Ibanez GRX40

1997, indo. all the same as previously listed. when i got it it was black, but i took all the dents out of it and painted an auborn red color. i like the humbucker. the neck, it is real slim and a little bit wider than a regular strat neck. it does stand up aganist my strat.

i like a rich clean tone, i kinda find that in the middle pickup.
right now i am using a peavy amp with a dod death metal and a danelectro 60's style distortion, and a morely wah. if you turn the highs down on the death metal then you can get a good solid distortion out of if. mostly the clean is a cheap non quality sound, but hey i only payed 20$ for this thing.

when i got it , it was in a 1002 pieces so i prety much set it up how i liked it. the original finish was like a milk jug, when i painted i just sanded alittle , filled in dents, primed and then painted.

the tuners suck. their like a 12$ set. i am going to upgrade soon, i just finished it about 3 weeks ago.

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i also own a strat and a takamine, this would be the first to go. probaly if it were lost or stolen, the only thing i would be mad about would, that i spent a month painting it. and payed to have somone set it up and wire it.after all that it ened up costing about 130$

well think it was made in korea or indonesia...whatever...22 frets, volume and tone pots, a cheap tremolo arm, and finally a 5-way selector. S/S/H config, the finish was veeery cheap, but hey this guitar only costs 200 to 250 ? (euro). very good neck though, fast action...no accessories...

i play different kinds of music, such as old classic rock, copying classical hits of the 17th to the 19th century. then what i use it mainly for is for punkrock and ska, so i need a nice clean sound and high output for the humbucker in the bridge position. actually the humbucker is the only pickup on that guitar that DOES NOT hum like the single coils, they are just too bad...humbucker though is good for that price. the sound is not that great, but actually not too bad for playing punkrock, because of its bright sound.

i don't know if the guitar which i own was set up at factory or at the store where i bought it...but the action was very good, very playable and very fast...good for playing lead sounds...well everything o.k. here...i'll give it a 9.

first of all: this guitar is only for practising at home, or for beginners, after one year you'll hate the cheap sound!
well i've experienced some problems the pots; they're just making strange noises when i turn them on some special positions...but i think the finish is good enough to last for the time you want to play this guitar...i would certainly use it on a gig without backup (actually i don't have another guitar)

never ever dealt with them...

nothing more to say.....very good beginner guitar because of the fast-action neck and the acceptable sound...but don't consider using it over 1 year!
i'm thinking of buying a new one soon, maybe an Ibanez S520...
so, that's all...good night

year don't know, made in korea, 22 fret, 5 way pick up switch ,volume and tone, single at neck and centre humbucker at bridge, maple neck and fingerboard,. Goes out of tune quickly if whammy bar used.

rock style mainly but also clean chord progressions all over the neck,
very good for leads,and the low action make this a very fast neck. Using a fender champ, a little scratching with the pots, will go out of tune quickly if the whammy bar is used, bright sound.

Set up was good, the action is very low, among the lowest I have seen. Playable straight away. but strings could have done with a change. 5 because of the strings but I got the guitar cheap as it was ex display... no buzzing at all on the neck.

The tuners aren't the best and it will go out of tune quickly if the whammy bar is used. Strap buttons are fine, finish isn't that great but this can add character. Need a back up if playing live.

never dealt with the company. Never will.

Been playing 20 years, and bought this for my 13 year old son as an introduction to rock music playing, I told the shop what I wanted and this is what they came up with, excellent choice. it was ex display, definatley buy another at this moment in time, but after a year or so he will hopefully move to another better giutar and I will use this one. I will add either a locking nut and or new tuners and maybe a decent whammy bar and it would be just about spot on for me. only moan is the whamy bar knocking it out of tune.

Same as everyone else. 22 frets, made in indonesia. rosewood & maple neck, some unknown body (probably agathis). 2001. Has every feature you could want in a budget guitar, except a locking tremolo

Ok sound. Not much buz. Absolutely no character. Kinda sounds like a synth trying to sound like a guitar. Surprisingly good artificial harmonics though. Using with a AVT100 marshall.

Only had it a few days. I'm adjusting it for a friend. Generally has ok parts (for the price) but put together by a blind one armed indonesian monkey whilst being chased by a komodo dragon. Everything was wrong - and still is. Fix one thing, find another thing wrong. About to give up. Originally: strings too high, I think the truss rod was in extension (you could actually see the concavity in the neck), pickups all over the place, tuning pegs too rigid, but the most surprising thing is...........................IT CAME WITH DIFFERENT GUAGE STRINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Will not withstand live playing. Will not even withstand practice playing. WHY?????????? because it will not withstand TUNING. In order to play a guitar, one must tune it. BEWARE ALL. tuning heads must be replaced immediately.
Of course the hardware will last. No one will ever play something that doesn't hold tune.
50 backups wouldn't be enough. In fact, 1 backup for every bar in a song wouldn't be enough.
For some reason, it kinda feels like the electronics aren't quite right. Cant quite figure this one out yet cos there's so many other things not quite right

Never dealt with them. But I'm gonna strongly encourage my friend to do so......QUICKLY

Played for 7 years.
Boss me 30, original crybaby, marshall avt100, squire strat silver series, takamine g series,
I wish my friend had asked me before buying this guitar!!!!
If lost or stolen, I'd like to hunt down the thief and laugh at him. But then again, everyone else would when he goes out of tune after the first note at his next gig.
Yeah, its a cheap guitar, but just cos its cheap doesn't mean its worth it if you cant use it. Fork up an extra few and get something worthwhile.

It is a 22 fret 2001 model, im not gonna go over the details again, as everyone has already said and to be honest, im not a guitar buff (YET!)

oh yeah it came with some tools and stuff, i got the T,blue coulour version, which in my humble opinion kickas ass!

i will give it 9, coz it dosent have brand name pick ups, but it still kicks serious butt!

Ok, i play everything from indie to rock to metal to punk, i have even been known to play bluesy style stuff! It seems to be able to cope with everything i have been able to through @ it so far, though i have only had it one day!

im using it through a bargain basement style 10 watt amp i picked up @ the same time, this is my first guitar, i had #200 to spend, so i went for this baby!

Hey Joe by the one and only jimi Hendrix sounds brilliant on the clean channel, with the volume whacked up loud! even though its going through a 10 watt amp!

I was pretty pleased with the whole thing, except a few minor inconveniances! ie i dont know if this is the same for all electric guitars, but i had to remove this plastic film from the scratch plate and little bits got caught round the tone knob, and round the bridge and pick ups etc! a tad annoying! the humbucker was a bit wobbly as well! generally good after minor adjustment!

the strap buttons are so solid, i struggled to get the god damn strap on!

I have only been playing a little while, maybe 2 months ( i had a fender dg3 accoutic before!) so i wont be gigging for a while but in my opinion it will be fine for gigging, i would use this without a back up, though i would take a very good/quick tuner!

NOT DEALT WITH IBANEZ

I compared this to guitars in a similar price range , eg squier strat, tele, some no name bollox, and a yamaha pacifica. They were all complete shit compared to this beast! i took the liberty of trying out proper fenders and epiphones etc, and in both mine and the guy @ the shops opinion this thing kicked there sorry asses!

i would not hesitate to buy another! i would hunt down the bastard who took it from me, and cave his head in with a sledge hammer!

I would just like to say this thing kicks butt from start to finish! fantastic value for the money i payed! It's an Ibanez for f*cks sake!

It's my first guitar. It's cool. A 7 would do it it is not a wonderful piece but at that price it is not bad. The tremolo bar is fragile but the neck is very confortable.

what i can say it is not wonderful but still good it has a pretty good clean sounding not as a strat but if is your first guitar that would do it. I don't have anyone problem with my guitar. I have 3 years of playing guitar mostly metallica, maiden... but also offspring, or three doors down and even the new shit slipnot or system of a down. It work for me.

everything good.

any problem with my guitar so far. but I take care of her I don't treat like a piece of shit. If you treat it right is cool. I think my guitar is here for another 3 years, she is a thought mother fucker.

never heard.

Good guitar a solid 7.

made in indonisia in 1998. has 21 frets, and a horrible sounding laminated top. basically a strat minus the second tone control. ssh config. ibanez "powersound" pickups. if you ask me, ibanez has no business making pickups. its basically a strat knock-off. complete with the same style bridge, neck, etc. gig bag included. not to many great features. pretty much a one-trick pony.

i play everything. jazz, blues, metal, punk, and funk. this guitar sounds horrible. its made of some obscure wood called "agathis" it might as well be made out of plywood. the finish makes me think that the body was just dipped in a vat of paint a few times and left to dry. the pickups are noisy as hell, (except for the humbucker of course). there is NO Character in the tone. it sounds like your playing a synthisizer.

the factory setup on this guitar was horrible. the strings were so high, i thought i was gonna cut my hand! the pickup adjustment was too high. the finish is horribly thick, and takes away alot from the tone. probably just to cover up the crap wood they used on this guitar.

not reliable at all! a few months into the use of this guitar, the pickup selector switch crapped out on me. had to take it in to get replaced. the bridge is a little rough, and breaks alot of strings. the finish gets dented easiily. definately wouldn't gig without backup. wouldn't even gig with it at all, it sounds horrible. i could probably rip the neck off this guitar with a little effort.

have never used them

if you are thinking about getting this guitar, DON'T!! there are many better options in this price range. go for a used epiphone or squier. or maybe a used mexi strat. don't get this guitar! i promise you, you won't be satisfied.

I bought it in 2000, think i'ts 1999 or 2000 Model.
This one was made in Indonesia, 22 Frets and a nice RG-like neck, Black Finish w/ white Pickguard. It has the typically Ibanez 5-way selector, 2 Single Coils and a Humbucker (Powersound Pickups are not the Best but do think they will put Dimarzios on a 250 $ Guitar???). The Fretboard is made of Rosewood, the Body is Agatis. It has a RG designed Body and comes w/ a Standard, non-Locking Tremolo (Strings thru Body, I like this because it is similar to an fixed Bridge).

I play heavy shit (METAL) and I think this one can do it, I'm using a Metal Zone and some other Effects thru an Marshall MG80RCD. The single coils are not made for high-gain (buzzing too much). The clean Sound is OK. I think the Humbucker can handle the Metal Zone quite well, it kicks Azz !!!

I think the Setup was good, there were enough Space between the Strings and the Pickups were set nice. I only tightened the Finetuning-Screws on the Bridge a littlebit cuz I need a bit more String Tension (I tune it very low). The Tuning machines were OK (It absoluteles stays in tune).
When I bought it the Jack was a bit loosen, I tightened it and got not any problems again. I said it before this one normally have a standard Tremolo, but I bought it without a Tremolo-arm, so I am not sure if it stays in tune if you are tremoloing but without using the Tremolo
it's stability is fine.

I would definitley use this Guitar on a Live-Show (without a Back-Up) cuz I am playing on it for over 1 and a half year without problems. There are no problems with the Hardware, once my Strap slipped off but that was not a problem with the Strapbuttons (I was holding the Axe a bit too vertical).

I had never to deal w/ tha Company cuz there were no problems with the GRX.

This is my First Guitar, I bought it and got no fuckin' Info before but I NEVER regret anything. This is definitley not my last Guitar but I will still love it. I think everyone knows that this is a Beginner-Guitar and all these Punks should stop to compare this one with for e.g. an 1000 Dollar Axe.
This Guitar works very nice, I think it the Price can't be beaten and the Money/Value Relation is fantastic. Maybe it would look a bit better if the Pickguard and Pickups were black too but this doesn't really matter. If it was stolen I am absoluteley sure that I would buy it again. I think it is
a PERFECT Beginner-Guitar but you'll like it much longer, even you are getting professional. Nice Guitar, buy it !!!

this is a 1998 model, made in Japan oddly enough, most of the 40's are made in china. 22 frets, solid agathis body with rare electric blue finish, maple neck, rosewood fretboard. Comes with 2 passive powersound single coils at the neck and middle, and a powersound humbucker at the neck. It's got a basic strat style body, personally i like the more pointed ibanez body style over the traditional strat, i'm not a fender guy. Strat syle bridge, 6 saddle, each with 2 allen screw adjusters. Non-locking tuners, that work really well, even though they're ibanez made. Medium thickness neck, comparable with a strat or tele, thinner maybe even.

Suits my stlye pretty well which is rock/grunge, it also can get pretty nice clean channle sounds though it gets a bit fuzzy on clean chords. I play it through a 25 amp ibanez amp most of the time, but gigs i play it through either a roland 4x6" digital amp, or a fender m-80. Mine had a short in it from day one so everything buzzed, but that got fixed along with another minor problem i'll explain a bit later.

The factory setup was superb, nothing to complain about but the short in the humbucker, which made everything buzz. everything routed out fine, no scratches anywhere. everything was great

This guitar stands up live, probably as a backup though. In my band we call it the beast though, because it's been dropped so many times and is still going strong. no chips or scratches even after a dozen drops or so. I trust the strap buttons, they seem to hold without moving at all. Dependable all arround. I don't have a "backup" so i always gig with it. now to the problem... after about a year of hard playing the humbucker burnt out, so i took it to the local BCR and got all the pickups replaced. Seymor Duncan's all arround, 2 hot rails in the single slots and a screamin' deamon in the 'bucker. it'll shred anything now.

Never needed it, when it burned out it was already out of waranty. normal 1 year warranty on it

Ive been playing it for about 4 years now, and i also own a squire (i know laugh, but it's a great bass) 5-string p-bass. no regrets about this guitar though, it'll beat anything for the price i paid, which with the new pickups was just over 350 bucks. If it were stolen i probably wouldnt get another, simply cuz i've got this one so custom to me, it'd be tough to do again. i particularly enjoy it's toughness, i love being able to bang it arround a bit and not worry about it, it's a tank. i compared it to a jap-strat and epiphone les-pauls and it won hands down. it's made me an ibanez man for life

it was made in 2000 22frets solid top one volume one tone witch is great five way selector s/s/h with ibanez powersound humbucker passive eletronics agathis body maple neack rossewood finger board matalic red finish strat style tremlo bridge non-locking tuners thin neck medium freats

it sounds great for my style and i think any others i use a peavy blaze with meatl distortion the first setting is noisy but thats ok becuse i just use the humbucker love the guitar and you should to

it,s a good guitar

same as above i love this guitar

dont need to

good choice for first or permanent guitar

i dont know where this guitar was made or when, and frankly, i just dont give a f*ck.
it has 23 frets...
laminated top... black, solid black color...
it has tone, volume w/ 2 pickups and a three way selector...
s/h PC...
the wood is mahogany (i think)...
with a satin finish...
double-cutaway...
rosewood neck...
this guitar came in a kit, gigbag, GT10DX amp, cable, GA20 tuner, strap, pouch, book, video, distortion pedal and picks were all included...

i think the guitar is better for hard-rock sounds and should stay away from alternative w/ this...
GT10DX ibanez amp, and an ibanez ds-7 distortion pedal...
it isn't all that loud which is good i dont like to blast my music so i would recomend this guitar to NEone who plays it in they're room :)
the sound is pretty dull now but it used to be better...
it sounds the best w/ the overdrive turned up all the way... so i would stay with rock music.
it is my first guitar so hell ya im gonna like it!

this is my first guitar so i dont know jack sh*t about this category but as far as i can tell, it was set up well in the factory, and no, there weren't NE flaws...

i could probably rely on this guitar, it has put up w/ all my sh*t so far, it can take banging around and prior to that i do take good care of it... the only thing on the guitar that gives me trouble is the godd*mn strings... everything is solid on it.

i hav not had NE problems w/ this guitar so... well the store that i bought it in has been wayyyyyyyy helpful... props to SWISSVALE MUSIC STORE... thanks :)

i hav been playing for only a few months now so i am not an expert, but, i can tell that for the price i paid this is a fantastic guitar. if it were lost or stolen, umm, i would probably stay w/ ibanez so it would be the same type (for now)my fav. feature.... i dont really have one. i didn't pick it so i didnt choose it and yes i do compare it to other ones. but mines still the best:)
i wish it had flames( blue and green )
ya if u hav NE coments email me at: doctorkay2001@yahoo.com

~*$~matt~$*~

Made in Indonesia in 1999. Strat style, 22 frets, Volume, Tone, 5-way pickup selector. S/S/H configuration. Maple neck with Rosewood fingerboard. Agathis body. Non locking tuners and tremelo. Mine is Metallic Grape color. Which means Blue/Purple with sparkles. When I bought it online I thought it would look kinda fruity, but it turned out to be nice looking in my opinion. Standard features for a beginner guitar.

I play emo, punk, rock. This guitar is good because it has a humbucker pickup, which makes the clean sound that I need to play. My setup is the GRX40 > No name 10 watt amp. However, I bring it to my friends house and play with his amp and effects. Then, it is the GRX40 > Dunlop Original Crybaby > Boss Metal Zone > Ibanez Smash Box > Digitech GNX1 > Crate GFX65. Nice clean sounds on the singlecoils. The humbucker is also decent. It sounds like any strat in the same price range. It sounds very good with the effect pedals and the amp.

I got this brand new online on Ebay. The action and intonation were pretty much on the spot. I didn't have to tweak it any. It came with warrenty and an instruction manual that tells you how to change the action, replace strings, etc. The pickups were fine. The controls were fine. The strings were below average. Everything worked as it should, which is not the best considering this is a $160 guitar.

It's a beginner's guitar. It looks like it would last aslong as you don't abuse it. I've had it for a month and nothing has broken. I would gig with it, but not without a backup. The strap buttons could've been bigger.

Never had to deal with them.

This is my first guitar. I plan on getting better pickups and a new amp and some effects processors soon. If this were lost or stolen, I would save up for something better as I would need something better by then. There's nothing I love or hate. It's a good beginning guitar. I compared this to my friend's Squire strat. This is better in my opinion, but I might be biased. I don't wish for anything more for it because then I would just be greedy. I got what I paid for, and unlike other people who reviewed this guitar, I knew what to expect from it.

s/s/h pickups, agathis body, strat copy(but better looking then a strat), No accessories. Read Troy Kelso's review, he said it best.

It sounds to me. I use a Johnson 20watt amp and a Zoom 505.

I have the red version. It seems to be holding up fine for me.

No problem yet

No need for it

For the price there is nothing better, nothing!

My guitar was made in 1998. I'm not gonna go over the features because everyone else covered it.

The sound was good when I got it, but I changed the bridge pickup to a Duncan JB. Now the guitar sounds awesome. Currently my practice rig consist of GRX40 -> Zoom 505 II -> Ibanez Thrashmetal -> Ibanez GT-10. I only use that one for my "At-Home" jamming. In my band, I use the GRX40 -> Zoom 505 II -> Laney g130. I don't like the sound of the laney (it's not my amp anyway), so I'll probably get a Crate GFX-212 or a Marshall MG80RCD. I've tried the guitar with both and both sound amazing. The JB really brings out the sound of the guitar and I just love the sound of the 2 single coil (stock) pickups when they are on together.

Everything is pretty good now, I just want to get a little lower action without fret buzz.

Well, I have to rely on this guitar ... it's my only one. But I trust this guitar. I've been having it for over 2 years and I believe it'll hold up live.

never dealt with Ibanez

Good guitar. I'd buy it again, if I didn't want anything better. It's a good guitar for the money and it is my first so I'm a little partial to it. If anything would happen to this guitar I would definitely take out the JB and use it in another guitar. Something with similar features to this one, of course.

Indonesia 22 Frets Laminated top volume tone 5 way selector

It suits any music style this gutair works really well with my marshall VS65R amp. It has a really sweet sound. I has heaps of variety My only dislike is that with some amps it sounds crap I used to have a fender frontman and it sounded crap in that

It has a sweet set up. With sweet pickups.The wood isn't that good though.

It does withstand life playing because i throw it around and it still works.

I have not dealt with the company.

I own heaps of other gear and this gutair works heaps well it even works better than my eric clapton stratocaster that cose 2000 dollarsThis guitair rules so go by one

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.