Ibanez GAX70

Why bother, the rest of you guy said it already

Ibanez GAX70 > Boss DS-1 > Crate 15X

Sound is great to me. I used to have a Import Strat about 10 years ago. I stopped playing and sold it, I bought this Ibanez as a cheap attempt to get back into playing. I think the Ibanez blows the strat away.

Awesome Awesome Awesome action. Very fast neck

Only had is for 2 weeks, but seems good

Never delt with them

Overall, I love this guitar. I know it's not a professional axe, but I'm not a pro myself. If you looking for a good beginner guitar that will last you until you turn pro, check this axe out.

Mine is a 98' model with 22 frets, H/H pickup configuration with passive Powersound pickups. It has a solid mohogany body that is extremely close to the Gibson SG shape. It is transparent red with a Full Tune II bridge. The neck is the perfect size for speed.

It's sound is fairly vesitile. When I first got it I was mostly into Led Zeppelin but now I am heavily into Metallica,Slayer,Pantera, and other metal and it has adapted nicely. My set is the GAX70 (or Ibanez Destroyer II) into a Morley Bad Horsie Wah into an Ibanez Soundtank Tubescream into a Boss Metal Zone into a DOD VGS50 Processor and into an OLD Randall Commander head which goes into a Crate 4x12 Cab. It sounds very good with heavy, light, or no distortion at all with very little feedback with both the tubescreamer and metal zone going at the same time.

This guitar was set up perfectly for me. The action was fairly High and so were the pickups. the transparent red finish was gorgous.

I think I will have this guitar for the rest of my life. The only problem I have seen is slight rust on the bridge pickup which is easily taken off but always comes back. It is very durable, I dropped during practice in my basement (which has a concrete floor) it must have fallen 3 feet and only took off a small chip of paint from behind the input jack. I would always take a backup to a gig.

I think it had like a 2 year warranty.
Never dealt with Ibanez but I here their service sucks.

I have been playing for about four years and this was my first decent electic. I had a one of those tiny generic ones that was my grandpa's and the pickups were shot, this thing was ungodly. If it were stolen i would probably upgrade to an RG but i don't know. I just got a used Ibanez destroyer II which has nicer electronics but my GAX70 gets 10 times more playing time. I love it.

Not sure of year.Built in Indonesia. 22 frets, solid top body. Two volume, two tone controls. Pickups are H/H and both are open coil. Both are Ibanez Powersound 1 humbuckers. Body is mahogany, neck is maple. Very good looking black finish that is reflective. Body is double cutaway, sort of like a cross between the Gibson SG and Les Paul. Bridge is Tune II with a stop tailpiece. Tuners are non-locking, and are Ibanez. Neck is nice and thin with medium or jumbo frets (not sure). Got it with Amp, Gig bag, strap, cable, and 10 or 12 picks.

I play alternative and rock, and I like blues stuff. This guitar sounds & feels great for all styles. I play it through a Crate GX15 practice amp. It has a rich clean or warm distorted sound in the neck, and twangy clean or crunchy distortion in the bridge. When both pickups are selected, it gets a good mix of both.

Set up great. I've had it for around 5 hours and it's great!!!

I got a crappy strap, but the buttons and knobs and tuners all work fine. I don't have gigs. Yet.

Never done anything with 'em. I got it TODAY!

I used to have a Washburn SHadow Series. (Read my review on THAT.) Nothing Else. This is an awesome guitar. I would recommend it for either a first guitar or andone who wants to pay under $200 for great sound & looks.

made of agathis, but some sources say mahoghany, i did some research on agathis wood. its actually a cheaper foreign mohaghany, but its got a good tone so dont worry about it. double cut away, 2 powersound humbuckers, 3 way selector switch, to volume&tone pots. 22 jumbo frets, maple neck, rosewood fretboard. passive electronics, trans red finish(beautiful) stop-bar tail piece like a gibson, with a tun-o matic bridge. made in indonesia, best features for a guitar, simple use no tricks or secret switches here great beginners guitar excellent value guitar

this guitars tone is amazingly versitile, ive played hardcore, jazz, classical fingerstyle, funk, progressive rock, blues and worship music on this thing and it does a great job copying the basic tonal format for each style. i prefer using the neck pickup for clean/distored stuff like jazz/classical/blues/funk and worship as well as soloing(my ears like the tone of a neck pickup for soloing) at really high volumes the pickups feedback pretty easily but they are stock pickups so what can u expect? i would recommend having the pickups waxed to cut down the feedback. the guitars tone is warm over all, the bridge pickup i use mainly for heavy,gain saturated stuff like hardcore/metal/rock/progressive music. like i said before it does the job for getting the basic tonal formats for these styles of music

action isnt too bad ive adjusted it from time to time to see what i like the best, unless you have a defective one these guitars are pretty well made, and are excellent for the price. pickups like i said before are stock and arent the greates but they do teh job, if you find that they are too muddy for u i would suggest replacing them with dimarzios or seymour duncans, emgs are great if you like that kind of sound. the finish was what made me want to buy it, its my first guitar and ive had it for a year. it looks like a gibson sg trans red finish.i couldnt afford an sg so i got this. only a few problems the bridge pickup had a dramatic loss of volume, one of my friends looked at it and found out that the problem was that the wire for the bridge pickup was "grounding out" so it was an easy fix. the other thing is that when i first bought this guitar i kept breaking the high e string, i took it back to the guitar store and the guy there told me that there were some burrs in teh saddle of the bridge, so i took a small nail file and smoothed the saddle out very carefully. other than that if you take care of this guitar as u should with all intruments you will not have any major problems

i have used this guitar in quite a few live situations. i dont really have the money to get back up guitar so ive been using this thing without a back up with no problems, hardware is great, but jsut clean the tune-o-matic bridge when u change the strings from resting my hand on the bridge it gets some build up on it. strap buttons arent great so i replaced them with dunlop strap -locks but the hole for the screw got threaded out, so i had to put a longer/bigger screw in its place and its been fine ever since. finish is hard and nice ive dropped this thing a few time by accident( slipped on some ice/ and my drummer put it in the back of his truck with out any case whatsoever and my guitar head landed on it! ouch! even with those accidents the finish has held up well besides the usuall wear and tear from using it a lot.

nope never called ibanez but whenever i need help wiht this thing i go to my local music store where i bought it and they are always willing to help out

been playing for about a year, using this guitar with a marshall halfstack. if it were stolen i would be pissed its my only guitar! the thing i love the most about this guitar is the neck its nice and thin, but the only complaint that i have is to the ibanez company. my guitar is very different from the others that are supposedly exactly the same, my neck is very different from others i have tried out in stores, some other guitars have fatter wider necks than mine. i wish the guitar had some kind of block inlays and some binding so thats why im getting an ibanez Artist re-issue, that the guitar that the GAX70 is based on, but its got better features like a bound neck and maple top with a mahoghany body and a set neck! plus it just looks better. IF YOUR A BEGINNER OR YOU NEED A CHEAP GUITAR THAT WILL LOOK/PLAY AND SOUND GOOD FOR 200 BUCKS BUY THIS GUITAR UNTIL YOU CAN GET ONE YOU REALLY WANT IT WILL DO THE JOB AND HOLD UP TO INTENSE PLAYING.

This is Ibanez's attempt at a solidbody sg, or LP style guitar, in other words a symetrical double cutaway with the h/h setup with three on a side tuners (unlocking), 22 frets, three way selector switch and and two volume and two tone knobs. The two pickups are passive "powersound" pickups (don't ask me how they got the name). It has an agatis body, which is supposed to look like mohagony and sound like alder, a maple neck with 24.75 scale light rosewood fretboard, nothing top of the line, but the price is right with extra jumbo frets. Comes with a "full tune II" which is basically an Ibanez tunomatic.

sound... this is where I believe this guitar suffers. I play lots of different kinds of music, but mostly Metallica style metal. I'm not sure if its the agatis body, or the tune a matic bridge but this guitar lacks sustain, but has enough to be just barely satisfactory. Also the "powersound" pickups have anything but power. I managed to solve that problem with the installation of an SH-10 seymour full shred in the bridge, it has taken care of most of the sound problems. This guitar has a bit of a noise problem that I noticed before and after the SH-10 but I'm working on totaly sheilding it right now. I'm hoping that with everything done to it it will sound perfect.

The factory set up was done very well, the string action was perfect (I checked) and the intonation was excellent, no complaints. The bridge pickup was actually set up wrong though, kinda thing I'm kicking myself for not noticing when I bought it. The pickup ring was mounted about 3mm off to the one side. I have since then fixed that problem myself, and it works fine. Also I had to tighten the tuners a bit, but I find myself having to do that with all my guitars. The neck is great. Totally fast and thin, and the extrajumbo frets do a nice job of being able to move from place to place smoothly, no complaints. The neck is up there with the best of them. The fretboard isn't made of top of the line rosewood, which can be expected from a guitar under $200 and I really don't have a problem with it. I've actually thought about staining it ebony, but its good enough as is. The finish is beautiful I opted for the gloss black version. The looks of this guitar is deffinately the reason why I'm putting so much into it instead of buying a new one. This guitar is beautiful. The crystal cut body, the headstock with the 3x3 tuners, and the full tune bridge. This guitar has a kind of elegance in its simplicity. Every bit of the shape of it suits my style. I have hade a few modifications though to make it look even better. Two Chrome pickup covers, chrome dome knobs and a chrome pickup selector switch. The thing now looks, if not sounds, like a top of the line custom gorgeous guitar. The grade is withought the mods, with its a deffinate 10. I would not have any other guitar as far as looks go.

Well, as of now the feedback and buzz problem might keep it out of my gigging momentarily, but thats the only reason. I plan on making this my number one guitar though, in the future, becaues of its sheer beauty, and I can't wait until I can take it on stage with me. Also unlike the other reviews I've found once the strings are broken in I've found that it stays in tune nicely.

what customer support?
ok this is the worst, ibanez as far as I can tell doesn't want to be bothered by the consumer. I've looked for ways to contact them about some of the problems, but I haven't found any numbers, or adresses, or any customer support whatsoever. Terrible

ok I've been playing guitar for about as long as i can remember, have tried most every type of guitar at one time or another, from bottom of the line crap to top of the line royalty. I have lots to compare to. I also do a lot of work on guitars, and research for it so I'm not exactly an uneducated consumer. My only problem is my lack of money so normally I just go for customizing bottom of the line guitars. This one I couldn't ask for more as far as looks go now that I have it customized. The sound, well the sound can be worked on too, with the aid of a good effects box (which I frown on but sometimes can't be avoided). overall I love this guitar.

This guitar was made in Indonisia who shows in the price, but has a agathis body, 22 frets, rosewood fingerboard, 3-way toggle switch, 2 volume, 2 tone, fairly medium sized maple neck, pretty decent non-locking tuners, plus 2 Ibanez power-sound humbuckers

I play every single type of music you can think of and it fits me very well actually. I mostly play metal, rock, and jazz, and this guitar fits very well with all the styles. The powersound pick-ups are fairly good, even though i didn't really like the sound of it for a long time, i guess its the kind of guitar that you grow to love the sound of it. I use it with lots of types of practive amps and it sound pretty good, for jazz i use a 120 watt Crate combo, and it sound great on the neck pick-up on the clean channel, it takes a while to get a good sound on it.

THIS IS THE WORST SET UP GUITAR I HAVE EVER TOUCHED! The neck was adujusted fine and so were the pick-ups however a few others occured. I had a problem since the second I got it until a year after i had it with the bridge. I broke over 20 sets of D'addario strings just on this guitar. There were so many burs all over the bridge and tuners. Also on the 12 fret there was a huge clump of dried up glue from when the frets were put on. Also the knobs suck! I took them off becuse they wont stay on. In conclusion the black finish was fine, so was the action, but the other probelms gave it a 1!

This guitar is very relyable however certain things make me worried about it at gigs. The strap hooks seamed fine until my guitar fell on concrete and destroyed the finish (which was a well finshied guitar). Also, the tuners suck so badly, my 3rd string is so messed up becuase the tuner wont lock.

It was under a year warranty, and brought it back a few times for repair. Then shop i got it from just did the repairs. However i was convinced for a while i had a defective bridge, and it would have took a long time to get it taken care of, so i didnt bring it back or anything.

I had it for over a year, and dipite a few bad problems, i couldnt live without it. A few friends wanted to buy it from me. If you would like to buy this guitar, make sure the bridge i good.

This guitar is set up nicely, similar to many les pauls. It is a double-cutaway Ibanez les paul with the traditional two tone knobs, two volume knobs, and a 3-way toggle switch. The body is a les paul, but with the double cutaway, it looks like a mix between an SG and a Les Paul. It has two Ibanez powersound humbuckers and a Gibson-style tune-o-matic tremlo with a stop-bar tailpiece. Mine has a nice see-thru red finish which makes the guitar look really nice. It looks much more expensive than it really is.

Although many reviews I've seen say that the powersound humbuckers don't sound that great, I feel differently. I think that they are good pickups and they sound great as long as you have a decent amp and your strings are not two old. I play mostly Metallica, Megadeth, Pantera, Motorhead, AIC, and many other heavy metal music. I love this guitar.

This guitar is strung for .009 strings and it works well with those stings. I noticed that .010s are kinda tight and the action's not as good, but with .009s, it has extremely good action. The finish as i said is very nice. I've seen the black and butterscotch versions of this guitar and I would definitly recommend the red version. The only bad part about this guitar is that it is slightly imbalanced. The neck is kind of heavy, but it's not a problem because the body is light and it doesn't take much to hold up the neck.

I haven't gigged with this guitar yet, but I've got 3 planned in the next few months. I'll probably use my friend's warlock for a backup, but I don't think need it. I play this guitar harder at my band practices than I probably will at gigs, and I've never had any problems. A few months back, my little sister dropped my guitar and broke off the toggle switch. I was so afraid that the sound was messed up or the neck broke or something, but it's worked without a problem (other than the bwoken toggle switch, which still functions properly) for months, every week at band practice.

I love this guitar and definitly would buy another if it broke (but I know that it wouldn't). I don't think about nor do I care about the fact that it's only a $200 guitar. It's no Gibson, I'll admit, but it's greatly made and it's got great sound and looks, $200 guitar or not. I recommend this guitar to any beginners or intermediate guitar players who are looking for a great value.

It has a three way tap and has 2 volume controls and 2 tones 22 frets the tuner is non locking the finish is nice

this suits my music style very well because of its powersound pickups i would chose this over any good guitars because of the cheapness of the guitar its affordable and good for the price

I have noticed one thing and that is my nobb slip and the twist then the wire snaps off which is a pain cause soldering sucks oh and i suggest buy better nobs

this is a good gig guitar sure its not like a fender but for the price you could just say its like a fender and get away with it cause of its great sound

nope

I have been playing for 3 years now and find it affordable great to use and i like the feel of the guitar as you strum a chord

Unknown make year, made in asian country, 21 frets, 2 volume and 2 tone controls cutaway design similar to an sg or prs mcarty 2 powersound humbucking pickups 3 way selector, fixed bridge, non-locking tuning keys but did not seem to have the problems with going out of tune as much as everyone else reviewing says. No extras

I was totally hooked on a strat until I played this model. It is a very versatile guitar I played rock, blues, jazz and it sounded good on all styles and for the price I payed for this it is absolutely perfect. I think if I were to change the pickups I could probably get this baby to get santana's or a meaty gibson sound out of this guitar

The factory setup was great the action is nice and low, the pickups are adequate for now and no noticeable flaws mine is transparent red very easy to tune and everything seems perfect

Unknown have not used live yet the only thing that looks suspect is the pickup selector and the strap buttons for those who move and jump about a lot it may be a problem. The finish seems like it will last a while though and I would say I can depend on it but would still never gig without a backup.

Forget it I emailed them a few times with no response no phone numbers to call that I saw on their website. It seems like buy it and leave us the heck alone "jabroni"

I have been playing for a few years and own a few acoustic guitars, this is my first electric I usually played my friends strat for gigs this guitar seems to suit a variety of styles easily. If it were lost or stolen I definitely would buy another one. Like I said the only thing bad is that the customer support totally sucks so dont even waste your time with them (I hope they are reading this and do something about it) For the price paid for this guitar it is quite easy to fix it up with new pickups and locking tuners if you so wish. I compared this to other guitars and for me this guitar had the most potential along with epiphones for those of us who cant or do not want to spend $2,000 or more on a guitar. If anything I can add I see a lot of people buy guitars through the mail this I do not recommend because they are all different and you need to play them to see which one you like the best end of sermon. Good luck and I hope my review helped.

Features. Double cutaway. Two powersound humbucking pickups. Bolt on neck. Two tone knobs two volume knobs. 22 frets I think. Indonesian made. Transparent and one solid finish available.

Sound.....Well for a $200 guitar it sounds great. I play mostly punk,hardcore, and emo and ocassionly some blues and jazz. It has a pretty good crunch sound. I play it through a peavey supreme transtube head and 4x12 cabinet. It sounds good through that amp. The GAX70 also has a nice clean sound too. Basically I bought this guitar because I was not satisfied with the sound of my fender strat and wanted a guitar with humbuckers and on my tight budget this guitar was a good buy. It really is a decently versatile guitar.

I have had this guitar for about 6 months and It seems to be set up nicely. The finish looks great still. The one big complaint I have about this guitar is goes out of tune easily.

I have used this guitar for about four shows and it has done great. The hardwear looks like it should last. The strap buttons were replaced with dunlop strap locks. I don't trust straps that aren't locked in. It seems pretty dependable but I would bring another guitar to a gig. I would not be without a backup.

I have never dealt with Ibanez. It has a one year warranty.

Overall like I said before for about $200 I think it is a great guitar. If it were lost or stolen I probably would get an epiphone Les Paul. I am seriously considering buying an Epiphone Les Paul Standard in the not to distant future. I don't think I would sell it though. I really like the sound out of it but It isn't the best guitar out there but for the price it is great. I compared it to a hamer slammer and thought this was a better buy. So if you are looking for a good new guitar and don't have much to spend you should definately check out an Ibanez GAX70. It is a wonderful beginners guitar too.