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With new developments in instrument expertise, the prominence of extra technical taking part in kinds, and gamers’ want for lighter, extra transportable devices, as we speak’s headless guitars are pushing far past designs of the previous. Nonetheless, even with all these developments, Ibanez nonetheless noticed an thrilling alternative on this area. The Q or Quest sequence is a completely new idea for Ibanez. The “Quest” on this case was to not simply to adapt an current instrument right into a headless design, however to develop a completely new guitar from the bottom up. This vary options quite a few distinctive parts supposed to maximise tone, efficiency, and taking part in consolation. These embrace, customized R1 single coil and Q58 humbucker pickups, a brand new Mono-Tune bridge, and a proprietary customized string locking mechanism. The QX subseries can also be geared up with modern 8-degree inward slanted frets, uniquely tailoring their ergonomics to the good thing about extremely technical gamers. In the end, this sequence presents a various and versatile sufficient function set to draw not solely the fashionable, technical guitarist, but additionally gamers who might have by no means even thought of a headless guitar earlier than. No matter style, Q (Quest) permits guitarists of each background to query the complete scope of their artistic potentialities.
To fulfill the demand of varied taking part in kinds, this Wizard C neck has a really impartial form – it’s not too thick, too skinny, or too flat. The 5pc Roasted Maple/Bubinga development additionally presents nice stability and long-term sturdiness.
The gorgeous Birdseye Maple fretboard imbues this mannequin with an unique look. The fretboard is heat-treated for a balanced assault and wealthy maintain.
Stainless-steel frets boast glorious corrosion resistance. The large and tall fret-type presents a fast response and easy articulation when taking part in chords and clear tone when taking part in single notes.
The R1 / Q58 pickup combo is designed particularly to be used in headless guitars. They supply a clearly outlined sound, facilitating glorious tonal stability by way of all frequencies. The lows are highly effective with out being muddy, and the highs are shiny and clear, however by no means harsh. These pickups, with their tonal stability, and very low noise efficiency, work extraordinarily properly with each digital and analog results.
The dyna-MIX 9 presents 9 sound variations and may swap between humbucker and single coil modes with only a flick of the mini swap. One mode even simulates a humbucking sound from the mixture of two single coil pickups.
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