All user reviews of 5/5 for the Ibanez Gio GRG170DX

I've been Playing Guitar for 11 years, I have 1 Acoustic that I learn't to play, and now I'm on my 3rd electric which is the Ibanez.
I've had a Tanglewood Strat. (Cherry Red with White Pick Guard) and a B.C. Rich Bronze Warlock. I'm looking to get another Warlock in the future.

I'm into the Metal Generations, Heavy/Death/Power/Black etc.

I Jam at my mates house he plays Drums and has a Custom Drum Kit, so there is a possibility of a future Metal Band in the pipeline.

I wanted another Electric Guitar that was within my price range, and I looked at one of the lowest priced Ibanez Range, which was the Gio Series.

The Guitar was around £179 which was a good price especially for one of the biggest guitar brands.

I like the fast Playibility with the wizard neck, the Shark teeth inlays, the White Binding round the Neck and it's Bridge, Centre and Neck Pickups have a good Powerful and Clean Tone.














The 'Fat Bridge' (Trem Bridge) is sometimes a pain because when I tune from low to high, I have to repeat the tuning over again because the Strings are being pulled back with the Bridge tension and they de-tune straight away.

Construction is good, the weight factor isn't to bad, though sometimes after playing standing up after while it can become heavy.

The Neck is quick and has a good playibility to it. The Paint finish is to a good quality (I have the Jewel Blue Model).

I also like the way the fingerboard is finished, the Shark teeth inlays instead of the default Dot inlays, the Shark teeth give it a better look.

Great Guitar for the price and for an Ibanez, it's better than the other two Electric's I had.

It's definitly for the Pro and Beginner.

For the type of Music I play it would've been better with a Fixed Bridge, but I still like it and it was money well spent.

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I bought this guitar from a local store "Dennis Todd's" at the price of £150, (Amazing!).

I love the neck of this guitar! It is perfect Very thin, and fast. Extremely comfortable and smooth. Also, the look of the guitar isn't too bad either. Construction is very solid and expensive feeling, especially considering the low price.

Nothing.

Perfect construction. Very solid and expensive feeling. Ibanez treat these lower end models exacly the same as the more expensive ones. No faults or flaws in the paintwork, and all set up perfectly.

Great guitar for the price; I haven't found one so comfortable in this price range. The sound is pretty amazing too considering the low price. Definately a good guitar for anyone on a budget.

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Description:

- Basswood body
- Channel GRG1 maple
- Rosewood
- 24 jumbo frets
- Vibrato "Fat 10"
- Neck pickup: PSND1 (double)
- Micro environment: PSNDS (single)
- Bridge pickup: PSND2 (double)
- Controls: 1 Volume, 1 Tone
- Pickup selector 5 positions

UTILIZATION

Ergonomics is impresionante, the handle is easily accessible on the latest breaks, good guitar

SOUNDS

I made mostly drive, hard rock and so it is very well especially with effects pedal is biting.

OVERALL OPINION

I just have this is my second electric guitar, I do not count changed, but in the future I will change the pickups I do not redeem guitar.
I bought 125 euro used, a very nice guy who arette the power for electro-acoustic, with the temp I refer this choice because it suits me.
Before I try a Storm, ba difference is that ibanez is for me a most prestigious Storm.

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UTILIZATION

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SOUNDS

Team components without being the highest quality, the sound you possde RG550 plate to the wall.

The pickups have a great dynamic and properly reproduce all the nuances of the game they rpondent both high and fast solos that of rhythmic power chords on low and powerful.

Positions in the slecteur intermdiaires, clean sounds are almost crystalline. For against (but it is a problem inhrent to Floyd), games and rhythmic arpges sometimes lose their sustain and precision on the pitch.

OVERALL OPINION

This guitar is fantastic for fans of Guitar Heroes (Satriani, Vai, Petrucci, Bettencourt, etc..)
- The handle end trs, IDAL is a fast game and prcis,
- The pickups have a good trs made for heavy distortion.
- Vibrato allows all fantasies, as well as pushed shot. Moreover, despite the extreme use, the guitar keeps its tuning well trs.

In addition, the electronic quality is the potentiomtres do not spit and slecteur is prcis and solid.

This guitar is a monster of styles from Heavy Rock to modern. Probably more guides for Lead Guitarits, it also fascinate games full of rhythmic groove.

Also, last but not least, it is really an excellent quality / price.

The other taps have a description ...
The most beautiful guitar ever .. G And she is mine
MODEL G in the black finish, rhahhhhhh ...

UTILIZATION

The guitar is Designed to be played, may seem silly to prciser, but when you see the instruments without dcoupes for the arm or chest, with a lamentable Access in acute or unbalanced, or psent in 30 kilos, or both, Amrita to be prcis. One wonders what some manufacturers think ... On the contrary, with this intrument, no worries, you can concentrate on your game, nothing will you GNER.

The neck is fabulous, flat and 24 cases, the soloists are favoriss. As I am not technical branch trs (I prfre Hammett Hetfield, if you know what I mean), I think I miss the 9/10th of its potential ..

SOUNDS

Made for metal and solos, but it is so easy to play fast like that it gives to explore other styles. The microphone allows simple styles without venturing more LGERS the bulk metal.

I do not understand too much about the opinion of noseblunt saturation, as what he gets a better sound with a scratch shot in 1000 ... Can he be a zero-oblivion? Possd for 3 months a 1300 Pacifica OCCAZ balls, I can say that there is a gap and that the 550 is doing well trs. Apparently he had several scrapes with his problem ... I have had no ... ??

The sound of the microphones of origin is, I think, quite synthetic, it's not a criticism, I think that sounds a very modern and quite mtallique. This is not a vintage rock sound, but the mouth of the guitar, we would have suspected. I replaced the acute rcemment a DiMarzio is better but the diffrence is not fatal.

I would say the sound is perhaps the least convincing aspect of the guitar, but nevertheless remains correct.

OVERALL OPINION

G had other guitars other brands (Jackson, Schecter), and each time t G a little ... This Ibanez is the only skyscraper totally convinced me that ... and I care.
No problem I would do the same choice. Ibanez has emerged in the MODEL RG 2550 Prestige with microphones Di Marzio / Ibanez I think ... a must.
Ibanez Power!

See the reviews previous

UTILIZATION

TRS is a good guitar even this is low end, the handle is styl I love it, I find Legris and the shape is cool, I MODEL black

SOUNDS

I play mostly metal (death, thrash, grind) and some neo and c pa too bad even though the pickups lack of power, they should change. But at the same time it is a very versatile scraper. I use an ibanez amp TB15R.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it since April 2004 and I like it, I pa lot of money so I took it and I have no regrets before I fesai of acoustics, electric and c my Premire it is mortal, even if I intend to buy another guitar soon trs.

Neck pickup: PSND1 (double)
Micro Middle: NSDP (single)
Bridge pickup: PSND2 (double)
I think it's an indo ... I'm very on.
Micro switch <5 positions.

UTILIZATION

-The neck is super nice and that's why what I like so much! It is fine and super convenient to do so well known Ibanez.
- Yeah super easy thanks to the shape of the gutar.
Yes the rg170 is very light super handy output jack on the side "made in ibanez" is special but it is' better to play up.

SOUNDS

Yes I jou-rock, hard, especially metal and metal neo lack a little bit of puisance in saturated if it is almost aprfait for a guitar so small price.
MARSHALL MG30DFX AMP-
"I give my guitar a very" low "for a heavy sound and very serious in saturated <mo nreglage makes the guitar very well.
- Jj'adore play in full on the 6th string and the first case the sound is heavy and super fun. I am not a fan of clean but it's personal

OVERALL OPINION

IT CAN BE USED-I for 6 months and I regret it.
- It's weight and handling sda and I like her mouth, she has such a pretty face scratched.
Yes, quite level, but money was the best.
-As I said earlier level money is really extraordinary.
Yes your eyes closed!

- 24 frets (it's cool!)
- Two buttons:
- A volume
- A tone of
- 2 humbuckers and a single
- A micro slecteur 5 notches
- Clear up the points

UTILIZATION

The handle is a handle ... so trs ibanez vritable end and a comfort for the hand.
It happens quite easily treble.
BMOL body weight, I find it rather heavy.

SOUNDS

This guitar can suit all guitarists all genres! Thanks to these quality microphone, you can play the blues, pop-rock and the mtal no problem, its acoustic sound is really good, even suprieur a guitar worth 100 more.
I play a marshall 30 watt amp and a Boss distortion pedals turbo.

OVERALL OPINION

I have since September 2005 and it's not tomorrow that I sell!
What I like about this guitar is its neck too late.
To conclude this guitar for its price, and concurrency exptionnelle guitars range suprieur

A very nice guitar Japanese basswood body, handle Saddle with rosewood fingerboard.
The neck is a Wizard 24 cases (it dates from 94 jumbo frets ...),. You get shark teeth on the handle as the current DX MODELS.
It has 2 humbuckers V7 and V8 original + a S1 in the middle ... Mine was quick to DiMarzios HRIT.
Rglages? not too exotic volume, Tone slecteur 5 positions
The bridge is a Floyd Rose.

UTILIZATION

Bon ben handle ... What is a Wizard, large and fine, super enjoyable to play ... Access in acute trs is good, I often go tickle box 24 ^ ^. J'apprcie also lgret the guitar (especially my back in fact), and the ergonomics are good (a typical RG).

The guitar is very solid, despite the blows of table / desk / wall it has taken (not used to the head pointed to the beginners!). The knobs are nickel, slecteur DCON a little, sometimes the simple touch of jumps, takes a little beaten up. The jack is solid, that is my Cort dvissait all the time, he holds it in place.
The trick is enjoyable as the tuning, you change the strings, is given slowly, the day after the head is blocked and it puts the tuner. An happiness!

SOUNDS

Step 1: micro base
I liked the bridge pickup, he gave me good sound in clear and distortion (distortion even in large). Just made me a few services, against the neck pickup ... Its pretty clear, in no distortion. Good on my POD y'avait way to find a sound that suited her, but it is frankly not docile.

Step 2: new
I put a PAF Pro in neck, Super II in a rack, and a Fast track 1 between the two ... Nothing to say, his hair cell as I will, although a Paf Pro massive, a II Super loud enough, a Fast Track MODR more ... I like! By POD against my love a little less but that's another story.

I put 8 because of the original microphones

OVERALL OPINION

Mine is 12 years old, I bought it new a year ago and a half to 700. Actually I do not understand how she could stay in the store so long without finding acqureur!

It became really fun to play with the scraper. Before I had a Cort M200 ... Day and night! When I return to the Cort after 2 minutes it's range, jpeux play with!
It's an easy guitar to play, but with great potential, I did not feel limited.

The only thing is he must love the color (mine is "Neon Purple"), so I love me drang has not.
The report qualitprix is ​​great, especially with DiMarzio. I would do without this choice hsiter!

Made in Indonesia
sleeve: 24 frets, inlays "shark teeth" in maple, rosewood fingerboard the most beautiful effect.
Basswood body, Color Blue Jewel beautiful, varnished a bit cheap.
HSH config
* Neck: 1 Powersound
* Middle: S Powersound
* Bridge: 2 Powersound
Fat 10 bridge standard ibanez
2 Potentiomtres 500 kOhms: one for volume, one for the Tone. 5 position switch.

Lutherie and finishings trs good quality for this price range. However, cheap electronic and electronic shielding of cavitsngligeable that "salt" much sound: buzz interference and proximity of certain sources gche a little pleasure but it is still possible to do self-same.

The report qualitprix remains interesting and trs We love her devastating look!

UTILIZATION

Channel fast and comfortable and flat as end Ibanez makes us love them.
Ease of play guaranteed! We place all levels without worry.

Access in acute very easy thanks to the shape of the body.
Reasonable weight, not too wide, too much grazing, not too heavy. THE Thurs standing poses no problem and then not worry about jumper scne haha!

The knobs are not bad but not great ... ractifs Anyway it cost to not dear replace if you are fussy in your rglages but did well with trs I think. It is located on a sound without problem.

Otherwise it is the agreement without problem if you do not play like a house with vibrato.

Guitar super easy rgler and maintain, the ct-l is not taking head.

SOUNDS

Tappe is good then the cheapskate in the Bursar and designers ...

I play mostly metal, grunge, punk, rock ... everything.

Versatile, it even faster when ESR limit because of the pickups too "cheap" that limit the ability to play a lot of genres.

- The neck pickup is not bad to clean: warm, well rounded, with a little reverb and lower the microphone volume to avoid too much saturated and it's terrible. In disto forget about it sounds too bad ... not enough output level and a few passing bizarrode not great. However, lack of color and characters ...

- The simple micro middle ... the beginners I found it cool sounds a bit "country" lol. Its quite vintage, not crystal-clear, however, for two under. It is rather dry for me soule the most is that you play ultra clean (but then really Mr. Clean!) To make it sound. In disto ... bah ... it's not his job but he's out for a little old school grunge. It sacrment buzz but hey it's a single coil, not an EMG!

- Humbucker bridge (from memory since I changed it against a Seymour Duncan SH8) saturates too clean, its not top top ... he prfrera the middle or neck pickup is their job all APRS. In disto it sends a lot but not enough to gain my taste ... too effete to a microphone distortion. Hmm ...

Intermdiaires positions are not bad, especially middle-round or we find the quality of the two microphones for sound trs enjoyable and nickel. Bridge-middle I almost never with jou because the sound is bizarre because of the diffrence between output level microphones. It's quite a buzz because of the simple, however ... damage.

Whether it's clear look at the config or is a shovel rocker, metal or punker! Bluesmen and jazzeurs, return your strats or 1 / 2 boxes lol.

EDIT: The sonic potential of the guitar when I was pos t dcupl new pickups: Seymour Duncan SH2 and HS8 ... since, it sounds to enfeeeeeeer tudjuuu!

6 / 10 for the original mics, 8 / 10 APRS upgrade.

OVERALL OPINION

EDIT!

It's been two years since I played it, as I tinker around and not move. Sre worth following me in all my repeated sets. It serves as a 2nd guitar or guitar backup derrire my other guitars.

Although sr basic components are all entry level and suffer from their default but for the price, Ibanez TRS provides an instrument really nice!

Easy to play, maintain and ... change! Oh then the ct of the things I changed moultes including pickups (I like rpter). Now I have an excellent grattoune with this and I'm still happy.

The entries range from a quality Ibanez are crazy and it is especially the wood of the body and great round that make them crazy instruments with the latest changes.

180 buy in and OCCAZ y'en to 120 edited with Seymour Duncan humbuckers 2 above (SH-HS8).

I play on a 5150 dsormais and sends the potato. Good big sound and very dirty thrash with RG: slayer, deftones ... such mtal his rather fat and heavy.
Gniale guitar is my little Premire and she always follows

- In which country was it made? (United States, Japan, Mexico, France ...)
-Indonesia

- How many frets, what kind of micro as well as their configuration?
-24 Medium frets
-2 Humbuckers and a single, Ibanez

- What type of bridge (Floyd, Wilkinson ...)?
-Vibrato Ibanez

- What are the settings (volume, tone, micro switch ...)?
-1 Volume, 1 tone, 5 position selector

- What type of race?
Channel late in maple, rosewood fingerboard with markings "shark teeth"
8 / 10 because the vibrato is too soft (I have added a spring!) But the finishes are good for one entry.

UTILIZATION

- The handle is it fun?
Channel pleasant because of its finesse and opaque back coating that promotes speed

- Access to acute (recent freight) is it easy?
Yes, we reach the 21th fret without toil.

- Ergonomics is it good (in terms of shape, weight ...)?
Yes, the guitar is light, well balanced and the body is very ergonomic.

- Gets it easy to sound good?
-The pickups are low quality, you get good sound but no more.

9 / 10 because the sound is pretty banal, microphones to change to progress, but excellent for a beginner.

SOUNDS

- They are suitable to your style of music?
-Enough to rock and hard but too small for the metal.

- With what (s) amplifier (s) or effect (s) do you play?
Amp-Marshall (AVT50 repeating and MG15dfx to work)
Disto Disto-MXR +

- What kind of sound you get and with what settings ("crystalline", "bold ",....)?
In-position handle was a beautiful clear sound, rich with distortion
In-position handle / Central sound a little strata clear sound
-In a central position in a funky clear sound
In central-position / horse very funky sound dry spice with the chorus to make it pretty!
In the bridge position, a good distortion sound very rock
7 / 10 because it remains very limited due to the microphones ...

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?
-A little over a year.

- What is so special that you like most and least?
-Most: the handle extremely pleasant
-The least: the microphones

- Have you tried many other models before buying it?
Yes, some other (Yamaha, Squier ...)

- How would you rate the quality / price?
-Good is an excellent model for beginners can move on with it quickly.

- With experience, you do again this choice?
-Without any hesitation! besides, I think the next will be as an Ibanez with a Floyd and EMG and then I'll maybe even just change the pickups in it!
8 / 10 is great for beginners and making some changes we can keep loongtemps ....

T say everything I put a 9 because of the vibrato that does not agree (but good for the price you can not have everything)
The finish is good especially for an entry-level Indonesian

UTILIZATION

The handle is enjoyable trs (similar to a Jackson, but when even a bit more rounded)
CHAC and easy to acute but not as boards for boxes 22/24
weight is rsonable (3.5 kg)
I put 9

SOUNDS

I play mostly thrash metal / hard rock and this guitar is good in this trs register (I RPET in this price range do not expect a sound ESP) I play on a small Behringer and dj sound is ok you only have to buy an amp to a correct or pedals and go. Its bold, heavy, high output (amazing elsewhere for pickups Ibanez series). But the notes sometimes, frissent (because of the violin) and treble easily screaming when the saturation is a bottom c That is why I will put 8

OVERALL OPINION

I use 2 depuismaintenant ans.Elle Has my first guitar and I do not regret it.
I tried Cort, and even after buying a squier, ELYPSE, and ltd company and the Ibanez is definitely the best
The report price is exellent quality, it is hard to beat trs (except may be the entry level or Jackson Ltd Used)
With the experience I remake this choice (if I buy a t Premire my guitar)
So I will put 9

Guitar Indonesian manufacturing, with an easel-like tremolo, a handle "highway" where the notes are all alone, 24 cases, HSH pickups configuration with two knobs: one volume and one tone

UTILIZATION

The neck is so nice that when I stop playing I feel like I have nothing in your hands!
Ergonomics is, in my case, very well adapted, except perhaps the central micro that I will soon be removed, and weighing a little result.
Access to acute is it easy? The question does not even arise!

SOUNDS

It is more versatile she hinted!
I played with it on a Roland Cube 20X with a Korg AX3000G and I had all the sounds in the world with that! But we notice that it has a slight penchant for metal!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for the past 4 years! This is my first guitar, and now I switched to a slightly more serious! I consider the balanced value for money, we pay for anyway!