The Ibanez Premium S1070PBZ-CLB Cerulean Blue Burst fulfils all expectations of a noble and modern Rock guitar with effortless ease. The Saber is Ibanez a sophisticated construction with the finest woods, which impresses with first-class playing comfort thanks to its manoeuvrable saber design. In addition, a HSH pickup setup by DiMarzio HSH promises flexible Rock - and Metal -sounds, which remain sharply defined even when drop-tuning is in vogue. Last but not least, the Ibanez Premium S1070PBZ is equipped with the proven Ibanez Edge-Zero II Double Locking Tremolo with stabilizing ZPS3Fe Zero Point System and precise Gotoh MG-T Locking mechanics.
For the construction of the Ibanez Premium S1070PBZ, a selection of first-class woods is used. The mahogany body base has a four-piece top made of burl poplar, maple Panga Panga and walnut, while the screwed neck is made of Panga Panga eleven pieces of maple, walnut and Amaranth walnut. The streamlined S design with the " Wizard " neck profile creates optimal conditions for manoeuvrable handling, so that between 24 stainless steel frets of the fingerboar Panga Panga d, every note can be heard as if from the hand.
The electrical sound conversion of the Ibanez Premium S1070PBZ-CLB Cerulean Blue Burst is carried out by a H DiMarzio SH pickup setup that promises a broad sound spectrum. DiMarzio The Tone Zone Humbucker , which is built into the bridge, delivers an extremely rich sound with a stable bass foundation and powerful mid-range, which is excellently suited to the band sound. In the middle position, the DiMarzio True Velvet Single Coil provides bell-bright sounds with a sweet overtone spectrum, while the DiMarzio Air Norton on the neck provides warm sounds. The pickups are controlled by a 5-way blade switch and general volume and tone controls.
Of course, the Ibanez Premium S1070PBZ-CLB Cerulaen Blue Burst is equipped with the proven Ibanez Edge-Zero II Double Locking Tremolo , which can take even the most unrestrained squeals and dive bombs without the electric guitar getting out of tune. The Ibanez ZPS3FE Zero Point System offers Tremolo a fixed resting point, so that you can continue playing without detuning even if the string breaks. The headstock of the Ibanez S1070PBZ is also used for precise Gotoh MG-T Locking Tuner .
My first high end guitar so reviewing from perspective of a novice.
Guitar is extremely beautiful which is one of the mains reasons why premium was selected over more bland looking entry versions of the series. I wasn't expecting much just a great looking a guitar.
I've been playing the guitar only for three days however after multiple readjustment fret buzzing is prelevant on 6th string. This is the biggest draw back, I expect an experienced guitar workshop can remove the buzz altogether but I think its unreasonable to go through that process after buying a guitar of this price.
Fret buzz aside the guitar sound is much brighter and clearer than my mid range LTD the difference is night and day. DiMarzio pickups offer an extremely crunchy heavy tone on the bridge, clean undistorted sound from single mid pickup and nice creamy mellow tones from neck humbucker. Speaking of pickups the middle pickup may interfere with your picking but for me was not much of an issue.
Overall the guitar definitely looks unique, feels amazing to hold and has great sound to back it up. I'm just not convinced that it's really worth more than double of the standard S range.