Ibanez GSR200L Left-Handed Electric Bass

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With a GSR4 neck, agathis body, and rosewood fingerboard, this lefty GSR Soundgear bass delivers the looks, tone, and stability of Ibanez's high-end basses.

More and more players are passing up the lifeless looks and tired tones of "beginner basses" and going to GSR Soundgear basses, which is why GSR Soundgears are now the most popular basses in their price range in the world. With GSR Soundgears, you get the looks, tone and comfort, and the same warranty, rigorous set-up and inspection of Ibanez's most expensive basses. GSR models come equipped with the pro B10 bridge for even better tone and stability.

Features

- GSR4 neck - Only 21mm thick at the 1st fret, the GSR is a slightly wider 22 fret version of the thin, fast Soundgear neck.
- Agathis Body - A relative of mahogany with similar tonal characteristics, agathis provides warm lows with strong sustain.
- Rosewood Fingerboard - Rosewood offers a strong, bright sound and an attractive appearance with a long grain.

GSR4 neck

Maple Neck Material

Agathis Body

22/Medium frets

Rosewood Fingerboard

B10 bridge

PSNDP Neck Pickup

PSNDJ Bridge Pickup

Pearl Dot Inlay

Hardware Color: Chrome

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-669-8262
Web: https://www.ibanez.com/usa/support/

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (42 ratings)
Submitted November 24, 2015 by Jay L in Summerville, SC

"It's worth it hands down!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Hello there southpaws!!! This is my first bass guitar. I looked at a ton of low end guitars figuring I'd probably just need something inexpensive right out of the gate that I could abuse. ($99.99 to $199.99 range) I talked to the service rep at zZounds and we talked for a good 30 minutes and he sold me on this guitar at $249.99. Initially, I didn't want to pay 250 for a starter situation, but let me tell you...he was right on the money with this suggestion!!! Please, take a look at this bass before you spend 150 on something else because I'm telling you, I got it a month ago and I have been doing everything wrong like a newbie. With the 4 dials, you can get just about any sound you want...AND, since most of the time I mess up on my right hand (Fret hand), you can actually turn down that sound from the neck and really remove the errors,so to speak...it's a really slick setup!! It's really black, looks great in a black stand and shines away!

Sound
It's excellent all the way around!! In fact, it's sounds so good that I can tell how much I really suck! :-) The PHAT II EQ dial...I have NO idea what a PHAT II EQ is, but let me tell you, give it a turn about 1/4 past middle and this guitar is pounding noise out a small Ibanez amp (1BZ10B) like I'm on stage and have a stack next to me!!

Features
I really like the 4 tuning knobs on the guitar. It's dark, shiny black and really looks good sitting on a stand read more next to my desk!! In fact, once I get a clue how to play this, I'm going to look into the 5 string version of this bass. (It looks really slick!) :-P

Ease of Use
It's the most confusing thing I've every seen, and I'm going to learn to play it...I swear it!!! :-) For real, it's light...a lot lighter than I thought it would be. It sits well on my lap, or on the strap it's balanced.

Quality
Let's see...here's my first month of using this bass... Mis-picking my way across the pickups (Hitting the pickups with a pick when I miss strings, makes clinking or clicking noise...) Bending and pulling strings sideways, forwards and backwards picking with my fingers (because I'm trying to move to fast and get lost.) Tuning the strings every day for practice (This is good practice and gets you used to the sound) AND just plain abusive as a beginner would be (Twang, bang, ding, klunk, boing...just a few noises this thing makes because I'm just learning! AND it's holding up like a 500+ dollar guitar!

Value
PLEASE...spend an extra $100 bucks here...do the 4 payment plan and get this guitar to your front door. I don't know if the Dean Edge is a decent guitar or not, but this Ibanez really does it! I priced this exact bass looking to see if anyone had it at less than $249.99 and found one place...but when you added the shipping the guitar would have cost $280.00. Free shipping at zZounds...can't beat it!

Manufacturer Support
I have not had a need to contact them because zZounds has taken care of any needs I have had!

The Wow Factor
The PHAT II EQ dial really gives it some punch! It's dark, shiny black and really looks good sitting on a stand next to my desk!! In fact, once I get a clue how to play this, I'm going to look into the 5 string version of this bass. (It looks really slick!) :-P

Musical Background:
I'm as new as new can be to playing music!

Musical Style:
Rock...classic rock. Some 80's music.
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