MGR/Moti Zilberman « Ibanez GRX-70 »
Published on 12/01/02 at 15:00I bought this guitar at the local music shop several months ago. I traded in a broken Ibanez EX-270 for it, so I paid only about $200, but the original price was a little less than $500. This is my second electric guitar, and as such, it's not bad.
Well, it's fairly playable. A bit smaller than most electric guitars, but that's a good thing - It has a long neck like any guitar and it's lighter on the shoulder.
It has five pickups and a five-way selector, which provide great tonal diversity for this guitar's price. Thankfully, it doesn't have a Floyd Rose bridge... Though I'm biased, as my previous guitar had a lousy one which made the guitar impossible to tune, let alone restring.
Like I said, it's FAIRLY playable, not VERY playable. Although this is the guitar I have made the most progress with as a beginning guitarist, having also played some Strats - even Squiers - I noticed they were much easier to play.
The lack of a Floyd Rose bridge is both good and bad. Good, because I hate Floyd Rose bridges... Bad, because I can't use a tremolo bar without detuning the strings in the process. Not that this guitar can stay in tune very long anyway...
Overall, it's ok... I think quite fondly of it since it is practically my first guitar as a "real" guitarist.
There used to be some serious fret buzz in the beginning, but that was more or less sorted out, except for the low-E string which still buzzes an awful lot.
Great as a first guitar (or second, for that matter). After that, I'd get either an Ibanez RG or a Strat.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
Well, it's fairly playable. A bit smaller than most electric guitars, but that's a good thing - It has a long neck like any guitar and it's lighter on the shoulder.
It has five pickups and a five-way selector, which provide great tonal diversity for this guitar's price. Thankfully, it doesn't have a Floyd Rose bridge... Though I'm biased, as my previous guitar had a lousy one which made the guitar impossible to tune, let alone restring.
Like I said, it's FAIRLY playable, not VERY playable. Although this is the guitar I have made the most progress with as a beginning guitarist, having also played some Strats - even Squiers - I noticed they were much easier to play.
The lack of a Floyd Rose bridge is both good and bad. Good, because I hate Floyd Rose bridges... Bad, because I can't use a tremolo bar without detuning the strings in the process. Not that this guitar can stay in tune very long anyway...
Overall, it's ok... I think quite fondly of it since it is practically my first guitar as a "real" guitarist.
There used to be some serious fret buzz in the beginning, but that was more or less sorted out, except for the low-E string which still buzzes an awful lot.
Great as a first guitar (or second, for that matter). After that, I'd get either an Ibanez RG or a Strat.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com