Ibanez GRX70

It's a 22-freted guitar made in Indonesia. It's solid constructed, I've accidently dropped it a few times, the strings re-tuned themselves but the guitar was still intact.
You can control the volume, tone and the pickup use (5-way).
It has a H/S/H pickup confugration with standard ibanez passive pickups.
It doesn't have Lock nobs like newer ibanez but that's no big deal cause if you have good strings they won't retune (unless u use the tremolo arm too much). It is a beginner guitar in my view, cause it has just standard pickups and so on

I play METAL and METAL only. But i still need clean sounds, i find the Single Coil pickup really good if you compare with the price. The neck pickup SUCKS, it's noisy and i can't get a good sound out of it even though i use dist. pedals and decent amps. But the combination: Bridge Pickup > BOSS MT-2 Metal Zone > Laney Amp gives you a good distortion. I give it a 6. (Would be 7 or 8 if it weren't for the neck pickup)

Nothing to complain about, except maybe that my local dealer had to adjust the single coil pickup a bit, but once adjusted it sounded great.

As said, it IS a beginner guitar and nothing I'd use for big Live gigs, but you should bring it as a backup, if you just have a good amp the sound will be decent.

I'd never had to deal with Ibanez themselves but my local dealer was extremely helpful.

If it broke (or got stolen) I wouldn't buy it again since i don't consider myself as beginner anymore... But i'll always keep this guitar, it was my first, and i've learnt a lot from it, i would consider it as THE beginner guitar.

Bought the guitar new in '99 and its made in indonesia.
Controls are volume & tone.

It's suits like in any style you want.. sorry about my english but the box where the strings end up.. not the tuning part.. anyway it's pretty weak and i wouldn't count on it ... eg. in recording

Everything was just great.

I wouldn't take it on gig.. it's still too .. "amateur"

haven't tried.

Fabulous first guitar.. played with it now something four years and I still like it.

Part of an Ibanez starter kit, accompanied by an Ibanez 15W amp, cord, stompbox, gig bag, and tools. Manufactured in '98, probably in Malaysia. HB/SC/HB (all passive), 5-way switch, volume and tone knob, 22 fret bolt-on neck, dot inlays, black strat body, no pickup guard. Unsure about body and neck woods. Non-locking tuner. The strings go through the body and rest on the bridge. Bridge has tremolo arm.

This is a starter guitar, nothing more, nothing less. If you're just beginning and don't have a basis for comparison, its sound will keep you happy until you're ready to upgrade. (For me, that was about 2 years, but I'm not a serious musician, just a basement riff monster.) Even after you buy a better guitar, you'll still find yourself playing on the GRX70 from time to time.

It is well suited for the beginner who wants to play metal. For stock pickups, the humbuckers thrash. The pickup selector in the neck position obtains deep, dark tones. The bridge setting is great for lower register rhythm riffs, especially with the tone knob cranked to the right. It does pretty well with the highs, too. Once you tire of jamming on demonic riffs, you can forray into other musical terrains. It's okay for blues and has a decent (although not spectacular) clean sound. The GRX70 has fairly good sustain.

The neck has a nice feel and the guitar is light, but well balanced. If you've never played before, this guitar will feel "right" in your hands from the start.

See my notes in the reliability section below for the downside to this guitar.

This was may first guitar. When I got it, I didn't have a clue what action and intonation were. Hell, I didn't even know how to tune it.

3 years later, it has fairly low action. Heavy palm muting pushes the string blocks down their cheaply constructed support pegs, so even if you set your E and A strings high, they'll drop over time. The frets are small, and there's no buzz. The intonation is shot and would be difficult to fix since the bridge is so cheaply constructed. The truss rod needs to be adjusted. After about a year of playing, I developed a "dead spot" on the A string 8th fret. Raising the action helped, but now the 17th fret sounds weak.

Instead of paying a professional to fix these issues, I decided to parlay my hard earned cash into a new guitar.

You get what you pay for. The GRX70 is inexpensive and unreliable. Within 2 months, the input jack had to be re-soldered. Within 4 months, the volume knob caused the unit to cut out. Turning it created a sound reminicent of the one produced by a cheap transitor radio that's on the fritz. Intonation and other problems kicked in within a year (see above) that are probably unsolvable without modifying the truss rod or replacing the bridge. The frets wore down severely after a year and a half. The soft wood of the fretboard has several dents. The Ibanez logo started to wear off the headstock. After 2 years, the lower humbucker magnets are showing signs of mild corrosion.

Worse than all of these problems combined, the GRX70 is virtually impossible to keep in tune. Whammy bar dips greater than one whole step will cause the high strings to bounce back sharp. A single dive bomb will throw every string out of tune--some as much as a quarter step sharp or flat. Forget about psycho whammy action.

Even macho bends will detune the higher strings, especially the G string. I could control the tuning gremlins by keeping my strings fairly new. Which wasn't a problem, because the cheap string supports on the bridge would consistantly cause my A string to break after about 10 hours of playing.

I'm a basement riff monster, but if I were in a band, I'd only use it for practice or to write tunes on. I wouldn't even think about using it live.

I just dealt with the problems myself. I figure Ibazez isn't going to support a low end model like the GRX70. I got it from Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center, and they fixed the input jack problem free of charge.

A low cost option that will help the beginners find out if guitar playing is for them, especially the aspiring metal shredder. The low action, good tone, and nice feel really facilitate learning how to play. If nothing else, the GRX70 will help train your ear, since you'll spend a lot of time tuning it! Not a bad place to start, but I guess you always develop a fondness for your first guitar.

If you already own an electric, buy this model only if you need something to smash onstage.

Made in Korea, 22 frets, 1 volume 1 tone/distortion control knob
Pickups h/s/h
Agathis body (what the hell is agathis? if anyone knows, e-mail ryk2500@yahoo.com, ta)
rosewood fretboard e.t.c
Mine is a jewel blue glossy finish
normal bridge
Quite solid, if a little light

I play through a zoom 505 2, into a marshall 30 watt amp, and it sounds really good. The tone can be adjusted well, and it can sound either really crunchy or bright, perfect for metal, and maybe rock/punk
The neck humbucker isnt too hot though...

Whammy arm puts it out of tune, but if you take it out, then the thing doesn't go out of tune if you leave it for months!

the finish scratches easily, but other than that, it can withhstand a good thrashing, and stay in tune perfectly well

I have been playing for about 2 years, and this guitar is a perfect beginners guitar. It looks good, it plays wel and it sounds mint, i just wish it had a floyd rose. That would be worth paying another 30 quid for, and the body could be made to feel a bit more solid

It's cool..cheapest 7-string ibanez ever made!

I play alot of styles handles metal very well.

quick response but get detuned if you use the tremolo alot..i prefer changing it with schaller locking tuners

its very durable even in very harsh live playing

ive been playing 7 years..im a guitar tech..I'm palnning to but the shecter omen7 string guitar

Think mine is manufactured in '99, in Malaysia. 22 frets, HB/SC/HB passive pickups, no pickguard, otherwise your standard strat....All black except for the bridge and the (non-locking) tuners. I'd like two more frets, locking tuners(goes out of tune really easy) but let's face it it's a beginners guitar and a a damn good one too.......

It handles my style, wich is Metal, quite well. The bridge-PU works fine for Rythm and the neck-PU is quite god for soloing. You can also get som cool sounds with the middle-brigde setting, kinda' twangy. I'm considering a change of the neck-pickup, I think it's a little too muddy, need a brighter, warmer tone.......

I bought this second hand so I had to adjust the pickup height and the bridge...... The input jack was loose and had a loose cable, but I just solded it back on and screwed the jack tight, haven't had any problems since.... The finished is so far flawless, and I've banged it into walls, doors, even dropped the thing before I put on straplocks =) One thing tough, the logo scrapes off really easy...hmmmm

I feel that I could depend on it live, but not without a backup, everything seems solid......

Never dealt with them...

This is a good beginners guitar, but no more......Would probably buy a Epiphone or a BC Rich or something......

Pretty good...but I'll like to have 24 frets.

I play METAL and this guitar handles it very good..... The guitar gets detuned in a second with the wammy bar....

Jupp.. Have played live 5 times and it works fine.... And i play serveral hours every day and it don't break down... AMAZING....

One little problem.. The connector seems to be a little loose and i've have had to weld it two times....

Jepp... warranty.... two years... Even get it repaired now when the warranty has gone out!!..

it is a guitar made for my music style(heavy metal)
I use a LANEY LINEBACKER 30(amp) and KORG AX1G(pedal)
i left it as it was. only i going to test 0.9 strings now. i have used 0.12 and 0.11... i like 0.11 the most.
rich sound... a sounds good with a marshall amp
heavy distortion sounds.. it hase marshall sound
I LIKE IT VERY MUCH

i don't know.. i think so
yeahh
the finish is VERY good.
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yeah. i don't play much live.. i never had problems
i NEVER play without backup. but i never use the other guitar, my ibanez is better

almost 2 years. gear:
SERENA SG-5
IBANEZ GRX70
LANEY LINEBACKER 30 REVERB
some FENDER 10 amp
if it was stole. i'm pised off and go after the guy who got it
THE SOUND. nothing. FULL POWER BRIDGE ELEMENT
no
a beter string system
IT'S A GREAT GUITAR

Probably made in 1999, I dunno, I bought it in 2000. Standard fixed bridge, in my opinion has great sustain, or maybe I just lucked out. I think its made of plywood or something but I'm not too picky about that. I'm not about to cut into the body to find out. Non locking tuners. and Great sounding pickups. 22 frets and mine came witrh a gig bag. This is one of the best learning guitars out there!!

Because I have to play such a variety of music (Metal, classic rock, blues, jazz...) it does get a bit sloppy. For hard rock and metal, this is the cats pajamas. My setup goes GRX40 -> boss equilizer -> boss distortion/feedbacker -> Ibanez Delay/echo -> Marshall 30 watt. Sometimes I run everythinh through an old tapedeck and then back into the amp to get a very VERY tight electronic sound. The bridge pickup is great, I'm stuck on it 95% of the time. Even though I play rythm in my band, I still use the lead configs. OOhh I forgot to mention that I slapped on an Ernie Ball 7 sting set, and just ditched the high e string. I use one of the lowest tunings out there, even lower than those korn guys. GDGCFA

Well like the idiot I am, I put stickers all over it one day, tasteful mind you, but a few weeks later I got sick of them and removed them. all the stickers on the finish came off fine but the pickguard still has sticky crap all over. DONT STICK STICKERS ON YOUR GUITAR!! the action really needed to be set up when I got it from the store but seeing as this was my first guitar I needed my uncle to help me. There were no flaws in the finish. I swear, anyone who has a problem with this guitar is nuts.

If anything, I break the low E string the most. I pound on the low stuff almost too much, and I write my own music so that just adds to the low end. I've only gigged twice but both times it was fine. The g string goes out of tune now more than even but its alway just a bit out so I'll just tweak it back. Definetly a dependable guitar. Buy it, mine was very worth it.

ummm.

I have only been playing for a little over a year..most of you think I dont know too much. I've been called a natural, and as conceited as I dont want to be, I still have to be. I also own an ibanez GAX70, a Yamaha acoustic, and I've had a Fender strat for a while now..but I "borrowed" that mwa ha ha ha

Made in Indonesia, 1998. 22 frets, master volume, master tone, 5-way selector, PowerSound H/S/H Pick Up Configuration, Passive Electronics, Agathis Body, Maple Neck, Jewel Blue, Ibanez GX body, standard tremolo bridge, non-locking tuners, rosewood fingerboard, almost as thin as S-Series(NECK)....a little thicker. Accessories - 25 feet cable, strap.

Its not a high end type of guitar, but it's very good for its price.
Its very versatile.....to my type of playing..suits to Neo Classical, Blues, Atmospheric Metal, It will sound a little crappy by its own but it sound great when plugged into Zoom GFX8 with Marshall valvestate amps or Marshall Stacks. The humbuckers dont hum at all(thats good), the neck pick up(humbuckers) sounds great for fat leads, the middle pick up(single coil) gives a great acoustic sound, and the bridge pick ups(humbuckers) gives a great rhythm distortionas well as screamin leads. The neck pick ups do not produce a very rich sound but the bridge pick ups pack a hell of a punch coz it gives a bright sound.
Ibanez guitars are very versatile, u can get almost any sound u want to, although the GRX is not the best choice, it still is quite versatile depending on your preference settings. If I had a choice, I would change the pick ups to D'Marzio's but you might as well buy another better guitar(usually more expensive) coz the pick ups will cost a hole in ya pockets.

Hmmm.....the action is very high(not good for leads)...had to bring 'em down and just the intonation all over again. But after that, the guitar is nothin like another guitar the same price. The pick ups were adjusted 'sufficiently' well enuf for near-good playing but self adjustments would give more satisfaction while playing. The GRX has a few flaws.....kinda turnoff sometimes....loose master controls(volume), loose cable jack, the surface scratches easily....basically that.

Errmmzzz......well....it would be sufficiently good for gigs(Its good when you use good effects like the Zoom GFX8 and good amps like a Marshall Stack..), but when I used it for a concert, it doesnt really give a good Powerful sound & tone....But the GRX70 makes a good back up guitar.....I'd prefer to keep a low cost back up guitar such as this. The hardware are good for a period of time, depending on how often you play with it....(it has a short life span) and mostly the hardware needs either frequent 'overhauls' or servicing(which i bother not to on a less expensive guitar)... The finishing is a beauty but the surface gets scratched easily, usually from heavy picking. The strap buttons are adequately acceptable for playing but they look rather flimsy and easily spoiled, not to mention that my strap comes off often during practices when i play my guitar tilting or neck vertically facing up(I'd rather change the strap buttons)..... and an advice for you GRX70 owners: Keep back up guitars during gigs coz this guitar can cause you BIG TIME!

Hmmmm.....never sent it for servicing before, I'm planning to get another guitar. I tried to fix the wiring and the loose master volume control, but when I looked at the internal hardware, I decided not to meddle around much coz the inside really made the guitar look like a cheap toy.....check it out yourself: see to believe!

This guitar is great for its price, never seen anything like it....
very versatile for its range of less costly priced guitars, I'd would check out the internal wiring before I would want to buy it(if i were you). If it were stolen, I'd only buy it as a back up guitar, but I'd rather settle for an Ibanez GSA, RG or S-Series(yum yum...). The thing i love about the GRX70 is that it has a neck like no other cheap guitar......its slim, slick to play with, almost gives the S-Series neck feeling(the width is nicer though on the GRX), the thing I hate about it is it's tone during large-scale concerts(Aint soundin too good even with D.I boxes), Favourite Feature: Gotta be the neck. I wished the GRX70 had a locking nut, Low-End Floyd Rose Bridge and a better quality controls(volume,tone) - its better to spend a little more to get the best out of such a guitar.

1998 Indonesian made.
22 frets, laminated top, H/S/H
Standard volume and tone control, but the tone's crap, i don't notice any diff
use powersound stock pickups, no locking tuners...any no accessories..
bah, basic guitar for beginners

use it mostly for strumming, not bad, but not great either...
setup is crap, very basic
CRX70 - Boss CE-5 - Peavey Rage 158
i do not find it noisy at all..
the sound is quite thin on the bridge pickup...

there was a scratch at the back, nothing much, but allowed me to get a better deal for that...
the input jack on the guitar was pertty loose, but a pair of pliers did the job...

i do not gig...but I would not recommend that for playing live...this is a beginner's guitar, and should be treated as such...

never dealt with them....web site is prety nice

been playing for lil over a year, still beginnerr... i owned a peavey raptor plus b4, and sold it, because of its thin neck..the GRX70 is somehow more comfortable, but no locking tuners as on the raptor...also the raptor seemed more solid.
if i lost it, i'd probably stop plating for a while, save some money and buy a PRS(dream guitar)...

1998 ibanez made in indonesia. 22 frets with dot inlays. H/S/H pickups with 5 way swithcing. Nothing on it is special.. Body seems pretty tough though. Standard Tuners that dont keep tune well when using tremelo. Keeps tune great i f you dont use trem though. Really isnt a bad guitar for a beginner though. Sounds great, and no hum from pickups at all.

Sounds great, but had to change to lightweight strings to cure buzz from frets. Came with heavy strings(which i dont like anyway). after changing strings, i think it sounds great compared to most beginner guitars.

Ibanez logo on headstock was poorly painted (peels easily) Pretty bad when the company logo peels off the damn thing. Otherwise finish is great looking and feeling. A good locking nut would prolly fix the tuning problems.

Would prolly stand up good for most people. For live playing it would be a good backup..could definately find better for your main insturment..

Never used them

If this thing was stolen, id buy a much better guitar...I might would consider a good ibanez RG or something like that...NOT another GRX though. But it is good for price, and it was built for beginners so i give it a good overall. It is a good beginner toy.

22 Fret Neck, H/S/H pick up set up with 5 way switch, whammy bar, 1 volume and 1 tone pot, all stock things. Nothing spectacular, but nice considering the price

I play ska-punk, and I use this as a back-up. I usually run a Gibson Les Paul Studio through a Digitech RP2000 to a Mesa Boogie 50.50 Power Amp to a 4x12 Cab. It pisses me off cuz this thing almost sounds the same as the Studio through all that stuff. There are some differences, such as less low end...but it's a strat and it's cheap. I don't expect it to sound or play like a Les Paul or PRS and if you do you're an idiot. It's only like $130 and sounds amazing for the price.

Daddy's Junky Music set it up and they did it like idiots. The action was much too high. So I took it and got it a "tune-up". Some of the neck was shaved (to elimanate buzzing), the action was lowered and, 9's were put on (Daddy's had 10's). After this small mod (which was done for free by the same guy that does Snapcases guitars) it kicks ass and is the nicest guitar I've ever played. Nicer than a PRS and my Les Paul in my opinion. But the factor/Daddy's did a bad job. It has potential with small adjustments, but factory blows.

I use it as back up. Strings rarely break (considering I put 9's on it anyway), it gets beat enough and doesn't really look that bad.

Who knows/cares.

With a few simple mods (by someone who knows that they're doing), this can be a guitarists dream come true. The only complaint is the whammy bar kills the tuning, but I don't use it so it doesn't bother me at all. The electronics aren't as bad as they are made out to be. People just can't get over that a cheap guitar can be as good as a $27827 one.

OK, this is a 1998 model Ibanez GRX70, with 22 frets, an H/S/H pickup config strat style guitar. No special features such as locking tuners etc. just a basic strat style guitar. It does have a trem style bridge, as most of these style guitars do. Very average, so it gets an average score

This is meant to be a guitar for metal heads, but it doesnt really fit my metal styles, such as black sabbath, AC/DC, Ugly Kid joe etc. (stop laughing, UKJ were good!)
This guitar has almost no 'bass' whatsoever, sounding very thin in all settings. To pickup buzz was no better and no worse than other guitars in this price range. The bridge 'bucker has an almost constant fuzzy sound, which makes it very annoying to use for too long. I have used it with a variety of amps, my personal setup being a crappy Fender 15-watt thing. Again pretty average all round

I got this axe second hand, so i cant comment on its factory setup. What i can comment on is the cheap, crappy fretwire, which wore away to almost nothing in a few months. This meant i had to move the action up really high, making soloing impossible.
The dark blue finish was easily scratched, and chips off really easily. The body wood. Agathis, is really light- and really soft too!
It dents really easily, and most of the scres have become loose, making thw Trem dangerous to use! The controls were also real cheap, the pickup selector is only kept toghether with an elastic band thesedays. The pots are noisy too. This is fairly poor all in all, not what i expected from Ibanez.

I dont think this guitar could be depended on to keep working for very long at all! You are mad if you take it out on stage without a backup! One of the strap button screws flew out the side of my guitar after only a few weeks of playing! The finich scratches too hell when picking the strings too hard.

I have never dealt with Ibanez. I don't know if i want too either.

Do not buy this piece of crap!
If it were stolen, i would search out the theif, and thank them for taking it away!

Dont even buy one for a stage prop, you will die of embarrasment as knowlegable fans realise the crap you are about to use, and laugh at you!

Basic strat features, nothing elaborate.

well i use this guitar as a back-up for gigs...it's alright sounding. VERY wide variety in tones, however, i'm not really a start man, so most sound thin to me...but people who like strats should love the variety

idiots work at ibanez...it was the poorest set guitar in the world, i had to adjust the tross rod and shave the neck...VERY poor. everything else is pretty good though

i beat the shit outta everything i play, and i believe this will stand up to me

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i harshly as i rated the guitar, i do enjoy it and use it. especially for the price.

It's a 1998 Korean made 22 frets dot Inlays, rosewood neck,1-volume,1-tone Knobs,5-way Pickup selector,Pickup Configuration 2-humbucker+1-single,Passive electronics/Pickups. It's quite lightweight, slow,fat and sticky neck,very uncomfortable, especially if you're a

I play mostly Metal and this guitar is for pop/rock/grungemusic. I used it on 30W guitar combo and pedal distortion and it`s noisy on all settings.

Finish was poor and scratched easily. The pickups are Very Cheap crap! It's rather poor quality. It looks quite good,but it`s worst guitar i've ever played. I`d rather buy a Squier.

It really falls apart the Pickup selector is very loose, input jack is very loose, tuners loose. It`s a great guitar for smashing or burning on gig.

This guitar is a piece of s**t.I sold it after 2 months. If you're looking for a inexpensive guitar i recommend B.C.Rich Plat...Warlock.

This guitar is really great for the price. It's a 1998; 22 frets, rosewood neck, humbucker pickups sound exellent. I play stuff from hendrix to korn and it plays really well. It's really lightweight, wizard neck, very comfortable, especially if you're a beginner.

This guitar has a pretty good range of style. You can make it sound really clean to somewhat distorted. With good pedals, you can do anything with it. I have a fender ultimate chorus amp and the distortion on that sounds great with my guitar. I love it.

There aren't any flaws to this guitar. The pickups are really good in my opinon. It's good quality, it looks great, nice shaped body, one of the most comfortable guitars i've played. And with the price you can't go wrong.

I haven't done any gigs, but i can definately depend on this guitar. It seems it will last for a while. I've had it for 7 months and i've never had a problem yet.

I've never had to deal with them.

I've only been playing a few months, but with the money I had, i would not change my mind on what guitar i bought. Sure i'd love to have an rg model, but this comes pretty close. A lot of people say this guitar is a piece of shit, but i beg to differ. I have a friend who's been playing for 4 years and he loves it. If you're a beginer looking for a good inexpensive guitar, i totally recommend it.