Ibanez Review: GSR 205

History:

Purchase: Local music shop, Socodi Music, Canterbury, England, i payed £230

What I Like About This Ibanez GSR 205: It has served me well, i really wanted to learn how to play a five string bass, and so i got one, and believe it or not i prefered it to a four string by a mile. It been excellent for learning on. I dont know what all this fuss is about the strings being to close to play slap on, i think its just great! much easier than on a broader neck.

What I Do NOT Like About The Ibanez GSR 205: Now that i'be been playing for a while the bass has become a limitation, but then again it wasnt the most expencive thing so i did expect that, after having found the same thing with cheep guitars. Its passive pickups and circuits mean that i can create all the sounds i want, and the strings go out of tune all the time!

Ibanez GSR 205 Quality Rating: Not exactly brilliant, but then again i want to by a warwick, stuff like the amount of wood chippings that fell out when i opened it, and the fact that the stlap buttons kept falling off.

Review Summary: A good learner bass, but expect to buy a better one if you want to get better

Rating of this Ibanez product: 5

This Ibanez GSR 205 Bass Guitars Review Submitted By: Patrick K

Review Date: 2002-08-19