Ibanez GRX70QA Quilt Top Left-Handed User Reviews

The guitar is more beautiful in person than online. It sounds great, and I love everything about it. The lefty guitars are hard to find in colors besides black, so this was a great find.. And a great price.

Musical Background:

beginner

Musical Style:

Rock, metal

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Submitted August 27, 2018 by David Porter in Globe, AZ

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I have been playing this guitar for almost four months and I am surprised. It sounds good, stays in tune and play's good.I went to a heavy set of strings and that made for a better sound. Overall it's a good guitar.

Musical Background:

Rhythm guitar

Musical Style:

Heavy

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Submitted April 2, 2021 by Timahawk B in SEVERNA PARK, MD

"Great for a beginner ."

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I play right handed guitar upside down ( I am really a drummer ) and decided to try and learn the "proper" way with an actual left handed guitar . Forget it ! It's way too hard for me after playing upside down all these years . But as for the guitar , it really is a very nice and well made inexpensive model. I would recommend this guitar for any beginner or advanced player for that matter. The quilted blue finish is beautiful and is a bit darker than the picture online. It has a nice raunchy sound as well as a nice clean tone also if you choose. Stays in tune very well. All in all , for $249 it is a good deal. I just don't have the patience right now to relearn holding the chords the right way. So it's upside down for me . I play that way because my brother is a right handed guitarist and I watched how he held chords , so I turned his guitar upside down and held them the same way . People always freak out when I play their right handed guitar. It has gotten me plenty of free beers at beach parties !! Rock on !!

Musical Background:

Drummer for 30+ years

Musical Style:

Rock & Roll

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Submitted May 24, 2021 by Russell N in Raleigh, NC

"Great guitar for the price"

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You can't beat this guitar on value.

Sound

I am relatively new to playing lefty, having injured my left hand so I had to switch so I could play normal chords. Switching has been tough, but this guitar has been really excellent for the most part. I had to adjust the action because it was way too low, and changed the strings, but it sounds really good and it's comfortable. For the price, I can't imagine finding anything better. It also looks better than the pictures.

Features

The strings it comes with are bad, but that's no big deal. The guitar has a ton of versatility thanks to the pickup configuration. I paired it with my Blackstar HT20 amp head and 2x12 cabinet and I have no complaints on the tone at all. Especially for 250 dollars. The value of this guitar is incredible. It holds it's tune pretty well and the tremolo is a nice touch.

Ease of Use

It's got a 5 way switch with 3 pickups and each switch gives you a distinct tone. I have had much more expensive guitars with less versatility. I can't really speak to playability too much, but as I said... out of the box the action made the guitar pretty much unplayable but that's an easy fix and probably not the same for every guitar. The neck feels good and I have been improving on it very quickly.

Quality

The quality seems ok. The flamed maple top is clearly not actually a flamed maple top but it still looks good. It's darker than the pictures, which I am actually thankful for. Seems solid.

Value

This is the best beginner guitar I could recommend for a lefty. The price to value ratio is unmatched. It's even possible to upgrade the pickups later for a more customized sound which makes this guitar infinitely playable and it will be a staple in my collection going forward.

Manufacturer Support

Have not had to talk to Ibanez.

Musical Background:

Drums, Bass, Guitar 20+ years

Musical Style:

Rock/Metal

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