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MGR/Anonymous « Ibanez GSR200 »
Published on 06/27/01 at 15:00I bought my bass over the telephone from Musician's Friend. I only paid $200 plus tax.
I love my bass, its' my baby. It's only a cheap starter bass but I love it. I like the color- Jewel Blue which is almost completely covered in stickers, but I liked it when I bought it. Its great! The body is comfortably shaped and extremely light. This makes it an easy bass to plop on a couch and play, or jump around a stage, or whatever you like to do. I also like the neck. It is extremely thin when compared to Fenders. This makes it a very easy bass to play. I can move up and down the neck quickly, and this makes it possible to play many different styles of music. I play alternative, funk, punk, etc, and it sounds great. I also like the P and J style pickups because you can really mold your sound, even without an equalizer. One other thing I like about my bass is the craftsmanship. Even though it is just a starter model it has great construction. It also has great tone and sound.
I didn't like the crappy factory strings that came on my bass. They sounded really bad and just didn't feel right. Once a replaced them everything was great except that the J- style pickup has a tendency to buzz. This isn't noticable when you are playing, but I can just about get rid of it by fooling around with my equalizer.
This bass (or at least mine) has great construction. The screws are all tight and nothing is amiss. The finish in jewel blue is sparkly in some light and is just a nice deep, dark blue in other light. It also is even, and painted to the edges. The neck has good action. I lowered my bridge to my preference but it was fine before. Also (an important one)- all the knobs work.
I like this guitar. It has good constructio, and the complaints I have are rather minor. It also has great sound and tone for a bass of it's price. I went to my music store and tried out some more expensive basses and I was impressed that my guitar was comperable to basses in the $300 range. I love my guitar.I tried out my freinds crappy squire which has a close price- no comparison. This cheap little bass has made me want my next bass to be IBANEZ. A good brand!
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I love my bass, its' my baby. It's only a cheap starter bass but I love it. I like the color- Jewel Blue which is almost completely covered in stickers, but I liked it when I bought it. Its great! The body is comfortably shaped and extremely light. This makes it an easy bass to plop on a couch and play, or jump around a stage, or whatever you like to do. I also like the neck. It is extremely thin when compared to Fenders. This makes it a very easy bass to play. I can move up and down the neck quickly, and this makes it possible to play many different styles of music. I play alternative, funk, punk, etc, and it sounds great. I also like the P and J style pickups because you can really mold your sound, even without an equalizer. One other thing I like about my bass is the craftsmanship. Even though it is just a starter model it has great construction. It also has great tone and sound.
I didn't like the crappy factory strings that came on my bass. They sounded really bad and just didn't feel right. Once a replaced them everything was great except that the J- style pickup has a tendency to buzz. This isn't noticable when you are playing, but I can just about get rid of it by fooling around with my equalizer.
This bass (or at least mine) has great construction. The screws are all tight and nothing is amiss. The finish in jewel blue is sparkly in some light and is just a nice deep, dark blue in other light. It also is even, and painted to the edges. The neck has good action. I lowered my bridge to my preference but it was fine before. Also (an important one)- all the knobs work.
I like this guitar. It has good constructio, and the complaints I have are rather minor. It also has great sound and tone for a bass of it's price. I went to my music store and tried out some more expensive basses and I was impressed that my guitar was comperable to basses in the $300 range. I love my guitar.I tried out my freinds crappy squire which has a close price- no comparison. This cheap little bass has made me want my next bass to be IBANEZ. A good brand!
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com