{"product_id":"mephisto-2006-ibanez-s470dxqm-red-viking","title":"Mephisto! – 2006 Ibanez S470DXQM Red Viking","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome guitars arrive at The Stray Chord looking like they’ve been through hell. Mephisto appears to have brought some of it with him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuilt in Korea in 2006, Mephisto is an Ibanez S470DXQM finished in the spectacular Red Viking, with a vivid quilted maple top that makes subtlety somebody else’s problem.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Ibanez S-Series has always been an exercise in seeing quite how little guitar Ibanez can get away with giving you. Its mahogany body is astonishingly thin and beautifully sculpted around the edges while retaining considerably more depth through the centre. The result is exceptionally comfortable without sacrificing the substance and sustain of its mahogany construction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMephisto pairs this with Ibanez’s slim Wizard II neck, a bound rosewood fingerboard, 22 jumbo frets and the distinctive S470DX wave inlays, which flicker down the fingerboard like little mother-of-pearl flames.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn HSH set of Ibanez Infinity pickups provides plenty of versatility, from warmer neck humbucker sounds through clearer single-coil tones to the considerably less diplomatic bridge humbucker.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen there is the ZR tremolo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIbanez’s Zero Resistance double-locking tremolo dispenses with conventional knife-edge pivots in favour of a ball-bearing system. It is paired with the Zero Point System to help the bridge return to centre and, viewed from the back, looks reassuringly like somebody has installed a small piece of industrial machinery inside the guitar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMephisto is now twenty years old and remains in genuinely excellent condition for his age. There are very light signs of previous use, but the Red Viking finish remains superb and its quilted top is particularly vivid.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs part of his rehabilitation, his frets have been levelled, crowned and polished, the fret ends dressed and fingerboard edges carefully rolled. His electronics have been checked and cleaned, his hardware attended to and his ZR tremolo properly set up.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe has then received a complete professional setup and intonation before being restrung and declared ready to cause trouble again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is a beautifully preserved Korean-built Ibanez S-Series with one of the most interesting tremolo systems Ibanez ever produced, an absurdly handsome quilted top and enough curves to make a Les Paul feel geometrically inadequate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMephisto has been rescued, he’s been restored, and now he’s ready to make a deal with somebody new.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYour soul is entirely optional.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e£425 will do.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecification\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eModel:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Ibanez S470DXQM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eName:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mephisto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2006\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCountry of manufacture:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Korea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinish:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Red Viking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBody:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mahogany with quilted maple top\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNeck:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Wizard II\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFingerboard:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Bound rosewood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrets:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 22 jumbo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInlays:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e S470DX wave inlays\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePickups:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Ibanez Infinity HSH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBridge:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ZR Zero Resistance double-locking tremolo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSystem:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Ibanez Zero Point System\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNut:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Locking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Excellent for age\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdoption fee:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e £425\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRestoration \u0026amp; setup\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull fret level, crown and polish; fret ends dressed; fingerboard edges rolled; electronics checked and cleaned; hardware attended to; ZR tremolo system set up; full professional setup and intonation; freshly restrung.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Stray Chord","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58588647096584,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1059\/2829\/4664\/files\/A4AC6FBF-AF5C-4C33-8B6B-676FB65604AE.jpg?v=1788289560","url":"https:\/\/thestraychord.com\/products\/mephisto-2006-ibanez-s470dxqm-red-viking","provider":"The Stray Chord","version":"1.0","type":"link"}