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Ibanez Gio GRX40

STC-Shaped Guitar from Ibanez belonging to the RG Gio series

khronegon khronegon
Published on 08/09/07 at 04:41
Best value: Excellent
My first opinion, I start ...

- Manufactures a priori in indonsie without certainty ...
- 22 frets, 2 pickups single (Powersound-S) (sleeve and intermdiaire), 1 humbucker (Powersound-H) (bridge)
- Vintage Stratocaster vibrato type (I think)
- Adjustable volume, tone, 5 position slecteur
- Handle stocky, one pice, U-shape
- Rosewood fingerboard, classic inlay dots, probably plastic ...
- Agathis body

UTILIZATION

Premire is my guitar, a little "point of references" to those I have tried later. I am not a great specialist in the guitar, so you must be content with my clumsy explanation.

The handle is one of the highlights of the guitar (for this price range), I find trs enjoyable, especially for beginners because it is relatively thin and flat enough to allow an easy game. I possde four months since.

Access in acute is relatively easy.

The guitar is well balance and is quite lgre. The shape is classic.

I found the bridge rglage ennervant enough. It dssacorde guitar tremolo all the shots, so I ended up "tighten" the springs in order to block the bridge and remove the bar (I do not use in DEFINITIONS). The action of the strings, although correct, is improved, the possitive the lowest I could get too high as my taste, but nothing catastrophic. The rglage (perfect) harmonics is impossible, but if you're not a perfectionist, it will easily accommodates.

SOUNDS

For sound, rglage are very simple: a volume knob, one for the tonal and the pickup selector.

I play on a small 15 watt marshall amp, requires apartment. I had the opportunity to try it on a Roland Cube 20X, but I love this amp too, I think it makes a more "cold".

The humbucker is quite nice, especially with distortion. Nice for punk, mtal, rock, ...

The micro intermdiaire makes a more "bluesy", rather good but lacks a bit of potato.

I never tried the neck pickup.

In gnral, the sound is pretty good. It must s'amliorer sharply with a better quality amp.

OVERALL OPINION

Premire is my guitar, I bought it on occasion with the 150 amp and distortion pedals.
For guitar and Premire in this price range, I do not think we can do much better.
The handle is particulirement good, what a good thing to learn. The sound is pretty decent, the configuration S / S / H is nice because of the versatility offered. The only point of iow the guitar is, I think the bridge.

Good guitar for beginners, but we must admit that I am tired pretty quickly.

I put 8 / 10 for the report qualitprix.