Ibanez GSR205 Soundgear Electric Bass Guitar

Confortable 5-string neck designed for novice or experienced player.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10

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"you must read this if you really want to know how good this bass is!"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
 
 
 
Feature:
three different knobs that swtch the pick-ups,the tone and the volume, not bad

Quality:
this is a great bass, the structure, the cool knobs, the grat pick ups, the neck, every thing is outstanding

Value:
for 279.99$ you cant beat it, its great and its worth every penny

Desirability:
its all original, no addons which is good and has a sweet, sexy look to it,thats all you need

Sound:
there is a great warm tone,the sound is very rounded so u can use it for jass or rock or any thing

Support:
there really is no problems with the bass, there is great structure and i dont think there will be any repairs needed soon

Overall:
overall i wouldint give this bass for any thing in the world, im going to use it for a very long time.

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"Very good bass for someone who is starting out for the first time with a five string!"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
 
 
 
Desirability:
Very good looking bass.It has a dominate look,and is very sexy!

Sound:
To much treble.For my sound,I'm a funk bassist.Through the years basses have gone to a treble heavy sound.There have been alot alot of good bottum heavy basses made.The GSR205 is the first 5-string bass I have ever owned.Very nice to play,the action is great,and it looks great!I have been playing for 17 years,this is a good bass,but would like to see it with more bottum at the same price.

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"best damn guitar i own"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
Feature:
its a verry eazy to used bass

Quality:
i have no let downs in this area.

Value:
good people have offered me the same amount of money that i spent on it

Desirability:
it is a very

Sound:
it is the most versitile bass i have i have used it to rock out, ive used it for church, and ive used it for orchestra, and ive used it for pepband , and ive used ti in jazz band.

Support:
havent had to call any one.

Overall:
i plan on never replacing it. just buying more guitars

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"The best cheap bass!"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
Feature:
You can't expect much for the strings that comes with the bass, and the finish gets ugly very quickly when you use a lot of slap techniques. If you can change the pickups to active ones and lower the action will help a lot with slap "funk".

Quality:
As I said finish won't look good after a few weeks if you use slaps techniques.

Value:
Very good priced product. This one actually sounds great and is cheap.

Desirability:
It's my favorite bass for live playing. I play rock, funk, jazz, salsa (latin music) and gospel music and it sounds great on all styles.

Sound:
When I bought this bass I wasn't expecting anything more than a practice bass for home. When I played that bass guitar I couln't believe that it could sound and feel so nice. I play a variety of music and it definetly suits most styles. I have use this bass guitar for concerts even having higher priced basses to play with. It sounds good live but not so good in studio. I recomend this bass to beginers and people who play live.

Support:
Ibanez is just great.

Overall:
With a set of new strings and new pickups it is my favorite 5 string bass for live playing. Not good for studio since it sounds very very dry and the sound you get on studio is not very clear.

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"this bass feels amazing and sounds silky smooth"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
this five string is as versitile as it is strikingly stunning. it will boom with the best of them, giving a clean smooth sound on the low end and the high end. i also have slapped this bass silly and it gives a great funky sound. It's very light, making it possible for some wiley stage antics. i've been playing it for over a year and love the way it feels and sounds.
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"Buy this Bass if you don't have the "FUND-AGE" for one of Ibanez's upper quailty Bass's, like a SR405 or a Ibanez BTB406QM bass."

Overall:
* * * * . . . . . . 4 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Value:
* * * * . . . . . . 4 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Support:
* * * * . . . . . . 4 out of 10
 
 
 
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Feature:
No accessories are included, this is just a low budget bass.

Quality:
Where to begin... The bass was not tested at the factory very well. It buzz's in about 3 place's on the neck. I had to adjust the neck, and bridge to get the string's to stop buzzing. It buzz's on the bridge near the pick-up's. Not sure how to get this out of it. The case design is a little to small for the Bass, it just doesn't fit right, it's to tight on the upper body, note this the correct case we'er talking about, not some after market knock-off! At least the electronic's work as they should!

Value:
Not worth the cost. You can get a better Bass for a few buck's more.

Desirability:
Look's O.K. Sound's like a beginner's bass.

Sound:
String's buzz on the "B" string right out of the box. It does have good/average low end. The "G" string get's "tiny" sounding up around the high G note.

Support:
No support was asked for, I took it back to the music shop where it was bought for help.

Overall:
I'm already looking to unload it for a Ibanez SR405 5-String Electric Bass Guitar to replace this one.

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