Ibanez GRX20

I don't know the year made, I bought it '09. It has 22 frets, laminated top. It has one tone knob and one volume knob, and a three way switch for the pickups. The pickups are powersound one and two, open coil. The body is basswood and the neck is maple with a rosewood fret board. I have the Black Midnight finish and for right handers they offer Jewel Blue. It is strat body style with a fixed bridge. Pretty decent hardware for the money.

I play the metal boys and girls and this guitar is built for this purpose. I play this guitar through a Roland Cube 15X and these two match well together. I really like this guitar and I am glad it does not have a floyd rose, because I am a beginner and the floyd just seems rediculous for me. Excellent osunds on clean and the four lead channels offered on my amp.

I bought this guitar "used" on ebay. This guitar was essentially new, but it had a minor blemish so they have to sell it used. I was not impressed with set up or the strings. So I had the strings changed and set up, much better now. The tuners are kind of flimsy, but I can deal.

This guitar is durable enough to withstand live playing, it sounds awesome through my little practice amp on metal stack effect. The tuners are questionable, overall everything is good. The strap buttons are awesome and the finish is sweet. I would definitely play live without a back up.

I am fairly new and for 185 bucks I'll take this over a strat or epiphone in this price range. I love the finish, the sound it makes through my amp. I hate the fact that the tuners seem cheap and flimsy. Overall, being a beginner, this guitar is second to none. If you buy this guitar remember this-BEGINNER. Do not buy this and expect it to be a high end Ibanez, cuz it ain't.

Bought in 2008 and you can find out all of the features for yourself...

It sound very good on both clean and dirty settings. I'm using a Line 6 Spider III 75w amp and the guitar sound fantastic on it. It sounds a hell of alot better than my Strat.

The guitar arrived perfect accept for the little shreds of the shielding tape were coming out from under the pickguard so i took a razor blade and cleaned it up. Jewel Blue is a perfect choice for this guitar

This is one of the most solid guitars ive ever used...its better than my friends $700 epiphone.

Ibanez doesn't have customer service because they don't need it.

Ive been playing for a few years and this guitar is amazing and with my Line 6 i am in heaven.

Rock On.

I think it was made in china. I bought it in 2007. It has 22 frets, Alder body (i was surprised 'cause almost all the cheaper ibanez are basswood), two humbuckers ibanez psnd H-H passive,colour black... i'm not sure about the bridge, but i never use it... i't great for a begginer.

It suits every style of music, not perfectly but; the bridge humbucker gives a power rock/metal sound, and the neck pickup gives a bassy jazz/blues sound. They are noisy, but not in a annoying way, great response (if you play harder it sounds harder). It great to try to find your own begginer sound.

the action was perfect from the factory. No problems with this, but this was made in china and that discoint some points.

It's very resistant and it has a real wood (not basswood).

I've never deal with them

I've been playing for 2 years and it was great to start and experiment. I really recomend it as your first guitar, but as long as you get better you'll want a better axe. It's great for every style of music from bossa nova to brutal death metal.

This guitar was made in China and was purchased in 2008 ,not sure of the year it was made. The Ibanez GRX2o has 22 frets ,laminated top ,3 way selector ,2 active humbuckers .Alder body ,satin finish ,strat body . Tremolo system I am not sure what type (not Floyd Rose) and medium frets .

The sound of this guitar can vary based on what you are using for for an amp or pre-amp . I use the Behringer V-Amp 2 with a Peavey Rage 158 . The amp is irrelevant if you are familiar with the Behringer V-amp 2 . It can be used with an amp ,p.c. etc . The sounds are amazing ..but enough with the pre-amp . Let's talk about the guitar . This thing is amazing. I read a ton of reviews and took a lot of time before I purchased this sweet piece of equipment . First of all it IS an Ibanez ..make no mistake about it ! It is not like Epiphone "by" Gibson ..this is a damn Ibanez ! If this is their idea of a low end product then the high end Ibanez products must make you pass out by just touching them ! I have been playing on and off for at least 17 years and I have never played such a nice guitar . I own several others which include the Kramer USA Pacer and an Epiphone "by" Gibson strat style guitar . The playablity of this thing is simply amazing . There is no change between the low frets and the high frets as you go up the neck . The pickups sound great with the equipment I have . I highly recommend the Behringer V-amp 2 to those who have not yet purchased this little miracle ,(but that is an entirely different review). I read review of the tremolo system being sub par . I would have to agree ,but I don't use it anyways so it doesn't bother me . The bar screws in on mine and doesn't just "push in" like some others have claimed (must be older models they purchased). The springs are very sturdy and you really have to push to get the tremolo system to engage . Again , I don't use it so this isn't a big deal . The 3 way selector does it's job with pickup selection and there is no fumbling around like other setups . Bridge ,middle,neck ..it doesn't get much more simple than that . Ibanez Powersound 1 in bridge and Ibanez Powersound 2 in neck H/H setup . I have so much more to say but I will continue in the next section ...

The set-up and action was amazing ! No need to adjust the truss rod at all ! The pickups were adjusted perfectly for my taste . I play anything from Metal to blues . I had absolutely no problems that previous posters complain of . The input was tight ,the pickups were solid in place , the frets were not at all sharp . Ibanez has improved this guitar over the years obviously . I use a noise gate so to say whether this guitar is noisy or not is a mute point . Get s good processor and this guitar will make you a hero is no time . I just cannot say enough about the action and playability of this guitar !! I love the neck with a passion ! Love,love,love !!

This guitar can do whatever you need it to ..PERIOD ! You need to keep in mind that it was $150.00 USD , so if you are touring the world I am not sure what it could withstand . You could beat the finish with a hammer I think and it would hold up . Very solid piece of equipment indeed . My strap buttons are tight and have never come loose at all . I depend on this guitar as my main piece of equipment , and it doesn't let me down..EVER!!! I am 37 years old and I have been around a bit with music . This is a fine guitar for beginner or intermediate , or pro who is low on cash . Nice work Ibanez !!!

I have never had a need to contact Ibanez at all !

I hate to keep repeating myself but this guitar is a solid Ibanez and is way more than you are expecting for the money ...buy it !!! I love the neck on this guitar the most of all ! So fast and smooth ,and the action can't be beat at all ! If someone stole this I would find them and torture them until they gave it up !! I love this guitar and I have owned quite a few over the past 17 years . I suggest investing in a good pre-amp no matter that the guitar . A big mistake of beginners is expecting to plug a guitar into an amp and getting the sound of their dreams . Your amp isn't really the big decision , it's the effects processor of choice . Again , enough about that ...this guitar's playabilty is crazy fast ! The finish is beautiful . You will want to polish it over and over and just look at it when you are not playing . Ibanez offers the best beginner guitar at a very affordable price .You will not believe the quality for such a low price-tag !!!

* 25 1/2" scale neck with 19.5mm thickness at nut offers RG/Wizard feel
* 22/Medium frets
* Rosewood Finger Board
* Alder Body
* FAT 10 bridge

I didn't like the sound of the factory pickups: PSND1 (H) Neck PU PSND2 (H) Bridge PU. I replaced them with the 13.6k Ohm output EMG-HZ4's. The H4A with the Alnico 5 magnet is in the neck position and the H4A ceramic magnet is in the bridge position. It is a crying shame that nobody at Ibanez put this combination together for production.

I added a phase switch for a hollow twangy sound, and I am considering tweaking the tone a bit by replacing the factory .50pF capacitor with a .47pF.

I give the sound a 4, but after my mods it is a 9.

Even though this was a used purchase, the shop offered free setup. The action is as low as it can go without buzzing, but it is still a little too high for what I like. I am now thinking about replacing the factory tremlo bridge with a Hipshot Trilogy, and maybe addressing the action problem at that time.

This guitar was purchased used, with a divot taken out by the jack. It appears that it was dropped or made some other contact with a surface with a corner. That flaw was hardly detectable, and the neck was straight. I also had to replace frets 3, 4, and 5 due to some nicks and slices out of them; maybe from the same impact as above or another impact. Whatever the cause of damage, it has held up for the 3 1/2 years of live week-end playing that I have owned it.

I have never had to deal with Ibanez for anything relating to this guitar.

I used to play this guitar through a rackmount Chandler Tube Driver, Jim Dunlop Cry Baby Wah pedal, an ART MultiVerb, and a Behringer GX212 Ultratwin. Last year I replaced the Tube Driver and Cry Baby with a Behringer V-Amp Pro and a Behringer FCB1010.

Was made 2003-2004. Has 22 Medium Frets. HH setup with 3 way selector, one tone one volume. Tone doesn't do much except make it sound real high or real low. Comes with Ibanez powersound pickups, Blue finish that looks deep purple, tremolo... Looks kind of like a HH strat body more than traditional RG.

Plays punk and metal ok. I play it with a Crate SS 30W and a Digitech Hot Head Distortion pedal. The pickups sounded good on bridge with distortion, however the neck seemed useless. Replaced them with Duncan Designed pickups, and the sound improved immediately. It went out of tune a lot so I had the tremolo screwed down into the body and added Grover tuners. It sounds good for Rock/Punk now and even distorted blues. Had to spend $160 to fix it up. Paid $160 for it.

Had the guitar set up at the store when I bought it, and then reset up when I replaced tuners and pickups. There were no flaws in it and the frets on mine were perfect.

I've had it for 8 months now. I guess as a beginner guitar you start to want to fix it up or replace it as you get better. The finish is awesome, however i would not trust it to stay in tune unless you got new machine heads.

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I like how this guitar plays, and it does sound good for the money. When
I got it re-fitted with Duncan Designed Pickups and Grover tuners, I had the Guitar Tech test it on a full stack marshall and it sounded way better than a Fender Standard Strat. I would buy a better guitar next time, or keep with the "Franken-Strat" theme.

i dont know when it was made. it was made in china though. it has 22 slick frets with a... solid top. 2 black control knobs (vol, tone)... blah no point in finishing. i dont want to repeat.

my style is very odd. a lot of van halen like lead mized with izzy style rhythm all swirled into a pinkfloyd like thingy.. yea. i use a marshall valvestate 65 with a digitech rp50 and a dinosaur flanger (something i got somewhere). its rarely ever noisy unless i atually shake it near the amp then i get some cool ass feedback. with dean markley strings, this mofo sounds like rain.

at first i had a problem with the fret buzz but i got that fixed pretty easily. my pickups were fine. my bridge, is probably my pride and joy. i dont know where the eff these people get the fact that the trem goes out of tune. out of about 10 dif guitars i know with a trem, mine is the only one that can be divebombed by van halen himself and still be able to play perfectly in tune. the frets were slick like oil and i havent cut myself once. i had to get my neck adjusted once but that was because i was jumping around with it too much.

the guitar in itself can withstand my craziness but the stupid effing strings couldnt. so far i havent had the strap fall off. other idiots using my guitar made it fall but i caught it. this is my main guitar and a i have a les paul knock off for my back up.

none so far

great guitar period.

The features of this guitar are about what you'd expect to pay $160 for, plus a little more. Made in China, or so it said on the sticker on the back of the headstock. Solid alder body with a thick (but not totally nuke-proof)black lacquer coat. One-piece maple neck with a straight headstock (not angled-back, meaning you need string trees which hurt string-to-string balance) with cheap 6-in-line non-locking tuners. 25.5" neck scale, lacquer finish on the back of the neck (as opposed to a satin or tung oil finish, both of which play faster since they're less sticky. The frets are medium-sized, and are comfortable to play. All this came with was the arm to the whammy bar.

Starting off with a 12-watt beginner crate amp, I thought this guitar was horrible. It was comfortable to play, but it sounded awful. Then I got a distortion pedal, and even though the pedal was a cheap Boss DS-1, the sound improved tons, and I was thrilled since all I knew was power chords anyway. As I got better and began playing with drummers and full bands, I started to hate my small amp. So, I got a used all-tube Crate VC-5212 amp. 50 watts, 2 channels, reverb, equalizers. It changed my life. All of a sudden I was getting real tone coming from my guitar. I can get Hendrix-Little Wing-type tones from this with the reverb up, with the distortion anything from just a little crunch to enough distortion for Nirvana-ish music. All those who think this guitar sounds bad probably are playing through cheap amps. You'll be suprised to know that this guitar can sound professional and make great music with the right rig. New pickups might help, since it does still lack a little tone compared to more expensive guitars, but for the price I really doubt you can do better. Miles ahead of any squier or other beginner guitar.

I can't say how well it was set up from the factory since I am pretty sure the music store I bought it from set it up themselves. However, with the bridge pickup raised up near the strings and the neck pickup lowered to about half a centimeter above the pickguard, it sounds great. If you take off the pickguard you will see that the pickup cavity is swimming pool-routed, meaning that there is no wood between the pickups. The less wood a guitar is made out of, especially around the pickups, the less tone and sustain. However this is to be expected at such a low price. The only other flaws are that the tone pot does almost nothing to affect the tone and the volume pot has become scratchy and will cut out for a few seconds if I turn it too fast. It may just need to be cleaned. The frets are done suprisingly well, there was nothing loose when I got it.

This guitar seems to hold an alright tune as long as you aren't torturing the strings with very heavy strumming and trying to do dive-bombs on the whammy bar. The tuners and bridge are chrome-finished, so they won't really wear or tarnish. Today I dropped the guitar and it landed on the first string's tuning key. It snapped in half, so I now have to buy new tuners. I don't think it was the tuning key's fault that it broke, I think the same would have happened to any guitar. I was worried about the strap buttons after I got it, so I put on strap-locks. The work great, good for live playing because having your strap pegs fail is now one less thing to worry about. I think I can depend on the guitar, but I wouldn't gig without a backup (that is if I could afford a second guitar).

I've never dealt with Ibanez, however I am unsure if there is very good warranty service on this guitar since I don't think any warranty information was included with the guitar.

I have been playing this guitar for about a year and a half now, and it was my first electric. Although this is technically a beginner guitar, it has kept up with me, and after playing seriously every day I have become a pretty good guitarist. I would say this guitar can suit an intermediate player if that play has no choice but to stick with it due to having no money. I wouldn't say this is the best guitar in the world, because it obviously isn't. I would, however say it's the best guitar in its price range. Again, if you can't make this guitar sound good, blame your amp and your effects first. This guitar is willing to sound great if you are willing to make it sound great.

its a 2003 guitar. the tuners are average. it has very nice action comes with 2 humbuckers. the bridge is crappy. and the wood (alder) that the body is made out of is crap and its made in indonesia. the alder body is really light which is a good thing but its also not very strong. although i don't think that the spider-crack on the heel on my guitar will spread because i also have a 1999 RG570 which has the same crack but on that guitar its only a laquer crack.

Im giving this an 8 because i don't like the sound it gives compared to my RG570. but its a very good metal/thrash/lead guitar. the humbuckers produce a nice crunchy sound. the pickups would only need to be switched if you can't afford a better guitar. i use this as a backup for gigging and my rg570 is my main guitar.

this guitar has awesome action like all ibanez's and i love playing them more than my 2000 gibson SG. i have 3 ibanez's 1 gibson and 2 fenders. the bridge is my main concern about this guitar. its not very good for whammying as it doesn't come back to tune as well as a floyd rose trem.

well i can tell you that it definately withstands live playing. im not too sure if it will last 10 years but i don't expect it to. the gloss finish is good quality and doesn't seem to be chipping anywhere. the general spider crack on the heel doesn't look like it will spread.

i've never needed to deal with ibanez because their guitars are just too awesome.

i've been playing for 4 1/2 years and im 14 years old nearly 15 and im a member of 3 bands currently and have used this guitar in 31 live concerts as a backup. only actually played it in 3 though. i have an ibanez RG570, RG1550, 62 remake fender stratocaster, fender telecaster not sure of year, and a 2000 Gibson SG. I love them all to bits and use them all for different styles. i use this as my metal/thrash backup. great guitar

mine is a 2003 ibanez grx 20 in black with chrome hardware. its made in china, and has 22 medium frets, on a decent rosewood fretboard. 3 way selector, 2 humbuckers ( powersound ) with passive elctronics. suprisingly its made of alder which is a feature on higher end jacksons and ESP, not basswood like ibanez, like a superstrat rather resembling an RG5550 in look. it has a Fat 10 bridge ( non locking floating like a floyd but doesnt lock at any point ), non locking tuners, 25.5" scale for the price i paid i give this guitar a 10 for features!

the alder makes this a very punchy guitar. it was my first guitar but i pined after it even before i started playing because it was an ibanez, and not BY IBANEZ, like squier. this was my first guitar but i always wanted to play shred metal, and other such 80's stuff even when i couldnt afford a guitar. i play mostly shred metal and metallica, megadeath, zakk, BLS, and ozzy and this guitar was the best guitar in my opinion to learn on. its very crunchy, and even though the pickups are stock powersound, they r the best in this price range next to jackson or ESP pickups. it has a bright sound.

likes, look, feel
dislikes, i discovered EMG 3 months later

this guitar was set up perfectly, and i was a beginner and the guy did not rip me off and gave me a free set of GHS boomers, a setup and a 2 yr warranty. everything was well put in and felt like an ibanez, SOLID! no apparent flaws in the construction, and the heel didnt bother me too much. i must say though the selector is crap and i have mates with the same problem, so the same tech guy got me a special iabnez 5 way selector for free!

this guitar czan stand live playing, but not sustained live playing for one reason, the tremolo. its got the worst qualities of a floyd rose and a standard trem, cos it dont lock, and it definitely dont keep tune after a couple of divebombs. hardware was cool and solid except for the dicky selector which was replaced, finish is rock solid, but i think chips and dents look cool and then i dont have to worry about nicking it once in a while. i use this guitar as a backup on stage

i did some modifications to this guitar

1 EMG KH21 pickup and pickguard retrofit set of EMG 81 and controls in black

2 sperzel locking tuners in chrome, now i have the perfect floating tremolo ( advantages of a floyd like tuning stability, and being able to bend both ways freely, and a standard tremolo which means if i break a string i can finish my song and i can drop tune very easily! )

the tech guy who sold it to me is a good dude, and di not rip me off even though eh could have. hats off to darren at mainline musicworks, wellington new zealand! i thank him a lot and his ongoing support makes him my no1 tech guy!

shes still on warranty until next january
repair was great and all shipping / courier cost were paid for

ive been playin a year and a half and am up for numerous scholarships and stuff. this was my first guitar and i judge all my new guitars by this one , because i learnt on it. please do not buy a no name guitar that u will grow out of and become frustrated with easily. its very easily modified and i love it to bits with emg 81, sperzel tuners and all. this guitar u can grow with

Everyone's covered the features.

I love this thing. I traded my Jackson Performer for this because I love the way it plays and feels. It sounds better through my setup, also. I play it through a Randall RH200, and it has such a thick low end and a really sweet clean tone.

I got it used, but in good shape. It has the mirror pickguard with black finish, and it's fuggin' awesome-looking. The only beef I have with it is the way the pegs come loose, but that's because I thrash madly while playing live shows.

It's a tank, but nice and light. Like I said, the strap pegs are weak from much abuse.

No clue.

I love it, and since I see it got for $160, there is NO better deal. Buy it as a ain or a backup to a more expensive guitar. I love it.

Good Features for a beginner. The necessities, nothing special. Good for the small price

I play tons of punk, Zeppelin, AC/DC, and other stuff along those lines. This guitar works great for all, it's very versitile, good for a beginner. I play through a Marshall amp with digi effects and it sounds great. especially with delay, and flange

Only thing that has been changed in a year and a half were frets filed down. when i got it, the frets were so sharp on the ends that your hand could be cut.

I would use this guitar as a backup at a gig without a doubt. the strap buttons are getting loose is the main problem, but like i said, it is excellent for beginner to learn on.

havent dealt with them

I've been playing guitar for 2 years and this is my only electric, but i'm saving to get a Gibson SG. this instrument is GREAT for a beginner but should be used as a backup for gigs.

My guess it was made 2002-2003. 22 medium frets. 3 way pickup selector and H/H config. Passive electronics. Nice maple very fast, rosewood fingerboard and an alder body. Mine is gloss black looks really nice. Strat style body with non locking tuners and mine came with a fat20 bridge sdo they must of screwed up at the factory in indosenia. no included accessories. for $400 AUS its pretty good.

the pickups are pretty shit and the volume knob hums at everything but 0 or 10. The guitar sounds alright for punk or metal/rock.

The guitars action was too low but easily fixed just raise the bridge. in australia the wood gets hot and swells and a little fret buzz happens but on cooler days its fine.

ive only had the guitar for about a month and the tuners are ok. i havent played live yet so i dont know much about the relaiblility.

If your a beginner and want a desent starting instrument buy this. it sounds ok if not playing with an amp. good frets and nice neck.

Made in 2002 in China. 22 Frets. One volume, one tone, three-way pickup selector, H/H pickup configuration (my personal favorite on guitars), Powersound 1 humbucker at the Neck, Powersound 2 humbucker at the Bridge, Maple Neck, Rosewood fingerboard, Alder body, black finish, FAT10 standard tremolo that keeps getting out of tune, nonlocking tuners which I plan to replace with these tuners from Planet Waves that automatically cut off excess string after restringing, 25.5" scale, came with a couple of allen wrenches that I have lost. I wish this axe had a Floyd Rose, though. I also wish it were a baritone also, because I love to tune low.

Using a clean sound is the only time I ever use the neck pickup or the middle position on the pickup switching. Using it through a 10-watt beginner amp that I have had for a year now and need a better amp. My amp has no fancy clean sounds, which is what I am looking for, but because it doesn't have enough distortion, I always use distortion pedals with it. The bridge pickup sounds the best when the tone is pushed all the way to 10, and use only that pickup with distortion. I use this axe with a Dime Crybaby Custom wah pedal, an Ibanez SM7 Smash Box distortion pedal, a DigiTech Metal Master distortion pedal, an Ibanez TS7 TubeScreamer overdrive (which I use in conjunction with either my amp's own distortion or with either of my Distortion pedals), and an Ibanez CF7 Chorus/Flanger. By the way, if you want a shorter sustain for any reason, use this guitar with factory-set pickups equipped through the SM7 smash box and turn the guitar's volume to about 1 or 2, maybe 3. I'm thinking of moving my Powersound 2 pickup to the neck position and getting a Seymour Duncan Dimebucker in the bridge position to push my sound further. I'm happy with my sound, I just want to push it harder.

No complaints about my guitar's set-up at the factory. My only complaint is the bridge routing. I need to find someone who actually knows what they're doing when re-routing the bridge. Needless to say, I want a Floyd Rose on my axe, and if it's going to mess up in the long run, I'm better off getting an axe that already has a Floyd Rose on it.

Well, the tremolo cover does have some chips on two of the corners. I've never played it live, since I don't have a band and have never played live before. I have chipped the finish in two places on the body, but it still seems to last. I DEFINITELY need a backup guitar if I use it on a gig, because there's really no excuse not to have a backup guitar on a gig anyway. You'll never know when the wiring in your favorite axe screws up, or when you break a string. Speaking of strings, ALWAYS use GHS Boomers with this axe! Those things lasted me about 3 months on average, and sometimes even more. Just remember to adjust the spring tension on the tremolo cavity when using different gaguings, ESPECIALLY the Zakk Wylde boomers, which have 10, 13, and 17 on the higher notes, and 36, 52, and 60 on the lower notes. And if you use that particular gaguing, DON'T lose those allen wrenches like I did! It took forever to find the right size, and when I finally did, I had to mess with the Tremolo height just to get it parallel to the body. The only thing you have to worry about is the tuning. This tremolo takes a while to get all six strings in tune, however, I recommend cross-tuning; tuning both E-strings to pitch, then the B-string and A-string, then the G-string and D-string, and repeat until all six strings are in tune. All your strings will be in tune with the same tension on all six strings. I tried the Zakk Wylde GHS Boomers on this one, and cross-tuning not only saved me time, it also saved me a lot of trouble, because on two occasions, the tension of my A-string was so great that I actually had to use a string winder to get it tuned to pitch. Unless you have a locking nut alone or locking tuners, this is one tremolo you do NOT want to have, because it gets out of tune EVERY time you even try to dive-bomb it, or do any crazy string-bending. I have had some string buzz and bad action, and that is easily fixed, but I don't even know the first thing about truss rod adjustments, so I leave all truss rod adjustments to professionals. The tremolo is the main thing I hate about this axe!

I don't know anything about a "warranty" for this axe, because it was not me who actually bought this guitar. My dad got it for me as a High School graduation present last year, and this is my first guitar. I have had to have it restrung a few times, and that's it. The people who restrung my guitar even showed me how to restring it myself, so I am really happy with the customer support I've gotten with this axe, even though I've only had to take it in for service about three times. As I mentioned earlier, the finish on the body was chipped in about two or three areas, exposing the wood. I was too lazy to take it in the shop, so my dad took a black permanent marker and colored in the exposed wood to hide it. I've never had a truss rod adjustment, so I need to learn how to do that, and learn what effects it has when you tighten it or losen it.

I've only been playing guitar for a year. It was my first axe, and for that reason, this guitar is definitely a keeper for me. The sound could've been improved if it were equipped with Duncan Distortion or EMG 81 humbuckers, however, the guitar, itself could DEFINITELY have been better if it had a Floyd Rose tremolo, and it would've fit my style better if the scale was 27" instead of 25.5". Other than that, I am pretty much satisfied with this instrument. I wish I had gotten an RG for my graduation present instead, though.

2 humbuckers. made in china. 22 medium frets. 1 volume, 1 tone. 3-way selector. alder body, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard. the neck feels great!

good for rock. a bit noisy. im gonna replace the pickups with DiMarzios later.

the action was not set-up good. way too low, tons of fret buzz. other than that, all is well.

after about 2 months of play the strap button screw started coming loose and then after about 3.5 months of play the strap button came straight out. can still use it but im gona get it fixed. i hope its still under warrenty. also, the strap always falls off. get a locking strap. i would use this as a back-up at a gig.

this is a good guitar for beginners. cheap. great for the price range. cheaper and better than a squier. as i metioned above the neck is very slim.

Everything's been listed.

The original pickups were more noisy than I cared for, but I replaced them. However, the sounds are bright, like there's chorus on. The only two volume positions without hum are 0 and 10 (and I doubt you'd want 0). Tone isn't that much of a change, and anything between at 10 there's hum when running through effects such as distortion. I replaced the bridge pickup with a Duncan Designed HB103. I like the neck pickup for distortion though.

The setup wasn't the greatest. The action was decent. The floating bridge was (lack for a better word) crap. It used to go out of tune whenever the bridge moved (plus crappy tuners), so you'll probably have to tighten the tremolo springs significantly (be careful to loosen the strings first). After awhile, there was fret buzz, so I had to adjust the bridge screws. However, the bridge isn't adjustable (for height). I replaced the bridge with a hardtail bridge and replaced the tuners with Gotoh 16:1's.

Because it went out of tune, I played a small gig and it went out of tune too many times, so I would use this as a backup. But, with the changes I've made, I trust it and it's good.

For the small price tag, it's a decent starter. But with the mods I made (which almost totalled the guitar price), it's a good guitar. Some things (like how much the cheap agathis weighs) can't be fixed, but everything else can. But for a price. So I would advise getting a better guitar for a little more money.

Made in 1998 in Indonesia. 22 Frets. 3 way selector. 2 Humbuckers, etc. Body is Metallic Blue, and is a very nice color. Overall, the guitar is extremelly light, which probably has something to do with the hollow sort of tone it has to it. Fretboard is Rosewood and is very comfortable. Strings are perfect distance from fretboard and it is very easy for a begginner to play.

The Clean sound it puts out is decent, but nothing special. Distorted it sound very good, but it definetaly has a sort of "light" sound to it. It just sounds a bit to "processed", if you know what I mean. I have Ernie Ball Super Slinky's on it and Pinch Harmonics and Bends are extremely easy (Compared to my Les Paul). Overall, I like the sound, but it isn't nothing to jump for joy about. A beginner wouldn't know the difference (I didn't when I bought it).

The guitar was set up great. The paint is superb, but it does have a few chips (All being my fault), but those come with almost 5 years of abuse. One of the springs that hold the humbucker up did fall out and was lost, but I just fixed this myself. The 3 way-switch is started bugging out a few months ago, but I haven't check it out yet. Probably just bad wiring. Remember, this is after over 1000 hours of use and abuse, so like I said, I am not surprised.

Hardware is still good. Little wear on the fretts. Finish is still perfect. The strap buttons are decent. I haven't had it crap out on me yet during about 15 or so gigs I've put it through.

Never had to deal with Ibanez.

I've been playing for almost 7 years and I own 3 other guitars (Including a Les Paul Classic). This is by far one of the best beginner guitars I've every played. If it was lost, I doubt I'd buy another, mainly because it gets little use anymore. Mainly it is just used for playing while sitting in front of the TV or the PC. I recommend this guitar to anyone learning to play. A great value for the money.

maple neck, 22 medium frets, 2 humbuckers, master volume, tone, 3-way pick-up swichting

the sound is great, good for rock. i use it with 10 treb. 5 mid and 3 bass. i got a pedal (Boss MT-2) asbnd with the right settings it sounds just like nckelback. raise the pickups when u get the guitar.
i use a Fender Frontman 25R and its a bit noisy with overdrive on or at high volume.

teh pickups were way to low when i got the guitar so i just raised them tand then it sounded better. there is a bit of fret buxxing at higher gauges so saty with the low gauge strings.

the output plug came totally loose once (some peices came off) so i had to tighten it then it was fine. the fisish is pretty thick but i chipped it some how. the strap buttons come loose a lot. its pretty strong but i still wouldnt use it at a gig w/o a b/u. personally, i wouldnt use any guitar at a gig w/o b/u (even a gibson)
WARNING: NEVER, I MEAN NEVER USE BULLETS STRINGS WITH THIS GUITAR, THEY BREAK.

i dunno how long the warrenty is, think its life time

ive only been playing for about 15 days when i got this guitar so im a beginner. if it were stolen id get a new one, or a different grx. i wish it had a single coil somewhere. the sound is awsome. i hate the tuners tho, sometimes they stay in tune for like 3 days but other times they cant stay in tune for more than 1 second.

Made in Indonesia.Has 22 frets. It comes in Black or Metallic Blue mine is metallic blue. It has a volume dial and a tone dial with a three way pickup selector for two humbucker pickups. It has the classic strat style body shape with a normal tremelo bridge. Standard tuning pegs and a nicely sized fret board.

Ok sound for metal or rock music but struggles for clean stuff. I use it with an Epiphone ep-1000 and it sounds ok through my danelectro distortion. Quite hard to get a nice clean sound out of it theres too much bass so it gives quite a fat sound. Theres not much variety in the sounds it can produce but harmonics are extremely easy on it. I geaerally like the distorted sound but the tremelo sounmds really crap so i don't even bother with it any more.

Set up ok, the action is nice but the pickups neaded sorting but other than that pretty satisfactory

Very reliable. Has withstood a good beating from me and its previous owner and still works like a dream. It will play live fine and has done many a time but you need to keep your eye on the tuning. The electrics etc and solid and the neck is pretty indestructable but the body is weak and chips very easily. Paintwork will also last and it has nice solid strap buttons. Very dependable and would recommend gigging it.

Never had to deal with them

Have had it over a year now and still working fine. Have added a range of pedals - a danelectro grilled cheese(beautiful), a bespeco wahwah pedal and a phaser. Ihave also just purchased a compressor but havnt had it long enough to comment.I love how hardwaring it is but the tremelo sucks and the tunings a bit eratic. Comparing it to other beginners guitars i feel it is the best you can buy. If it was stolen id be a bit pissed off and i'd probably set about getting a new one. Still desperate for a 50's Fender Telecaster Bond style.

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This was my first guitar. It was good for playing metal but you just can't get any decent clean sounds out of it! I used it with a CRATE GX15 and a ZOOM 505II. The pickups were pretty silent. One thing I liked about this guitar is that it was pretty easy to get pinch harmonics out of it

The action was pretty decent for such a cheap guitar. The pickups needed some adjustment. And the tunning pegs well....sucked! It was a pain in the ass to tune it!

This guitar can whitstand live playing, it won't sound good though. Solid strap buttons. The only problems with the hardware are the ***** tunning pegs and the pickup switch(it started making wierd noises after a while)

Never had to deal with them.

It's a good guitar for a newbie (better than a squier). If it were stolen...I'd buy an ESP MH100 :P

They only thing I really hated about this guitar were the tunning problems!

Made in indonesia. 22 frets, 3 way, crap tremolo, decent action, 2 humbuckers. its a bottom range ibanez so i wasn't expecting much.

i play metal and rock, which this guitar suits. the bridge pick-up is great with distortion. my amp is a Marshall G15RCD. like everyone else has said, with clean channel the sound is not great. not enough treble and too much bass (even when amp settings changed). but compared to my Pro Axe guitar this is excellent.
i will definitely change pickups soon

completely black including scratch plate. fairly roughed up, it is s/h, and the fret-board was quite dirty but this was soon fixed up. as far as the body fair few scratches were evident.

as far as build quality goes this guitar is solid. considering it is a base model guitar. however it does go out of tune more than i would like. all switches etc are fine nothing too loose. i could use it for gigs but the tuning can be a worry.

bought s/hand

i've playing for a couple of years but have only really started to take it seriously the last couple of months. as stated i also own a pro axe guitar (very cheap, my first guitar). i noticed when i picked up the Ibanez and started playing for a while, it just fell into place. it was so much easier to play and is lighter also than my other guitar. i seemed to play a lot better. if it were stolen i would be pretty pissed off, and i would probably buy an RG series.

I know this guitar was probebly made by some chineese kid in china or something.it has agithis body,22 frets,psnd pickups,and this guitar comes in black or metallic blue,mines is in metallic blue.yeah,your basic first guitar.hell, its a great first guitar,actually not many other first guitars are better.i had a great 1+ years with this guitar.i hate the tremelo though.

This guitar sounds good for metal music,or atleast sounds good for a first guitar for metal music.I use this thing with my marshall avt20 and some of my pedlas.i recomend changing these pick ups.What made me like this guitar less was when i was playing van halen and nirvana on it,it sounded really bad.but you could get a good metallica sound on this guitar,you could try getting the korn sound by tuning this this 5 steps down,after saying that you would probebly forget trying to sound like korn on all 6 strings.but this was a great deal for $160,you get what u pay for.

No,i didnt pay atention to facory set up.When i got it,it played fine.What i hate about the finish is how easily it chips.everything on this guitar is basicly just non expensive stuff like the pick ups.oh yeah,tremelo sux ass.but other that that,this guitar is fine.

I never played live before,but ive played with my friends before and ummm im sorry but this guitar wasnt too great.no,u need to get new hardware for this unless u dont wanna play live and arent a tone-snob and just wanna play this guitar for fun,practice.Hell ive played this guitar almost nonstop for 1+ years,there hasnt been any thing wrong with it.solid strap buttons.depend on this this only for practice,dont try to play this thing live,and trust me this sint the best guitar in the world,but a good first one.

never needed support.

ive been playing guitar for 2 years,i just got the ibanez rg7420 and ibanez ts9 and i use a marshall avt20.i wish i didnt pay $240 for this guitar,but that was before they cut the price which is now $160.I wish i actually knew about guitars when i bought it,i just saw that this was ibanez and i was like cool and i bought it not knowing a thing.i love that this is a good first guitar,compared to all other guitars like ibanez rg's,fender strats,gibson's,and so on this thing sux ass.i just cant wait to get a new guitar,6 string guitar that is.that is all.ok ok,its a great 1st guitar non the less like i have said,which is why i give it a 7.

made in 2001, dont know where.22 frets, solid top, volume, tone, 3 way toggle p/up. its passive, dont kow what p/ups, in a H/H, S/H. made of mahogany, kinda strat style, but lighter.

it soudns alright, playing through an assortment of BOSS and ibanez pedals into a line 6 spyder. it soundsquite good actually, yet i play a dark kind of metal/nu-metal, so it doesnt quite work out, yet it is just a entry level guitar. its pretty good for only $400 NZ dollars.

it is alright, every now and then, the springs attached to the tremlo will pop out, but thats fixable, it tends to go out of tune after playing 4 songs, in E, but if u play in a massive drop tuning eg. drop C it will go out of tune every song, so add another spring in the back of it. the p/ups are sweet as. it was pretty perfect when i bought it brand new.

it will work on stage, but u will need a back up, coz this is only a entry level guitar, so its pretty shitty, yet it will last, i use this as my back up and my 7 string for my gigging guitar. it will last, and so will the strap buttons, no matter how much you jump around. ths finish is good as, it leaves streaks of where you hav been strumming, yet that wipes away.

never dealt with ibanez crew. just with the place i bought it from...mainline music works in NZ. never needed it 2 get repaired, i look after my guitars, it was, and i dont know if it still is under warranty.

iv benn playing only 1 and a half years, yet people would think iv been playing for 5. i play through a line 6 spyder 112, and a number of boss and ibanez effects. i also use a ibanez ax-7221 (7 string)which is phat as. i didnt know shit about guitars when i bought it, so yeah. if it were stolen, id be pissed off for a week, then be fine. i would pick this over any other guutar around $500 NZ, which is only like $200 US. i wish it had a stop tail, coz tremlos fuck me off.

This is a 2002 model as it was bought this year. It has an agathis body, maple neck and a rosewood fretboard. 22 jumbo frets, white dot fret markers, slim and comfortable neck comparable to a Wizard II style mixed with a Fender Mexi Strat neck. Older style covered tuners, 2 humbuckers, 1 volume, 1 tone, 3 way blade switch mounted to a black pickguard and the paintjob is a decent black finish. The bridge is an Ibanez 2 point non locking trem with a push in trem bar. It came with 2 allen wrenches and a waranty card. I do not own this guitar, but I suggested it to my brother in law. He went ahead and bought it and he likes it's features. I do too. It has everything a beginner needs.

My bro in law bought a CRATE GX15 along with the guitar. He lives in an apartment so it works out good for him. It has a cool vintage humbucker tone to it and sounds about like a medium output. It kinda dies out a little when playing leads, but sound killer while playing power chords and what not. Clean it has a great sound. The neck bucker has a smooth jazz sound to it, but seems to be a little higher in output. Maybe the pickups were installed backwards. Who knows. I tried out drop D tunings, B tunings and even C tunings with the stock strings. It sounded pretty beefy. I liked it. My bro was impressed as well. We both share the same musical interests. Basicaly 80's metal, punk and nu-metal like System of a Down, Korn, Deftones, etc. It covered SOAD very well. Especialy tunes like Bounce and Chop Suey. For what the guitar is, it sounded great. Better than I expected.

This was very poor. My poor brother in law has no idea what to do with a guitar. He's had it for 7 months and has not been able to do anything with it. The neck was bowed back to the point where the strings were flat against the frets. The bridge was nailed down low and it was a total mess. I spent about 20 minutes with it and got the bow out of the neck, raised the bridge and alligned the neck. I got it tuned up and had to raise the bridge pickup as the output was way too low. The neck pickup was alot higher in output. I didn't have to touch it at all. Everything else was good. This had to be the shittiest factory setup I have ever seen. Once everything was adjusted, it kicked ass. The frets need to be smoothed out on the edges. You could probably cut yourself playing it. When my brother in law comes out this way I'm going to sand it for him. He lives in a very rural area of Northwest Kansas so he doesn't have a guitar tech near by.

After I banged on it for all 9 days of my vacation it held up pretty well. I would say as a beginner's axe it is pretty solid. I have seen a professional guitarist in a big blues band out of El Paso use one as his one and only. Thats why I suggested it to my Brother in Law. It will hold up for him. I'm sure it will. Now one thing that surprised me was the tuning stability with this Ibanez trem. The nut slots are wide and give the string alot of room to travel. I divebombed this trem and it held it's tune. I divebomb it at least 30 times in a row and it still pretty much stayed in tune. I was shocked. It has to be the best non locking trem I have ever used. Ibanez gets 2 thumbs up for this one.

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I give him a few more months and my bro will be asking about new pickups and other bells and whistles. If this guitar came with a Seymour Duncan Distortion in the bridge it would be damn near perfect for me. My only issue with it was the weak output of the bridge pickup. Ibanez makes a damn fine cookie cutter guitar for the money. In certain circles Ibanez is a dirty word. I have owned 3 in my time, an RG 270 DX, RG 320 and an RG 7420. All were great. It's no wonder they are played by alot of the guitar gods like Steve Vai, Joe Satriani. I'm a diehard Jackson and Fender player, but I think I'm going to get back into an Ibanez pretty soon. From their cheapest model to thei Jem series they are kick ass all the way.

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i play a lot of punk and metal.the pickups are a little week but not as bad as a lot of people on here say.i use a peavy amp and i get barely any noise at all unless i want it.the bridge pickup and the neck pickup both sound like the same pickup...just in 2 different positions.i plan to change them with dimarzio's but for now they work fine.

the action is a little high but its very playable thanks to the thin neck.no cosmetic flaws except for the ones i've made on it.tuners are cheep and after 4 years of use are starting to rattle a little now.

it should be fine for playing live.on the hardware only the tuners seem cheep...the bridge i've never had any problems with.the finish is pretty thick and should last with little abuse.strap buttons are solid but EVERYONE should use straplocks if playing live.

never delt with them.

i've been playing for 5 years.i also own another ibanez guitar.its a roadstar 2.very badly abused and in barely working condition.if it were lost or stolen i'd buy it again.it has the features i want and is very high quality for the price range(squier,esp,jackson).i love the thin neck but the tuners will need to be replaced.over all though i'm very happy with this guitar and it will serve me well.