All user reviews for the Ibanez GAX30 [2004-2017]

The Ibanez GAX30 is an SG-style guitar with the lower body of a Les Paul. It punches well above its price range and can rival the standard Epiphone or Squier Classic Vibe models in terms of quality. Construction and finishing are great all round with a great neck, good pickups and nice ergonomics. It’s the perfect beginner to intermediate guitar, as you can easily upgrade the pickups later on and get a nice-sounding, mid-priced instrument. It’s easy to recommend for most styles of music like blues, rock or jazz. A cool modification can be changing the pickguard and pickups so it resembles Joan Jett’s double-cut Gibson Melody Maker.

My second ever electric guitar. I bought it due to the cool colours, solid build quality, comfortable neck, and classic rock vibes. It's reminiscent of a Gibson SG or Melody Maker DC. It was purchased brand new with a basic gigbag and accessories. The neck is very easy to play with a satin finish. Otherwise you get basic volume and tone controls, no coil splitting at this price level. It's a relatively light guitar when compared to a Les Paul, and plays easily. There is some level of neck dive, not horrible though.

Suited my blues and classic rock style fine, the sound was fat and full, but could be played clean without issue. Played it through a Fender FM15. I didn't use any effects with it and just cranked up the gain a little when playing AC/DC, Hendrix, etc. It's not a noisy guitar. You can get a wide variety of sounds, although I wouldn't play Metal or anything too heavy, go for a Jackson or ESP in that case. You could get away with really heavy stuff but I've found that EMG-equipped guitars handle that best.

The guitar was well set up by the shop. I did need to adjust the truss rod several times over the years, but nothing dramatic. Wiring and finish were all fine, good quality there and no complaints. Same with the frets, nothing to flag. All in all a solid instrument that looks and feels more expensive that it is. There were no flaws upon purchase. The pickups needed a little raising that's all. I was very impressed by the out of the box nature of its playability. Well done Ibanez! This is how it should be.

I would use this as a second live guitar, or rehearsals and home practice. Reason being the sound quality could be better but it's unbeatable at this price point. Durability is fine. It's dependable and looks quite cool. I had fun using it and it never let me down. It lasted me around 5-6 years before I eventually sold it for a Les Paul which suited my playing style better. It's a great feeling and sounding guitar, I would easily recommend it to anyone looking for an alternative to Epiphone or Squier.

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SOUNDS

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Da5 Vox Cry Baby Slash Signature
Everything overdrive, high gain, crunch, with its clake tt

NOTICE GLOBAL

I lé depui 4 months
The C + Ibanez, i like the 'Banez !!!
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I keep 'Banez to mumse lol
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22 frets, 2 humbucking, 3 positions, one volume and tone potentiometer

UTILIZATION

The handle is it enjoyable?
Yes, the handle end is easily playable. The strings are just a little too spaced for my taste, but it's still very comfortable.

Access to acute (recent freight) is it easy?
Yes, very easy

Ergonomics is it good (in terms of shape, weight ...)?
Nice light guitar

Gets it easy to sound good?
For that price should not expect her to Gibson, but it rest very well to begin with, and you can still get good sound. Personally I would end up replacing the pickups certainly, especially micro serious lack prevents the acute micro still has already made a good and sound good is the harmonic (artificial and natural)

SOUNDS

Personally I would end up replacing the pickups certainly, especially micro serious lack of fishing for big riff. The microphone has acute still have a good record and is well sound harmonics (artificial and natural)

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 1 year.

I have a Cort X2 also, and I could test higher-end guitars.

The +: the look
The -: The sound is still not great, although for the price, there are much worse. an Ibanez at this price, it is the quality compared to branded we can find for sometimes expensive.

Very good value for money, and I do not regret my purchase.

I've been playing for a few years now. I've mostly focused on my acoustic, but just started playing more on my Ibanez. I listen to just about everything. As far as my electric, I have been playing more metal, like Sepultura and System of a Down.

I bought my guitar from a local music store in Utah called Best in Music (at least I think it's local...)

I wanted a starter guitar just to start practicing. I was trying to decide between a Silvertone and this Ibanez. Both were around the same price, but I chose this because the Silvertone was an off shoot and this is actually made by Ibanez, so you know you're getting the same quality.

I can't remember how much I paid for it. I believe it was around $150. I bought a starter pack with it the store provides which included a basic amp (which I've replaced with a Roland Cube 15 since), strings, gig bag, etc...

I haven't played many electrics so I don't have much to compare it to.

I love the finish. I own the transparent red and it looks great. Ibanez definitely had quality in mind here. The neck is smooth and it's really eazy to play. The sound is better than I would have expected. The clean sound through my Roland Cube 15 is great, and it gets pretty crunchy when you flip the distortion up, especially on the "Metal Stack" setting on the Roland.

I wish you could control the mid levels because some of the overdrives and lighter distortions get pretty unbalanced. I don't know if it's me, but the neck seems a bit heavy too heavy for the body. Sometimes it feels like you're holding it up more than actually playing it.

Sometimes the tuners can be a bit tricky. They aren't as tight as my acoustic by any means.

As I said before, I bought the Ibanez because I knew it was manufactured by Ibanez instead of being some knock of brand. The quality is definitely there in both the sound, look and feel of the guitar.

The tone and volume knobs sometimes give off a little static when you move them, but nothing too bad.

I think I've pretty much covered it. If you're interested in buying a good starter guitar at a great price without sacrificing quality, this would be it.

If something were to happen to it, I would probably replace it with a GAX70, or something a little higher, but that's only because I've played it enough to know what I'd like to have in a new guitar.

As far as new and beginning players, I would recommend it over any other comparably priced brand or model out there.

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I've ben playing since last christmas, mainly into Rock and Blues music, but I drift into Jazz Fusion, Metal and Funk. I play anything I think sounds good.

I bought the guitar in Musician Inc. in Dublin for the small sum of €209. It was my first guitar so i didn't wand to splash out too much, butwhen I played this I just fell in love with it.

This really is incredibly good value for a guitar. It is madefrom basswood, which gives areasonably good sound. The neckof the guitar is what attracted me to it the must, it s quite simply a thing of beauty. It isunpainted and unpolished and has a lovely sanded wood feel. Your hand just slidesup and down it so easily and it feels so good.

It only has single tone and volume controls and the black dinish isn't really specatular, if i could buy again, I would get it in transparent red

Overall, it is a very solid guitar, I haven't had any problems with things coming loose at all and that with quite a bit of play. It comes with 2 humbucker pickups, which unlike some other guitars at this price range, they each have their only distinctive sound, one being quite chunky and the other i suppose more "stratty"

In all, this is a great practise guitar and perfect for any beginner. It is very cheap, but like all Ibanez guitars, it is quality.

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Bought online from Musical Instrument Warehouse in the UK. Paid £89.99, which may have been a sale price.

Good sound, nice to play. The finish is fantastic. Before I received the guitar I was worried about the appearance because I'd only ever seen it on the Internet and those pictures (including on the Ibanez site)looked Photoshopped or something. Well, the colour of mine is transparent red, so you can see the wood grain. It is a gorgeous deep shiny red not the boring bright matt red you see in the pictures. I would imagine that the black and jewel blue versions are also impressive.

If I have to find something to fault I would say that the tuning pegs look a bit cheap.

Seems nicely made and good quality, certainly for the money.

I'd have no hesitation in recommending this guitar to people. If you want a guitar for performing live I think you should play one of these and decide whether it's good enough for you or not.

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I got this Ibanez for Christmas at Lentines Music Store at Ohio in Montrose.I got it because its what alot of people reccomend.
The original price is 219.00 but it was on discount for 179.99.If you find a place that has a better price then show them the place and they will lower it to the same price.So I got mine for 149.99.It saved my parents alot of money

I like the bodywork and the color.Its Transparent Red.I like the design and how it has a nice clean sound.The chrome tuners are very good so no worries there.The humbuckers are very good and it has a 3-way switch.They stay in place very well.They don't fall off that easily.

They could have made a better bridge but otherwise its a guitar that you'll love.

Well mines its Transparent Red and The tuners are chrome.The neck is made of maple wood.The headstock looks like a Gibson so you should like that!!!

I'm a girl guitarist so you might think different from me.Its fantastic guitar for a beginner.Its good with any kind of music you wanna play with.From Classic To heavy metal it will work!!!!!!

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I recieved this guitar as a christmas present. It was purchased at Music Unlimited, a guitar shop in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The price was 178.00.

I like the fast neck and the humbuckers. Mine also has a transparent red finish that looks very nice. It has good sustain and it just sounds really good. It is also my first guitar to own. I've played others and mine plays almost as good as a Fender Custom Tele.

I really can't complain about anything except You have to buy a Les Paul case for it.

It has a bolt on neck with a String through bridge. Two powersound Humbuckers at the neck and bridge. One tone and one volume control. And it sounds very good.

My guitar has very good performance for the price.

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I recieved this for my b-day when it was on sale at samash for 149$, list price 219$.

This is my first guitar, but my expectations were still high. I had already played on the 48th street custom Fender guitar (a 'beaut by the way) I was not expecting a LOT from this, but it delivered amazing performance. The neck is smooth and easy for shreding. The pickups are easy to use and effective. The input jack, although it comes loose, is easy to fix and the tuning machines have not failed me yet. I FREEKING LOVE THIS GUITAR

I wish the pickups did a bit more or at gave a bit more change in the sound. A space for a tremelo bar would be nice too.

Hasnt broken on me yet (almost a year) comes with a warentee.

Love it, great beginer/intermediate guitar and nice construction.

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i was in france at the time and i saw it at the back it was looked great and it looked great it was £150 cheep!!

i like the look of the guitar red with a white scrach board and the tremalo bends really well i normaly switch it to the humbucker pick up beacause the sound is more treabley and the sounds i thinks t its best the other pick ups are good quality

the only thing that was off putting was the strings are a bit to far away from the fret board and if i put it closer it starts to twang

i think the construction and quality of the guitar is very good its hard wearing and is great for begginers

i love ibanez they make the best guitars ever and FENDERS ARE SHIT!!!


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I started out on an acoustic guitar and wanted an electric. My cousin sold me his Ibanez Gio because he bought a Gibson Les Paul. I bought it from him for 125 dollars. That included the practice amp, guitar, and gig bag.

It is a solid little beginner guitar. For the price it sounds way good. You don't have to tune it and it pretty much stays in tune when you use the whammi bar.

That it wasn't a Fender!!

It seems to be pretty well built. The only thing I see is the jack where you plug into the amp has come loose and i took it apart and fixed it. Overall it seems to be in good condition. Just depends on how you treat it.

Would definitley recommend to anyone for a beginner or intermediate guitar.

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I got my Ibanez Gio from a music shop in Orange Park, Florida. I paid about $300 for it.

I like it mostly because my experience with my friend's Gio guitar. I liked the feel and it gave me a desire to play the electric guitar.

I don't like the fact that the bridge floats in place. Because of it, I have to tune it more than once to when replacing strings. I have a friend with an older model of the same guitar, but he recieved a different bridge that dosn't allow this sort of thing.

The body has an ergonomic design that allows for ease of play. The guitar is also durable; able to survive accidental droppings.

The Ibanez Gio is a great guitar that has the look and performs like high-end guitars. On a lower budjet, this is the #1 guitar to buy before moving to the next level.

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i got this guitar from guitar center and i payed about $225 for it. a pretty good deal for a beginner electric.

well i like the overall feel to it just the way it contours to your body kinda like a strat does but it isnt very light, the tuning is great very long hold, low action and the tone. just a nice good sound.

the only real problem i had with this guitar was that i had big time electrical problems when i plugged the guitar in. it had to do with the output socket, i had to take it apart and bend the metal part inside so it would actually touch the input jack. sometimes when im playing it would just go out. so i had to do some customizing with this guitar.

the quality is fine except for the inner electric stuff but that can easily be taken care of if you do it yourself and screw the socket tight. the construction is top of the line so i think, nice straight neck, very sturdy.

overall this is a nice beginner guitar. i learned everything i know from this guitar. and i dont think theres a better electric beginner out there. my friend actually has one of these and he says he hasnt had any problems. so if your a beginner and im sure the price has dropped the last 1 year ive had this then go for it!

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I Acquired this guitar after school one day when i had saved up ebough money to get it. The guitar sounded great and played great. Great Action, Nice sound, and reall apealing to the sight. I paid atleast 300$ for this guitar.

I like that the guitar sounds great, looks good, and feels good to play.

i dont like that it doesn't have the tune locks, and since it has a floating bridge the guitar tends to drop key as i tune my guitar.

The constructuion is very rounded. it looks appealing, and is very tough.

The Guitar is Very Durable and dependable. If you were to choose a guitar for a concert this is the winner.

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I got tiis guitar from my local Sam Ash store for $190. That is an unbelievable price for a giutar of this price. My friend has a $200 Squier and this blows the crap out of it. The best under $200 guitar I'v ever seen.

I got the chromed out color and it looks beautiful. There is actually a resemblance to the SG. The humbuckers perform amazingly and the neck is slick.

Not anything. At all.

Amazing. If you add one amazing humbucker and a black pick gaurd, it looks like a million bucks.

THE ABSOLUTE BEST UNDER $200 GUITAR EVER. HIGHLY RECOMENDED FOR BEGINERS, EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS LIKE A $1000 ONE.

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The Ibanez Gio is my frist electric guitar. Before I bought it a year ago for aroung $250 I was playing an accoustic guitar.

What I actually like best about the guitar is that the price is very good for the quality you get. The sound is fine for both clean and distorted music.

The handling of the guitar is good.

It features two single coils and one humbucker. And you can adjust tone and volume.

What I don't like:

- The single coils are actually useless
- Too much noise if you play distorted
- The quality of the pickups is not good actually.

The construction of the guitar is ok. You don't have to tune or replace the strings often.
One time a pickup fell off and I had to screw it in again. This means the construction could be even better.

Its a good guitar if you are just a beginner or want to change to an e-guitar from an accoustic.

Anyway it is a beginners guitar and I really want to get another guitar now. I'm going to buy an Ibanez K-7 and sell my Gio.

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GAX 30: 2 open-coil humbuckers (NSDP PSND1 and 2)
1 Tone knob for a volume
1 microphone selector 3 positions
ibanez neck type, that is to say, super fine, with 22 frets
agate body
Price: 200 euros

UTILIZATION

The handle is one of the highlights of the guitar, because, as super fine, it's very easy jouer.Il is a slippery n'tant not painted like the body.
Access in acute is good enough, the guitar is super Legris.
For sound, when you put too much distortion, the pickups are not prcis trs, but is still good.
The sound is clear and crystalline slamming, and I love.

TRS is a good value quality price, in any case

SOUNDS

I play rock / hard rock, and suits me well. It is very well for the AC / DC, but for the mtal microphones must be too tight.
I play on a cube 15 and a pedal for distortion and it's even better!

OVERALL OPINION

I play it since 2 / 3 months, and JLA is still going strong.
For this price it is the trs bien.A this award must be some guitars as well and is nicely finished and more.
If I had to reselect it, I probably repeat

- Made in Indonsia, lol!
- 22 frets, 2 knobs: Tone and volume, open-coil humbuckers 2 (NSDP PSND1 and 2) and a microphone selector 3 positions
- Channel type Ibanez, refined and easy to ACCS
The finish is perfect, it's a beautiful guitar trs!

UTILIZATION

So the only good! I wish that I prciser beginners and I get really move quickly with.
The neck is thin and lightweight and Access in acute trs is good because of the form SG.
Ergonomics are also good trs, the guitar is small, not too heavy and its shape makes the game (especially when going to a folk that guitar!).

For sound, I would say bah all fawn, it is above the level of the amp that will play a rglage level.

SOUNDS

Personally, I play a bit of everything from old rock like Led Zepp, at No. Mtal like Deftones and the guitar goes trs many other style.
I play with a small Mini-cube amp Roland.

To clean, the sound is crystalline, it is impeccable.

I did not test with other amps, so I keep Reserved, but I find that the distortion is blah. that's why I put that 8.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a month (I started it with a guitar folk for bases).
It bte but what I like +, the design (in white is also nice trs), has changed the Les Paul, Tele and other strato everyone has! !

I do not jou on other guitars, so I do not make a comparison, however, what attracted me was the price for a little lev guitar of this caliber. It is well worth a guitar that would double with another manufacturer.

With experience, I would do this choice?

Bah adpend especially my bank account, lol
Like everyone else, I rve a Gibson Les Paul!

Channel end Ibanez's nice ca!
2 open-coil humbuckers
agate body
good finish

UTILIZATION

Handle very pleasant
Easy access to acute
good ergonmie
its very good for that price

SOUNDS

I play Pink Floyd, many solo with light strings, I find this a good sound scratches
Its crystal-clear, clear sound solo it's all good
for distortion but it's not Mauvier sustain through

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for two years
the handle is really very good
value for money very very good
I make the same choice

Guitar Made in Indonesia
Handle end and rather flat, although all of the same broad 22frets landmarks in point, inlaid plastic button and the ct of the handle, key in rosewood
fixed bridge, string through-
1 volume knobs, 1 tone knobs and a switch 3positions
2 humbucker config PSND1 PSND2 H / H
Agathis body

UTILIZATION

The handle is pleasant rather thin, flat and glides well, it is of the same rather large, especially since I'm used to my copies of mockingbird fernandes and Hybrid Shaft raaaah the frets ... what frets? Well I exaggerate but they do not feel much, Access in acute is average since I have I always to achieve the chi squares 21 and 22 but it's going good nothing serious

Ergonomics is a very slight mean cutting at the back of the body to let the arm and play without killing the hip, but I did rather poorly under the arms by the guitar has a huge ass giving it a closer a very ugly form, and when you play sitting on is a little sore armpits after a few hours of play, the guitar is rather heavy, but nothing too big compared to a good les paul

I had this guitar for beginners, I would say a guitar very educational, not something complicated to change the strings, and are not 300 000 knobs for you to turn the head, with one learns to familiar with the changes of microphones, play with the volume knob so if if it is nice
The settings are all there is a simpler tone, volume and 3-position switch as I said earlier very scraper as pedagogical

SOUNDS

Well I play for me falls into the ears so I really aps particular style or specific need either, just that the strings-through adds a slight guitar sustain a much larger body alas muffle the sound I is, I play on a 20 watts with a Metal Zone pedal type in my room and my local repeated on a peavey 5150 combo, I just jou on 20 watts, the microphones are in good clean sound, it provides sound a little blues / jazz really clear sound are excellent, even if a bit garish in micro and acute tone slightly pushed into distortion must not push the lady a slight distortion or overdrive treee some blues if to drop everything metal microphones are not accurate enough and have some sort of slight tremolo effect unpleasant distortion sounds, the sustain is rather feeble, for against the harmonics are so alone and you have your ears pierced It is moderately ca agreement after several moves bend (bonj'avoue I am furious at this level but the good on my fernandes ca buoge milipoil no one and yet I floss)

I like the sounds it clear they are a bit aggressive if not downright loud if you push it all back but tamed bte we do what we want in a book such as pink floyd

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for almost 8 months now, I must say that it still makes me good service, I continue to train my picking and other top vacuum, I also used to test the tuning or tie rods strings, I like the handle all of the same from time to time I change the other ca

Before buying it I tried a peavey raptor before then I decided on a whim to take a head ibanez the appeal of the brand may
I pay 185euros for this new price of the OCCAZ there way to get better even nine I think, but still it's a simple guitar maintenance and use and pleasant to learn from the experience I would do can be a choice to try other stuff lol but seriously good even with the experience I happen to be surprised by this guitar, and I think I would do the same choice without problem

22 frets, 2 humbuckers, of rgleur of a tonal and volume.
And easy to handle end Accs.

UTILIZATION

The handle is enjoyable but if not talk about is not so easy and enjoyable ...
Access to acute and simple, the end of the handle is so easy to DGIG and Accs.
the form that the guitar (sitting) falls towards the rear but if done aprsy must love the shape.
The sound is good but did not vary between the knobs (or little) is the volume control between 1 and 2 of bitouniou rglage and the tone of them are pretty good.

SOUNDS

It's a versatile guitar I trs jou gfx3 with a zoom in effect and a 10 watt Ibanez and Laney 30W and the sound between the amp does not vary too much (but can play some prs n 'matter what style).
The sound is a clear (or "fat" or "crystalline").
I love these sonirits (ibanez own) that are slamming.

OVERALL OPINION

I've used for 6 months then my ears have rclam more. I like its shape comfortable to play beginners up.
The report price and quality I think enough INTERESTED would do and I do not choose I would take better now but I strongly advised that beginners do not really know if they will continue the APRS guiatre the purchase or those who just want a scraper to s'clater not really work and technology. The advice I really!!

- Made in China
- 22 frets, 2 humbuckers
- Fixed bridge, string through-
- 1volume, 1tonalité, 1sélecteur 3 positions
- Handle rather flat

UTILIZATION

- The handle is nice but not great
- There's more, there's worse all depends on the people (for me no problems, a pal who has the same gallery a max)
- It seems from the photo she has a body as big as the ass is very (too) big but hey we do with the weight is quite correct (lighter than a Gibson Les Paul [guitar a friend possesses and that I do not recommend] but heavier than a Gibson Les Paul Melody Maker [old models which has a copy and I recommend] or jet lag [guitars that I owned and I also recommend])
- The sound is very easy to get and it is not bad for this price range

SOUNDS

- I mainly play rock (AC / DC, Led Zep ', Green Day, Ramones, ...) and without problems but against the metal is not great
- I play with a roland cube 60 and without pedal (no need) There's the sound a lot better but should not ask too much
- Sounds brilliant clear and well defined, ac a slight distortion as it sounds very good (for an entry level guitar) with saturation for large against its lack of precision and we feel it is not made for that

OVERALL OPINION

- I've had 6 / 8 months and so far there's no been shit

Most:
- Sounds more than adequate for a beginner guitar
the -:
- Huge ass

- I tried other models before buying it (6 / 8) but it was one that pleased me the + (it was also the cheapest)

- Very good quality / price ratio

- With the experience I referrer this choice because I use the guitar parts I use to not smash my gibson when traveling or repeat

This is a very good guitar study (or back) with a very good value for money

-Made in china
PSND2-humbucker (bridge) + PSND1 humbucker (neck)
22 frets, rosewood fingerboard
Hardware-chrombr />-body agathis
Saddle-inning GAX
-Fixed bridge
Black-plate (purely decoration: none yarn is below)
Knob-one Volume, one Tone, a slecteur 3 positions (micro 1, 1 and 2 microphones, mic 2)

/ "\ The humbuckers have two each son: a" between "and" exit ", and the two coils are in parallelism (normal, it's a humbucker). If you want to put the two coils sries, we must dsosser over the microphone (should be self-evident, therefore, sr).

UTILIZATION

This guitar is very easy to take in hand the sound is easy rgler (2 pots and a slecteur, it is hardly easier), I s'enlve jack snaps and easily (and it takes up, while on some guitars to be drawn like a madman to remove)
the handle is very pleasing, the bridge and are easy: Mechanical rgler (mfiez you rglage the factory: the low E string is a tad too close to the handle and must be tightened: Mechanical dsaccordent who too easily)

SOUNDS

The sound is a bit mtallique to beginners (normal is Ibanez), but once the strings are obtained rodes sound did everything correct and versatile. It has a microphone with his Plutt fat and round and another with a more clear and more specific on. By varying the Knob slecteur in shade and you get get good sounds.
The pots and slecteur make no noise, the microphones did not breath and are in good order.

With a good processer effects, we come to have the sound you want! (I use the Boss Micro BR)

OVERALL OPINION

In the same price range, I failed to choose a Epihpone Les Paul Special II. I tested both and I do not regret my choice because Ibanez GAX30 (wh) is:

-An original look (and carrment mortal!)
-Sound quality (much better than the Les Paul Special II my taste)
-A good finish,
The gear-solid and reliable
Almost one-rplica Les Paul, but without the license (and therefore cheaper and more original)
-An easy instrument to hand, ideal for beginners but also to make the scene more than adequate to express the musician.
A report-quality price!

In this price range, there are lots of shovels and other filthy unplayable shoes that make you ears bleed. L for about 150 was a real guitar (with a good belt and a good house, sold with)!

(Originally written by melody_maker/translated from Audiofanzine FR)
- Made in China.

- 22 frets; two humbuckers

- Fix bridge, body-through strings

- Volume and tone controls, 3-way toggle switch

- Rather flat neck

UTILIZATION

- The neck is comfortable

- Depending on your taste you'll find better and worse necks (it's perfect for me but a friend with the same guitar has lots of problems with this neck)

- On the picture it looks like it would have a "big bottom". Average weight (lighter than a Gibson Les Paul Studio–which I don't recommend–but heavier than a Gibson Les Paul Melody Maker–which I do recommend)

- It's easy to get a good sound and it's pretty good considering the price

SOUNDS

- I play mainly rock stuff (AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Green Day, Ramones, etc.) and the guitar sounds very good, but it isn't that good for heavy metal

- I play it with a Roland Cube 60 without any pedal and the sound is quite good

- Brilliant and well-defined clean sound. With a light distortion the sound is also very good (considering it's a budget guitar), but with a fat distortion the sound turns imprecise and you feel that the guitar was not made for that

OVERALL OPINION

- I've owned it for about seven months and I haven't had any problems yet

Pros:

- Quite good sound for a beginner guitar

Cons:

- Huge bottom

- I tried out other models before buying it but this one was my favorite (and also the cheapest)

- Very good value for money.

- Based on my experience, I would buy it again as a second guitar. I use it to prevent my Gibson from getting damaged when I go to a rehearsal or when traveling

Very good practice guitar (or second guitar) with a very good value for money