IBANEZ Standard QX54QM-BSM Quest Blue Sphere Matte
headless electric guitar with slanted frets, HSS pickup setup and dyna-MIX9 circuit, including guitar bag
The Ibanez Standard QX54QM-BSM Quest Blue Sphere Matte is a flexible electric guitar whose ergonomics and tonal spectrum are fully tailored to the modern, tech-savvy styles of rock and fusion. While the practical headless guitar with its contoured body and fast Wizard C neck with slanted frets promises agile playing characteristics for virtuoso string acrobatics, an HSS pickup setup with dyna-MIX9 circuitry provides extremely versatile clean and overdrive tones. Indestructible hardware that harmonizes perfectly with the other features of the electric guitar completes the Quest Standard QX54QM from Ibanez.
The Ibanez Standard QX54QM-BSM Quest Blue Sphere matte at a glance:
Headless electric guitar from the Ibanez Quest Standard Series.
Transparent blue Burst finish
Bolt-On construction with 25.5" scale length (648 mm)
Nyatoh body with All Access Neck Joint
Cloud maple top
Bolted, three-piece neck made of Roasted Maple and Bubinga
Roasted Birdseye Maple fretboard with 8° slanted frets
24 nickel-free Jescar EVO Gold frets
"Step Offset Dot inlays and fluorescent side dots
Wizard C neck profile
One Ibanez R1 Alnico single-coil in neck position
One Ibanez R1 Alnico single-coil in bridge position
One Ibanez Q58 Alnico humbucker in bridge position
Dyna-MIX9 circuit for different combinations of pickups
5-way blade switch and Alter Switch
Ibanez Custom String Lock
Ibanez Mono-Tune single bridge with built-in tuning mechanism
Ibanez gig bag included
Comfortable Headless Design with Slanted Frets
For the Quest QX54, Ibanez goes for an extremely comfortable headless design, tailored to the desires of tech-savvy guitarists. The flat Nyatoh body with its beautiful curly maple top fits the player perfectly thanks to its generously shaped contours, while the All Access Neck Joint and the wide cutaways make the entire neck playable. The neck is made of three pieces of roasted maple and bubinga, and with the pleasantly slim Wizard C profile it creates the best conditions for agile string work on the 24-fret fretboard made of Roasted Birdseye Maple. The 8° angled frets also accommodate the hand position of players who prefer a higher position of their electric guitar.
Flexible HSS pickup setup
With the HSS pickup setup developed especially for the Guitar and the innovative dyna-MIX9 circuit, which calls up nine different combinations of pickups via 5-way switch and Alter Switch, the Ibanez Quest QX54 delivers particularly versatile clean and overdrive sounds for the modern styles of fusion and rock. Both the R1 single coils and the Q58 humbucker convince with an even reproduction of all frequencies and a clearly audible string separation even with complex chord voicings.
Indestructible Headless Hardware
Last but not least, the Ibanez Standard QX54QM-BSM Quest Blue Sphere matte comes with indestructible Hardware hardware that has been perfectly matched to the headless design. Ibanez Mono-Tune bridges with built-in tuning mechanism not only promise optimal intonation and string action, but also ensure stable tuning. At the end of the neck, an Ibanez Custom String Lock holds the strings securely.
Features:
Manufacturer:
Ibanez
Series:
Standard
Design:
Quest
Body:
Nyatoh
Top:
Quilted Maple
Binding:
No
Neck:
Roasted Maple/Bubinga
Neck Construction:
Ibanez AANJ, bolt-on
Neck Profile:
Parallel Wizard
Thickness at 1st Fret:
19
Thickness at 12th Fret:
19
Scale in mm:
648
Fretboard:
Roasted Birdseye Maple
Fretboard Type:
8° Slanted Frets
Fretboard Radius in Inches:
20
Number of Frets:
24
Fret Format:
Jescar EVO Gold
Fretboard Inlays:
Offset Dots
Nut type:
Plastic
Nut width in mm:
42
Width at Last Fret:
57
Pickup:
HH
Manufacturer pickups:
Ibanez
Neck Pickup:
R1 Neck Single-Coil
Middle Pickup:
R1 Middle Single-Coil
Bridge Pickup:
Q58 Bridge Humbucker
Piezo Pickup:
No
Active pickups:
No
Coil-splitting:
No
Electronic:
dyna-MIX9
Switch:
5-Way Old Switch
Control:
Vol, Tone
Bridge:
Ibanez Mono-Tune
Tailpiece:
Ibanez Custom String Lock
Tuners:
No
Strap Button:
Standard
Hardware:
Cosmo Black
String Gauge:
.010 - .046
Factory Tuning:
Standard E
Country of Origin:
Indonesia
Finish:
Satin
Colour:
Blue Sphere Burst Matte
Number of Strings:
6
Case included:
No
Gigbag included:
Yes
Certificate:
No
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