Ibanez 5 String Bass Guitar, Right Handed, Black (GSRM25BK)
Don’t be fooled into thinking the Ibanez gsr micro is a toy. It’s made to the same high standards of the other gio series guitars. The Gsrm25 features, small scale SR body, full sound pickups, the same construction, same materials, and same set-up and inspection as its full size counterparts. Its shorter 28.6” scale makes it perfect for tour buses, space-restricted home studios, folks with smaller hands, as well as young rockers or beginners.
Product Features
- Fast, slim Maple neck
- Compact, light-weight Body
- Dynamic P pickup
- Short Scale 28.6″
Cutest Bass Ever Yes, it’s cute, but this is a real, great sounding bass guitar. I’ve been playing bass for 50 years, and a few of my heavier basses are getting a bit uncomfortable after wearing them for a 4 hour gig. I thought to try this Mikro. It weighs in at 6.5 lbs on my bathroom scale, so it’s a vast difference compared to my 9 lb + 5 string Rickenbacker. The neck is a bit wide for me – I prefer an extremely tight string spacing, but nothing that I can’t get used to. Action was a tad high from the…
Good for practice and rehearsals, change the strings This bass plays well, is very light on the shoulders and the 5th string stays in tune. The problem for me at first was the sound, there are 3 control knobs and they just didn’t provide enough adjustment choices on this bass. So after talking to another bassist he suggested changing the strings. After buying some ROTOSOUND 88 nylon flat wound strings for short scale bass the sound really improved and this is a good purchase for those who want to get familiar with the 5 string bass and don’t want…
A RARE 5 Star Product! I have owned many, many guitars and bass guitars in the 150-350 dollar range. Many were purchased on Amazon, and unfortunately more than half purchased here were returned (either due to poor craftsmanship, bad sound or generally poor performance). I was reluctant to purchase another one sight unseen but the reviews were so good i bit the bullet and did. And let me tell you this product went beyond my expectations! I have no idea how ibanez gets away with selling this for only 200 dollars…