Remember the Ibanez ISG35 bag I mentioned a few days ago? Well, that was bought for this guitar; the discontinued Ibanez SZ520FM.
When the SZ520 was released, it was a 'first' in the SZ range to feature a flame maple top & a new fretboard inlay, the 'cardiac heartbeat' indicator. But I didn't buy this guitar for those reasons, I have always admired how the S-series fundamentals were manifested to become this set-neck model. The feel of the instrument was a departure from the typical RG/S shredder affair. It was a bold move by Ibanez back then, I had my reservations but after trying one at Swee Lee (I tried & bought the SZ320 first) I knew this guitar was a success.
... but more importantly, the pickups. The SZ series will be remembered by Ibanez fans as the Seymour Duncan-Ibanez collaboration. However, these pickups were not a made-in-USA affair (the ones in the Prestige SZ models, were), they were Korean & differentiated from the Duncan Designed models featured in many budget guitars like some Squiers.
The headstock's flip-side view with the Korean i/d numbers. By virtue of this identification, we know it originated from the same factory which currently handles PRS' SE models.
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Obiter dictum: I was watching late night news while doing this entry; it seems that the MRT's North-Eastern Woodleigh station will be officially opened later today. According to the authorities, the station remained close for years because the neighbouring population was insufficient to supplement the station's operational costs. But many of us would see this as a poor excuse to deprive the opposition ward of good service amenities. Now that the Potong Pasir constituency had been recaptured by the ruling party, we would expect such things to happen. But if the authorities choose to say that the population is now in good numbers to trigger the stations operations, are there any statistics to back this up?
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Obiter dictum: I was watching late night news while doing this entry; it seems that the MRT's North-Eastern Woodleigh station will be officially opened later today. According to the authorities, the station remained close for years because the neighbouring population was insufficient to supplement the station's operational costs. But many of us would see this as a poor excuse to deprive the opposition ward of good service amenities. Now that the Potong Pasir constituency had been recaptured by the ruling party, we would expect such things to happen. But if the authorities choose to say that the population is now in good numbers to trigger the stations operations, are there any statistics to back this up?
8 comments:
i dun think they ever use much statistics regarding such issues lol...
good looking
because i used to live in that neighbourhood, i'd concur to the fact that there are indeed not many people living there. in fact, Woodleigh station is built on exhumed cemetary grounds :-o but regardless of the situation, if you are the government with good intentions of serving the people, you'd bear the cost of your service for the sake of your people. then again, there's this argument that SMRT is a profit making entity, it doesn't belong to the government.
doc... that's the last reason i'd buy this guitar :-)
nice inlays!
Well in defense of the PAP (which is saying something since I'm pro-opposition) the announcement that woodleigh would be opened did come in early March, way before the GE: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1115097/1/.html
many of us are looking at the documented 'we don't want to open the station to a ghost-town population' rather than this announcement. maybe it was etched deeper in our minds... he he. is there any conspiracy theory foretelling the ruling party come-back so that the announcement would be made in advance to make it look less malignant? dunno, but don't want to dwell deeper into this. i just have fond memories of spending time at the cemetery grounds which are now extinct :-o
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