How thin is an Ibanez neck?
Ibanez’ Wizard necks are some of the slimmest. The original Wizard was just 17mm thick at the 1st fret, and 20mm at the base. Compare this with an ’87 Gibson Les Paul, which at the time was around 32mm at the 1st fret, and 36mm at the base. Thickness wise, the Wizard neck was revolutionary.
Do Ibanez guitars have wide necks?
As far as mainline electric guitar brands go, there are three that typically use a wider neck design, at or above 1.68 inches at the nut. They include, PRS, Gibson, and Ibanez.
What is Ibanez Wizards neck?
The Wizard necks are among the slimmest neck profile, with a comfortable D-shape contour, jumbo fret wires for easy playing, higher end neck models (jems, AANJ) come with the 20-24 frets scalloped which aids in grabbing the note on a fast slide up the neck.
What is a Super Wizard neck?
Super wizard is exactly the same as the original wizard in thickness. It’s a bit wider at the heel(56 vs 58mm). This is the slimmest neck Ibanez makes. Super wizard HP is the same thing, but with titanium neck inserts.
What is a nitro Wizard neck?
The nitro wizard neck profile is about 2mm thicker than the super wizard, and the finish on the RGA61ALN neck will be open-pore so you’ll feel the wood grain a bit. Those two factors will probably be the biggest differences in terms of feel.
What guitars have the skinniest neck?
Some of the best electric guitars for small hands, i.e., with the thinnest necks include Fender’s Kurt Cobain Mustang, Jaguar, and Vibe Stratocaster. Other excellent options include The Gibson or Epiphone Les Paul Special VE, the Daisy Rock Venus, Ibanez GRGM21 Mikro ¾, or Stagg S300 ¾ (source).
What kind of pickups does the Ibanez S470 have?
Components include Ibanez pickups with a pair of humbuckers flanking a single-coil and a ZR double locking tremolo bridge which debuted in this model. The S470 originally had Powersound pickups, those were replaced by Infinity pickups in 2005. The S470 was updated in 2008 with new inlays and an altered tremolo system.
What kind of neck does a s470 guitar have?
It is the third distinct model to carry the S470 name after a Japanese-made model introduced in 1992 and another Korean model introduced in 1995. The S470 features a mahogany body bolted to a maple Wizard II neck with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with “S wave” position markers.
When was the Yamaha S470 Last updated?
The S470 was updated in 2008 with new inlays and an altered tremolo system. Later in 2008, production moved form Korea to Indonesia.