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- #8,244 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
- #13 in Electric Bass Guitars
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 GSRM20B 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.
Riki
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2025
For the size the playability of this guitar is superb, the short scale strings compliment the size, it's very comfortable, this little mini bass is loud for the build quality. I highly recommend it.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2025
For a case or a gig bag, it is approximately the same size as Strat or Tele. That also gives you your comparison if you're wondering how this smaller bass will look on you. A great bass that you will want to take anywhere in the house because it is solid but light. I always recommend a full set up when buying any guitar and the action required some adjustment, but nothing I could not do myself. I normally leave bass strings on forever but these are round wounds and I prefer flats. So change strings and maybe the electronics but that is down the road. This guitar is pretty much ready to go out of the box
Duane Jusko
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2024
If you are an adult starting out or getting re-aquainted with the bass guitar (as I am), or you are shopping for a younger person, this guitar is near perfect. The complainers will say that it is too small. It isn't. Yes, it's a bit smaller than a full size bass guitar, but the tuning, strings, frets, etc., are pretty much the same as a full size base, just a somewhat smaller package. For the purposes of developing finger dexterity, technique, hand eye coordination (if you read sheet music, as I do), there is absolutely nothing wrong with picking up this guitar. It has great feel and tone. I played decades ago, and I was a bit apprehensive at the size (WHICH I KNEW GOING IN) but I thought maybe it would be a good place to start over. I was right. I love this bass and I am confident that, when the time is right, I'll move up to a full sized bass. Don't let the haters deter you. For the money, this is perfect (for me anyway).
ROBOM1KE
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2024
I'm a beginner bassist so I never owned a bass before. To me, the bass feels right size and weight wise, it is easy to handle and to play on. I used it with a small Fender amp speaker at home for practice and it was great and later on stage when plugged in to better sound system, it sounded fantastic. All wood body which gave it a nice build quality and I just love how this looks. I'm sure there are better basses out there in the wild but this one felt great for a first time bassist like myself.
Ken Shackelford
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2024
Great value product which performs very well. Plays and sounds as good as a bass that could cost MUCH more. Very good deal.
P.V.
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2024
I have been playing a Squire Classic Vibes Mustang bass & always wanted to try one of these out. The sound really impressed me. It had way more definition than my Mustang bass & more versatility. The 28.6” scale length took a little getting used to because your arm doesn’t stretch out but once I got used to it, it became more comfortable. I recommend purchasing the Ibanez Mikro bass soft case. It’s nicer than my more expense Fender case and has 2 more pockets. I really like the walnut finish because it doesn’t attract finger prints. It’s very light with very little to no neck-diveThe only CON I had was the bass being noisy. If you live in a home that has interference, you will hear noise. All I did was shielded it using copper shield tape found here on Amazon and I lined both pickup cavities and the control cavity and I soldered a wire from the P-bass cavity to the J cavity and from there to the 1st volume pot and it’s nearly completely silent.I know my home is noisy because my Mustang not the Mikro made noise at 2 different music stores before shielding.
Doug Parrish
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2024
Bought this little feller for a Church group we are part of. Since I'm short myself, and been a 6 string rhythm guitarist for 45 years, I figured the short scale would be more intuitive when I needed to switch to bass. That has worked to a "tee". Now on to the Mikro itself. The wood is gorgeous albeit kind of plain. The tuners have kept tune perfectly since the bass arrived. Kind of standard looking bridge and knows, but handsome in its' simplicity.This little bass makes my Cr8 BX50 sound as good as it possibly can. The pickups sound really good for an entry level bass, and the "roll off" from both the volume and tone sound fairly linear as you back off or crank it up.Five stars for the bass and five more for the seller.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2024
I needed a good short scale bass without spending huge dough. I loved the look of the black hardware with the mahogany body, so I went with that model. When it arrived, I was very pleased with the packaging, and very surprised with the overall appearance of the guitar. The finish was much better than the pics shown for the ads. More of a reddish tent and smoother. That flat finish along with the black hardware is awesome. When playing the guitar at first with tuning (but without setting the strings), the sound was great! For a $200 guitar, you really can't go wrong! Can't wait to get it set just right, and jam some more! This guitar works great for me because I don't have the longer fingers to play a full scale bass guitar. For shorter fingers or for kids starting out... it's perfect!!! The only reason I gave it 4 stars, was because there is a couple of rough feel areas on the finish. Not noticeable to the eye, but to the feel of the overall surface. Slightly rough in a couple of spots.
Cheryl Clark
Reviewed in Canada on June 29, 2021
Nic;e size sounds good looks nice.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on February 11, 2021
très bon produit et un plaisir à utiliser
Agustin A.
Reviewed in Spain on September 23, 2020
Tiene buen sonido y es agradable de coger.estoy empezando a tocar en un grupo y estoy encantado.
Bobb-UB
Reviewed in Canada on September 6, 2019
I have many better bass guitars and more expensive. I like the smaller size of this and it suits my needs.
John P.
Reviewed in Canada on November 9, 2019
It is a great sounding bass and easy to play. I wouldn’t say it has the highest build quality, but it definitely holds up in the “bang for your buck” category.Great for small hands (my 10 year old son) and super fun for big hands (me).
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