Spira S-500 Trans Aqua Blue

Spira S-500 QAB Electric Guitar, Trans Aqua Blue

Series: 500 Series
Body Shape: S-Style / Superstrat
Orientation: Right-Handed
Finish: Gloss Trans Aqua Blue

Overview

The Spira S-500 QAB is a high-performance electric guitar that combines striking aesthetics with modern playability and powerful tones. Part of Spira's premium 500 Series, it features a mahogany body topped with quilted maple, creating a distinctive figured finish that stands out on stage and in the studio.

A Canadian roasted maple neck with a Modern D profile and roasted maple fingerboard provides a fast, comfortable playing experience. With 24 jumbo frets, a 14-inch fingerboard radius and a 25.5-inch scale length, the S-500 is designed for everything from tight rhythm playing to technical lead work and expressive bends.

Equipped with a pair of Spira Villain custom ceramic humbuckers, the S-500 delivers powerful, articulate tones particularly suited to rock and metal. A fixed bridge, locking tuners and bone nut complete a performance-focused specification, while the Gloss Trans Aqua Blue finish highlights the quilted maple top.

Key Features

Playability and Comfort

The S-500 features a Canadian roasted maple neck with a Modern D profile, designed to provide a comfortable grip for fast playing and extended sessions. Its 14-inch fingerboard radius offers a relatively flat playing surface, making it well suited to string bends, rapid runs and technical lead passages.

With 24 jumbo frets and a 25.5-inch scale length, the S-500 provides a full two-octave playing range and familiar electric guitar string tension. The roasted maple fingerboard offers a smooth playing surface, while the double-action truss rod allows adjustment of neck relief for a comfortable setup.

Tonewoods and Construction

The mahogany body provides a warm, full-bodied tonal foundation, while the quilted maple top adds striking visual depth and a distinctive figured grain pattern. The Canadian roasted maple neck and roasted maple fingerboard complement the modern design, offering a responsive playing feel.

The gloss finish enhances the Trans Aqua Blue colour and highlights the quilted maple figuring. The combination of premium-looking tonewoods and modern construction makes the S-500 a distinctive choice for players seeking both performance and visual impact.

Electronics

The S-500 is equipped with two Spira Villain custom ceramic humbuckers, designed to deliver high-output tones with a powerful, focused character. Their specified 12k output makes them well suited to distorted guitar sounds, heavy riffs and expressive lead playing.

• Neck Humbucker: Provides full-bodied tones for melodic lead work, thicker clean sounds and sustained notes.

• Bridge Humbucker: Delivers punchy, aggressive tones suited to high-gain riffs and cutting lead lines.

• Dual Humbucker Configuration: Offers a powerful tonal foundation for rock, hard rock and metal.

• Three-Way Pickup Selector: Switches between the neck pickup, bridge pickup or both pickups together.

• Master Volume and Tone Controls: Allow straightforward adjustment of output level and tonal character.

Hardware and Setup

The S-500 features a fixed bridge, providing a stable string anchor and straightforward setup. Black locking tuning machines help simplify string changes and support tuning stability during regular playing, while the bone nut provides a durable string contact point.

Black hardware complements the Trans Aqua Blue finish, creating a cohesive modern aesthetic. The fixed-bridge design is particularly useful for players who prioritise tuning stability and reliable performance during demanding rhythm playing.

Design Details

The S-500's S-style body shape combines familiar double-cutaway ergonomics with contemporary styling. Its Gloss Trans Aqua Blue finish showcases the quilted maple top, creating a vivid appearance with distinctive wood figuring.

Black hardware, locking tuners and the roasted maple neck and fingerboard provide contrasting details, giving the S-500 a modern, performance-focused look suited to the stage or studio.

Specifications

Why Choose This Guitar?

The Spira S-500 QAB is ideal for players who want:

• A striking quilted maple top with a vibrant Gloss Trans Aqua Blue finish.

• High-output ceramic humbuckers suited to rock and metal.

• A fast Modern D roasted maple neck and fingerboard.

• 24 jumbo frets and a 14-inch radius for technical playing and expressive bends.

• A fixed bridge, locking tuners and bone nut for dependable performance.