SeriesIbanez GIO Soundgear

I am just getting back to playing Bass. After a service time loss I have only 3 fingers and thumb on my left hand and only nubs and a thumb on my right hand but love music and wanted to play again. I bought the Red quilted finish. I bought this bass from guitar center 179.99 after looking around a few places to have a good solid unit to try to play again with in my hands. <a href="Resource id #1">Resource id #1</a> The bass has a wonderful feel to it and sounds great through the ampeg 50w I am using. the P/J pick ups all work and the knobs are first class and have no dead spaces or fade issues. The look is beautiful and it feels good standing or sitting while I play. The strings that came on this bass were garbage. Only a small adjustment to the neck made this bass ready to play. Well made it is a little tank of a bass. I feel very sure that this bass could withstand a strong thrashing and still play well and be ready for the next gig. This bass is a great starter, on stage performer or practice unit. It really fills the room with quality sound when asked to play. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

paid 199 pounds from merchant city music this thing grows on you,build quality is excellent the metalware is great,and you will hear the neck is great >> its more its blissfull to play,the phat system and the range of dull thud to tin metal tones is covering all timbres the finish is top class i say this having tried,tested inspected may basses in this price range >> get one !!you will not part with it just a couple niggles 1) the battery cover should be quick releas not have to use a screwdriver 2)i had a faulty volume pot,when i inspected the soldering joints they were badly done, Indonesians need to be trained better,it was amature 3)with a low B string the set up has to be exact i made several changes probably needs a pickguard but>>> its a hell of a bass for the money very well made electrics could be better installed,the fretts and neck are top class,the saddle is also nice,the sustain is awsome can hold its own with much more expensive models,i love this bass,just try one, i will get a 4 string soon but this is # 1 for me This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I got my bass pre-owned from my local music shop for $350 AUD it was in perfect condition and saved $200 on the new price. I bought it as a beginners bass when i started playing but i still have it because i find it good enough to use it for gigs. It tis the best sounding beginners bass i've ever played. Body is lightweight and goog looking. Never had any trouble with it. It Needs another tone control knob like the GSR200 It is very good quality like i said i haven't had any trouble with it. I would reccomend this to any beginner that wants to play bass. It's better than a yamaha or a samick. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com