All user reviews of 4/5 for the Ibanez Jumpstart GSR190J

I picked up this good looking bass at a local music store. I bought it used for only about 120 american dollars, It was my first bass.

This guitar is great for beginners. IT held up very well through learning and is still running through all my use. I used it very often and hard and it still works. It sounds like what you would expect from a beginner bass. It gives good clean sound straight up, and has j and p style pickups for a little extra control. Overall very good price quality relationship

There is nothing particularly wrong with this bass. It is a low end bass for beginners so one cannot expect too much. Obviously no active pickups or anything. The knobs that control volume come off after a long time but are easily glued back on.That is about it.

It is built strong. It has taken abuse and is still fine. No major parts have broken or not worked. The intonation tends to become a little off which is a pain to fix but you can bring it to a store and they will do it, also that really is not that big a deal while you are learning.

IT is a good beginner bass, It does nothing wrong really, nothing specail but a good solid unit for the price.

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I always wanted to learn how to play a bass because you only need to play one string at a time. It was given to me as a gift with the starter set.

I thought I was going to have a hard time learning all of the scales and chords but this is a realy easy to play and as a person who has never picked up an instrument in his life I am coming along well.

The only thing I can find wrong is a little buzz sound on the fret and the kit could have come with a little bit more powerful amp.

This is a strong instrument. When I can't hit those rite notes I might give it a litle bump or a drop and it is still playing ok.

This a great bass to start with because of its ease to play. I don't mean to toot my own horn (toot,toot). But I have only been playing for two months and I am not exactly the worst player in the world, infact I am now in a band.

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I purchased the guitar as part of "Jumpstart" pack. It included the guitar, a 10w amp, a bag, and a tuner for ~$300 at GuitarCenter. I'm a NEWBIE; this review is given from the vantage point of someone who had never owned a musical instrument before.

So far, it's been a great learner instrument. It sounds good, it seems to be well constructed, and the price was definitely right...I'd have paid $350+ for a GSR200 (the almost identical model not sold as part of a pack) and a practice amp, never mind the tuner, etc.

I get occasional buzz on one fret, but otherwise, no problems. I didn't like the fact that the *black* guitar was $10 more than the *red* guitar, but this might have been GuitarCenter's fault.

Well, it's almost a year after I bought it, and there have been no problems so far. It stays in tune pretty well.

Definitely worth it for a beginner.

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- How long have you use it?
6 months
- What is the particular feature you like best and least?
What I like most is a lightness has parratre dbile can, but you can jou several hours without feeling any pain in the shoulder.
I dtest is the sound of the amp, which is hideously ugly.
- How do you report qualitprix?
Value for money fully correct.
- With the exprience, you do again this choice? ...
Certainly, although a Fender Jazz Bass would not be refused, for my part, before aqurir this low, I board beginners on the cit ... prcdement
Nothing to see ...

That said, for beginners, I think there is nothing better now, but you have to replace the emergency jack 50cm (humor) and the strap is leather, which was due to my jack APRS an unfortunate fall ... inexplicable still there ...

It's been 21 months and I played with this bass.
Pack super benefit that goes into this world because the amp is good, although the sound is not great. I use it at home with a zoom pedal and there, inevitably it sounds much better, with more power.
Good jack is in form he ets a clear need to get a longer and stronger, I would say the same for the strap but I still the original (but I take care often loose - very dangerous for the bass!).

As for the more important, I am absolutely delighted with this low since each group where I go tells me she has a great sound and is nickel for the slap.
In addition to super light ... For a passive is nice!

But then it fell into the hands of a seasoned bass player (thank you Francis Winandy) that brought me closer to the strings and set the handle because before she was very stiff and difficult to play.

Price / quality ratio particularly interesting if we can revise the bass.

Ibanez GSR190
Asian manufacturing,
22 frets, 2 pickups (bridge and neck)
three knobs for adjustment (bridge pickup, neck and volume).

No marks on the knobs but the settings are instinctively.

The handle is quite enjoyable, Access in acute ais pointde is ergonomically there is no problem you can play while sitting upright as well as carefree, the bass is not heavy Exess.
With regard to the sound this bass is enough "touches everything" through the neck pickup in Fondettes by cutting the bridge pickup gives a warm sound, very round, very jazzy.
The bridge pickup is a bit less convincing in my opinion but you can shoot funky sounds without too much problem.

<p class="bbcode-offtopic"> Off topic: <span>If you order this low on the internet thought to set the low of the reception because the string action is high rev ...</span>

This bass is well suited to my style of play, I put the neck pickup has three quarters and the bridge pickup and it is a third party for a good pop / rock!
As I said above, the bridge pickup spits crystaline sound unconvincing and a round neck pickup not unpleasant.

I have this low since 2004 (that's my one and only ^ ^)
The particularity is that I prefer the comfort of game
The report qualitprix seems honorable.
With the experience I would probably have picked up a pack squier jazz bass ....

I bought this pack there are 8 months now. This one contains:
A low-BK Ibanez GSR190JU finish (black) or R (red) to choose from.
A BSA-amp Ibanez Oct. 10 Watts, 3-band legalization, hp 8 inch between headphone.
A-tuner bass and guitars.
One-strap.
-A kit with accessories such as: * of picks
* Plug to 2 meters
* A crick in the neck settle.

Commenont by the amp: the sound is just fine for beginners, but good for group play his pass just right if there is no drummer vidamnent ^ ^
Well, the 3-band legalization is good for beginners, teaches a argler his sound! Exceeds only problem when the volume 3 (which is low given the low rev power) must then correct the agalisatation, gus by adding and removing low, otherwise it makes its satture BZZZZZZZZZZ standard in amp is pretty awful.

The tuner lacks precision but is not bad. It fulfills its role tuner. Nothing to add.

The strap has nothing to say except that it is a belt and what not to n'arette drgler otherwise the holes for the matre machines after the bass (I even know how his Sapele ^ ^) and many holes n'arettent not widened or damaged! I will soon have to buy a new strap because it will take longer I feel! The strap is not great but it's just a strap and dance is not too inportant.

And finally passont has lment's largest package ... Bass.
The no problems! It is a low gniale for beginners. The sound is more than adequate, the rglages are simple (one knob for micro precision, and one for the other microphone) when it is used to troisime argler the Tone. The sound is good! frankly for the price of the pack should be almost the price of the bass alone! I dja ayssay of low medium and high-end, and my taste the sound is not bad at all (should not expect that the Stingray has a comparable pa ^ ^) I has kept it forever because it is my very first bass. Forever? Yes, but what should follow, I micro meters a "azz bass" for the microphone down and a "precision bass" for the top one, and later perhaps to change the handle, and it has really good sound! Only problem! it's not a bass pro either! I would even danc off the handle too much tendency to bend forward and is often rergler, but from this simple dfault the bass is rather well the road.

The pack in it even, given the quality of the bass, has a good report quality price trs (290 bought the whole) it takes the road well!

How many frets, what kind of micro as well as their configuration?
21 frets, micro Fender Jazz and Precision type, passive, black
What type of bridge (Floyd, Wilkinson ...)?
Floating bridge as prcdemment said.
What rglages (volume, Tone slecteur micro ...)?
Two volume knobs (one for mic), and a knob of Tone.

What type of race?
Imitation rosewood handle (certified sweat accumulates). The highs are easily accessible even if there is a lack of fluency has put our paw at the end (I did not test much lower and this is my Premire, but a handle would be less pais better).

I also noticed that oxidize frettent lgrement

I put 7 / 10, because it's not bad for a bass this price range.

The handle is it enjoyable?
As I said, Access in acute is a bit difficult when you want to put the four fingers because of a race may be a little pais. Apart from a, it's a real pleasure to play it.

Access in acute (dernires freight) is it easy?
Hmm ...

Ergonomics is it good (in terms of shape, weight ...)?
This bass is trslgre. It does not feel to feel, despite weighing just dsquilibr.
There is, against something, I do not know is that to me, but sometimes when I play at the NINTH box of my rope R E string starts vibrating while only a very little. It's almost inaudible, except when playing with distortion.

Appropriate are your style of music?
I play a little bit of everything, some rock / punk, some rock a little more cool, sometimes funk: It is appropriate at all.

With what (s) amplifier (s) or effect (s) do you play?
I play with the amp came with. This is the beginners, but is limited in its empty rev band of serious (can not have nice low round with). Since then, I use it as a DI, then connect a console other speaker, while waiting for a real amp.
I jou on a low-end distortion to try again, a fate not too bad when it is rgl.

What kind of sound you get and with what rglages ("crystalline", "bold ",....)?
You can have a trs his "electric guitar" by switching on the micro Fully Jazz, like fine low round of the microphones with the precision Tone to a minimum. I'm sorry for against the diffrence Submitted volume too, which may even be caractriser by large "pops" when playing too hard. The slapping sounds well or trs.

What are the sounds you prfrez, you dtest?
With rglages purposes, I russi find a sound that I like particulirement, well rounded bass with good attack. But I pass by EQ 2 (console + amplifier) ​​and an external sound processor to get l. However, what dplait me the most is the lack of precision and volume in the acute and slap. Both basses sound trs strong fingers, and treble you really look for them, or there is little low and many acute (and other config knobs), as contrast to slap it's hard look for when you hit low on the stick and the highs are crystal clear when one takes trs. It is this lack of balance that I deny the most.

Note that I changed the strings original APRS 6 months (when the G string lch me. I took GHS .45 -. 100 is the day and the night, its totally silent diffrent (much better), but the problem still Submitted deficits.
Also, I think it is great balance of plant. If I keep, I certainly emmnerai in a luthier or other specialist in the making rviser correctly.

How long have you use it?
Since September 2008, nine months.

What is the particular feature you like best and least?
Plutt good sound for the price I got for something like 250. The handle is plutt good overall, too, the electronic air reliably, and I have not had a problem of jack or easel.

Have you tried many other models before acqurir?
This is my Premire low, so they are not.

How do you report qualitprix?
Excellent

Exprience with, you will do again this choice? ...
With the exprience I would recommend this bass srement someone who wants to beginners. Now with a deeper level I direct them towards plutt MODELS above, as ATK310 Ibanez or Fender Mexico, according to the style.

This pack contains:

Bass-ibanez gsr190
A cover-Ibanez (ultra thin, only for transportation, to protect will review copy ...)
A BSA10-amp if I'm not mistaken. It is not joy ... major weakness of the pack.
- The picks
- Jack
- Keys to adjust the handle
- An electronic tuner (you will not expect a super tuner with LCD display, but just something with blinking LED ...)
- For how long have you been using it?

Since very little time, being a beginner and want to start big bass, I chose this pack and was able to use it four days ago, so my opinion is not the time nor the comparison with other low, my experience is not very large.

- What thing do you like most/least about it?
I love the look of this bass, mine has a black head in contrast to the picture presented is even better ...
What I like least is clearly the amp, which is not really the best in the world, I think I'm about to buy another, but at least you can play from the Release package is not an amp for a gig, or even it is just a bit to really disturb the neighbors ....

- Did you try many other models before getting this one?
No, this is the problem, always try before you buy, what I did not see fit to ... big mistake.

- What is your opinion about the value for the price?
Really not too bad for playing right away to not really expensive.

- Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice? ...
No, I would take the above model, which is a GSR200 active bass with the same qualities as this one, but another amp a Blue cab style or one that is fair.

I use this pack for 4 years, finally I got it 4 years ago More precisely.
I've tried anything else before, it advised me to lower primarily for its ergonomics, pleasant handle, and its not too bad for a beginner bass. APRS sudden I had the opportunity to try the low-end of some of my friends, stagg, harley benton honntement etc and the Ibanez is doing better.
What I like most is the ergonomics of the bass, I like the least amp that quickly becomes useless because it is so rotten.

The price quality ratio is excellent for:

-Bass, the sound is frankly well compared to other low-end of. Well maintained and RULES, I come with strings Dunlop draw a seed for nice bass this View Categories.
Its ergonomics is also a very good point. It is lgre, although balance, comfortable playing as assi standing, the neck is pleasant, ideal for beginners though gently, without confronting the outset a tree trunk as a handle.
-For the tuner who does his job
Mdiators them because several models I believe (I'm not very even on when, all fawn seen the price of drisoire mdiators they're a bit mad actually ^ ^ and then you work your game to the finger if you mdiators does not match ^ ^)
The small-package to keep everything nice like a nice boy, for not that old you break by saying: "howww is a mess, tidy your room" when there's just a jack and a tuner in the middle of the room ^ ^
Cons by the report quality price excrable for:

-Amplifier, which provided me very quickly and distortion dgueulasse Escaping any contrle. So much so that today even with the volume between 0 and 5 I have a horrid and continuous crpitement amp ptouille "when I play the bass (but be careful It is a 10 watts (ie low) and when you are beginner, it is bte, you put the volume quickly BOUZILLE thoroughly and the amp). I use to disassemble and see how it's done the interior and since I'm too lazy to go back because I dsormais other amps better.
-Strap, which wear out very quickly the slots and could bring down your instrument.
-The cable jack that DGRAD quickly if it is folded for storage every time, or if you drive too often with his top desk chair ^ ^.

I will ever exprience with this choice because the main objective is fulfilled: a beginner bass with his pretty and comfortable ergonomics, good for you to feel comfortable in your dealings with this fabulous first instrument, the bass.
I put 7 only because of the amp mainly.

PS: Note that g is my pack of 4 years, I think the amp is no longer done everything the same in packs today, at least in appearance.

(Originally written by TomOuaips/translated from Audiofanzine FR)

Specs:
- 4-strings electric bass guitar
- Two passive pickups with one volume and two tone controls
- Bolt-on neck with 22 frets
- Fender-like Ibanez bridge (floating)
- Ibanez machine heads
- Made in China

Usability:
Very pleasant neck although I prefer necks with a natural finish. Very easy access to the upper frets even when you stretch the strap to the maximum. The body shape isn't annoying but it doesn't look nice (I'm a jazz fan lol). I like the color (red).
I can easily get almost every sound I want using the controls and the amp's EQ.

Sound:
It's my first bass guitar so I can't compare it to other instruments. Of course it's not a Fender sound but it's ok. With the right setting you can get a Musicman-like sound. Rich overtones. The sound is good for finger picking and slap playing. For tapping the results aren't that good.
Both pickups sound very different. One of them has a round sound and the other a more neutral sound. Depending on my mood I like to play with one or the other or both of them. I play it with the amp provided in the pack or with a Fender Rumble.

Overall opinion:
It's my first bass guitar and I'm happy with it. I've been playing it with my band for 10 months and I like it. I use Fender strings. A small critique: One of the machine heads doesn't work properly but it only needs to be tightened. <p class="bbcode-offtopic">Off topic: <span>But I'm too lazy.</span> As a summary, this bass guitar fits the needs of beginners but I will buy a new one because I'm tired of its sound and my taste has evolved :D
Very, very good to learn how to play bass guitar!