I knew I needed a Solar ever since I found out about them. All the specs on paper matched my preferences, but when this finish came out, it was an absolute must for me to buy. I waited for almost one year to buy it, and then a few months to receive it. I have no regrets doing that. I have 15 other guitars anyway so it wasn't a problem.
It's amazing and I recommend it. If you're an Ibanez guy like me, you're very likely a Solar guy as well. This is an absolute shred machine by itself and I don't wanna go on about the specs because they've been covered through the whole A2.6 series. The bottom point is, if you're someone who likes fast necks, jumbo frets, Ibanez, ESP/LTD, etc., you can't go wrong with this.
Not everything was perfect, though. Let's talk about the finish, which was the most important part for me (because the specs of A2.6 are more or less similar through the series), and it was the reason why I bought this one, and not some other Solar A2.6. Don't expect it to be exactly like in the pictures (I mean it's an obvious point, but I got a bit disappointed anyway). I see that Thomann have updated the pictures with the model they received, and now they match more closely the finish I received, which is good for them (I suppose they didn't have any other pictures before, anyway, since they had the official Solar ones). I expected it to be more on the side of the pictures that are on the Solar website (as I've said, Thomann had the same until recently). That finish is 100% for me, 5/5 star, one of THE best finishes I've ever seen. What I received, first it was disappointing because it wasn't as "sharp" as on the pics. With time, I realized it was actually not bad, I just had different expectations, so I'd rate it 90% by my taste. But all this was because of my expectations, and mainly because I was looking at the same pictures for literally a year before I received it. If you take a look at this one and like it, then I'd say go for it. Based on my (very limited) experience, I'd say Thomann now has a more realistic representation of the finish. Also, this was my own opinion and I'm being completely subjective, so nothing I said may apply to your case. I find looks and tones to be a matter of personal preference. Otherwise, 10/10 guitar in my opinion, and I hope to own a few other Solars in the future. Hope this review has been helpful. :)
P.S. One minor thing, but not about the guitar, is that I'm sorry Thomann doesn't sell Solar t-shirts as well, because I really wanted one to come with the guitar. But it doesn't matter, I'll buy one directly from Solar at some point :) this was just a small suggestion to improve the offer.
