History:
Purchase: Speed Music, Newport, Gwent. Paid £180.00
As a guitarist in a band that needed a bass player, (and guess who got the job) I didn't want to spend much on a first bass.
I wanted a trusted manufacturer and a good looking instrument.
The guys at Speed Music have always been honest with me (as far as I know!) and they also reccomended it.
What I Like About This Unit: It looks good, mine is in red. The neck is narrow, which for a new player of a six string player trying bass is easier. You don;t need hands like shovels to play this bass. The action is also pretty low, which again makes it easy to play.
A tone control and independant volume controls for both the neck/bridge pickups means that there's plenty of scope for any tone you want.
What I Do NOT Like About The Ibanez GSR200: The body does show finger marks and smudges, so regular cleaning is required, if you like that sort of thing!
Active pickups would have been nice, but then it is a cheap model and for most of us mere mortals it not a big deal.
GSR200 Quality: As you'd expect with Ibanez the build quality is excellent.
Summary: In summary I'd say as a first bass or for someone on a buget (like me) this bass is excellent it sounds,plays and feels like a much more expensive model. For the average bedroom player, or pub band bassist you can't get better for the money!
Rating of this product: 5
This Ibanez Bass Guitars Review Submitted By: Rhyd Harris
Date: 2003-07-19
Ibanez GSR200 Bass Guitars
Usefulness Rating: 4.76471 out of 5. 17 reader(s) voted.
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