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MGR/Mark Edward « Ibanez GAX70 »
Published on 12/08/01 at 15:00I bought this guitar on the web from Musician's Friend. I was looking for an inexpensive, yet quality guitar that I could learn with. I'm a Jazz player, having played drums for 30 years, and trumpet for 5. I was interested in learning guitar because of all of the beautiful, lush, warm chords that are used in Jazz.I paid $195.00 for this guitar, and it is worth it.
Pluses for this guitar are:First of all, a very well done finish. I have the Butterscotch finish, and it is exceptionally well done. Very thick, glossy clear coat over the finish. Surprisingly, using only the neck pickup with the tone control all the way off, you can get a nice, warm sound. The tuners are high quality and have adjustable tension, and the guitar stays in tune for days at a time.
There is not much at all that I do not like about this guitar. Aside from the nut coming loose by the jack input, it's a very well made guitar for the money.
Construction and quality are excellent for the money. The pots are very smooth and silent, and have a very versitle range. It has a bolt on maple neck which, again, is very well done for the money. The pickups have great range as well, with the bridge PU giving nice, biting treble, and the neck PU, surprisingly, giving a very nice, warm sound.
For $195.00, you would have a hard time finding a better guitar. It's a pretty basic guitar, but everything about it says quality.
Ibanez really has a great product.I highly recomend this to anyone seeking a nice first guitar.
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Pluses for this guitar are:First of all, a very well done finish. I have the Butterscotch finish, and it is exceptionally well done. Very thick, glossy clear coat over the finish. Surprisingly, using only the neck pickup with the tone control all the way off, you can get a nice, warm sound. The tuners are high quality and have adjustable tension, and the guitar stays in tune for days at a time.
There is not much at all that I do not like about this guitar. Aside from the nut coming loose by the jack input, it's a very well made guitar for the money.
Construction and quality are excellent for the money. The pots are very smooth and silent, and have a very versitle range. It has a bolt on maple neck which, again, is very well done for the money. The pickups have great range as well, with the bridge PU giving nice, biting treble, and the neck PU, surprisingly, giving a very nice, warm sound.
For $195.00, you would have a hard time finding a better guitar. It's a pretty basic guitar, but everything about it says quality.
Ibanez really has a great product.I highly recomend this to anyone seeking a nice first guitar.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com