The Q52PB features a poplar burl top on an ergonomic, compact, light-weight and resonant nyatoh body bolted to a roasted maple and bubinga neck with a 24-fret roasted birdseye maple fingerboard with mother of pearl step off-set dot position markers and luminescent side dots. Components include a pair of Q58 humbucking pickups with brushed stainless steel covers, individually mounted Mono-Tune bridges with integrated tuners and a custom string lock. The Q52 employs a dyna-MIX10 switching system (see diagram below) with an “Alter switch” toggle which allows the user to access ten distinct tones. The Alter switch appears to tap one coil of the humbucker (as opposed to a traditional coil-split which disables one coil completely) to achieve a sound similar to a single coil without the drop in output which typically accompanies a coil split. The video below offers a sample of some of the tones available.
Model: Q52PB-COL
SPECIFICATIONS
neck type |
Wizard C/3pc Roasted Maple/Bubinga neck |
top/back/body |
Poplar Burl top/Nyatoh body |
fretboard |
Roasted Birdseye Maple fretboard / Mother of Pearl Step off-set dot inlay |
fret |
Jumbo Stainless Steel frets |
number of frets |
24 |
bridge |
Ibanez Mono-Tune bridge |
string space |
10.8mm |
neck pickup |
Q58 (H) neck pickup (Passive/Ceramic) |
bridge pickup |
Q58 (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Ceramic) |
factory tuning |
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E |
strings |
D'Addario EXL110 |
string gauge |
.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046 |
hardware color |
Cosmo black |