Ibanez
A528
ElectricHollow Body
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8-string extended-range electric with basswood body, ebony fingerboard, and Fishman Fluence Modern active humbuckers built for low-tuned djent and progressive metal.
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MetalDjentProgressive Metal
Score
estimated from specs & owner reviews66
Overall / 100
Playability
67
Sound
71
Build
61
Value
66
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Specifications
Suggest an edit| Brand | Ibanez |
|---|---|
| Type | Electric |
| Body wood | American Basswood |
| Neck wood | Maple |
| Fretboard | Ebony |
| Strings | 8 |
| Frets | 24 |
| Scale length | 27.5" |
| Pickups | Fishman® Fluence™ Modern Humbucker Alnico 9 (H) / Fishman® Fluence™ Modern Humbucker Ceramic 9 (H) |
| A Width | 55mm at NUT |
| Bridge | Mono-rail G2 bridge |
| Bridge pickup | Fishman® Fluence™ Modern Humbucker Ceramic 9 (H) bridge pickupActive/Ceramic |
| B Width | 78mm at 24F |
| C Thickness | 21mm at 1F |
| D Thickness | 21mm at 12F |
| Factory Tuning | 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E,7B,8F# |
| Fret | Jumbo Stainless Steel frets |
| Hardware | Black |
| Neck pickup | Fishman® Fluence™ Modern Humbucker Alnico 9 (H) neck pickupActive/Alnico |
| Neck Type | Parallel Wizard AS-85pc Maple/Walnut neck |
| Radius | 508mmR |
| String Gauge | .009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042/.054/.065 |
| String Space | 10.8mm |
| Top Back Body | American Basswood body |
