IbanezGIO Series GRG121DX - Walnut Flat

This Ibanez guitar has a rich beautiful sound, great quality, easy to play! Every note comes threw clean. My first guitar is a krataxon and it's alright but it's like a tricycle vs. A motorcycle!! Great purchase, worth it!!

ibanez is the best, this entry level gio plays better than my epiphone less paul prophet.

My rating for the guitar and seller are 5stars! The seller shipped out the exact guitar listed. The features and description they provided was spot on!The guitar itself is EASY to play. This is coming from a beginner also. The neck is slick and easy to maneuver around on. The action was set good from the start and the frets are finished nicely and even.My gripe is with the shipping company who beat this box up containing this guitar. UPS leaves it at my garage and just walks off while I am saying hey this box seems roughed up. No response from driver and the company takes no responsibility for the damage they caused in transit. There is a significant dent to the edge of the body just above the rear strap connection point. There is also a significant ding to the headstock, which I would say is NEVER good. Again! NOT THE SELLER’S FAULT. This is damage from careless handling in transit.Craftsmanship of this entry level guitar is off the charts. With the obvious rough handling in shipping this thing has ZERO issues being played. The neck is true even after taking a shot in shipping that chipped the headstock. It plays very easily and has no issues with intonation or the action. If Ibanez’s low end guitars are built this well, I can’t wait to try out some of the higher end stuff. I have nicknamed this guitar times, as it took a beating and kept on jamming.This also makes this guitar a dang good bang for the buck guitar. You get a durable guitar, with solid features that is super playable right out of the beat up box.This also makes this a great option for beginners also. You aren’t going to waste time and money having to get the action setup. You aren’t going to waste time with anything you don’t want to. Just open it up and start learning to play.I must admit, I was a bit skeptical about this guitar for the price. I thought, well if it is cheaply made, I can just send it back. I couldn’t have been more pleasantly surprised. I have even tried a few songs with very low, drop B tuning, and this guitar has done great holding tune even down low. I did catch a little fret buzz in drop B, but I mean the action was never touched, so it is surprising it want horrible that down tuned.All in all, I am super happy with he seller and the guitar! Both have exceeded my expectations!

good value for the money. sounds good,nice to play, well balanced and sits in the lap comfortably. The specific individual I received had cosmetic issues of mismatched boards that were very obvious with a natural wood finish. Painted finish might have been a different outcome.

I've never owned an Ibanez but this one is beautiful. Love the pick ups and action of this guitar. It has a smaller body then normal guitars, but I think it makes it easier to handle. I suggest this guitar not only for beginners who want quality, as well as experienced players how need a up to parr practice guitar. Also I think from shopping around that it's one of the best in it's price range. Go get one now please...

It doesn’t have the best tuning stability but other than that it’s great

ProsI have a Dean Evo as my first guitar but the fret was a bit small for my fat fingers so I bought this Ibanez as a step up plus it was recommended for those with larger hands. It's well made and I have no regrets on the purchase.ObservationsI had slight problems on it holding tune but it's been kept in a cold room. I measured the bow on the fret and it was way off (concave) so I tightened up the truss rod 2 x ¼ turns and it has made a HUGE improvement. I thought I'd have to tweak other stuff to make it right but I now know (and recommend) that you HAVE to get the neck straightish before any other adjustments. I used a 2ft steel ruler/straightedge and a 0.008" feeler gage on the 7th fret as recommended in an online video I watched - just ¼ turn and wait a day then remeasure. I also tweaked the low E string length adjustment for intonation.This may sound complicated but it's not really. These adjustments might be needed on a $1,000 guitar too; it's worth learning how to do them. I found a good video by Doug Marks on youtube.