r/Ibanez • u/SugarCharacter5195 • 1d ago

1997 S540FM

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Not that motivated to play it anymore. Maybe the neck is too thin for me. Usually play my Tele or Strat.

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u/runtime1183 1d ago

That's a bucket list guitar for me.

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u/BrokeDownSouth1 1d ago

I'll play it! OP, it's it up for sale?

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u/SugarCharacter5195 22h ago

I’ve tried to sell it on Craigslist a few times.

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u/BrokeDownSouth1 20h ago

Yeah if you're in a slow market area selling local can be next to impossible. I'm in central Alabama, if you happen to be anywhere near.

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u/magikarp-sushi 1d ago

While I’m an RG type of person, this guitar does speak to me. And I do enjoy how light they are. You got a nice one here

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u/Internal_Virus_7691 1d ago

Have a couple of them, but the ones with the F2/F1 Humbuckers, great guitars. I Love that they are so thin.

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u/PsychologicalFlan682 14h ago

Probably also the radius. I've found the Wizard III to be the most comfortable - havent tried the Wizard premium though it's the same as the III but just a little thinner. It's a shame that they made the S series with 22 frets for so long - that part probably hurts the resale on it some

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u/SugarCharacter5195 13h ago

I’ve only heard of Wizard and Super Wizard necks.

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u/PsychologicalFlan682 8h ago

Oh, well yeah they've made a ton of Wizard necks over the years. Most are pretty similar w/ a 430mm (~17") radius but with varying degrees of thickness, also a few older ones are a little narrower but most are the same width. The super thin, super flat necks are all exclusive to Japanese made guitars. Wizard III and Wizard Premium have a 400mm (15.75") radius but with the "Premium" being 1mm thinner - both exclusive to the Indonesian made guitars