Ibanez GRX40

Made in Indonesia in 99, I think, 22 frets, 5 way-selector, one tone, one volume. Dunno about the pickups but they are S/S/H. Strat-stile body made of agathis, and I think that the neck is maple with rosewood fingerboard. Nice dark blue finish. Non-locking tremolono and non-locking tuners. I got it with a cable, gigbag and some picks, and some tools for the bridge.

I play metal, and I actually think that it does the job quite well. One of my friends says that it sounds much better than his Squire (S/S/S). I use a shitty Peavey 15 W amp, but i play through my stereo cause the speaker on my amp really sucks. Not noisy at all, unless you stand close to a computer or a TV set. Then the single coils get noisy. The single coils sucks with distortion, but clean they sound really great (I get the best clean sound when i play with dist, but turn the volume to a littel bit past zero). The humbucker sound very flat when on clean, but sounds really good with distortion.

The action was actually set quite well, and there were no other flaws. Not best, but really great for the price.

I think it would witstand live playing, but I would definately use a backup in case of string breakage. The finish is good enough for the price, and it doesn't seem to wear of at all.

Never dealt with them

I have been playing for about a year, and I'm completely satisfied with it. If it was stolen, I wouldn't buy it again because I want something a little bit more metal-looking. I think it's a really great guitar for the price, but I wish it had EMG pickups =)

its got 22 jumbo frets..made quite recently..it's a strat style guitar with a nice red finish...has one volume and one tone knob,5 way selector for the s/s/H configuration...non-locking tremelo..non-locking tuners...passive electronics..made of some cheap wood called agathis...it has an awsome thin maple neck with rosewood fingerboard..its the best part of the whole guitar...nice and fast...i got it in the pack..so it came with an amp..gig bag.picks..cable..etc...etc..

well..my set up consists of a grx 40, boss me-30, stephens audio 28 watt amp...i play most any type of hard rock from pearl jam...creed.metallica..stuff like that and it fits my style quite well. the neck pickup has a very smooth sound to it..and themiddle pick up gets a little more bite to it...the humbucker is by far the best pickup of the three..it is bright though..the pickups get quite noisy when at high gains with humming and lots of feedback..especially with the single coils..itas ok but the humbucker is bright and quite muddy..as withe the rest odf the pickups.

the action from the factory was set very high..i used it at first then eventually set it much lower to get a faster feel on it..pickups were adjusted fine..very nice finish..no flaws to complain about..i have yet to chip or dent it in the 6 months i've had it so i can't say how well it was finished

i havent gigged with it yet..i would asay it would be able to withstand the punishment of live playing...not without a backup of course...strap buttons are big..but i don't know if there big enough

never dealt with them

i've been playing for about 6 months..ive progressed very quickly moving from the easy stuff like kryptonite to pearl jams dissident and creeds whats this life for..i'm am going to purchase a new guitar soo..something like the ibanez s series or maybe an esp.its an awsome begginer guitar..it served its purpose for me and is a hell of alot better than the predator and the squier series..great guitar..just don't expect alot out of it if ur a seasoned veteren in guitar playing.

Quite recently made..standard 22 frets. Standard S/S/H configuration. Features disasterous strings...(you should never use factory strings)
The tuners are off as well. They are always off after you play with them for a while.
Also when I purchased this, I only got THE guitar.. no box/bag, no warrenty, no nothing...just had to walk out the store clutching a guitar.

Sound is ok~ That's all. The single pickups are pretty good, although noisy. But the Humbucker is quite sufficient for the job also. Single pickups sound bright, even the humbuckers are bright. The first 2 pickups sound exactly the same. I can never hear the difference.

The clean state sounds cool. I love it. The 5 setting selector switch looks like it's going to break down soon.

This guitar was neglected by the guru's at the music shop. The guitar was not properly set up, very bad action. I had a really tough time setting it up. I recommend it to change the tuners.

This guitar is not suited for live gigs, I repeat NOT suitable.
If I can replace the tuners and get a $150 single pickups then I would. The guitar cable socket is not very durable. Finish is about a $300 guitar's standard.

I wouldnt try to call customer support since I never got any warrenty, papers/manual/etc.. Looks to me like the guys at the store are pretty crud for not providing warrenty.

You know what? you can get a replacement if your hamburger was off at Burger King. But with a $400 guitar...Noooooo.

I have to give a zero for this...(why cant I choose zero?)

I am more into acustic guitar, but this is my first elec. I own Yamaha/technics keyboards..etc. But this is a budget job I just need to use at home.

This is a suitable Strat wanna-be I guess. My choice in purchasing this guitar was because it wasn't made by some company by Fender (if you know what I mean) and also the no-name brands like peavey/ashton/samick were not even upto the $300 guitar standard.

I used a ZOOM 505 with this... no problems.
The next thing I wanna buy is some pedals, maybe a BOSS AC-1 to emulate an acustic... and strum my head off.

This guitar has a 5 way selector switch for the H-S-S pickups. The Body style is a strat, with a back feed bridge (not locking). The neck is great, thin, and not painted with paint that will slow you down when you play and your hands are clammy. Nothing extra came with this, and im not sure what the wood is.

My setup is-- GRX40-->ibanez SM-7 Smash Box-->Small Stone-->Crybaby-->Park Bass amp. There was a lot of feedback on the single coils, even when i had the void switch on. But about a week ago, i changed where my amp was pointing, and no more buzz, even when I don't have the void switch on. The sound is really low in mine, because i use a bass amp. When i first got this guitar, i sucked, but now im pretty good, for some reason the pickups got better after useing it for a while. I play slipknot, RATM, blink 182.....its good for all.

The strings that come on it suck. They broke the day after i got it, but thats minor, just make sure you pick up a good set when you get this guitar. I don't know much about how pickups are adjusted and stuff, I used a Gibson Melody Maker the one 1 pickup work, sometimes, so this was a HUGE improvement. The tuning pegs are kind of loose, but when the string is tight, they're fine. It stays in tune pretty well, I played it for 2 weeks with out tuning it and it was only a small bit out of tune.

I'd play a live show with this guitar, i wouldn't worry about having a back up. The finish is really good, but since mine is black if you touch it, you see a smudge. A damp cloth will get dirt and smudges off. The strap buttons are good.

Well, When i had to have my guitar store call about a pedal, they didn't answer, they had to keep calling. Thats the only experience i've had.

I've been playing it for about 6 months. I would probably buy a jackson dinky reverse pro, then i'd get this again (i doubt i would lose a guitar though). I can't same anything else really.

Please Email me with any questions.

All of the people in this forum that are complaining about this guitar need to get their heads out of their butts and realize that we're talking about a $200 guitar. It's a BEGINNER guitar. Get over it - you get what you pay for. I've been playing for 10 years and most of my electrics are American Strats. This little Ibanez is awesome for what it is. I bought it because I thought it was cool, and it's fun to plink around with. If you want fancy hardware, smokin' pickups and everything else you people are complaining about, then go buy a $1,200 Strat. Otherwise, shut up and play. The fit and finish is great - I just set the action (the intonation was spot-on from the factory), plugged it in and started jamming. For the money, you can't beat it. I love my little Ibanez - for $200, it rocks.

It was most likly made in some third world country,22 frets, one volume one tone,5 way selector.S/S/H configuration some horrible no name brand pick-ups,passive electronics. The body is made of Agatis.Basicly everything is second rate wait nevermind FOURTH RATE!!

It sounds like a 5-year old strumming a tennis racket

Had to make major ujustments to everything

I'D NEVER PLAY WITH IT LIVE
YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE 20 BACKUPS TO MAKE IT THROUGH ONE GIG

And You thought the Affinity Squires were bad!!!
Wait till you try this!!!!

Made in Indonesia. 22 frets. Volume, tone, and 5 way pickup selctor. Single, single, and humbucker. Not sure of make of pickups (only sure that they suck). Made of maple as far as I know.

The sound is good if you're into that 50s and 60s stuff, or anything else with little distortion. This thing sounds bad distorted. I've heard worse, but only from a bargain guitar. The guitar squeels really bad. It has a really good sound for little distortion, but nothing else.

Well, I may have just gotten a lemon. The volume knob is loose and it fell off the pickguard. A few tuners stopped working.

One thing I can do with this thing is count on it. No complaints really. It seems a bit frail, but nothing a little screwdriver work could never fix.

Never messed with warrenties in my whole life. If it broke it just broke and I went on.

Well, if you're into old undistorted non-metal or non-choppy, then this is the guitar for you, but NOT for me.

1999 model, can't remeber exactly where they are made.Nice Agatis body, a little heavy but after 5 minutes of having it on it is just fine and nowere near as heavy as a Les Paul. Ibanez Powersound pickups(HSS). Neck Is thin and wider than most necks. Feels better than most other necks. Non locking tuners and standard tremolo. Gotta love the black finish.Came in an Ibanez Jam Pack which included gigbag, awesome Ibanez GT10DX amp, Korg GA-20 tuner, strap, picks,Allen Wrenches,and chord book that also has some Cool riffs. The Guitar makes a statement Even before you plug it in.

This Guitar was definitely made for the person who wants to rock., Though many great clean tones come out of the cheap priced but excellent pickups. With my GT10DX amp, This baby cranks out tons of distortion. With the volume and distortion All the way up on my amp,feedback becomes an issue. With a 20 foot cable you will be just fine. Has tons of sustain and gain. When asked for clean sound, it delivers beautifully. Love everything about it. Try one and see for yourself.

The action is set just right. Never need to adjust the pickups. You can definitely tell that the people at Ibanez know what they are doing. When I first took It out of the gig bag, it looked like it was made yesterday. The frets made for excellent intonation and effortless bending. The pickup selector worked quietly and perfectly. The saddles were set pefectly.The bridge is a standard tremolo that's works fine the few times I had the whammy bar on. The nut was cut with no flaws.

Am not in a band but I would think It could withstand at least a world tour. The hardware seems like it would last forever. The finish is definitely going to last unless you intentionally scratch the crap out of it. The strap buttons stayed tight. I definitely would not need a backup. I can definitely depend on it and you can too.

Never had to deal with Ibanez because they make instruments that don't need customer support. Doubt I'll ever need to contact them except maybe to congratulate them.

You can tell it was definitely made with beginners in mind, but is good for anybody. I guard this thing so it won't get stolen but if it did, I would definitely buy another one. Nothing to complain about. Though not as great as an RG or Universe( My Favorite Guitar of all time), definitely something to buy.

Indonesian made guitar with a maple neck, agatis body, and rosewood fingerboard. The pickups are Ibanez's "Powersound" pickups in a S-S-H configuration and there are strat-ish volume-tone-tone controls and a 5 position rocker switch. The body style is the same as the RG, an looks pretty good in metallic red. The tuners aren't great and neither is the fulcrum tremolo. All-in-all a rather average beginners electric.

It's a pretty versatile guitar, but is definitely more suited to rock and metal. I'm using a small Ibanez amp with a Zoom 505 (my practice setup) and can get a pretty good sound easily. The powersound pickups are rather impressive for the price range, but keep in mind you get what you pay for. Humbucker screams nicely, and a good clean tone can be coaxed from the single coils. Be warned, hum in prevalent in positions 2,3 and 5.

Almost everything was a little off in the setup, but nothing was seriously wrong. Pickups and bridge needed minor adjustments, but the neck was fine. the nut seems to be cut well and there were no loose controls. However, the guitar played exceptionally well once I had it set up to my tastes. Again, for the money, the setup was more than adequate.

Good hardware should last, finish is safe. I intend to use it as a backup/practice guitar, and it should serve this purpose well

Never dealt with Ibanez's customer support, but I've heard both negative and positve stories

I bought this guitar as a secondary/practice guitar to complement my Carvin DC135, and it hasn't disappointed me. It has the same pickup configuration as the Carvin, which is another reason that I purchased it. If you compare it to a PRS it sucks, but for the money it is a very well built and decent sounding guitar. I love the feel of the guitar, it plays very nicely. My only complaint is the tuning machines are suspect. Bottom line, for the money it is a good deal.

made in 98, indonesia, 22 frets, volume, tone, s/s/h, crappy tuners, strat style, metallic red finish, powersound pickups, so-so neck, floating bridge. very crappy wood called agatis.

i play whatever i feel like, i am my own master, roar. the humbucker is too quiet and feels kinda pansy. after screwing with the height of the two single coils, and replacing them, neck with middle and middle with neck( i dont think it did much), but i have a nice sound when playing with neck/middle combined ONLYm, all other sounds are bad. i get horrible feedback on it, but that is what happens when you screw with the height. i get a thick sound out of it you feel like you could cut it with a knife. i use a boss metal zone and a boss digital delay 5, through my crappy fender frontman, *sigh* but i am just frustrated with my lack of volume, and if it were a bigger amp, it would sound a lot better.

pickups adjusted bad. paint job fine, set up pretty poorly and my neck started to bow, but i fixed it. crappy saddle, strings keep breaking on it, bad string height.

HORRID. after the first two weeks, the straplock flew out of the crappy unknown wood the guitar was made of. after the fourth month, the jack came loose and the nutaround it broke. then the springboard on the back was fine, until the screws flew out in the middle of playing and i could play with it until i epoxied the screws back in. then after owning it for about a year, the jack started going haywire, i opened it up and i almost died because i saw the absolutely horrible soldering job that was done on it. the wire was holding on by just one thin strand. i managed to fix it, but in a few weeks it broke again, this time frustrated, i ripped it out in a rage, and then proceded to destroy the beast with a hammer. the paint or the wood wont last, due to how much it was cracked and chipped from my assault. all other hardware should last. it survived my attack and i taped it back up, so now it looks like crap, but with ATTITUDE. i wouldn't use a backup, because this wouldn't be the guitar i would play, and if i did play this, it would be to only smash it, and probably get some bad indonesian splinters in my hands from it.

been playing for two years. yes people say i dont know what i am talking about, but believe you me, this guitar is frankenstein's monster's monster. iown an ibanez soundgear 300 bass. if it were stolen or lost, i would hunt down the person who stole it and laugh at them, if it were lost i would hold a ceremony. i hate it, it just falls apart, i would sacrafice it, but the gods would kill me for such a crappy sacrifice. i wish it had a maple fretboard, schaller tuners, a bolt on bridge, and an alder body. i say, after my first two weeks i was sobbing becaus eof what kind of crap i had bought. i have a love hate relationship with it however. i like the fact that it is so light, and i love the sound in the second position that i cant get on any other guitar. this is just crap. dont buy it. steal someone else's guitar, just dont go near this freak.