Ibanez QX527PB-ABS Antique Brown Stained Quest

A 7-String in the Spirit of Modern Ibanez Guitars

This Ibanez follows the line of instruments focused on ergonomics, stability, and versatility. The choice of roasted woods for the neck and fingerboard enhances the immediate response feel, while the Dyna-MIX10 electronics emphasize easily usable tones, from modern riffs to more nuanced textures.

For Which Guitarists and Styles?

With its 7-string configuration and highly flexible electronics, this model mainly targets intermediate to advanced guitarists who want a precise, stable, and efficient guitar for low tunings. It is particularly suited for modern metal, djent, prog, fusion, and studio contexts where quick transitions from tight, percussive sounds to more open and defined registers are needed.

The Sound

The nyatoh body provides a balanced foundation, with present lows and good density in the low-mids, useful for maintaining substance on the 7th string. The poplar burl top mainly adds an aesthetic signature while preserving a clear attack. The roasted maple/bubinga neck and roasted "Birdeyes" maple fingerboard promote quick response and excellent harmonic clarity.

The Q58-7 pickups deliver a modern tone: tight lows, controlled mids, and precise highs, ideal for articulate distortion as well as cleaner sounds. The 5-position selector combined with the Dyna-MIX10 switch significantly expands the palette, enabling tonal character variations (sharper, rounder, punchier) without losing output level consistency.

Recommended Compatible Accessories

To fully exploit this 7-string, a 7-string electric guitar string set is the most relevant accessory (choose according to your gauge and tuning). A chromatic tuner and plectrums suited to your attack complete the setup usefully, both for rehearsals and on stage. The guitar is delivered with a gig bag.

Technical specifications

Electronics: microphone configuration	HH	Nbrs of frets	24
Category	Headless	Body	Nyatoh
Left handed	No	Bridge / tailpiece	Fixed
Strings	Steel	Electronics	Passive
Nbr of strings	6	Color	Natural
Top	Poplar bramble	Finishing	Matt
Fingerboard	Bird's eye maple	Hardware	Chromed

Type	7-string electric guitar	Saddles	Ibanez Mono Tune
Color / Finish	ABS Antique Brown Stained	Pickups	Q58-7 (bridge and neck)
Neck	Parallel roasted Wizard 7, 5-piece maple/bubinga	Selector	5 positions
Frets	Jescar Evo Gold, 8-degree compound radius	Switch	Dyna-MIX10
Markers	phosphorescent side dot markers	Gig bag	included