On 2008-05-09, Hoagie gave this Ibanez Bass Guitar a 5...(12969)
History: I've been playing guitar since I was a little kid but have been playing the bass since January of 2007. I play blues and classic rock basically. I've been in a band for a little over a year now.
Purchase: I bought this from BISCo for about $220(if memory serves). I bought it because my friends and I were starting a band and we needed a bass guitarist(already had a lead guitar) so I figured I'd take on that role since I already knew how to play guitar.
Pros: I picked up this bass guitar in January of 2007. I was VERY pleased with the great sound that came out of this. I didn't have a bass amp at the time so I used my friends electric guitar amp and it STILL sounded perfect. Even with an electric guitar distortion pedal this thing adapted very very well. You can't get a better bass guitar for the price.
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Quality: Very sturdy. I accidentally dropped it from waist-height and it barely got a scratch on it, you can't tell it's there unless you look for it. I was more than happy with the quality of this bass guitar.
Summary: Overall, considering the price, I believe you get your money's-worth, if not more. You won't be disappointed.
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On 2004-01-02, Just Another Bassist gave this Ibanez Bass Guitar a 5...(7331)
Purchase: Purchased this Bass at Guitar Center. Pretty much my first Bass and I still own it. I paid $220 for it including tax, which in my opinion is definantly worth it. Oh yeah, and yes, it was brand new not used.
Pros: I love everything about this Bass. Ive always been a fan of Ibanez, because they have a clean nice sound that I look for in a Bass. For the price, you cant go wrong with this Bass at all. Its overall a great Bass for its price. I even convinced my friend's father to buy this Bass, whos been playing all of his life with an old Memphis and Fender Squier!! When he finally got a hold of my Bass, he played it whenever he had the chance, and within a couple of weeks, he bought his own Red Ibanez GSR200. I'd definantly say this is an upgrade from a Fender in my opinion. Its relatively easier to play, and sounds way better. But maybe that Squier being old, it wasnt really well constructed, so I cant really judge it too much. But hey I got him to change his mind easily, he saw this Bass as an upgrade!! The Pickup Setup is great also. Maybe not the best thing for Gigs, but definantly a sweet practice Bass, I could go on and on about it, but I cant. Oh yeah, and in my opinion, this Bass also looks sick, but thats an opinion, im not a fan of things like boring shapes and pickguards (not a Fender hater, but I prefer my Bass, I'll play a Fender anyway)
Cons: Well, you cant really bash this Bass that much considering you can easily get it for $200. Which is well worth it. I dont know what else you could possibly want out of a Bass for the price so I cant complain. I was willing to pay more for it. The Bass has a good sound for what I enjoy playing (Old Metallica, Black Sabbath, and some Funky Bass Lines like RHCP), but its not the bass for every type of Rock out there. I guess you can say the sound is somewhat limited, but I never feel a need to change anything about it, with my Amp and Bass setup the way I like it, I love this Bass and sometimes I feel I dont need another one (but now I own another Bass, The Ibanez EDB600GP, yeah, Im a fan of Ibanez). So for any beginners out there or even Semi-Pros, this is a great Bass and absolutely sick for its price!!
Quality: Well what can ya say, its an Ibanez, and Ibanez has been around forever, and they've been around forever because they build great instruments. Like I've said before, for $200 you cant go wrong on this Bass. Ive never had any problems with it (and Ive had it for a long long time now and played it every day), Ive noticed that the pickups were kinda loose, but never even touched them and they're fine. Also it seemed like the EQ knob was loose too, well not loose but stripped, I could turn it up all the way or down all the way and with a little bit of force it would turn like half a turn more, but I noticed that over time and it doesnt bother me. Just remember that your only paying $200 for it, cant stress that enough.
Summary: Overall an amazing bass for its Price, dont know how many times I've said it, but you really cant go wrong on this Bass. If its gonna be your first Bass and your kinda worried about the cash, its still worth it, go used if ya have to. Of corse ya gotta play it first, but dont do the mistake that everybody does, dont play it at Guitar Center or anything like that on a Amp 10x better than yours, if you have a 15" combo setup, try to find somethin close to that there or your gonna get a different opinion on the bass. Anyway, I love the Bass and it will always be in my collection, hope I've been a help.
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