All user reviews of 4/5 for the Ibanez GSR180

Ibanez GSR 180 Sunburst. His Handsome Beau

UTILIZATION

The handle is very nice. For me, who am not a bass player, it's nice not to sweat too much to leave a line of low correct. it allows me to play on my models, troubleshoot a friend, to make the jam.

SOUNDS

The sound is right and very satisfying. One can make the walk, slapper, round sound effect for a "wall". I use both a table or in recording and sometimes (rarely) on a guitar amp I put reverb and bass to zero.

OVERALL OPINION

As usual, we used an Ibanez entry level which is not a low-end: honest, elegant, this is a very good first choice if we begin, a very good second low for confirmation.

22 frets, two passive pickups.
Easy to handle asser learn, Access in acute asser is easy.
Two volume buttons of a Tone.

UTILIZATION

Its main advantage is its weight is light compared to other trs basses that I used.

SOUNDS

Me playing more of metal I think the sound is fairly average ... But for rock it defends relatively better.
However the disadvantage is that you rather have a trs good amp to get a good sound ....

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for over a year. I think its main advantage is its weight and price that is affordable trs is a bass that is very well to start I think I made a good choise for start low and give me the model of ENVIT and continue to try other BASSS.

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UTILIZATION

Channel-type Jazz bass end, pretty easy.
Because the number of spaces the handle is long enough. If we play up, Access in Premire boxes requires some flexibility of the wrist compartment other basses with fewer boxes, but I think it is average.
Access in acute is quite easy too.
The bass is good balance, quite lgre.
I use it either with the volumes of the bottom two microphones, the mic is "bridge" only. The treble is not rglage trs useful, the equalizer of the receiver is much better. In addition, a volume rgler intermdaire or a mix between the two microphones is difficult: the attnuation occurs on the last rotation dixime potentiomtre. The rglages are not gniaux but I trs accommodates well.

SOUNDS

I play mostly jazz and the sound is suitable for beginners like me.
On this bass, trs mdiums are delivered (read: not low trs powerful), but the equalizer in the receiver can correct a little. Get a nice deep well core remains difficult.
Can be found with a better bass sound, but I find this easy to play bass and I have more bottle to choose another. Meanwhile, there are plenty of fawns amliorer of sound:
- Work (it's a bass that is for beginners, and when beginners, must work including sound)
- To put a good amp: I started with a Peavey Micro Bass that did the trick until I played with a drummer. Now I use a Markbass Mini CMD121 (a stepfather is disproportionate but unlike the bass for which I have yet to flash a MODEL particular, the amp there's no picture .. . and there will be one day the bass that goes with it ...)
- Change the strings (whether for sound or for playing comfort)
- Change the pickups (I did not, I would consider tinkering plutt prampli first one to see).

There may be a wave of his ide "Pastorius" using micro bridge alone. For a more round, put the bottom two microphones. For now for me with the s'arrte rglages: the rest is your fingers. In gnral I prfre the strings a little tired, but takes work. The original strings were kept for long sound of slamming me to beginners (especially when playing with headphones). In Ralite the strings can be pretty new but it takes a good technique that has obviously not to beginners. So I found work as strings which sound I liked after one week of play: the Thomastik-Infeld, but I imagine there are plenty of other brands that have this property t. In addition I find them more "easy" to play ...

OVERALL OPINION

I play an average of ten hours per week for two years and this is my Premire low.
I find it easy to play. Discoveries I have a new playing comfort down the ropes and rglant the handle, and I think my technique is still far from the limits of the instrument.
I tried a cheaper MODEL: not nice to see or hear and play harder. Knew nothing I took a CHRE not pretty and I found that other shops said that customers are allowed to play ca ... and I am very tomb.
Conclusion: it is a good low-rev for beginners with a good quality price, easy to play even if the sound is no hell. It suits me well even trs APRS two years, long life provided they take a little care (belt buckle, which scrapes the varnish etc. ..).

- Made in Korea
- 22 frets, 2 passive pickups Type J
- 3 knobs, one for each pickup and 1 tone
- Handle "GSR4" screwed onto the body

Quite satisfactory for a low at that price.

UTILIZATION

The handle moves a lot, making it necessary to straighten it often. In addition, the strings quite distant from the handle, which quickly tired fingers when we play faster, and also complicates the hammer.
Access to acute is impeccable, except that the body of the gene slightly lower when you get to the top of the handle.
The form is all that is most convenient, and the body is very light.

Note: the wood of the handle a few green marks after one year of use ...

SOUNDS

The sounds are quite limited but versatile: the tone knob does not give her a choice between a warm, warm, bold, there is nothing to get his cold.
I play metal and the bass suits me quite well as the possibility of having a cold would have made her more opportunities, especially during part of its "clean".
I played with a Laney 30W amp and a 100W Hartke aluminum diaphragm on both the sound is quite dynamic, but not exceptional.

OVERALL OPINION

Low choice to start, but to change when you want to gain speed and efficiency, among other things because of the handle that is too low end.
A bass that is worth its price.