Ibanez GSR100EX GIO - Black

Beautiful, great sounding Ibanez bass, specially considering price. It's Lightweight and comfy. Great looking wood, arrived safe with no damage, only had to tune it and was ready to be played, and it played well right out of the box. Amazing quality, again, specially considering it's price

Haven't had a chance to REALLY dive into it yet but so far it's a great bass. Frets and neck are nice and smooth. Strings are serviceable until you can snag some new ones and it's surprisingly light too. My only complaint was I had to adjust the heck out of the truss rod. The strings were resting on the frets all the way to the 8th. Other than that, for the price, I'm more than satisfied!Edit: After playing it for a few weeks I have a few more minor complaints. The nut was unfinished and ended up putting a little cut on my index finger when I was noodling around. Easy fix with a small file. Also, no matter how I adjust the tone on the bass or my amps it doesn't seem to want to pick up the higher notes very well. You can definitely hear them the lower notes are just a little overpowering in comparison. Still definitely worth it considering it was under $200.

...wow...been playing over 50 years...this thing is top notch...someone set this thing up..action and intonation are spot on...best 200 ive ever spent on anything not just music equipment....

first...i love the pick-up location and the overall tone for the money. i put D'Addario half-rounds (medium light)? on mine and the tone from these is just great for a cheap bass. addictive sounding and when playing over the pickup at its position closer to the bridge makes light gauge strings just a bit stiffer feeling (which i prefer) with great pluck. the nut, however, wasnt secured and i had to glue it down on the string change though...easy enough but for 100 plus bucks it should have been installed properly...period. with string modification, these sound great. no other noticeable flaws in mine.

The Ibanez bass has very rounded lightweight smooth wood. Very comfortable on the belly cut and armrest. It has a C shape neck though in my opinion it feels like a nice flat D shape. Back of neck is slick that's playable with ease. All chrome hardware (bridge, volume nobs, machine head tuners and strap holders) is sturdy and workable. It's a bolt-on neck with 4-screws without plate in rear and the passive pickup is powerful!! You can definitely perform with bass guitar at an outdoor crowded concert or a large church setting.

This bass came flawless. The finish is beautiful the strings are new it tunes needs set up. Still new to bass so I’m learning. Seems like there is a high string that I’ll adjust when I find the right amplifier.

First off, it looks gorgeous. The body is not polished which makes it look rustic and the wood's color and pattern makes it look uniquely yours. The neck is not as dark as in the displayed picture but that's not a bad thing.The sound itself is great. I have the Yamaha trbx174 too and this sounds deeper, willowy and richer. The E string in particular sounds incredible, but that might have something to do with the humbucker pickup. The action is really low, which makes it easier for beginners. The body is small and the instrument is quite light, relatively.I wish this was the instrument I had started learning bass with.

This bass is set up pretty good right out of the package I only needed to raise the bridge slightly. Such a nice sounding instrument for the money! Very beautiful wood. I like that it isn’t glossy. I also like only having the one pickup. I threw a set of flat wound strings on and I haven’t put it down for any of my other bass guitars!On a side note, the few people talking about fret buzz haven’t set it up correctly. Either raising the bridge slightly or adjusting the truss rod will eliminate any buzzing. Some guitars that are brand new will need massive or minimum set up right out of the box brand new. Any music store can do it for a small fee if you aren’t comfortable doing it yourself.