Ibanez GRX70

22 frets, one volume, one tone, 3-way pickup selector. Five pickups. Based on the same body shape as the Ibanez RG series, with slightly more curved edges (can hardly notice the difference though). Came with gig bag, strap (not comfortable one, so I attached a special strap cusion to it), cable, tools, soft case and an Ibanez GTA10 amp. It's all pretty good value for the price. It was in a jumpstart pack, which usually has an Ibanez GRX20, but it was a special (though more expensive) edition so they put the GRX70 in there instead.

This guitar is great for my music style (not sure what they call it, but it's the type used by bands like Hillsong and Planetshakers. I play these songs in a youth group band at a church. At home I use my GRX70 with an RP50 Effects Processor and an Ibanez GTA10 amp. At youth group I use the guitar and RP50 as well, but with a Fender RAD-BASS amp. This guitar really only buzzes noticeably when it's plugged into the GTA10 on full gain. Has all sorts of sound abilities. You can make it sound acoustic (but it buzzes a bit) or go flat out heavy metal.

Genrally everything was OK with this guitar except two small guidance things at the top in the headstock which came out because of small screw size but I've fixed it. The finsih is keeping its colour but it seems to be fingerprint prone; they are very easily seen on stage at youth group. But I just wipe it down afterwards.

This guitar will certainly withstand live playing (I should know, every Friday I give it that test). The hardware is very shiny and appears to be holding fine. The finish, although fingerprint affected, isn't fading. The strap buttons are OK I guess; it's more the strap it came with that's causing trouble. I can depend on it and I use it on stage confidently.

I havn't had to deal with the company so I can't really say. I only needed to change the screws in the string guides.

I have been playing for over two years. There's nothing I can think of that I wished I'd asked before we got it. I own a classical guitar but no other electrics. If it were stolen or lost, I would probably buy it again (either that or an Epiphone or something). What I love about the GRX70 is the fantastic looks and sound. I've looked at it next to other guitars that come in beginners packs and although it costs more it's much better value for money. If there was anything I wish it had it would probabaly be the locking-trem locks that feature on most Ibanez RGs but I can live without that.

For beginners and even some experienced guitarists I'd recommend lookign at the Ibanez GRX70.

22 Frets, 1 tone control, 1 volume control, 2 humbuckers and 1 single coil, nothing really special, but it works if you want to start playing.

If you are into hard rock/metal you will really like this sound. It rocks pretty hard and the solo's sound good aswell as the powerful riffs. But if you are aiming for a blues/clean sound, don't get this one. It's a pretty noisy guitar, but then again, good for hard rock/metal etc.

I haven't been playing for that long to know alot about different setups and such, but I do know that the basic setup isn't too good. The action is pretty high and I suggest you adjust it to get a nice feeling of it while playing.

The finish wasn't that good. If you look at some areas at the guitar you see real messy stuff sometimes, but ok..what do you expect from a cheap guitar?

I dropped it a few times by accident but I am sure that you could smash this guitar in the wall or ground a few times and it would still work. The electronics are a bit poor but nothing that would let you have the feeling it's gonna break any second.
The strap buttons are pretty poor though, if the strap is a bit twisted it just breaks loose and the guitar drops, thats a downside but there are ways to avoid that.

Never had to receive support for anything..

I've been playing for about two years now and this is the only guitar I own at the moment so I can't really compare it to any other guitar, but that doesn't mean my feedback is worthless because I know what this guitar can do compared to other ones. I picked this one because it sounded nice (played hard rock/metal back then) and it looked nice. But now I notice the downsides of it and I am going to get a new guitar soon.

If you want to start playing, and you are into hard rock/metal you will love this baby for sure though..

bought new in 2003, all features pretty standard for a guitar of this price

Very good for heavy metal, good for solos, dont buy this if you want crisp indie stuff

Poor electronic jack connector, very loose and kept interfering the sound, very annoying

Guitar fairly solid, finish is pretty manufactured standard, no brilliant, but once again what you expect for a guitar this price

Great for metal players, pretty sturdy and good sounds, let down by poor electronics for the jack connector

You kow all this from the other reviews

I play heavey rock and it plays well for solos after having the action lowered it is great. im using a carlsbro 100w with a digitech grunge effect (sometimes). sounds great for what i play no problems.

Action was awful when first brought but i had it set up a year ago and it has held very well. the finish is still very nice it has had a lot of abuse but still looks great however the toogles for the tone on the guitar has come loose and is prone to fall of at will.

No question about it this is so sturdy it has been thrown an bashed about for 4 years but still plays fine would definatly use as back up to my epiphone in a gig wouldnt use as a guitar on its own in a gig without back up as the strings snap easily the jack socket need to be replaced but that it the only thing ive had to do very solid reliable durable guitar (minus the snaping strings)

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Ive Been playing 4 year and own an epiphone les paul standard. no problems with the ibanez was prefect as a beginner guitar an still is very easy to play especially with fast solos and for when i want to go nuts during a practice, not the best for chords. if it were stolen id claim insurance and buy another guitar but i would miss this one so much. compared to my les paul the les paul wins hands down but thats obvious.
overall a very good beginner guitar provided me with years of fun highly recomended

2000, Indonesia. The body is Agathis, thin rosewood neck, strat-style tremolo. The rest is just like the RG.

If you are a bluesman you will hate this guitar. BUT... if you play hard rock/heavy metal/thrash and such, this is a good axe in its price-range. Sounds pretty good with mesa/boogie rectifier or peavey 5150. (If you are on budget, you will find these in a roland C30 combo.)
It is noisy, the pups give too much highs, the electronics suck- but what do you expect from a cheap guitar??? Pay thousands for a REAL GUITAR, and you will see the difference.

The factory set-up was terrible, but after the things being adjusted, I was very pleased.
No significant flaws, just a small one on the neck.

You shure can use it on a gig, if you're not embarrassed by the hum from the pups, and you have a tuner (it won't stay in tune for long). So if you are a member of a garage/school band and have eventually small gigs, it's OK. But no serious musician will use a Gio Ibanez ever.
Owned it for 4 years and encountered no problems. It's like brand new. The only problem are the tuners. They sound weird while tuning up lately. (Next time I change strings I will check it out.)

I've been playing for 5 years. I owned this guitar for 4 years and I'm going to change it asap for something that suits my musical style:blues/rock.
IT IS A BEGINNERS GUITAR. It's cheap, sounds like $hit and you should buy it only if you don't want to invest more in a musical instrument or you want to smash it onstage.
It's worth the money, but if you can afford it, buy a Fender, Gibson, or at least cheaper versions such as Epiphone, or if you are a headbanger, try out an ESP, a japanase made Ibanez or something. Always buy the most expensive axe you can afford, because a good guitar inspires you!

22 frets, 1 tone control, 1 volume control. 2 humbuckers 1 single coil, 5 stand pickup switch, thats about it. Pretty good features for a standard guitar, except too bad it has no second tone control. No grade for features guitars are all about SOUND...

I own a Squier affinity strat and i play a lot on this ibanez grx70 of my friend. The grx70 sounds very different but the clean really sucks compaired to the Squier i own. It also sucks with distortion , 2 humbuckers... but the single coil ruins it. The humbuckers ruin the clean, the single coil ruins the distortion, i dont hope every HSH guitar has this problem.

Its built even cheaper then my squier affinity strat... You can see glue and the humbuckers are wrapped with tape and you can see wires etc.

no idea

no idea, those are my friends worries

Why is this guitar made? Guitars twice as cheap sound and look even better. My friend bought it with a starter pack, if youre a starter buy a Squier or richwood. I also tried this guitar on 2 different amps it sucks on both.

22 frets built around 2002, volume, tone, 5-way selector, H/S/H, Im not sure what kind of wood, but it has a nice heavy feel. A strat type body without the scratchplate. Floating (NON LOCKING) trem bridge. Good for a first guitar.

It suits my style Metal, im using it with a Marshall valvestate 80W, i find the sound is good. Quite a lot of variety in the sounds thanks to the pick up setup, if only the pickups were actually any good. My only real dislike with this guitar is the non locking of the trem, which means it has the tendancy to go out of tune when you dive.

I found the set up to be ok on this guitar, but the shop i got it from set it up so I dont know about the factory settings.

This guitar has taken being beaten off walls with only a small chip in the headstock. My wall has come off worst with its exchanges with the guitar, this thing can take a beating.
The neck strap button came out when i started using plastic straplocks (the kind you twist on after the strap is on) but this was fixed easily enough using some Araldite glue.

never dealt with them

been playing around 2 years, this is my only guitar, ive played some other guitars, JEMs, Jackson Vees, it doesnt compare soundwise to them, but it holds its own against other entry level guitars.

Made in Indonesia, just read the reviews below to see the features.

I play blues and classic rock, which this guitar is not suited for, this guitar is made for heavy-metal. The single coil is too noisy and can't handle distortion, the neck humbucker way too bassy; it is pretty useles because it is just the same as the bridge but more bass. For clean the single coil is good though.

The action is way too high, and it is not possible to lower it without fret buzz. The pickups are easily adjustable (except the middle) so it's not really a problem. The tone pot is scratchy, but that is probably due to old age. The neck is way too curved, and it can't be adjusted since it is only bent at the lower frets (1-5).

I've played gigs with it, and I'd say it's reliable, the finish too.

Never dealt eith them

It is a good beginners guitar, but for better players it's useless.

It has Triangle inlays, If thats a feature.

Despite what another review here says it is INDONESIAN MADE. Only Ibanez RG400 series up were ever made in japan. Now ONLY PRESTIGE MODELS are made in Japan. I think that other review was written by some over excited little kid.

Good ENTRY LEVEL guitar.

Neck and single coil soud pretty good for an enrty level guitar.

Bridge p'up lacks any power and is very muddy sounding. Even my Westfield strat copy had better bridge sound.
However This can easily be changed by putting it through a larger amp with a distortio pedal. (I put it thru a Marshall full cab stack and it seemed ok.

Bought used so I dont know how theyre set up, but takes about 3 seconds to set up as it doesnt have a locking trem or demanding p'ups.

Flat black finish.

I know that this guitar is built like a brick so play as hard as you want. Finish is ok, had one dent when I got it but none since.

Never needed customer support as I have a very good guitar shop friend.

Ive been playing for several years now, I've sinced moved up to an Ibanez RG570EX Japanese made. (Now thats a guitar!). When I got this guitar no model number was given and the picture was poor so I thought I was getting an RG270, oh well. I quite like it and for what it is it does its job quite well, other than the bridge pickup. Perhaps it could be altered but probably not worth the money havin a shop set it up. DIY. The new Ibanez GRGs which are bery similar are a bit better. If it was stolen i'd claim insurance an go buy some good cds.

The guitar was made in 2002. The you probably know the rest from the other reviews :]

I play many kinds of music, mostly rock,metal and blues. Im running it through a old german tube combo and a Digitech Rp100A. I think that the sound is ok but I thought that it would be better for that kind of money. The bridge humbucker isn't too good, it doesnt make any noise but the sound hasn't got enough low's. The single is great for clean tones but when overdriven its too noisy. The neck humb is quite good for solos and stuff like that. The sound is not bad but i expected somthing better.
I play rock(AC/DC,Rainbow etc.)metal(thrash,heavy,black)and sometimes blues. It's quite good for distorted sounds and has really nice cleans on the single pickup.

I've bought it second hand. It was in great shape but the bridge was messed up. I took me about 2 hours to regulate it but now it's ok.
I can't say how it was when it was new.

I think that it's quite a reliable guitar. I didn't have any problems with it (except the bridge)

I'm playing it for about two months. It's my second guitar.I had a Mensfeld Fingertip and I can surely feel the difference beetween those two. Altough Im not really satisfied with it and i would rather buy something else for that kind of money (about 200$)