I bought this guitar because it is IBANEZ, this guitar has fishmams. I compare with CORT 507 MS. If CORT has a sound for d-jent, an evil sound, powerful, then Ibanez has a more universal one: for metal, for rock, for pure sound, despite the fact that FISHMAN pickups are everywhere. Perhaps the sound is different because of the strings: CORT 507 MS are dunlop strings, and on ibanez - dadario. The quality of the tool is very remarkable, which corresponds to the price. A very convenient instrument, I've been playing cheap instruments like ARIA, Squire for a long time - I'm used to the worst in quality and convenience. I recommend you to buy - it's better to buy one good guitar than 4 cheap and not very.