Ibanez GAX30

nice body i love to **** with it

here is the deal...READ

the pickups may sounds weak, that is because both capacitors used in the volume and tone pots are 0.033uf with makes this sound too muddy/bassy or say too jazzy...

replace both with a 0.022uf mylar capacitor(which is the standard btw) and you will definitely sound alright

I personally use an even lower capacitance of 0.015uf for a brighter higher frequency treble bleed to mix with the volume pot

try it out! you might never know what will surprise you!

at stock i would rate it about 6.5
with a lite mod say 8.5

I really like its' lightweight feature!

This guitar is really great, but could be better. it didnt have any cool **** like a killswitch or anything. thin neck, and ibanez stock pickups, also ibanez tuners... but those get out of tune very easily

I play all sorts of stuff, but this thing is made for most things, with this guy you can get alot of really cool sounds. It can go from a ACDC tone, to a nirvana tone, then onto a jazzy and blues tone as well, this is made for anything. but this isnt everything, playing fast solos can sound wierd, but im preety sure its not made for that stuff, so why complain?

every thing is setup fine on this guitar, but... the tuners get out of tune way to easy (especially the G string its just really lose for some reason) this guy is preety light though, and is very comfortable playing sitting down or standing up, which helps playing live, so you dont have anything distracting you.

Dont go around bumping into walls... this guy is delicate as a flower. but treat it well you will be able to play it for years. but if you do drop it, expect things to be way out of tune, and if you play around with the knobs and toggle switches, expect a wire or 2 to break, but live... this guy is preety good as long as, you take care of it as i said

i never needed it

Im preety satisfied, but i just wish it had a killswitch, i love those :)

22 frets, two humbuckers, symmetrical body, I liked the look of this guitar and after playing strats all my like wanted to venture into the Les Paul humbucker world without the weight. This I thought looked nicer than all the LP copies around. It was also light and I could bash about a bit.
However, any string bends puts the guitar out of tune. I was suprised Ibanez would put such primitive tuners on this model.

This guitar is great without amplification but with it? I'm afraid the humbuckers are weak. They aound okay in the middle position but there is not much variety. The spec says these are powersound pickups which should be the same on my Ibanez GRG. It must be due to the body material (agathis) and weight that makes some difference. For a cheap company I could understand but from Ibanez it was diasppointing.

I expected to file down the frets and sand the scratchy neck neck and lower the action but nothing needed to be done. I even received it in tune!

It really depends on where you would play live. On a school stage it is okay (providing you have changed the machine head).

No idea

I put on a machine head from a Behringer strat and now it plays well. I was thinking of upgrading the pickups so that it sounds good. As this is aimed at the beginner, I'm not sure these actions will be taken so it may remain in the back of a wardrobe for many people. It is a shame as I like the neck, the shape and the lack of clutter on the body encouraging more fingerpicking styles. For a starter it's not too bad though you could get a Guvnor, Crafter, Vintage, Aria guitar at a similar price. It does seem strange that for a few pounds more you could purchase the Ibanez GSA60 which is almost a perfect guitar.

* Neck: GAX neck

* Body: Agathis body

* Frets: 22 Medium frets

* Bridge: Fixed bridge

* Neck Pickup:

* Bridge Pickup:

just what ya need for the price

i personally like to play play rock blues classical and pop punk and metal which this guitar handles brilliantly also this guitar is a great gig back up for every band i play with which ranges from a screamo
band to a country and western out fit apart from (as everyone else has said) the guitar is perfect apart from the tuning knobs but i solved that problem by making some washers out of rubber tubing which on reflection it may have been easier just to invest in some new machine heads but each to his own eh?

i brought this from a friend so i can't say how it was out of the box and i am unaware as to if he changed the action but it was perfect from when i was playing it and nothing else was wrong with it however i did re=solder the pickups and other electronics and changed the input socket but none of that actually needed doing i just like to know it's all done well

lightweight but solid can withstand alot of abuse but at the same time makes you not want to abuse it. i'm unsure as to if i would rely on this guitar totally but it's a great backup and certainly the only one you would need for anything up to and including local touring although i have often relied on this guitar for a band in which i play rhythem

never spoke to them doubt i'll ever have to i'm sure the warranty's void by now and if anything went wrong with it i'm sure it'd be easy to fix

although i brought it second hand it seems to play like new and one of the major things i love about it it's possibly the best looking backup you can buy and possibly one of the best sounding with just a little bit of modification which probably any guitar player can handle you'll have a great sounding versatile guitar perfect as a back up and also a good studio guitar in some cases i've found it to be better for recording then any of my jackson's or gibson although to be honest i don't know enough about recording as to why that would be

the red GAX30 glossy finish. made in indonesia. basswood i think.....
two humbuckers. three way switch.

used this guitar for 4 years now no problem... except the pickups. If you can , change the pickups. The stock pickups have a very muddy sound. The guitar in nature is actually bassy. I now used SD Invader in the bridge and SD JAzZ in the neck. The sound really satisfies me. The invader can go to extreme metal genres and the jazz model is really smooth. I play mainly metal n rock music the stock GAX30 can play this types of genres. After the pickup change the pickups i really liked the invader sound, it has very nice sounding palm mute. cause of the wood i think. rating is for the stock pickups.

the action is high. i have to mod the nut a bit. then its okay.

used this guitar for 4 years now. It has fallen 4 to 5 times.

i have nvr used the warranty.

Overall the guitar is reliable, it served me good.
The place where you put the input jack tends to get loose often.
I recommend this guitar too beginners who wants a good price to value ratio guitar and a beginner who likes rock,metal..

Style is Les Paul junior/SG type double cutaway,Twin humbuckers,one vol and one tone pot,threeway selector toggle,strat feel neck with rosewood laminate fretboard,strat style bridge. The guitar is a no frills model hence the mediocre rating.

This is a very basic guitar with only one tone and one vol pot so the variety of sounds are limited ,however if you are playing punk or garage rock this guiar will be right up your street.The humbuckers have a bright almost single coil twang to them but when the tone pot is set at its lowest it actually produces a good thick growl which is great for power chords.The body is really slim so you dont get the great thick tones you can get from a Les Paul or the inherant sustain.

The guitar is a beginers model which is reflected in the price,it is a no frills punk thrasher.The paint is good with no visable flaws,the neck feels awsome,the pick ups sound ok,tuners are best upgraded,the only bad point is the scratch plate which looks really cheap and lifts away from the guitars body,other than that for ??140 the guitar feelslike an instrument twice its price

The guitar is an entry level instrument so the hardwear probably isnt up to the rigours of years of gigging but its light weight makes it comfortable to play all night long .

no opinion

If you are looking for your first guitar or a cheap guitar to play your favourite punk songs in your bedroom you cant go wrong with it.The thing looks great and the sound is perfect.It weighs next to nothing and takes no setting up,just plug in and play.However if you are looking for a more versatile guitar you may soon tire of this guitars sound.When i first played this guitar i was impressed by the quality feel it had and was amazed at the low price,the neck feels awsome to play and it looks cool round your neck in the mirror.For the price i would say it is an absolubte steal,i cant think of another repected guitar maufacturer making anything this affordable.

Pretty basic but solid but i guess that means there is less to go wrong then. Two humbuckers (one at the neck, the other at the bridge), 3 way switch,single tone and volume controls, 22 rosewood fretboard, mahogany body.

I play most kinds of rock, everything from SOAD and Metallica to Coldplay and Snow Patrol and this guitar, along with my marshall 30MGDFX amp, bring out all the different tones and distortion needed. The neck pickup brings out the better rhythem and louder bass with a full sound while the bridge pickup is great for punk rock, less bass but a little brighter.

Bought the guitar from the shop fully set up and everything still works perfectly. Does get slightly out of tune when bending the strings or playing with some venom, but for general playing it plays fine.

Had this guitar for about 10 months and as forementioned its still in very good working condition. I have used it to play live but I did have a backup just in case, because it was the first time playing live with this guitar so I wasnt sure if it would stand up to it but it did. I did however managed to loosen the bridge pickup so much that it comes out of its pot but nothing that I couldnt fix.

Never needed to contact them.

Ive been playing for 3 years and wanted a cheap guitar to thrash with. I own a Wesley LP acrylic and a Squier Satin Trans Strat, but there just mainly for show, I prefer my good old workhorse, the Ibanez because it can take all the abuse I give it. I would like some extra features though but for the price I paid it plays better then any other budget guitar I ve played. In my opinion it would make an excellent beginners guitar but is solid enough in all aspects to be used by all types of players.

Neck appears to be rosewood, passive pickups, 500K pots, one volume one tone, three way switch. 22 frets, pearl dot inlays, nice finish, strong, haven't been able to put a major ding in it and I'm really good at that. One more thing I'd like to add is a Floyd Rose bridge. Neck is thin, but my chubby fingers don't have a problem.

I live on a sailboat and travel quite a bit, and have a regular gig during hurricane season in the Caribbean. I didn't want to lug around a Marshall stack or a vintage Les Paul, so I looked around for an inexpensive guitar thay played well and sounded good. I got that with the Ibanex GA30X, plus it looks good.

By themselves the bridge pickups have to much treble for my taste, I prefer the neck pickup for jazzier stuff, the neck and bridge pickup for Motown tunes, and I never use the bridge by itself. I'm changing the pickups in a few weeks, going to install a couple of Seymour Duncan humbuckers which should improve the tone, especially at the bridge.

The action was high, don't know if it was like that from the factory or because of the geeks in the music store where I bought it. After putting on new strings and setting up the rig she's fine. I had to raise the pickups as they were way too far down.

The tuners were crap, toss 'em and put on some Grovers, you won't regret it, the guitar will stay in tune better, the head will be a bit heavier, but you'll have more sustain. The output jack did have a problem coming loose, and the jack itself is not quality, spend a few bucks, install a good quality jack, tighten it down and you've solved that problem. Strap buttons, no problem The first time I took the strings off the nut came off with them. Although there was dried glue on it and the neck, it just did not adhere or the bond gave way. I dealt with that and it's no longer a problem.

No problems with the pots or the pickups other than that. No other cosmetic or structural flaws that I could find and I've had it all apart and even the neck off it.

I use this guitar all the time, along with two acoustics, it has no problem enduing the rigors of playing, it loves it. I'm very happy with this guitar, I looks great, it plays well, the action once set up correctly is smooth and fast.

It's not a top of the line guitar, no Les Paul or Strat. But if you invest a few more bucks in it, replacing the pickups, tuners, and output jack, you'll have a nice-playing nice-sounding guitar that you'll probably be very happy with.

Haven't had to deal with Ibanez, hope I don't have to. Whatever the warranty was, I've owned it now for a couple of years (bought it new) and I suspect the warranty has run out. I didn't buy it for the warranty, I mean, hey, it's a $150 guitar.

This guitar was my first ever guitar I just sold it cuz I needed a floyd rose bridge...But hell with that This guitar totally worth buying If you have just started to play-
Two H's, Rosewood neck, 22 frets ,red transparent finish

Amazing sound for Metal and all the Hard stuff,If you know you want to play Hard Rock/metal from the very beggining-this guitar will do just fine and even more-With the suitable Amp the guitar will produce a very loud and heavy sound.

One thing is for sure-This guitar is very reliable unless someone abuses her, I have been playing this guitar for an year and nothing happend to her.

Pretty much the best guitar you can buy in the lowest price.

Made in Asia somewhere, but not sure when. 22 frets, rosewood fretboard, bolt on neck, double cutaway basswood body. String through body, double humbuckers, 3way switch, volume & tone pot, standard ibanez tuners. came with basic gig bag, strap, etc.

i play a lot of alternative and some experimental. The double hums provide sufficient tones for the rock sound. I play through a marshall 100dfx halfstack and it's distortion and special effects could make almost anything sound decent. The clean can be muddy through this amp, but when played through a fender twin reverb the clean was much better. It is a very versitile guitar for such a low price

This guitar has a super fast neck, it is substantually smaller compared to most fender/gibson makes, which can suck if you have chubby fingers. Pickups were adjusted fine, but i sometimes mess with them to get a variety of sound. The only flaw was that the input jack comes loose, it is annoying and sometimes creates a buzzing.

This guitar is a great beginner guitar. It can withstand a beating. I don't think it will last forever, but it is fun to experiment on now. The strap buttons are ok, a good stiff strap will stay on but without one the guitar will fall. It is a dependable guitar. I wouldn't recommend it to be a guitar of choice when playing live, but it could be a sufficient backup.

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This is an excellent beginning guitar, but it will never stand up to a fender or gibson. Basically a good guitar to learn and grow on, but not the best.

Mine was made in 2005 I think, in Indonesia. It has 22 medium frets, 2 controls (volume and tone), a 3-way switch and two humbuckers. The body is made of basswood and the neck is made of Maple. It had a rosewood fingerboard. The neck had a pearl dot inlay. The tuners are standard. The guitar had chrome hardware. I have the white version of this guitar, which is obviously the best looking.

I mostly play (hard)rock, punk and some alternative rock. I have only one other guitar(starter pack). This guitar is a cheap Epiphone SG copy. Actually, it's crap, but it has a nice pair of humbuckers (I might try them once in this Ibanez). I also have only one amp, which was part of the starter pack. The amp's distortion is crap, but the clean sound is pretty good. This guitar can make a really good clean sound, which I hadn't expected out of this cheap guitar's humbuckers. I sometimes play the guitar on my friends Line 6 Spider II (the 15-watt version), and you can get about any kind of distortion out of the amp and the guitar makes them all sound real nice. For this price, it's just a real good sounding guitar.

When I bought the guitar, I thought the setup was just nice. The action was quite right, maybe a bit high, but I haven't changed it. The pickups were also in the right position. The guitar just sound and plays real nice, so why would I change the setup?

Though I do not play in a band or something like that, I think I will get in one on short term. This guitar could be a good guitar to start playing in a band, and I also think it could be possible to play this guitar live. But, if you want to play it live, you definitely have to change the tuners. The tuners are actually the worst part of this guitar. They just can't stay tuned right. Though I haven't changed them yet, I should have don't this as soon as possible. Another bad part of the my GAX30 is that the tone control is loose. I have to turn it about two times instead of one. I think I can easily fix this. The strap buttons of this guitar are just okay. I haven't had any problems with them. If you want to play this guitar live, you have to make sure you're output-jack is allright. Mine sometimes gets loose. I think I would use this guitar on a gig, but I wouldn't do it without a backup. Never play without backup. You never know when something brakes down.

I have been playing for about a year and a half now. As I said before, I own this guitar, a Keytone SG (Epiphone copy) and a Keytone 20-watt amp. If my GAX30 were stolen, and I thought about buying a new guitar in the same price-class, I would buy a GAX30 again. This guitar is just way better than all those no-name copies. Though I bought it for only 139 euro, I think this guitar even is better than, for example, a standard Squier(which costs 250, almost twice as much). The only things I would like to change on this guitar are the tuners, they are just not as good as the rest of the guitar. After all, I like this guitar a lot, but I wish it had 4 controls (2 for volume, 2 for tone) so you would have had the possibility to change the settings of your humbuckers independently.

It's just a great guitar for this money, I think the best.
But if you buy one, don't forget to change the tuners ;)

Made in China, i'm not shure when. 22 jumbo frets. 2 Ibanez humbucking pickups, basswood body, jewel blue finish, string-thru body, non-locking tuners, and a rosewood fretboard.

I play funk, indie, rock, system of a down, black eyes, almost anything but country and metal, and its sound fits for almost everything. My only complaint about the pickups is that the neck position pickup sounds like crap on distortion. It has a good clean tone, but is better with distortion. With it I am using a Peavy rage 158 amp, a Boss DS-1 distortion, and an Ibanez Weeping Demon wah.

The finish is flawless. Probably the only flaw is the input jack is constantly coming loose, but it doesn't effect it so it's fine.

It is incredibly reliable. Its taken a beating from me, and it is in al most the same condition as when i bought it, which is pretty incredible. I would definately use it in a gig without backup.

I've been playing for a few years now, and i'm still using it. If it was stolen or lost, i'd be angry, but would probably get a different guitar. Other than the finish, my favorite feature is that it is incredibly lightweight, so if you play long sets with it, it wont hurt your shoulders or back at all, which is nice.

22 Frets on rosewood fingerboard, maple neck into agathis body.
2 x humbuckers (basic ibanez ones) with 3 way selector switch. One tone and volume control. Basic tuners and fixed bridge.
Solid white finish with black scratch plate & headstock.

This is a no frills guitar, exactly what you need for playing rock, metal, punk, grunge - which is what I do. With basic humbuckers and controls, it isn't going to provide many different sounds - but perfect for knocking out some crunchy chords. Sounds good, although a little noisy due to the cheap pickups.

This was set up perfectly - straight out of the box. Not too low, but low enough to be very comfortable. Everthing feels very solid and the neck feels great. Quite chunky, and the matt finish to the neck feels really nice. I hate gloss finish on necks! The finish is a very simple, solid white which looks cool. All controls feel smooth, but firm. The tuners are ok, bearing in mind the cheapness.
The body is nice and light and is very comfortable to play, although it is a little biased towards the neck. You will find yourself holding up the neck a little!

I've only had this a week or so, so I can't really say how it would hold up against, say, a tour or something. It's probably not a first choice guitar for serious gigging, but it would make a perfect back up. It certainly feels solid enough to me to withstand a fair bit of abuse.

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This is my first guitar (I am actually a drummer - but I've always preferred playing guitar) and it feels great. I would highly recommend anyone to look in to these guitars, whether it was their first guitar or 50th! It really is nice.
It looks cool, sounds nice, feels great, and for 100 quid....What more do you want?!
Nice work Ibanez.

Tone & Volume pots. 3 way switch. 2 open coil Humbuckers. 22 frets. Nice and simple set up. Midnight blue finish with black pickguard. Nice looking guitar.

Excellent. I have this guitar, as most all of my guitars, always locked on bridge pickup. Sounds great. I actually prefer it over my Epi Les Paul Classic Plus. It doesn't squeal as much with distortion on.

This guitar was set up extremely well, which is primarily why I bought it. I'd imagine that the action varies from guitar to guitar, so make sure you try it out before you buy it. If you get one shipped from Urgmenistan, Zimbabwe, or some other wierd country, the action might suck. Never know though.

Only had it for a few months. but it's been holding up quite well thus far, and I'm generally a lot harder on my guitars than most people I know. One thing that did happen, was one of the knobs fell off, so I replaced it with one from a strat. I have a few wierd ass mods I made to this guitar. I added a light activated theremin through the guitar output with an on/off switch. I'm impressed that it's been holding up, with the back plate off for so long.

I believe there was a 1 year warranty on parts and crap. I'm pretty sure I voided that sucker when I made all those mods. But whatever. For most people, I'm sure it's not bad.

This is probably the best guitar for the price you can find. Just make sure you get one that's set up well. You won't be sorry. Been playing for about 6 years and had several guitars and this is probably my favorite guitar I've owned, despite owning a few more expensive guitars.

Purely stripped down, no bells and whistles, just what you need to rock. 2 Humbuckers, 1 tone and volume control, fixed bridge, 22 frets.

I play a variety of music. Mainly: blues, classic rock, metal. I dabble with classical and jazz.

Metal- Use bridge pick up
Pick up able to handle the gain well.

Rock/Blues (Led Zep/Foo Fighters/SRV) - Use pick up of your choice
Clears up a lot.

Jazz - Use neck pick up
The neck pick up is only good for clean. On a gain scale of 1 to 10, don't use more than 2 on this pick up. It can't handle it

Overall, very versatile in sound

From the factory, this guitar was great. Action hardly needed setup, and intonation was near perfect. The tuning pegs slip alot, so I would replace them.

This guitar would withstand live playing. Hardware won't last while I'm playing the guitar, it'll go into the trash to make way for new things. YOU MUST REPLACE THE MACHINE HEADS. Strap buttons are nice and big. I wouldn't use it for a gig alone, there's always a chance that a guitar would fail. But I have gigged with it alone.

I have been playing for 1 year and a half. I play this through a MG100DFX (soon to be replaced by a tube amp of some sort). This guitar is all one needs to start up rocking, or as a cheap thrill. If it was stolen, I wouldn't get it again, as I am saving up for another guitar.

Great Value For $

Made in China, Agathis body with 24.75" scale maple bolt on neck and rosewood fingerboard. 1 Vol and 1 Tone with a 3 way switch and 2 humbuckers. Black gloss finish, Strat style hardtail bridge, cheesy budget tuners. No frills just the basics for under $150 bucks.

I play alot of rock, punk, metal and blues. This guitar works well for the first 3. I have a couple of Strats and a Tele for the Blues. The Pick-ups have a good crunchy sound for any overdriven work. At lower volumes it tends to lose some of the high notes. It likes to be driven hard.

Out of the box this has to be the best action on a guitar that I have ever owned. No setup work needed here. I noticed however the neck did not want to sit still in its pocket. I improvised a fix for it and have not had it shift since. The tuners are sort of notchy but I haven't bothered changing them since I made them insignificant by installing a floyd rose locking trem system into the guitar about a year ago. I'm actually more pleased with the sound quality since then. I get better sustain. The actual appearance of the guiatr was top quality from the beginning. i only give a lower score over-all here because of the tuners and the neck shifting.

In its present condition it is a true work horse but it did take a couple of mods to get it there. It is however a great entry level guitar because of the smooth action.

Never had to use support

I've been playing for 30 years. I mostly jam with friends and relatives but still have an occasional gig. I have a Peavey Classic 30 and a Vox AD30VT and use a Big Muff Pi (Russian) and an old Cry Baby. I have 2 Strats, a Tele, an old lawsuit Les Paul copy, a few accoustics and now this Ibanez. I was sold on this guitar the moment I felt the action even before I plugged it in. I couldn't believe how awesome the set-up was for such a cheap guitar. I originally bought this as my son's first electric but after fixing the neck and installing the Floyd, he has a hard time getting from me. The only reason I give a lower rating here is because I did have to tweak it to make it reliable but what do you want for $125

Rosewood fingerboard on a mahogany neck bolted on to a basswood body with 2 open coil humbuckers.1 volume knob, 1 tone knob, and 3-way pickup selctor switch.chrome hard-ware.

I play rock(AC/DC, Aerosmith, Led Zepplin, Van Halen) and alternative rock(12 Stones, Creed, Kutless). these pickups are really good for heavy distortion but not for clean sounds or overdriven sounds. VERY muddy when clean. i put chrome covers over the pickups and the bridge pickup did not sound as nearly as loud as the neck pickup. so i took the bridge pickup cover off and left the neck cover on, raised the bridge pickup and it is fine. i might replace the pickups with a pair of Gibson Classic '57s(they really SCREAM!!!) but the only problem is i dont know how.'_'

VERY durable. ive had it for about 6 months and it has been fine.

This is a really nice guitar for the price.Ive been playin for about 3 years now and i own a crate amp(dont know model,120 watts), Digitech RP-50, Ibanez Ts-7, Boss DS-1, Jay Turser JTA-DS NG acoustic, and Ibanez GAX-30.

made in USA
22 frets
solid top
volume, tone, and pick up
Chrome tuners. String-thru body bridge.
What can i say that hasnt been said. there are not many features. just a basic guitar

for the price, it sounds like a god. the bussing sound is due to the dust in your pick up. When i first got mine i had to clean the pick ups and then the buzzing stoped.
What i love about this guitar is that it gives a really low tone. THis works really well with heavy metal songs. ALso when useing the bridge pick up the tons is high which sounds badass when playing solos

slim body, thin, sleek, small. THis is the main difference between the Ibanez GAX30 and the Fender strats (which i also own). THe strats have a slightly dirtier sound which is good for lunk music. But who wants to play punk, its only good to listen to, the music itself is boring. ALso anyone that has ever owned a strat can say that the fretboard is really dirty. After a while scratch marks on the fretboard become annoying. The Ibanez does not have this problem, which is why i love it. The tuning is faily lose, which becomes annoying, when you hafta retune ever 3 songs you play, but thats fine once you get the hang of it. The finish is really nice, polishes, no scratches, except the pick guard, which is obvious lol. um....controls are faily easy to use. Sturdy guitar, i recommend it for anyone that needs a cheap guitar to being wherever and not have to worry about damaging it.

Thie guitar will last as long as my guitar playing goes. I've had it for 8 months. Not a single thing wrong, besides the dirty pickups. Strap buttons are extremly solid, seeing that i'm the type of guitarist that likes to switng his guitar and play and do the wild solos. Extremly dependable. I have used it in gigs because i'm not afraid to hit things with it, whereas with my Gibson SG special faded, i'm afraid to even touch the pick guard. lol. i recommend it for any guitarist.

never tried

ROCKSOLID GUITAR! Awesome addition to any musician!

Nothing fancy, but Goddangit! You really can't expect more in this pricerange! In fact, it's great value for money.

I have tested it through a tiny marshall 10w amp, a peavey classic 50 combo, and Amplitube. I'll have to repeat myself; GREAT value for money. I look forward to hooking it up to my boss me50,fender concert 60w tube amp, and my beloved rivera 4x12 cab...

Okay, it buzzes a bit here and there, but not nearly as much as my friends Musicman J. Petrucci-signature which, by the way, cost 10 times more... We'll see how it handles '10 strings though. I might have to fumble a bit with the bridge-height and trussrod... Also, a minor flaw in the paintjob, just below the back strap-button, but do I care? Great value for money, i tellzya!

Seems good. I'm not much of an acrobat on stage anyways, and this will never be more than a backup for me. It will probably last a good while.

Never dealt with them.

I've been playing for fifteen years. Have covered most styles imaginable, and owned lots of guitars; Fender Strat. (both usa and jap.) a Fender Prodigy, an Aria Pro II, a Washburn "Nuno", an Ibanez AR 200. I currently own an Epi. Sheraton(II?), an Ibanez 70's Les Paul copy (aka. "the lawsuit"), and this little wonderboy. If it was stolen, it wouldn't take me more than a couple of days of work to afford a new one... Did I mention it's great value for money?

2003 made in China, dual humbuckers with 3-way selector, single tone and volume knobs. String-thru-body bridge, med-fat frets. Bought this for a friend that is left-handed but plays right-handed guitars because the GAX30 has the symmetrical artist body that makes it easy to access the upper frets when playing it left-handed. Looks nice and has a great feature set for the price.

Fairly bright for humbuckers. Sounds okay with the right EQ tweaks at the amp. Volume and tone controls work well. At high gain settings it is noisy despite the humbuckers, so maybe the shielding is bad.

The guitar looks nice for the price and the construction seems solid. Tuners are cheap but the guitar stays in tune even when I changed to heavier strings (10-46). In the store I noticed buzzing but I was not using a pick and it did not seem too bad at the time. When I brought it home the buzz was a lot worse with a pick. With the 10-46 strings if I raised the action to reduce (not eliminate) the buzzing then the action was so high that I could not adjust the intonation within the limits of the bridge adjustments. Even with the light strings that the GAX30 comes with the buzzing is still too much and ruins an otherwise nice guitar. With light strings you could probably raise the action enough to stop the buzzing but that would make it hard to play. I will put a new set of light strings on it and see if I can return it to the store.

Seems solid. The nut for the jack came loose but that is easy to fix.

I have been playing in a rock/jazz band for 20 years using a tired old Ibanez blazer. The blazer is a great guitar so I thought the GAX30 would be decent but you get what you pay for. With cheap guitars I understand that for a given model the action can vary a lot from guitar to guitar so the thing to do would be to go to a store that has several that you can try. Next time I will try them with a pick. This is not a guitar to buy via mail order. If the action were better and the noise/shielding problem were fixed this would be a great guitar for the price.

I dont think i can add much to whats already been said here, 2 humbuckers, no tremelo(not that its any good on cheap guitars anyway) not tons of features, but enough for the begginning guitarist

Awesome! Has a great heavy sound to it, perfect for the kind of music I play (Metallica, AC/DC, etc.), It works really well with the IBZ10G amp that came with it, but i don't know about other amps.

The action was just right, no rust or anything, i give it an 8

No problems here yet

Haven't dealt with them

If this guitar were stolen i would cry because they aren't making them anymore, but if i could buy a new one i would buy it. The only major problem is that there is no midrange tone knob

Made in China, year 2003.
22 Medium Frets
Basewood Body
Through Hole Fixed Bridge
Bolt On - Maple GAX Neck
Rosewood Finger Board
2 Standard Double Coil Humbuckers (Neck PU and Bridge PU)
1 Tone Knob, 1 Volume Knob
3 way switch (Neck, Middle, Bridge)
Pearl Dot Inlay
Pickguard
Chrome Hardware

Nothing fancy. Just your average features - but enough to produce a wide variety of sounds. I wouldn't get a guitar with a tremelo bar at this price range, since all of them make your guitar go out of tune.

No complaints.

The 3 way switch and tone knob gives you much versatility (unlike on other guitar which the switch basically does nothing). Ibanez is best suited for metal/rock, but the GAX suprisingly produces a rather decent accoustic sound. Rthym, solo, etc.. it's all open to you.

I have a 20 watt Rocktek amp, but it also came with a standard Ibanez 10 watt practise amp. The practise amp is great for the cheap price - has all the standard features you'd expect, doesn't produce any anmoying noise (unless you put it on overdrive and turn the gain right up). It's better than any squier amp or similar.

The sound of the guitar is not that bright, on the dark side, but not that dark. It CERTAINLY doesn't sound thin at all. A warm bassy tone - my only complaint is that it's a bit too bassy (even muddy) for my liking, but that's just my personal taste. The quality of the sound is a BIT lower than the Epiphone Les Paul 2 (which is more expensive), but on par with the Epiphone SG Special.

It is not noisy at all; overall it provides good sound, especially for the price. Enough stuff for a beginner. It all depends on what amp you plug it into. I'm sure if you just replace the stock pickups with more expensive one's, then it would sound like an absolute $1000 dream.

The guitar was set up well, everything in tune. The action was low, which was good; HOWEVER it caused some annoying fret buzz on certain strings. This can be EASILY fixed though, but I'll leave it to the proffessionals.

Pickups were at a perfect sounding height.

The neck is pretty cool, thin and very easy to play. However it was a bit misligned to the body - doesn't effect anything but it is annoying.

Tuners are el cheapo :), but they do the job.

Withstand live playing? Would I use it on a gig? I have no idea.
The hardware seems sturdy, and the body feels sturdy even though it's basewood. I feel comfortable that the finish will last for a long time, and won't wear off. Won't get scratched easily.

Haven't contacted Ibanez yet.

Overall it's a good guitar, and it's made by Ibanez themselves; not by some sub company for newbies (ie. Squier and Ephiphone).

I wish I'd checked the fret buzz when I brought it, and also I wish chose one with the neck properly aligned.

If it were stolen, I would probably save up for a used Fender Stat or Tele.

2003, China, 22frets, Basswood Jewel cut symetrical body, through hole bridge, bolt on maple neck, rosewood fretboard, two standard humbuckers (SHB1, SHB2), 1 volume, 1 tone, 3 way selector switch mounted near knobs, lead plugs into the side of the body, pearl dot, inlays, very large strap buttons, chrome hardware, transparent cherry red color (comes also in Blue and Black opaque colors), big frets, 24.5" scale, black on top with white underneath pick gaurd.

6 because not a whole lot of features, however I like having a single vol and tone which is a point I really like about this particular model as well as the through hole stringing similar to the ASX32.

It is not a dark sounding guitar at all however it is certainly not a thin sounding instrument. Basswood is brighter than mahogany but darker than alder. This is something that is appealing to me as I find my Strat to be a bit bright and when I have owned a Les Paul I found it to be far to dark for my tastes. I have owned an ES335 and prefer sounds along those lines in terms of how dark.

It has a bolt on neck which I am planning to remove to apply a liberal amount of wood glue to it. I have done this on my strat and sustain and bottom end were improved.

I like the bridge pickup pretty much as it is and this is comparing it to my strat which has a Di Marzio megadrive in it. This bridge pickup seems to have a really nice bright yet well rounded sort of tone to my ears at this time. The jury is slightly out on the neck pickup. I realise it is a very inexpensive model and one would expect the pu's to possibly be total shite however they are really not bad.

The puckups are Ibanez standard 1 and 2 humbuckers and are not as hot as the powersound humbuckers in the 70. How hot they are is not that important to me but moreso the tone. When played clean on the neck it gives a well rounded blues or wet jazz sound however it is a little muddy and flat -- now remember it's only been a week and I've been thinking about what to put in the neck for most of that time. It seems to be ok at higher volumes rather than rehersal volumes though which is a good sign.

Factory setup was good, pickups adjusted well, fretwire very well positioned, in fact the neck is a total gem to use. The finish is very nice with a minor blemish in one spot. The transparent red with black pickgard looks very traditional and is the class act color choice showing nice amounts of wood grain. This model does have bargain basment tuners compared to the GAX70, however the 70 has no pickgaurd and no through hole stringing.

Not sure at this time as it's only one week old.

Never contacted an Ibanez agent

Best bit of it??? the neck I think. Well put it this way, when I first played this one it was like I'd been playing it for years. I think the sound is good at times, however I am still getting used to this guitar and the pu's will either have to be changed or I will have to either not play it or just sell it.

Over all it has some very sweet sounds with some drive applied and the clean tones are pretty well rounded and clear (at higher volume) without any changes to the pickups.