Ibanez GRX40

made in indonesia
22frets
solid top
volume and tone
H/S/S

this guitar was great if you play punk, metal, rock couse it has a heavy sound!!!
i use park amp and tone works ax100g, mashall jackhammer1.
yes, its to much noisy for stage guitar...

the set up wasn't so bad for practice guitar! hehe...

i don't thing this guitar was that good to play on stage...
i play this guitar only at my room!!!

i buy this guitar from M&G Indonesia, i guess i just have go to M&G to claim the warranty...

this is my first electric guitar, I've play this guitar for 6years.
if this guitar was stolen, i'll buy another ibanez but higher level!!!
i like the pickups, its good for the price!
much better than squier strat!!!

i paid 150 dollars for it since the guy was so convinced on getting me to buy it over a squier bullet and it was worth it when this is a 200$ dollar guitar
Made in China,2008
22 Frets
5-way selector switch,volume, tone,
2 Neck and midlle single-coil pickups, 1 humbucker
Strat-non-inlay amp input-ibanez headstock
thin neck makes it easy to play
i really just picked this guitar off a wall and just came with a tremolo bar, don't be fooled though by the ibanez ijx40 which comes in a value pack because that's a whole different thing

I play classic rock styles and is perfect for the songs i play
I use a basic marshall 10 watt and i guess it would sound a bit better if i had a better amp, but sounds still pretty good
Neck pickup is very warm and deep, mid pickup is kind of twangy, and the bridge humbucker has a lot of bite(overall not a big conductor of gain)
this guuitar is good for low-gain sounds, so if you play metal, grunge, hard rock, or a lot of rythm guitar you should stay away
I like this guitar because it fits my indie, classic rock sounds but it's missing my powerful.... power chords which i use sometimes, but it's perfect for the other sounds

AS far as i can tell it was in need of a bit of a set up, but it was several months between when the guitar was made and when i got i plus i had been messing around a lot with the tremolo bar
No flaws whatsoever

This guitar is a very beginner guitar and i would not play live with it unless it was maybe a small gathering like in a school where noone could tell the difference of the sound
This is not a top rate guitar but it would last enough years as me being a beginner and still be good to sell used
Finish is reliable, and if not at least you have a sexy relicced guitar, straps seem good and sturdy, and i expect it to last pretty good for me, but again it is a budget guitar

n/a,

I've been playing about a year and it is pretty good for one's infancy in playing
if stolen i would upgrade, but would be pissed because i would need the money selling this as a used guitar for about 150(i paid 150 as far everyone else thinks it about a 200$ guitar)
I really love the nice thin neck it really gives ease to playing, the mid pickup and bridge humbucker are great, and it really fits my style
I guess compared to the lower-level squier strats its pretty good, but if ur looking at this guitar you should go to a guitar store and try out both the squiers and the ibanez to see which feels and sounds better
If they had just put a humbucker in the neck it would definitely be extremely versatile and a lot better for beginners looking for a strat, it would dominate squier bullets and squier fat stratocasters

Features have been covered by previous reviews so I won't repeat them. It has everything I need, though.

I play mostly classic rock and blues numbers and this guitar will do that just fine for a beginner. The single pickups are weak and tinny sounding, but if you pump it through any kind of effects pedal, you can improve the sound dramatically. The humbucker is decent but doesn't have the full range that I would have preferred and had expected. For a beginner guitar though, it is overall a decent sounding axe.

I love the neck on this guitar. Although the action was too high when I purchased it, after a quick adjustment it was fine. The pickups too were not setup properly and had to be adjusted. It took a while (as a beginner) to realize all this, but made all the difference in the world in terms of playability. Now it plays very well and gives better sound than from the factory.

I've had the GRX40 for about 4 years and it is holding up very well with no scuffs or marks in the finish. Initially, it would go out of tune easily, but with quality strings installed it seems to be less of a problem - not perfect, but better. It is certainly reliable enough for live playing in my opinion. I've never had any issues with any of the hardware or other components of this guitar.

Never had to deal with support on this, so no opinion.

I've been playing for 5 years and own a cheap Yamaha acoustic as well (that one will be replaced well before the Ibanez). For the electric, I use an old Traynor YVM-3 amp live and a Fender Frontman for practice. Pedals include a Tube Screamer, Vox Wah and Zoom multi-effects. When I purchased this guitar, I liked the feel of the neck. That's really what sold me on this one over others in the same price range. I wish it had better pickups (like SD Cool Rails and Pearly Gates perhaps), and I plan on upgrading it eventually with something. If it was lost or stolen I wouldn't buy it again, but I would rather get something similar with better pickups and without the trem since I rarely use it.

I have no Idea where this guitar is made, nor do I care.
-22 Frets
-S/S/H(now my favourite pickup setup by far)
-Ibanez made passive pickups(that sound surprisingingly good for a cheap guitar)
-black, white pickguard
-Traditional crap-o-matic tremolo
-standard tuners
-bought it used for $125

I play a lot of metal, but after I scalloped this guitar, it played like a dream. I play through a Digitech RP80 multiFX pedal and a DOD G112 Amp, it sounds great
-The sound is kind of bright, I like it that way for the neck and middle pickups, but the bridge pickup could be a little warmer
-This guitar is good for all kinds of sounds, no doubt, anything you want

-Action was perfect
-I adjusted the pickups myself, so I wouldn't know
-The worst part was how the guitar always went out of tune when you use the tremolo, I plan to upgrade to someting better, but for now, im stuck with tuning it right after I use the Bridge, this problem is bad especially for the b and g strings

Awesome, no doubt

N/A

awesome guitar for beginners, every beginner should start with this, instead of those crappy squires

The specs are the same as ever1 elses but it was made in china.
I gave this a nine cause it has all the features a beginner guitar like this needs, the 5 way selector is great the tone and volume knobs are nothin special but do the job. The neck of this guitar is not that great i mean i have a good a acoustic that has a faster neck or maybe it just seems faster to me. The bridge this guitar has is definatly very good it feels and plays very well. the h/s/s pickup set up isn't that great but the humbucker can deliver on the riffs.

I play metal, grunge,all kinds of rock and sometimes some soft music, this guitar is great for all kinds of music as long as u don't expect too much, it is a begginner guitar and one of the best in that area but it'll never match a $1000 ESP or Ibanez for that matter. The tone is however pretty high quality and the sustain is so-so.

The action is pretty good, the guitar fells very good and the finish on my one waz top class.

This guitar may not sound as good as your high end fender but it might just outlast it. This thing is built like a rock

I never tried to contact them and don't plan on either pls read sum other review to find out about customer support.

I have been playing guitars for the past 3 years. I guess i am just an intermediate guitarist but thats why i have this guitar, some of the people in the other reviews act like they are experts who have been playin forever but thats not true! I have all the gear u get with the guitar, i play the Ibz through a Zoom 505II into the gt10 amp. the tone i get is great, the guitar sounds great with both dist and clean, and u don't need worry about it gettin stolen. If u are a beiggner short of cash u should definatly get this guitar because this guitar has more value for money than anythin u are likely to find!!! If u wanna know more pls feel free to e-mail me..

Made in 2004, this is my first guitar. It is a strat with S/S/H picups, a volume and tone dial, non locking tuners, thin maple neck, black body, and it came in a kit with a gig bag, strap, cable, whammy bar, picks, tunner, and a GTA10 amp (terrible). I would like some locking tuners, but the tuners that came on the guitar aren't all that bad. It is a great guitar for beginners, or for a $190 CDN guitar.

It is quite good for my style (Heavy rock by AC/DC, Black Sabbath), it sounds nice with my Peavy Backstage amp (excellent) on full distort. It is not a loud guitar. It is a little on the bright side.
You can get different sounds with the different pickups. I use the humbucker most of the time.

The guitar was set up well, but I lowered the bridge a bit to make it easier to play. The pickup selector wasn't bad, but the tuning pots have little range. It had 2 small finishing flaws, but were on the back of the guitar headstok.

This guitar hasn't broke on me yet, but my cable jack is getting loose. Just recently my top E string broke, but i was messin with the tuning and i think i over tightened it. doh.

never dealt with em' for the guitar, dealt with them a lot for the amp that came in the starter pack (see GT10 amp reviews).

This is a great starting guitar, but most raters are 5-year guitarists expecting it to compare to their $1000 Gibson guitars. I might get a new one if i start gigin, but i will keep this one for practicing.

Serial number RX 40 I 6092845

Was sold to me off ebay as a GRX40 for $200...in mint condition...but on the neck it says RX40...and the reviews sound the same for both guitars...so...to me...there's some mystery as to what I trully have a GRX40 or an RX40

It has a black strat like body with a white pick guard...5 way switch and a volue and a tone...the GRX40 is pointier in the horns and lighter than a Strat...the access to the neck all the way to the 22nd fret is better than that on a Strat...HSS pickup configuration

I bought mine and the previous owner had already upgraded the pickups to: a Seymour Duncan Invader in the Bridge and two Seymour Duncan Hot Rails in the neck and middle position

I upgraded the Tremolo...the tuners...the nut and had the DiMarzio Strap Lock system installed

The stock tremolo is an exact replica of the crap trems that come stock on strats...and NEVER stay in tune when u use them...u know the one...the 40 year old crapper...anyhow...I upgraded this to a Wilkinson...changed the nut to a Wilkinson roller bearing nut...and switched the crap tuners to Sperzels

Now...I can use the trem in ridiculous ways for hrs on end...and the guitar doesn't go out of tune!!! I mean it...this guitar stays in tune extremely well now...Oh...I was going to upgrade the string trees to Fender string trees...but it turns out...with this neck...and the aforementioned hardware...it plays much better WITHOUT string trees...less friction and such

Actually I had Philadelphia's premier luthier Ron Ruggiero do all the work I've just mentioned

Anyhow...what I have now...is better than a Strat Deluxe or a Strat Plus...which were two guitars...whose hardware...greatly influenced my decision making when I added parts onto this beauty

I like the fact that there's a humbucker in the bridge...I never thought single coil Strats had enough balls in the tail...with the Seymour Duncan Invader...we are talking some serious power!!! This guitar can get as loud and mean as anything...I highly recommend the Invader!!!

Played acoustically...this is a great guitar...I realized its potential instantly...when I first played it...I hated the hardware though...think of the hardware...as beginner electric guitar hardware...that's been put on Strats since the late 50s...the trem is tin like...the tuners...tin like and total crap as well...IMO...but sufficient...so...again...acoustically this is a great well put together guitar...that is trully amazing for the price...and if ur willing to upgrade the beginner hardware...you will have a professional instrument...that plays better than a Strat Plus! I trully love the sound of this guitar with the pickups I put into it...and I would recommend to anyone and everyone to put the same pickups in their GRX40s: Seymour Duncan Invader in the bridge with two Seymour Duncans in the neck and middle positions...however...I play a great deal...without plugging in...and acoustically...this guitar is first rate!

I also had a coil splitter installed...which is fun...but hardly necessary

This guitar played great the moment I had it...not sure how it came from the factory...but it was great when I got it...this guitar plays and sounds EXACTLY like a Strat...I've had two Strats...so I'm basing this opinion on experience...I like the paint job and the neck on this guitar...its just a straight up well made guitar...nothing overwhelming...in terms of inlays and frills...but totally rock solid and kick ass...I enjoy just looking at this guitar...its sleeker and thinner than a Strat or an Ibanez RG...and I dare say...better looking and more elegant than both...I should add...that I like the body on this Ibanez much more than the Yamaha Pacifica as well

Like a Strat...she is a durable guitar...rock solid...bolt on neck...when I first got her...she was almost anorexically light...however...when I added the Sperzel tuners and Wilkinson tremolo...along with the Wilkinson roller bearing nut...she gained weight and is now a healthy light weight guitar...very shoulder friendly...and a great player to boot

Don't know...never really dealt with them...I do love their products though!!! I have a Custom S-Series, a 1977 Arist, an RG560, and this GRX40...the necks on Ibanez's are always fantastic...in a way that improves a players skill level...Ibanez makes great instruments...don't think for a moment that the GRX can just be dismissed as a 'beginner' instrument...if you are willing to throw in a little money...over a period of time...you can turn this guitar into any Strats equal...I can't get over how well this guitar plays and sounds! NOt to mention looks

My advice on this guitar...is get it and start playing it...while slowly acruing components for its overhaul in the near future...get a Wilkinson Tremolo off Ebay [$50]...then Sperzel precision tuners [$50] and a Wilkinson roller nut [$10]...then...get a Seymour Duncan Invader for the bridge [$70] and two Seymour Duncan Hot Rails for the neck and bridge [about $50 each]...then take the whole mess over to a luthier and have him put it all together which will cost u another $300...but when ur done...u will have a first rate guitar that plays exactly like a Strat [a little better I think] and sounds just as Throaty as a Strat [A lot better I think]...boom...there's my little prescription for how to take a 'beginner' guitar...and turn it into a first rate guitar...no need to replace this baby...just slowly overhaul it!

-Guitar was made in China (like most now-a-days)
-22 frets....wish it had 24
-solid top (black finish)
-volume, tone, and 5 way selecter controls
- S/S/H pickup configuration
-Ibanez pickups
-Neck is Rosewood
-Has a strat-like body style
-Bought it with gig bag, tuner, strap, cable, picks, and other stuff

I pretty much enjoy playing everything, and the 5 way selector really helps with that.
Im using just a little Ibanez amp with the guitar and it sounds pretty good. (Theres not too much unwanted noises.)
The guitar does have a nice full sound for being a beginner guitar in this price range.

For a beginner guitar I give a 9 for sound

The guitar sounded pretty good when I first bought it. (It sounds better once you break it in a bit.
What I didnt like about the finish job of my guitar was that there was a crappy finish job on the fret board if you look really good. Some areas were globby and some parts has a faint finish. On the guitar body there was parts where I could see a pink or reddish colour that was underneath..kind freaked me out.
The first guitar I was gonna buy (grx40) had a big crack on the neck...luckily I picked this one.
Other than that, everything was ok.

I dont think this guitar would be a wise choice for a live perfomance or gig. (I wouldnt use it without a backup)
Ive bumped up my guitar quite a bit, but its pretty strong and still looks good.
It doesnt stayed tuned very well, and also isnt very smooth with tuning.
Otherwise, the guitar is alright.

I have a 6 month warranty, but havent dealt with the company before.

Ive been playing guitar for about 4 years now, and I got this guitar anout 6 months ago. I own two acoustic guitars, and this guitar. I plan on upgrading to a Ibanez AR200 or AR300 soon. If my guitar was ever lost or stolen, I dont think I would buy it again, just because its only really a beginner. (Id be pissed off though!)
I love this guitar mostly cause its like my first kinda thing. I only hate that its not a guitar that I could use all the time (in like live performances, etc...even though Ive never played live)
I think my favorite feature is the 5 way selecter control.
I would like to say that Ive played a Fender Strat before, and this is better by far.
The only thing I wish the ibanez has was a different head. Instead of all six tune pieces on the left if it had three on both sides.
This guitar rocks as a beginner guitar, and Ibanezs are the best!!!!

Made in China.
Has passive electronics.
Has a s/s/h pick-up config.
It has all all the features that I need except locking tuners.
The harware's all Ibanez, good and durable. I like the tuners.
Pick-up switch is good, easy switching.
I like the wood.
The pick-guard's a plus.
Great neck, I like the feel. The only drawback is the neck-joint and 22 frets, I find it hard to play the higher frets.
Ill give this an 8 because the absence of the lock and the inconvenient neck joint.

I play hard rock and metal.
Good sound for a guitar this price range.
The humbucker rocks, rich full sound. Single coil has a bright sound.
The pick-ups are cool, there is no decreased volume whenever you switch from humbucker to single coil.
No noise at all.
Used with various amps (Marshall, Peavey, Randall). Sounds good at these amps but I like the Marshall best.
Dont expect it to sound like a Les Paul or a PRS. Higher-end guitars sound much better.
For the sound at this price range I give it a 10.

It was set-up properly and pretty well. No need for adjustments.
Flawless.
10 for the price range.

It never disappointed me.
Built like a tank.
Good finish.
For the price range, another 10.

Never dealt with the company.

I love this guitar. It's my first guitar. :). I'm beginning to like 7 strings and ill buy one if I have the money. I have played electrics for a year but I have compared the sound of this guitar to other guitars that I've played: the N4 signiture model, a Fender squire, a Wahburn x-21, an RG7321, a Yamaha Pacifica, and a Godin guitar.
The N4 really rocks, Godin has a bright sound, x-21 sounds same as the GRX 40, RG7321 has a cool low-end sound, great humbuckers you have there, GRX 40 is better than the Yamaha Pacifica and Fender Squire in value.
I like the feel of the neck.
I wish it had 24 medium or jumbo frets.
For the price range this is one of the best, great value!!!!!
I would recommend this guitar for beginners and pros alike.

Made in indonesia. Fuc*ing bad fat-10 tremolobridge, s-s-h, 5-way switch, rosewood fingerboard, maple neck, basswood body, green finish.

Bridge is too bad. I blocked it.

Pretty good for shredding. I play mostly metal, and this shit is made for it.

Pretty muddy, I changed mics to v2 and s1:s pretty soon I got this axe. Rosewood neck with bridge humbucker gives nice solosounds, fits very well all kind of metalstuff i play.

As i wrote earlier, bridge and mics suck. otherwise it kinda good.

6 months guarantee. bridge broke up 3 days before it expired. no other problems.

not for gigs. not for experts. good as a first guitar.

brigde broke and got repaired.

Good as a first guitar. Thats all it is.

Remember to block the bridge.