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Ibanez GRX70

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Manufacturer URL http://www.ibanez.com/
Features 6.9 (42 responses)
Sound 6.8 (43 responses)
Action, Fit, & Finish 6.1 (37 responses)
Reliability/Durability 7.2 (41 responses)
Customer Support 7.3 (4 responses)
Overall Rating 7.3 (42 responses)
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Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: AU 750
Submitted 06/09/2008 at 05:51am by Luke

Features : 7
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.

Sound : 8
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.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 5
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.

Reliability/Durability : 9
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.

Customer Support : No Opinion
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.

Overall Rating : 9
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.


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: Euros 189,99
Submitted 10/16/2006 at 07:29am by Ronald

Features : 6
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.

Sound : 6
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.


Action, Fit, & Finish : 5
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?

Reliability/Durability : 9
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.

Customer Support : No Opinion
Never had to receive support for anything..

Overall Rating : 6
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..


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: 200 (#)
Submitted 04/06/2006 at 01:41pm by Chris Staplehurst

Features : 6
bought new in 2003, all features pretty standard for a guitar of this price

Sound : 7
Very good for heavy metal, good for solos, dont buy this if you want crisp indie stuff

Action, Fit, & Finish : 4
Poor electronic jack connector, very loose and kept interfering the sound, very annoying

Reliability/Durability : 6
Guitar fairly solid, finish is pretty manufactured standard, no brilliant, but once again what you expect for a guitar this price

Customer Support : No Opinion

Overall Rating : 6
Great for metal players, pretty sturdy and good sounds, let down by poor electronics for the jack connector


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: 170 (#)
Submitted 01/15/2006 at 04:25pm by Pretty Boy

Features : 6
You kow all this from the other reviews

Sound : 8
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, Fit, & Finish : 6
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.

Reliability/Durability : 10
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)

Customer Support : No Opinion
N/A

Overall Rating : 9
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


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: 250 (euro)
Submitted 09/27/2005 at 12:48pm by adam

Features : 7
2000, Indonesia. The body is Agathis, thin rosewood neck, strat-style tremolo. The rest is just like the RG.

Sound : 6
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.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 6
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.

Reliability/Durability : 9
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.)

Customer Support : No Opinion

Overall Rating : 9
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!


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: 300 (euro)
Submitted 09/10/2005 at 02:10pm by Oscar Vintage
Email: wysp<at>rbhdesign dot nl

Features : No Opinion
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...

Sound : 5
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.

Action, Fit, & Finish : No Opinion
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.

Reliability/Durability : No Opinion
no idea

Customer Support : No Opinion
no idea, those are my friends worries

Overall Rating : 4
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.


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: 160 (? (Pounds sterling))
Submitted 07/17/2005 at 01:45pm by Tank

Features : 7
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.

Sound : 5
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.

Action, Fit, & Finish : No Opinion
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.

Reliability/Durability : 10
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.

Customer Support : No Opinion
never dealt with them

Overall Rating : 6
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.


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted 04/29/2005 at 11:37am by L337M0F0

Features : 7
Made in Indonesia, just read the reviews below to see the features.

Sound : 6
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.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 5
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).

Reliability/Durability : 8
I've played gigs with it, and I'd say it's reliable, the finish too.

Customer Support : No Opinion
Never dealt eith them

Overall Rating : 7
It is a good beginners guitar, but for better players it's useless.


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: 100 (#)
Submitted 04/16/2005 at 11:09am by Angelic

Features : 4
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.

Sound : 4
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.

Action, Fit, & Finish : No Opinion
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.

Reliability/Durability : 7
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.

Customer Support : No Opinion
Never needed customer support as I have a very good guitar shop friend.

Overall Rating : 5
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.


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: 900 (PLN (Poland)) used
Submitted 11/09/2004 at 08:09am by Legion
Email: siwy_888 at op<dot>pl

Features : 7
The guitar was made in 2002. The you probably know the rest from the other reviews :]

Sound : 7
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.

Action, Fit, & Finish : No Opinion
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.

Reliability/Durability : 8
I think that it's quite a reliable guitar. I didn't have any problems with it (except the bridge)

Customer Support : No Opinion

Overall Rating : 7
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$)


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: Rand (1500.)
Submitted 05/10/2004 at 04:01am by Evil

Features : 7
Japan Make
22 frets
Pick up H/S/H
Non locking

Sound : 8
I play in a Metal and play lots of open and power chords and ists
A Fab. guitar and For solo's its a plesure to play on !!*thumbs up!!
i use a Marshal 60w and a Metalzone pedal wit a zoom 707
have no prob with the pickups or sound
i like the w8 and it sits nice and the shoulders!!
i just dont like the Whammy that much its in the way of the Volume...!

Action, Fit, & Finish : 9
alswell!!!!!!!!

Reliability/Durability : 10
BRILJANT!!!

Customer Support : No Opinion
only have it for 3 weeks now no probs
1year warrenty

Overall Rating : 10


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: 130 (GBP/stirling)
Submitted 03/13/2004 at 10:52am by Anonymous

Features : 7
-(H/S/H)
-22 frets
-1 volume 1 tone 5-way
-Really Bad pickups(were you expecting better for the money?)
-No accessories
_non-locking tuners(they do the job )

Sound : 5
I play all sorts of music (classical/blues/metal)
-It can be a very noisy guitar with stock pickups
-Very trebley harsh sound
-Its good for most styles,shred is difficult and doesnt sound good
-Good as beginer/intermediate guitar/not plugged in

Action, Fit, & Finish : 8
The action was almost perfect the strings were not much use
-Pickups badly set up
-Flawed finish on the neck
-Sharp egdes to frets
When I got it the neck was uncomfortable and very difficult to play with little give in the strings, with new strings and a wee bit of work its more comfortable to play than my stratocaster

Reliability/Durability : 8
This guitar is built like a tank it holds up well to my hitting of things (bed/stairs/cars/walls) the finish is sturdy and doesnt scrath obviously much its really hard to keep clean however one of the strap buttons fell out once fixed ive never had a problem i use it on stage and its fine

Customer Support : No Opinion
NEver had to deal with them.

Overall Rating : 10
Compared to my strat , dean mlx or bc rich it can be more comfortable and as stock it cant compare in any other way, with new pickups (seymour duncans)it sounds as good as any other guitar through a lot of distortion, still trebley but in a good way. With a fixed bridge and better pickups it would be one of the best guitars under 500 pounds, Well worth the money, maybe not the most friendly beginer guitar


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: #150 (british punds)
Submitted 01/30/2004 at 12:25pm by Anonymous

Features : 7
Well its all been said in the other reviews.

Sound : 5
personally i think the pick-ups on this are terrible. you just can't seem to get a good sound without it sounding very thin, and it doesnt seem to pick up the lower frequencies all that well, so the first and second strings sound very twangy, and overpower everything else.

sounds ok for beginners, but youl hear a difference in sound after if you have been playing a little while.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 8
the action on this is fine, and if it is'nt, its nothing that you cant soon fix. i quite like the tone and volume dials on this, but the rest of it i think is a little too much like a lot of other guitars (you can see pictures to make your own mind up about that).
the jack socket on this was loose, and so was the volume control, i heard some other people had the same problem but its nothing that can't be fixed with a spanner. the neck on this is very thin and smooth, it feels nice to play if you like that sort of thing.

Reliability/Durability : 7
I have never had any problems with it.

Customer Support : No Opinion

Overall Rating : 6
Well this guitar is great for beginners, it plays very well, but doesnt sound too great.


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: US $260
Submitted 07/19/2003 at 12:57pm by Anonymous

Features : 5
The guitar is made in Indonesia..has 22 frets and has 5-way selector,standr tremolo and the classic Ibanez pick-ups. The manual included said it was all made from Agathis woods...nd unfortunately the tuners have no locking.
The greek Ibanez distributors sell it with just the gig-bag and its tools...

Sound : 7
Well I play from classic rock'n'roll style and bluesy solos to distorted power chords and a little bit of wah...and it never let me down..
I'm also using a KORG AX100 multi-effects processor and a 65W Marshall Valvestate amp and well...it's the perfect amp for this guitar. I've tried it with a Fnder twin Reverb 65W and it sounded more than horrible!
The sound of it could be described as a "treble sound"...well with the double pick-up and don't have all those bass frequencies I'd like to. But it's a very good sound when you need to play mostly chords and arpeggios and you are not doing fast distorted solos cause then the lack of bass frequencies will be annoying obvious!
The variety of sound I can perfectly produce is realy satisfying! Echo and flanger effected sounds are the best clean ones and the line-distortion with a little wah or a violin-like heavy distortion are my beloved "hard" sounds.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 7
When I first played with it I found out that the distance between the fretboard and the strings was huge...I couldn't even play a barre chord at the 7th or 8th fret...My fingers were aching!
But that was the only bad thing...when I lowered the strings and the pick-ups (a litle bit) then I got what I wanted!
The wood is OK to me..although I know it's not the best quality but right now a two years since I bought it, I have no problem with it, it's in a very good condition!

Reliability/Durability : 6
I can still remember my first live performance with this guitar...I was so nervous cause a few days ago, I thought found out that the bridge had a little problem which caused the B string to break with just a little more tension than normal! So I was thinking of the possibility of a string breaking during the gig...and it was enough to believe i would never use an Ibanez on stage.
But it was just my idea that the bridge caused my string to break...the gig was perfect with no broken strings...and I never again noticed that my bridge has a problem! Since then I use it with no back-up on stage...I just always have my old Japanese Squier Strat on stage just because I need it for a special set of instrumental tunes which would never fit with my Ibanez's sound!

Customer Support : 8
The Greek Ibanez distributor is a very good guy...always helpful and you can trust him for everything. I remember last April when I brought my guitar for the regular service...it was ready within 48 hours and when I took ot back...it was like I have just bought it!

Overall Rating : 6
Well it's not the perfect instrument but...it's reliable and has a nice feeling when playing...it's price is really affordable and has all the sound variety that Ibanez presents at almost every guitar they produce..So I think it was the best choice for the money I wanted to spend!


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: 1600 (HK$)
Submitted 07/15/2003 at 11:18am by Anonymous

Features : 9
The guitar was made in Indonesia. 22 frets. 5-way selector. With cool Humbacker pickup. 1 volume knob and 1 tone knob and of course with tremolo. Gig bag, cable, tuner, case, tools and strap are included.

Sound : 7
This guitar is really nice for rocks and heavy metals. I'm using my tiny 10W Marshall amp and a Super Chorus effect with it. The single coil pickup produces a bit noise, just really a bit, it can't bother you when you play. It has a crunchy-rocky sound, really nice for rocks. But it's still not clean enough for other kinds of songs.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 3
The set-up was quite poor. I encountered some problems with it. First of all, the pickups weren't set properly. When I switch to another pickup, the guitar then went "off"(soundless). Then the tone knob became loose so I have to... I don't really blame the quality if the guitar or the guitar itself. The factory didn't set it up well.

Reliability/Durability : 6
At last, it's good. It just needs a lil bit set-up. I can depend on it. It's also good without a backup.

Customer Support : 3
The guys in the shop are nice and the guitar has one year warranty. BUT... I mentioned that i had a problem with the guitar, so I brought it back to them. They sent it to their maintenance center to get it repaired. I waited for a MONTH. When they called me to get back the guitar, I went for it. When I tried it at home, oh no... The problem is still there. At last, I just seek for my dad's friend to fix it.

Overall Rating : 7
This is really good for beginners. Because it is inexpensive and it includes tons of aceesories. And the guitar itself looks nice. Without those problems, it's nearly a perfect guitar for beginners especially for rockers. For those who plans to buy it, just don't forget to try it out and check the sounds and setups THOROUGHLY. I'm sure you'll it.


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted 05/22/2003 at 03:36am by Anonymous

Features : 7

22 frets, volume + tone control, 5 way selector switch

H/S/H pickup configuration
Maple neck with rosewood fingerboard
Ibanez RG style body

Sound : 6

I like to play most styles of guitar except punk which requires no skill.

I build my own effects and i can get nice tones out of my Ibanez.
Sometimes i think my guitar maybe is meant for heavier stuff than what i play mostly but when i want to get aggressive it sure does the job. Good old Ibanez.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 7

This Ibanez was crafted pretty well but it wasnt perfect.
When i got it it has a tiny scratch on the paintwork. It doesnt really bother me though. Other than that its crafted quite well.

Reliability/Durability : 9

I have full confidence in this guitar for sure. It is my only guitar.

The finish is excellent and seems like it will last very well.
I would definetly use this guitar on a gig without a backup.

Customer Support : No Opinion

Overall Rating : 7

Ive been playing for a little over 2 years. I own a peavey transtube studio pro 112 amp.

I've compared my guitar with the Ibanez SA series equivelent. I personally think mine is better. Its just im not a fan of the rounded body on the SA series Ibanezs.


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: #169
Submitted 03/05/2003 at 05:43am by dean
Email: williamsond923 at thegrid<dot>org<dot>uk

Features : 7
made in USA
volume selector
5 way selector
tone selector
22 frets
pickups H/S/H
maple neck
includes gig bag, strap, cable and amp

Sound : 6
very loud and nice crisp sound

Action, Fit, & Finish : 4
lose input jack in guitar

Reliability/Durability : No Opinion
dunno

Customer Support : No Opinion
helpful 1 year warrenty

Overall Rating : No Opinion
brill guitar needs better pickups though


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: #200
Submitted 02/16/2003 at 01:17pm by Steve Richards

Features : 8
Made in Indonesia, 2000. 22 Frets, 5-way selector, Volume and tone knob. H/S/H config.
Smooth black finish without a "scratch plate",
Standard bridge with a tremolo which i keep with the tools that come with it.
Smooth neck (rosewood)

I'm a beginner (6 Months) and from the other guitars i've had the pleasure of playing this is the best for features

Sound : 8
I play mostly the heavier metal like 80s Metallica and Slayer style with my band. I have a Laney HCM15R which produces a nice clean tone and a good thick crunchy overdrive.
Yeah the single coil does seem to be noisy but its not as much as a problem as people make it to be.

Overall this sounds great on any amp or pedal, can do no wrong.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 6
The guitar wasnt set up as well as it could have been but once my teacher had altered it, it was a lot better.

Strings are fine, tuning pegs are good for fine tuning. no problems as of yet


Reliability/Durability : 8
I've not had the chance to play live yet but i've played it for hours on end and its maintained throughout, it'll last a long while before anything needs to be repaired or replaced.
Strap buttons aren't fool proof, my strap fell off once while i was playing.
I'd use it without a backup

Customer Support : 9
1 year warranty. The guy at the shop was very helpful, gave me a good deal (20 quid reduced!)

Not needed to take it in for repairs as of yet

Overall Rating : 8
I've been playing for 6 months, i also own a Stagg guitar which aint all bad but compared to the GRX70 its nowhere near as good.
I'd probably save up for a BCRich or Gibson or somethin if it were stolen or somethin like that.

I love the sound and how easy it is to play, it's comfortable and doesn't give you any problems


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: 70000 (HUF (about $250))
Submitted 12/27/2002 at 10:36am by Andras Nemeseri

Features : 7
It was made in Indonesia, 2000. It has 22 frets, 1 volume, 1 tone knob, 5-way selector. H/S/H
It has a pretty cool black finish, but there isn't a pickguard on it. Standard bridge with tremolo, but I never use it. Rosewood neck(really comfortable!!) It hasn't got any extra, but it's enough for me.

Sound : 6
I play mostly pop-punk with my band. Green Day, Offspring, Blink 182 etc. I used it with Boss DS-1, DS-2 with Laney HCM-30. This setup wasn't really good, with the original pickup... it was too muddy and weak for me... I can't find the right distortion.
It has OK sound with the original pickups, nothing special. I think for this price it's a good tone, but my friend have a Squier Stagemaster and it has lot of better factory pickups. Of course it's more expensive... and i don't like the Floyd Rose bridge (maybe i'm dumb)... The single coil has cool thin sound... but a bit noisy.

I bought a Seymour Duncan Jeff Beck model and now I use it with Laney TF300 with the built in distortion. It's suit my music style perfectly... I love the JB in it. With the JB i would rate it for 8-9!

Action, Fit, & Finish : 6
The factory set-up wasn't too good. If it's your first guitar, go to a good shop, or to a friend to set-up it right! First of all: change the strings! I recommend Earnie Ball Hybrid Slinky.

Reliability/Durability : 8
This is a very good guitar for it's price! You can depend on it, but after some time you can loose one of your knobs... I play live with it and i haven't got any problem.

Customer Support : No Opinion
It was come with 1 year warranty. Now i play on this guitar since 2001.. I haven't got any problem...

Overall Rating : 7
I recommend this guitar to anybody who just want to start playing the guitar. I simply love this guitar. Maybe there is some other good deals: check out the Squier guitars too. After 2 years i will make some work on it... I will change the volume knob, clean it inside, outside.... It's a cheap guitar with pretty good features...


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: 240 ? (? $US)
Submitted 11/03/2002 at 10:31am by Anonymous

Features : 6
22 frets
H/S/H
1 volume knob
1 tone knob
5 way selector


It's all you need when you are a beginner

Sound : 8
I play metal, punk, blues, rock and soft. And I don't understand why some people are complaining about the sound. I use a marshall AVT100 and a MT-2 of boss and you can reach every sound that you like! Just 1 thing: it is true that the single coil gives a fuzz sound, but only when you aren't playing. hen you begein playing, it stops.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 7
No problems. But i'm wondering. Lots of people are complaining. I think that when you can play guitar, you set your guitar up by yourself. Only the bridge could be better, but it's lots better than an epiphone bridge. Because with Epiphone, strings are breaking every second. The input jacket came loose to, but you can fix it yourself, and the volmue knob fell off to. (Is it that much trouble to put that knob back?)(But for that price, it's not bad)
Nut lockers should be welcome, that'll solve the trem problem.

Reliability/Durability : 8
You can rely on it live. Certainly.

Customer Support : No Opinion

Overall Rating : 8
It is a great beginner guitar. It's a lot better than squier and other brand that are saying "made by"
I'm going to sell this one and buy a rg570expk, but if I wasn't to buy another I wouldn't sell my precious honey.


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: 160 (pounds/sterling (#))
Submitted 10/20/2002 at 07:36am by Anonymous

Features : 8
I really like this guitar, it has 21 frets, 5 way seletor, only volume and tone controls. The pickups sound good, it has a couple of Humbuckers, one at the neck one at the bridge and a single coil in between, they sound amazing with distortion. I like the finish of the body, although it does kind of scratch easily. It has a nice weight to it and a strat style bridge that sometimes makes the strings go out of tune. For #169, I think it's a bargain.

Sound : 7
I play Alt rock, so this guitar suits my style perfectly. I think I might change the pick-ups but they do sound pretty good. it sounds great with my friends Peavey Milestone III Bass.

Action, Fit, & Finish : No Opinion
I love the fast neck on this guitar, i think it is one of it's best features. When I got the guitar, there was absolutly nothing wrong with it. Frets are pretty good and a filed down pretty well.

Reliability/Durability : 7
This guitar is solid. I've bashed it a few times and it still remains flawless. I can depend on it and i think it'll last for a long time.

Customer Support : No Opinion
Never had to use them, but i hear they are quite helpful.

Overall Rating : 8
They have been many harsh reviews about this guitar, but I think it a cool guitar and it's pretty damn good for the price. If it were stolen I would track down the theif and beat to death with his own shoe.


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: #179
Submitted 08/05/2002 at 07:18am by James

Features : 7
well its all been said in the other reviews.

Sound : 8
the neck Pup aint really worth playing unless its too your taste, but like all guitars in this price range you aint gonna get very good quality. but i think the bridge Pup is great for metal. suits my style perfect.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 7
had mine a while now and only thing that annoys me is it goes out of tune quite fast other than that its great, the guitar is very light with a thin neck which is easy to move fast on. so all you speed metalers will enjoy the feel of it.

Reliability/Durability : 7
well i wouldn't gig with this guitar but sure as hell wouldn't put it away during practice, i think it plays great for the money and nothing goes wrong, but like i said "for the money" so if i gigged with it i wouldn't trust it. would make a good back up tho.

Customer Support : No Opinion
couldn't tel ya

Overall Rating : 9
overall id give this guitar a 9 i think its great for begginers up to about 2 1/2 years. if you been playing longer than this then save for a better quality guitar. but still i love this guitar i dont think many of the other reviewers gave it a chance they seem like they were looking for things to go wrong just because its a budget guitar. so if you want to buy it give it a play or if this will be your first or second guitar get someone to show you what it can do and i bet you like it.


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: 450000 (Lire)
Submitted 04/05/2002 at 12:14pm by Anonymous

Features : 8
This guitar has 22 frets, body strat style,a H/S/H pickup configuration. It appers a great guitar for his price! I still using it and a Ibanez SA160 (it's better), but i never have problems since i was a beginner of electric guitar.

Sound : 7
I play punk-rock,punk,and sometimes rock. This guitar has in my opinion a very good blasted sound, using the bridge Humbucker, and a Marshall Amp. The punk-sound distortion sound very well.I have also a Zoom GFX-707 guitar FX processor,and this guitar works great with it.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 7
I have no problem with this guitar, but i don't like the cheapy construction pickup with Standard Tremolo (like a Strat).

Reliability/Durability : 7
I play this guitar with a Marshall JCM 900 saeries amplifiers and it sound very well. Heavy Palm muting can perhaps detune the guitar,but it's not a very big problem.

Customer Support : No Opinion
i never deal with them.

Overall Rating : 9
I think this guitar was perfect for me when i was a beginner.Now i have an Ibanez SA160qm that sound muche better,but i sometimes use the GRX70 because it's a very good guitar in my opinion.


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: #170 (English Pounds)
Submitted 02/24/2002 at 12:33pm by Anonymous

Features : 6
I think the GRX has limited features. It would be nice to have more than two controls. I think the neck is good as it has 22 frets and has a very cool headstock look.

Sound : 7
I like the sound it produces. I think it has a very heavy sound and is great with Distortion. But the Bass pickup often causes trouble. I like playing with the treble pickup only.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 4
As I said, the neck is great for me. I dont like the shape of the body of the guitar. It feels big and a bit akward. There are problems with the input socket and volume controls though. I have had mine for 3 months and the socket has come loose once and the tone control has fallen of three times.

Reliability/Durability : 5
I can only say that the strap buttons are brilliant, Mind you I have a really good strap.

Customer Support : No Opinion

Overall Rating : 6
I wish it had more electic features for the pickups. I am planning to take off the neck and stick it on a different guitar though.


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: US $266
Submitted 01/04/2002 at 11:15am by Jonas

Features : 6
Pretty basic beginners heavy metal guitar. Standard tremolo (strat style), 22 frets, H/S/H pickups, 5-way selector, 1x volyme, 1x tone, dark blue finish, rosewood fretboard, crappy tuners.

If everything on this guitar would have higher quality then this guitar would be perfect for any beginner! But as it is now then I pity the fool that buy this crap.

Sound : 6
Let's just say this guitar is only for beginners... The middle and neck pickup is worth NOTHING. You can rip them off and throw them away immediately. The bridge pickup is "usable", it's not good but you can use it and not be totally embarrased about it. The sound is kind'of dead and bad.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 6
The finish doesn't seem to be that much crap, but still I don't think it would last that long.

The neck feels like a toy guitar. Cheap and "plastic". The neck and body joint is poorly made so the neck is straight but still the action becomes crappier for every fret. Cheap crap.

The tremolo is also kind-of crap. Sometimes it can keep the tuning like a good floyd rose, and sometimes it drops an octave or two (exaggeration) after a slight touch.

The pickups adjustment is crap. They're basically just crammed in there and "let the customer do the real job" style adjusted.

Reliability/Durability : 4
This guitar could probably stand a little bit of live playing, but I would use it onstage only if it was the last guitar on earth and I had a gig in 5 min. The hardware would probably first start to brake down, because the cheap tuners with a "plastic-feel" doesn't seem to be reliable. When I think of it, the whole guitar feels "cheap" and plastic. The strap buttons won't hold crap (you'll have to buy strap locks if you don't mind some bumps and bruises on the guitar).

But if you would use this one on stage then it would probably be a backup of a backup guitar, because I don't trust this guitar. It may not be true, but when I use it it feels like a cheap poorly done "made in china" toy.

Customer Support : No Opinion
Never dealt with them.

Overall Rating : 6
Four words, you could get better. This guitar would be great for a beginner, but stil you could pay less and get better. A lot of people have slagged the Epiphone Les Paul Special 2 but still it cost about 100$ less and is mutch more better than this piece of crap. I really don't understand why Ibanez doesn't care about their overall quality, they make great guitars like the Jem and a lot more, but still they make cheap crap under the same name. They should do like Fender & Squier and make the cheap crap under another name so they don't drag Fender in the dirt :)

But if you're a beginner and want to impress your friends then buy this. You can always brag that Ibanez guitars are also used by Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert, John Petrucci etc. And it looks more like a heavy metal guitar than a hard rock screaming Les Paul or a rednecks best friend Telecaster. This may sound harsh that I'm saying you should only choose this guitar for it's looks, but let's face it... this guitars sound sucks so the looks is the only thing keeping it from the junk jard.

So if you want to look cool while practising then throw your money away and buy this crap. Fool.


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: US $200
Submitted 11/28/2001 at 09:28am by Tobbe
Email: tobbe_rip<at>hotmail dot com

Features : 6
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

Sound : 6
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)

Action, Fit, & Finish : 6
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.

Reliability/Durability : 5
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.

Customer Support : No Opinion
I'd never had to deal with Ibanez themselves but my local dealer was extremely helpful.

Overall Rating : 6
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.


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: US about 240
Submitted 11/25/2001 at 11:19am by was

Features : 8
Bought the guitar new in '99 and its made in indonesia.
Controls are volume & tone.

Sound : 7
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

Action, Fit, & Finish : 9
Everything was just great.

Reliability/Durability : 6
I wouldn't take it on gig.. it's still too .. "amateur"

Customer Support : No Opinion
haven't tried.

Overall Rating : 7
Fabulous first guitar.. played with it now something four years and I still like it.


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: US $220 (for entire starter kit)
Submitted 10/31/2001 at 09:00am by Cyber Rottie

Features : 8
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.

Sound : 8
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.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 4
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.

Reliability/Durability : 3
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.

Customer Support : No Opinion
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.

Overall Rating : 5
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.


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: #170 (uk pounds)
Submitted 09/12/2001 at 04:52am by Anonymous
Email: ryk2500<at>yahoo dot com

Features : 8
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

Sound : 8
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...

Action, Fit, & Finish : 7
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!

Reliability/Durability : 9
the finish scratches easily, but other than that, it can withhstand a good thrashing, and stay in tune perfectly well

Customer Support : No Opinion

Overall Rating : 9
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


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: US $249
Submitted 08/28/2001 at 11:42am by Bryan Arzaga
Email: s7_heaven at yahoo<dot>com

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

Sound : 10
I play alot of styles handles metal very well.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 6
quick response but get detuned if you use the tremolo alot..i prefer changing it with schaller locking tuners

Reliability/Durability : 10
its very durable even in very harsh live playing

Customer Support : No Opinion

Overall Rating : 10
ive been playing 7 years..im a guitar tech..I'm palnning to but the shecter omen7 string guitar


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: 2000 (SEK) used
Submitted 08/23/2001 at 10:26am by Creeping Death

Features : 7
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.......

Sound : 6
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.......

Action, Fit, & Finish : 8
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

Reliability/Durability : 7
I feel that I could depend on it live, but not without a backup, everything seems solid......

Customer Support : No Opinion
Never dealt with them...

Overall Rating : 7
This is a good beginners guitar, but no more......Would probably buy a Epiphone or a BC Rich or something......


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: 2000 (SWE kr)
Submitted 07/23/2001 at 03:39pm by Niklas Ekholm

Features : 8
Pretty good...but I'll like to have 24 frets.

Sound : 9
I play METAL and this guitar handles it very good..... The guitar gets detuned in a second with the wammy bar....

Action, Fit, & Finish : No Opinion

Reliability/Durability : 8
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....

Customer Support : 9
Jepp... warranty.... two years... Even get it repaired now when the warranty has gone out!!..

Overall Rating : 10


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: 500 (f netherlands)
Submitted 06/27/2001 at 10:48am by robert k.
Email: robertkuijpers at hotmail<dot>com

Features : 10

Sound : 10
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

Action, Fit, & Finish : 10

Reliability/Durability : 10
i don't know.. i think so
yeahh
the finish is VERY good.
-
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

Customer Support : No Opinion

Overall Rating : 10
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


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: Canadian eh (money..yeah)
Submitted 02/10/2001 at 09:57am by Kyed
Email: none

Features : 10
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!!

Sound : 10
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

Action, Fit, & Finish : 10
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.

Reliability/Durability : 10
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.

Customer Support : No Opinion
ummm.

Overall Rating : 10
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


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: 1400 (FIM) used
Submitted 12/30/2000 at 04:20am by Mikko Rantanen
Email: M_Rantanen<at>webinfo dot fi

Features : 7

Sound : 8

Action, Fit, & Finish : 7

Reliability/Durability : 8

Customer Support : No Opinion

Overall Rating : 9


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: Singaporean ($325)
Submitted 10/19/2000 at 11:44pm by e-fun a.k.a LeoG
Email: VirulentWyvern at YeaYea<dot>com

Features : 6
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.

Sound : 6
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.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 6
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.

Reliability/Durability : 6
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!

Customer Support : No Opinion
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!

Overall Rating : 6
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.


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: 280 (SGD)
Submitted 10/04/2000 at 09:33pm by Anonymous

Features : 7
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

Sound : 5
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...

Action, Fit, & Finish : 7
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...

Reliability/Durability : 5
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...

Customer Support : No Opinion
never dealt with them....web site is prety nice

Overall Rating : 6
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)...


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted 09/29/2000 at 10:03pm by Anonymous

Features : 7
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.

Sound : 8
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.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 3
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.

Reliability/Durability : 4
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..

Customer Support : No Opinion
Never used them

Overall Rating : 8
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.


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: US $130
Submitted 09/11/2000 at 08:59pm by Anonymous

Features : 7
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

Sound : 8
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.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 4
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.

Reliability/Durability : 8
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.

Customer Support : No Opinion
Who knows/cares.

Overall Rating : 10
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.


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: 135 (Pounds sterling) used
Submitted 05/31/2000 at 11:15am by Richard Davison
Email: ukjfan666<at>BTinternet dot com

Features : 5
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

Sound : 6
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

Action, Fit, & Finish : 3
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.

Reliability/Durability : 1
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.

Customer Support : No Opinion
I have never dealt with Ibanez. I don't know if i want too either.

Overall Rating : 1
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!


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted 12/02/1999 at 07:33pm by Anonymous

Features : 6
Basic strat features, nothing elaborate.

Sound : 7
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

Action, Fit, & Finish : 5
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

Reliability/Durability : 9
i beat the shit outta everything i play, and i believe this will stand up to me

Customer Support : No Opinion
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Overall Rating : 8
i harshly as i rated the guitar, i do enjoy it and use it. especially for the price.


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: US $270
Submitted 10/06/1999 at 07:21pm by Victim Of GRX-70
Email: jonik82 at hotmail<dot>com

Features : 3
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

Sound : 1
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.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 4
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.

Reliability/Durability : 1
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.

Overall Rating : 2
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.


Product: Ibanez GRX70
Price Paid: US $199.99
Submitted 02/04/1999 at 12:51pm by Laur

Features : 8
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.

Sound : 8
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.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 8
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.

Reliability/Durability : 8
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.

Customer Support : No Opinion
I've never had to deal with them.

Overall Rating : 8
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.

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