In an uncompromising marriage of style and substance, the semi-hollowbody Ibanez AR Standard AR520HME embodies the company’s dedication to accessibility, sonic power, and no-holds-barred playability. Maple and jatoba tonewoods undergird a seamless set-neck construction, complementing a wealth of audiovisual enhancements from the eye-grabbing Macassar ebony top. While unique appointments elevate this model to legendary status, rest assured knowing that the most classically-celebrated design staples of Ibanez’s aural offerings are here and ready to rip, including a fast neck, powerful house-built electronics, and rock-solid hardware. For Sweetwater’s gigging guitarists, the AR520HME’s pickups and onboard sound-shaping tools give them the edge with live shows of myriad styles, from the versatile heat of the Super 58 humbuckers to the dynamism of the dual Tri-sound switches. Add in a 3-piece neck, an ultra-smooth heel, and 22 frets, and the Ibanez AR Standard AR520HME is ripe for becoming your next main-stage axe.

Robust foundations teeming with clarity

Tonewoods are essential to defining your instrument’s aural aperture, and for the semi-hollow AR Standard AR520HME, Ibanez’s luthiers elected a flexible yet focused tonewood trio. A slab of Macassar ebony tops this scorching semi-hollow, framed in eye-catching abalone, teeming with powerful presence and nearly endless sustain. The maple and okoume body serves as the sonic cornerstone of this 6-string, revered for its mahogany-like balance and warmth, with an added touch of brightness on the top end. Appropriately, the set neck is crafted from three pieces of sonorous maple, enhancing the properties of the okoume-maple body blend and infusing your sound with clarity and natural note separation. A jatoba fretboard completes the tonewood trio, blending the transparency of maple with the crystalline character and responsiveness of rosewood, alongside resounding projection, to amplify every lick, lead, riff, and solo with unwavering distinction.