I have been looking around RUclips For the better part of the year for this guitar, and FINALLY you uploaded one!!! Thanks for the review!! Will have this as my next guitar 😁😁
Thanks for reviewing this guitar. I’ve been looking at it, as well as the SEW761 and the Charvel DK22. Different price points I know. Good, honest review!
I love the SEW761 too, I honestly thought about buying that same guitar, but I couldn't resist the sea foam green on the S561. They probably sounds and play similar, but the 761 probably has a little sparkle and cream with those nice DiMarzio pickups. Hope you find the guitar of your dreams.
Normal hum canceling doesn't involve phase inversion, but reverse winding and reverse polarity on the middle pickup. Thank you for the review, I too was waiting for one of this model.
Ibanez has several good S-series options with a trem in this price range. Sadly none have the H-S-S pickup set like this one, but their H-S-H guitars offer similar tones.
@@GromM- You could get an S-series with the H-S-H pickups, and then install a push-pull pot switch to coil split the humbuckers to get single coil tones in all positions. The quantum humbuckers have four wires to enable this and sound pretty good in split mode.
I mainly love the color. I had an S520 wk and I loved it! The edge 3 trem on ballbearings. SMOOTH. I just felt the pickups were too sharp or crisp. I'd switch them out with a pair of Wolfgang's or EavH Frankenstein Pups
I just picked up this same guitar last week. May switch out the pickups for a Dimarzio tone zone(bridge) and try one of the single coil style humbuckers for the neck pickup. Have only ever had either HH or HSH setups. Have never owned a guitar with an HSS setup. What pickup setup would you recommend?
Ibanez has a few more expensive HSS guitars with tone zone at the bridge and true velvet single coils, so that would be a solid choice. I honestly like the quantum single coils, good classic alnico tone, I'll probably never change them. The quantum in the bridge is ok, but has more high frequency than I like, swapping it for a tone zone, super distortion, or D activator X would bring out the low end drive, I would pick one of those depending on how much output you want. But there are tons of pickups on DiMarzio's website, pick the one that inspires you, or at least has a cool name!
Thank you!!! Been waiting for a year a video of this! Doe Im afraid to pull trigger. Never played 400mm radius neck. How does it feel to play barrel chords with it. Im more of a rythm guitarist than shredder. Been playing Gibson SG my whole life. Im really into that color to. Reminds me of Mint IceCream Sandwich
I've been playing Ibanez wizard necks for years so I might not be the right person to ask, but I have no problems doing bar chords. Come over to the Ibanez side, you'll get used to it and never look back to those thick Gibson necks again 😄
I'd had the same problems with the screws on a RG32a. I found some screws for bass bridges at Rockinger guitars that I could fit to the right length. FWIW
@@nicolaswoolstenhulme191 Hey, if that's where it's good, that's the place to be. i like that color man Guitars are definitely not lacking on style and spunk, but colors like this are still uncommon.
I play on 7 strings because I mostly play deathcore/death metal. But i've been looking at this guitar for a while now, i want something that wont break the bank that i can play everything else stylistically. Will this guitar hold up if i wanted to play harder stuff?? The clean tones are beautiful, I just want to make sure I can switch it up and play EVERYTHING with this guitar. It looks awesome
The neck feels and plays just like my Ibanez RG's, and the bridge pickup is a hot ceramic quantum humbucker, if you play metal on the bridge pickup then this guitar will rock, if you play metal on the neck pickup, then you'll probably want more.
@@nicolaswoolstenhulme191 yeah I LOVE how this guitar feels because I played it at guitar center, and I plugged it into an Orange combo amp. It was tuned in standard and I didn’t wanna drop it too low for the store model lol. So I couldn’t tell if I can get away with like drop C/drop B if I wanted to mess around and play harder stuff if I wanted lol. Thanks !
With 10 gage strings it drops nicely into drop D, with 11 gage strings on it I'd bet it could go drop C or maybe B without getting too sloppy, the wizard necks are fairly long scale (compared to a Les Paul anyway)
Agreed, that would be a great combo. They make some AZ series that way, but the body is bigger than S-series and the trems are not locking edge type. You could always get one with H-S-H and install a coil split switch for the humbuckers.
@@RoyLouden yes, I switched it out for 9's and couldn't get the high E string saddle to go forward far enough to get the intonation in, even with the action rather low, so I went back to 10's. Even with 10's all of the saddles are adjusted rather far forward to get it right, I feel like they mounted the whole bridge too far forward by a few millimeters.
It would look so cool to put on some DiMarzio pickups with mint green covers, the true velvet is available in that color. But I think the quantum's actually sound pretty good so I'll probably just leave them on.
@@diddymies I want the neck pickup in the place where it would be if it had 22 frets, that is the same place where the two extra frets are. It sounds different
@@aaronmaiden3606 I don't think this is true. There's no way, throwing an amp and a pedal in to the mix, you can hear the difference between 22 and 24 frets. I would be interested to see someone do a blind test of this
@@CJacuzzi if you buy three pickups of the same model and put them in a strat, each position will sound different because they are getting the vibrations from different points. The neck pickup position in a 22 frets guitar is different from the position when it has 24 frets. Of course is a subtle difference and with eq and within a mix it would be very difficult to tell. But when you play in front of an amp, the difference is there. Not better or worse, just different. Sorry for my broken English
@@CJacuzzi ruclips.net/video/lz9uDZn8IUE/видео.html there's a comment with time stamps to 22 neck pickup and 24 neck pickup. I hear the 22 warmer and more round, even with RUclips compression
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Man I have been looking for a review for this guitar all year lol. Thanks dude
I have been looking around RUclips For the better part of the year for this guitar, and FINALLY you uploaded one!!! Thanks for the review!! Will have this as my next guitar 😁😁
Sucks when you can't find video on the gear you're interested in. A zillion videos on the same things though.
Thanks for reviewing this guitar. I’ve been looking at it, as well as the SEW761 and the Charvel DK22. Different price points I know.
Good, honest review!
I love the SEW761 too, I honestly thought about buying that same guitar, but I couldn't resist the sea foam green on the S561. They probably sounds and play similar, but the 761 probably has a little sparkle and cream with those nice DiMarzio pickups. Hope you find the guitar of your dreams.
Normal hum canceling doesn't involve phase inversion, but reverse winding and reverse polarity on the middle pickup.
Thank you for the review, I too was waiting for one of this model.
Thanks for the review
Lol I mainly want it for the color too. That & the single coils. Great review.
This is almost the exact guitar I'd be looking for, I just want a tremelo. Good review
Ibanez has several good S-series options with a trem in this price range. Sadly none have the H-S-S pickup set like this one, but their H-S-H guitars offer similar tones.
@@nicolaswoolstenhulme191 yeah ive seen them around but im really really after the hss currently. might pick this up anyways though.
@@GromM- You could get an S-series with the H-S-H pickups, and then install a push-pull pot switch to coil split the humbuckers to get single coil tones in all positions. The quantum humbuckers have four wires to enable this and sound pretty good in split mode.
I mainly love the color. I had an S520 wk and I loved it! The edge 3 trem on ballbearings. SMOOTH. I just felt the pickups were too sharp or crisp. I'd switch them out with a pair of Wolfgang's or EavH Frankenstein Pups
@@nicolaswoolstenhulme191 what about ibanez RG 550
Nice demo..are you still digging this guitar?
the first like n comment ...i love the color of it
I just picked up this same guitar last week. May switch out the pickups for a Dimarzio tone zone(bridge) and try one of the single coil style humbuckers for the neck pickup.
Have only ever had either HH or HSH setups. Have never owned a guitar with an HSS setup.
What pickup setup would you recommend?
Ibanez has a few more expensive HSS guitars with tone zone at the bridge and true velvet single coils, so that would be a solid choice. I honestly like the quantum single coils, good classic alnico tone, I'll probably never change them. The quantum in the bridge is ok, but has more high frequency than I like, swapping it for a tone zone, super distortion, or D activator X would bring out the low end drive, I would pick one of those depending on how much output you want. But there are tons of pickups on DiMarzio's website, pick the one that inspires you, or at least has a cool name!
Thank you!!! Been waiting for a year a video of this! Doe Im afraid to pull trigger. Never played 400mm radius neck. How does it feel to play barrel chords with it. Im more of a rythm guitarist than shredder. Been playing Gibson SG my whole life. Im really into that color to. Reminds me of Mint IceCream Sandwich
I've been playing Ibanez wizard necks for years so I might not be the right person to ask, but I have no problems doing bar chords. Come over to the Ibanez side, you'll get used to it and never look back to those thick Gibson necks again 😄
You will be so disappointed if you're used to playing Gibson SGs. Don't buy guitars based on color, unless you've played it first.
I'd had the same problems with the screws on a RG32a. I found some screws for bass bridges at Rockinger guitars that I could fit to the right length. FWIW
Awesome, thanks for the tip, I'll check it out
I didn't dig the first position of clean but all the others, i liked. Also liked the first fuzz setup you showed. Good demo man.
Thanks, months later I still find myself using the neck/middle blend position like 95% of the time.
@@nicolaswoolstenhulme191 Hey, if that's where it's good, that's the place to be. i like that color man Guitars are definitely not lacking on style and spunk, but colors like this are still uncommon.
@@chillbro2275 I just love that it's got the sould of a metal monster and the style of a surf rock strat!
@@nicolaswoolstenhulme191 hahah i like that "surf rock strat" sounds like fun times
Do a video on how to set up those monitors behind u
Dammit ya beat me to it :P I got one a couple weeks ago but haven't gotten around to reviewing it yet haha. Good video man
Don't worry, you can be the first to do a review playing riffs that actually sound good : )
nice vid! what desk do you use?
Thanks, it's a homemade desk, Home Depot special!
Thanks for teh review and heads up for the intonation issue...wtf was that-Ibanez?! otherwise they should make more HSS, or HS instruments
I play on 7 strings because I mostly play deathcore/death metal. But i've been looking at this guitar for a while now, i want something that wont break the bank that i can play everything else stylistically. Will this guitar hold up if i wanted to play harder stuff?? The clean tones are beautiful, I just want to make sure I can switch it up and play EVERYTHING with this guitar. It looks awesome
The neck feels and plays just like my Ibanez RG's, and the bridge pickup is a hot ceramic quantum humbucker, if you play metal on the bridge pickup then this guitar will rock, if you play metal on the neck pickup, then you'll probably want more.
@@nicolaswoolstenhulme191 yeah I LOVE how this guitar feels because I played it at guitar center, and I plugged it into an Orange combo amp. It was tuned in standard and I didn’t wanna drop it too low for the store model lol. So I couldn’t tell if I can get away with like drop C/drop B if I wanted to mess around and play harder stuff if I wanted lol. Thanks !
With 10 gage strings it drops nicely into drop D, with 11 gage strings on it I'd bet it could go drop C or maybe B without getting too sloppy, the wizard necks are fairly long scale (compared to a Les Paul anyway)
Geez...another guitar I want 😁!
You can never have too many!
Nice! If the guitar had 22 frets instead of 24, it would be perfect for me
@@JordanBlue1 Because of the position of the neck pickup. I think it sound fuller when neck pickup is further from the bridge. Or maybe I'm wrong...?
Ah I see this is the only review of Ibanez S561 on RUclips
Actually a much longer detailed one now
Wish there was an HSS , S series with a tremolo.
Agreed, that would be a great combo. They make some AZ series that way, but the body is bigger than S-series and the trems are not locking edge type. You could always get one with H-S-H and install a coil split switch for the humbuckers.
Hello ,
What is the weight of this guitar?
It weighs about 5 1/2 lbs, very light
This is not an insult whatsoever but you look like a mix of James hetfield and Lars ulrich
Na man, he looks like a mix between Rick Springfield and Reggie Jackson
Excellent review, thanks.
Thanks for the kind words, God bless and keep rocking!
Trying to decide between this guitar and a used S670QM. Either will cost around $425. I'm a whammy bar guy, so . . .
You wouldn't be disappointed either way. I have the edge zero 2 trem on an RG series guitar of mine and love it.
It does look like it is light weight. My disability needs to know how light though. Any chance you could weigh it?
It weighs about 5 1/2 lbs, very light, I think the only guitar that would lighter would be a Steinberger.
@@nicolaswoolstenhulme191 Thanks. Does the neck dive because of the light body?
@@RoyLouden yes, it has a little neck dive, not nearly as bad as a les Paul, but it doesn't balance perfectly like a start or RG.
@@nicolaswoolstenhulme191 Thanks. Did you ever switch strings to 9's? Bridge settings shouldn't be too different for the 10s it comes with.
@@RoyLouden yes, I switched it out for 9's and couldn't get the high E string saddle to go forward far enough to get the intonation in, even with the action rather low, so I went back to 10's. Even with 10's all of the saddles are adjusted rather far forward to get it right, I feel like they mounted the whole bridge too far forward by a few millimeters.
Too bad about not being able to intonate with 9's. I use 9-42's so sadly, this is a deal breaker for me.
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if I get one I WILL replace the coil covers with BLACK.... the white looks cheezy... AND put a coil splitter on the humbucker
It would look so cool to put on some DiMarzio pickups with mint green covers, the true velvet is available in that color. But I think the quantum's actually sound pretty good so I'll probably just leave them on.
Only if it had 22 frets...
why you want less frets?
@@diddymies I want the neck pickup in the place where it would be if it had 22 frets, that is the same place where the two extra frets are. It sounds different
@@aaronmaiden3606 I don't think this is true. There's no way, throwing an amp and a pedal in to the mix, you can hear the difference between 22 and 24 frets. I would be interested to see someone do a blind test of this
@@CJacuzzi if you buy three pickups of the same model and put them in a strat, each position will sound different because they are getting the vibrations from different points. The neck pickup position in a 22 frets guitar is different from the position when it has 24 frets. Of course is a subtle difference and with eq and within a mix it would be very difficult to tell. But when you play in front of an amp, the difference is there. Not better or worse, just different. Sorry for my broken English
@@CJacuzzi ruclips.net/video/lz9uDZn8IUE/видео.html there's a comment with time stamps to 22 neck pickup and 24 neck pickup. I hear the 22 warmer and more round, even with RUclips compression
I'm picky 😉 if I pay 400 dollars for a guitar!