $145 and it's still in excellent condition. I may have been pretty lucky with that deal.

in my opinion, even though that bridge is outstanding, they downgraded it to make more profit out of the same product while keeping the price the same... they've done that to the rg and jem jr as well, they put a cheap licensed floyd instead of an edge3 or edge zero...

Yes i have 2 Ibanez left handed guitars. Very good quality and brilliantly made.

I have one. I do not like the INF4 pickup sound. But the guitar is a georgeous bright red.

For the love of God please play something a bit different, all the demos sound exactly the same, tapping tapping oh and here's some more tapping

I have the same exact model. It's still one of my favorite guitar to this date. I barely used it to preserve its beauty.

i have two of the sa series ibanez guitars the are both like the one in this video very awesome guitars easy to play top quality

This is about what I expected to hear about this bridge having wanted one many years ago when it debuted, but some people claim it's a piece of crap and I've never believed them. Apparently there were patent issues so they discontinued it, but with my background in engineering and many years metal crafting, carpentry, auto mechanics and beyond, I'm going to design and build my own from the ground up! *It's so absurd to me that nobody has mainstreamed a floating bridge with a bearing pivot system.*

My first Ibanez was the gen 1 Iron Label S series with the Gibraltar fixed bridge and Seymour Duncans. Still one of my most played guitara due to its no-nonsense approach and unmatched playabilty and comfort. Thanks for showcasing this gem, Max!

I sure miss mine. I had one in yellow so bright it hurt the eyes. Mine had a floyd on it but still played amazingly well. I just hope the person who stole mine learned how much of a b*@#% karma can be. Love your vids. 🤘

Was torn between an S670 and a Jackson X series Soloist. Ended up going with the soloist, but plan on getting the S670 down the road.

best trem ever made!!!! i've been hunting for a good deal on one for over a year...they keep going up in price - in particular the ones w/ the ZR system

I’m a big Ibanez fan & back in the day I had an American made Saber out of the custom shop in LA. Sold that guitar many moons ago to fix my house & been hunting another on down for years. I finally found the exact guitar your playing in this video & though it may not have the D’ Marzio’s my original had. These infinity kill I love this guitar & I will never sell this one.

I have a Japanese one with more than 20 years old all stock, even the bridge. A super great guitar 👌

I have one in purple with waves inlays. LOVE the intonation tool in the bridge! TOTALLY LOVE HER!!

LOVE for Ibanez - great video and playing - my S's and RG's are among my favorites! Nita Strauss adopted the S model for her signature JIVA series. That bridge is the Ibanez ZR trem :) which was discontinued in 2015 due to FR lawsuits

I have this exact model, was except mine was made in 2007. I've had it since 2009, and its ALWAYS been my main guitar. I love it!