$199 Ibanez guitar - is it good?

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  • Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
  • Buy the guitar here: thmn.to/thocf/... (affiliate link)
    I borrowed a brand new Ibanez GRG121DX-WNF from a friend who has just gotten it so it's brand new and unused in the video.
    I was wondering if this budget guitar would be any good and the results may surprise you!
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  • @MattDvc
    @MattDvc 3 года назад +638

    This guitar looks like it costs at least double the price.

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +94

      Yeah exactly, it's killer value!

    • @jamesjameslee8217
      @jamesjameslee8217 3 года назад +9

      @@zaporoshti3392 I'm not sure it's really mahogany, I have model what has been build in 2020 year and in catalogues from this period and actual have only poplar in black version. Maybe in the past you have mahogany but now you won't buy it in music store. Secondly in this price range I don't think wood type can make that much difference - under mahogany, poplar and other names we have a lot of subspiecies, so probably you'll get something like agathis or nato. Sorry we can do a lot of things but at the end it's still basic GIO series. At least for the price quality is really good and you have honest guitar. Tertio: SD and other pickups can make killer sounds also in other types of woods, you can't just say "that guitar is better because it's mahogany" :)

    • @zaporoshti3392
      @zaporoshti3392 3 года назад +4

      @@jamesjameslee8217 it is a heavy guitar. so I am pretty sure it is mahogany.

    • @wwekane2468
      @wwekane2468 2 года назад +5

      I went to the store looking for the best budget guitar I could find and left with this one. Love the worn look and black specs

    • @reneebear3641
      @reneebear3641 Год назад +4

      @@zaporoshti3392
      Tonewood’s largely a myth with electric instruments, any magnetic pickup that sounds good will sound good regardless of wood

  • @julianaraneta5416
    @julianaraneta5416 3 года назад +195

    this guitar all in all is god mode for 200 or 180 dollars and plays even better when set up nicely. if ya'll planning for an upgrade, just swap the bridge pick up and the saddles. them tuners are pleasantly tight too so it wont go out of tuning.

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +23

      Absolutely agreed! The saddles didn't bother me so I'd say that's more of a personal preference perhaps? Pickups too but you can get higher quality ones for sure. I was expecting them to be worse though.

    • @julianaraneta5416
      @julianaraneta5416 3 года назад +2

      yeah i easily dialed a metalcore tone with those pickups and they're absolutely splendid for a budget guitar. and yes the saddles are a personal pref. my saddles got prone to string breakage cuz it got to rough and rusty on the 6th and 5th saddle so i might replace those two.

  • @mulepitproductions8713
    @mulepitproductions8713 3 года назад +168

    I have that guitar. Is a great feel. And plays amazing! Yes I have more expensive guitars. But for 200. You cannot go wrong. Is an ibanez!!!!!

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +27

      I absolutely agree. There was a time where $200 guitars just weren't very good but that has changed!

    • @mateuszmusia633
      @mateuszmusia633 3 года назад +2

      @@geirisk8 after 15 years of not playing a guitar I purchased exactly this model and I'm really satisfied with it - needed some tweaking with the bridge and the neck, adjusting the nut for thicker strings and pickup height but overall damn, decent guitars became much more affordable these days

    • @xuramanramazanova9033
      @xuramanramazanova9033 3 года назад

      Could you give a tip how to tune as same as the video? I’ve that guitar also😂

  • @Zirnick
    @Zirnick 3 года назад +83

    i may or may not have impulse bought this before reading or looking up reviews, but now im happy i did, especially for my first electric guitar

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +17

      Haha impulse buy can sometimes be great and I'm glad you're happy with the guitar. It's a good one!

  • @FarisAF
    @FarisAF 2 года назад +45

    I have this guitar since I was 12 and now my guitar is 10 years old, still rocking the game.

  • @ElegantJames
    @ElegantJames 3 года назад +90

    Just bought a Gio and I love it. I'm surprised with the way plays and sounds for as cheap as it is. It's a little more expensive than $200 here in Canada, mine was $350

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +17

      Is that $350 Canadian? It's still a pretty good guitar at that price!

    • @ElegantJames
      @ElegantJames 3 года назад +6

      @@geirisk8 yeah that's $350 in Canadian currency, still a great price for a good guitar.

    • @nvjohansson9741
      @nvjohansson9741 2 года назад +1

      Got it 100 cdn used. Still had the stickers on it, exactly the same one as in the video except matte black with the shark tooth. Awesome and sweet.

    • @ElegantJames
      @ElegantJames 2 года назад +1

      @@nvjohansson9741 that's awesome and a really good deal, I have multiple guitars, I have a Squire Affinity Tele Deluxe, an Epiphone SG, and an Epiphone Les Paul, but I don't know what it is, I always gravitate to my Ibanez way more than the rest, I play it more, and I like it more for some reason

    • @kadirkesici2586
      @kadirkesici2586 2 года назад +3

      I bought it for 2.6k turkish lira when dollar is 6 lira ;/

  • @seananderson5334
    @seananderson5334 Год назад +12

    I was deployed to Kosovo and just wanted an electric to use for my headphone amp. I bought this from Sweetwater and was pleasantly surprised by it's playability for I think $225 (with free shipping). Totally worth it.

  • @lorencing
    @lorencing 4 месяца назад +6

    Bought one for a friend, matte black ... I was AMAZED at how good this guitar is, I mean if you told me it was woth a grand I would believe it. And the setup was perfect out of the box, neck felt perfect, tuners worked, sound was good, the attention to detail like I have never seen on a guitar this cheap (or even more expensive ones), flawless, even the frets were shiny and polished ... crazy part, even the strings were shiny. I do not know where the catch is but it looks like they really made this model amazingly well from the get go, I just wonder if they are loosing money on this or is the skilled labor that cheap in China. And looks so freaking awesome that I am thinking of buying one just to have one, the matte black body and pickups, the contrasting bright shark teeth inlays on the superbly sanded fretboard and no sharp fret ends. Before buying this one on Thomann I have returned one B-stock Schecter C-6 deluxe, crappy fret job and sort of soft neck and an Ibanez 121SP, the one with the rosted maple neck, that had fret buzz no mather how high I set the action. Both more expensive than the 121DX, so I do not understand how these things go, maybe just luck of the draw ... hope it will stay this good for a long time as it is a birthday present.

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 месяца назад

      Yeah here's the thing, there are some really nice guitars out there that are very affordable and this one seems like a gem in the ocean of guitars nowadays. The model I tried was spectacular (at least from memory) so I get why it is so popular.

    • @ELUSIVETURTLE16
      @ELUSIVETURTLE16 6 дней назад

      @@geirisk8I’m looking at this one and the GrX70QA and they both sound good

  • @saralowe_arts
    @saralowe_arts 3 года назад +75

    I spat my green tea out when I heard the first note 🔥

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +9

      Haha I must've hit the right note then!

    • @JJStale
      @JJStale 3 месяца назад

      @@geirisk8it plucked my heart strings

  • @Fschurg0255
    @Fschurg0255 2 года назад +8

    As soon as you started playing Everlong I ordered this guitar. Can't wait for it to come in!

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  2 года назад

      Woohoo awesome, hope you get it soon!!

    • @PrettyUglyR6
      @PrettyUglyR6 Год назад

      How has the guitar been do you reccomend

    • @MiElas
      @MiElas 5 месяцев назад

      How's it running? Or how did it run?

  • @scummydummy
    @scummydummy 3 года назад +15

    I'm super glad you don't have 5 different terms for each of the switch positions on the guitar. I love going thru them but no clue what pickup technically makes what difference. I'm about 2 years into learning (again. Played as a teen), and it's cool to be kinda unlocking another 500000 different sounds with the switch.

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  2 года назад

      Haha yeah I try to keep things clear and simple :p

  • @OddTimeMan
    @OddTimeMan 9 месяцев назад +4

    I just bought an Ibanez GIO GSR100EX Bass and they're also selling for $199 but I got mine for $165 because it was listed as USED...even though there's nothing USED about it. It looks brand-new. It came with the original box, all the original paperwork, and even the plastic film on the pickup and tuners. Excellent bass, excellent price.

  • @MiniHasSwag
    @MiniHasSwag 8 дней назад

    this was the video I needed to watch. thank you

  • @Stoner_Jesus
    @Stoner_Jesus 3 года назад +6

    Just found a red gio for $75 with an amp at a pawn shop I’m stoked!

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад

      Oh wow that's a steal!! Enjoy mate!!

  • @jamesjameslee8217
    @jamesjameslee8217 3 года назад +45

    I just bought this guitar from second hand for 120 USD and what I can say it looks really good. Of course I see that wood on the neck is not a highest quality, and guitar is suspiciously light, but overall build quality blown my mind in this price range. Some more expensive guitars sometimes have bigger flaws than this cheapochinese guitar. Definitely it's really nice guitar and nice base for upgrades ;)

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +8

      Exactly! Now that I've been trying out a bunch of budget oriented guitars, I can see how all of them (so far) are exceeding my expectations when it comes to the quality of the build, the actual pieces that make up the guitar. The thing usually lacking is the setup but that is an easy fix in most cases.
      Happy for you to get a good guitar for half price!

    • @bluwng
      @bluwng 2 года назад

      What is the criteria for good wood vs bad wood? Is weight of wood equal to quality. It’s obvious you don’t know what your talking about. Speculator.

    • @clintondia1303
      @clintondia1303 Год назад

      @@bluwng yiieeehh heavy wood MDF. Light weight solid wood.

    • @andym28
      @andym28 Год назад +1

      There's a famous Spanish guitar built in the victorian era of paper machete and a solidwood top. Most guitar hype is bs.

    • @man_of_omen
      @man_of_omen 8 месяцев назад

      Every Ibanez is light as f

  • @williamrusso3130
    @williamrusso3130 Год назад +5

    I bought one a few years ago. The only modification I did was dropping a DiMarzio in the neck and a Seymour Duncan in the bridge. Honestly, the stock pickups weren't bad; I just wanted a particular sound. It's become my go-to guitar nowadays. Right out of the box, everything was great. It didn't need much a set up besides a bit of standard intonation tweaking. Everything from the neck relief, fretwork, nut height and action were pretty much perfect. The tuners keep tune well and haven't given me any problems.
    My only nitpick is the juxtaposition of the natural finish and the shark tooth inlays. To me, it seems like an odd combination.

    • @clintwilson6380
      @clintwilson6380 10 месяцев назад

      Bet that thang screams...

    • @clintwilson6380
      @clintwilson6380 10 месяцев назад

      I think that matte finish looks great. (matte may be the wrong word for it?)

    • @mattheuslimadepaula8780
      @mattheuslimadepaula8780 7 месяцев назад

      Can you tell me exacly the model of the Dimarzio and Seymour pickups?
      Im was thinkin about some EMG Marty Friedman pickups, but i’m not sure yet.

    • @williamrusso3130
      @williamrusso3130 7 месяцев назад +1

      @mattheuslimadepaula8780 DiMarzio Evolution and Seymour Duncan JB. I like the Evolution for smooth lead tones and the JB for chugging riffs.

    • @mattheuslimadepaula8780
      @mattheuslimadepaula8780 7 месяцев назад

      @@williamrusso3130 thanks for answer! Do they work good with artificial harmonics?

  • @TheRealMtnDewMike
    @TheRealMtnDewMike 3 года назад +12

    I bought this and it’s a really kick ass guitar

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  2 года назад +1

      Oh yeah it really is for the price especially!

    • @TheRealMtnDewMike
      @TheRealMtnDewMike 2 года назад

      @@geirisk8 totally, pairs even better with my orange 12 watt amp

  • @michaelmorgan9289
    @michaelmorgan9289 3 года назад +6

    A nicely structured & informative video. Thank you.

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  2 года назад

      Sorry for the late reply and thanks for the nice comment. Much appreciated!

  • @xtremekraken
    @xtremekraken 2 года назад +5

    Hey! Just saw your video and I loved it!!!
    I've just started out on my music journey. So I decided to learn electric guitar. Was looking into many ones in 150 to 300 USD price range and according to a lot of research, I couldn't find better guitars than ibanez. They defeated yamaha and squier guitars around the price range!

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  2 года назад +3

      Yeah this guitar is very very good for the price and should make pretty much anyone happy!

    • @xtremekraken
      @xtremekraken 2 года назад +2

      @@geirisk8 love to hear that!!! Still confused because ibanez has so many guitar models around the same price. Trying to compare them and the competition too........

  • @h24812h
    @h24812h 2 месяца назад +1

    this guitar looks so nice and sounds great, and for the price holy hell. I had some people telling me dont get it, "the entire gio line is trash" and i almost didnt buy it because of them. Thank god I did

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  2 месяца назад

      Exactly! There are guitars in the GIO line that aren't super great but not all are bad. Glad you like it!

  • @gotravelforfun
    @gotravelforfun 3 года назад +7

    I bought one today...I hope it will meet my expectations for this 🎸

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад

      Awesome! Let me know how you like once you've played it a little!

    • @gotravelforfun
      @gotravelforfun 3 года назад +1

      Nice sound... fretboard feels good...for this price definitely nice instrument..
      Only thing is that I will also lower down strings for solo's...
      Definitely recommend it....

  • @kristydimmery471
    @kristydimmery471 3 года назад +11

    Thank you for this video. Ive had this guitar for 3 days and love it. Definitely takin it to my guy for lowered action, well worth 200 bones!

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +1

      Wow that's great, I'm glad you like it! Keep playing now that you've got a great guitar ;)

  • @ParaFox404
    @ParaFox404 2 года назад +5

    this will likely be my first and probably only guitar, I absolutely adore it since the moment I picked it up I didn't wanna put it down, the glossy and expensive guitars held no interest, not acoustic or bass, just this one stupid lil guitar
    I am buying a bow to go with it because I am a dirty crime boi, and this thing sounds like it can make every sound I could want it too, I wasn't expecting to want to buy a guitar but here I am
    just listening to you riffing on it in the later half of the video makes me adore it even more, I will need to take a few crash courses in guitar doing good so I can at least aimlessly attempt to make noises that sound vaguely like a music
    I am very sleepy atm, but also very excited, if anyone has recommendations or tips feel free to scream at me, but this is a borderline hobby at best for now so cheaper is better, this will cost me like 370 aud and that is already half the money I have in my spending account, but this is what savings a forrrrr hehehe
    I heard people mention the katana boss amps were good somewhere around here so I am checkin those out, but I am more keen on getting headphones since I am a nightowl and also dont know how to play guitar, not having to worry bout people hearing my crimes against sound might make me more eager to experiment, a pair for 150 there looks nice enough, now I will sleep and await 400 replies to overwhelm and annoy me with vague threats because I wrote too many words for their tiny little brains
    ans then 3 replies that are perfect and helpful and spark my dreeeeaaams

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  2 года назад +1

      Glad you like the guitar! Yeah the Boss Katana amps are great. I have the Katana 50 MKII and it's such an amazing amp for the price. I will be making a video on it soon :)

    • @ParaFox404
      @ParaFox404 2 года назад

      I got the guitar but havent played much yet, and I have a mustang headphone adaptor for it, and I like the sounds it makes
      just gotta get motivated to play it..m and also remember that I have it

    • @demayoexperience
      @demayoexperience Год назад +1

      I have this guitar and play it with the Spark

  • @jorgeamoranza3831
    @jorgeamoranza3831 2 года назад +1

    Thanks a lot for video man, a watched lots a videos about this guitar but once a watched this one I went to the store I bought this guitar and love it.

  • @ErnestJoshua98
    @ErnestJoshua98 3 года назад +8

    I own a RG Prestige and a RG gio guitar. I can say that tone wise if u use ur plug in right (tweak it well), it will sound almost exactly the same, but prestige guitars is known for thin neck so its easier to play on the prestige. btw, great review dude !

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  2 года назад

      Hey nice to know! Sorry for the late reply. Thanks for the kind words!

    • @totte638
      @totte638 Год назад +2

      I agree also have one rg2550z prestige made by J team. Honestly i dont feel much of a different from gio 121dx.

  • @n3r0n3
    @n3r0n3 Год назад +1

    some Ibanez guitars just look so good honestly... ps. it has humbuckers but it sounds like any Ibanez guitar like eva.. much brighter than u would expect

  • @adanvorz6866
    @adanvorz6866 3 года назад +8

    One of my dreams guitar. But just got GRGR221PA recently.

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +1

      Oh nice that is a good looking guitar and I bet it plays well too!!

    • @adanvorz6866
      @adanvorz6866 3 года назад +1

      @@geirisk8 true. It sound pure for metal. And i love it as it my first ibanez guitar.

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +1

      @@adanvorz6866 I'm sure it's great! Enjoy your guitar and don't stop playing!

    • @adanvorz6866
      @adanvorz6866 3 года назад

      @@geirisk8 just post a video cover song and i use ibanez.

  • @heeramalla4187
    @heeramalla4187 Месяц назад +1

    one of the best guitar
    love it

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  Месяц назад

      It seems to gather lots of traction here on RUclips. I didn't expect it haha. It indeed is a good guitar!

  • @Crimov
    @Crimov Год назад +2

    Nice video, different from the shop videos, great tones ang great playing. Made me decide on buying one like this as a second guitar for the road. Keep it up

  • @stanme5045
    @stanme5045 2 года назад +3

    i've bought this guitar and it's really awesome.. setting my multi fx pedal to high gain and play metal really well. Yeah just only cons about this guitar you just need string action setup and you good to go..

  • @totte638
    @totte638 Год назад +1

    I bought this recently. I think the playability is even better than my gibson les paul.

  • @neilkeepingitreal
    @neilkeepingitreal Год назад +2

    I just picked up one of these up in black for £80 with stand and tuner just cleaned the fret board thrown some decent strings on it and it is an absolute joy to play easy proffit when I come to selling it to!

  • @AnirbanBanerjee
    @AnirbanBanerjee 3 года назад +15

    I've had this guitar (grg121dxlwnf) for a couple of days now, it indeed is a nice looking guitar that is very playable. Thanks very much to
    Ásgeir Þrastarson for the review and the positive comments posted here based on which I made the purchase.
    Mine came with a okoume body, it is much lighter than mahogany but resonant enough, more bright than deep. Pickups are a nice surprise at this price-point, they are low output but not too muddy and should be good for all kinds of playing including metal and 'djent', with proper input gain. I'll wait longer to swap them out and maybe the plastic nut too. Coil tapping is a nice feature. I was able to get a good playable action out of box without messing with the truss rod, just adjusted from the bridge. What I disliked the most however is the uncentered middle piece of the three piece body on mine, it covers 5th string to volume knob and looks very odd. There were white glue marks all over the fretboard, just poor craftsmanship. Bridge and tuners work satisfactorily, but feel light and cheap. I wish the neck was little thinner at first to 5th fret region, it is fast and nice otherwise. Overall, this is nice axe for beginners and even experienced players with much nicer and expensive guitars won't be disappointed. Leaps and bounds ahead of bottom-end Ibanez gios that used to come out say 5 or 10 years ago. If I was right handed though, I'd look for similar spec Indonesia made or even used Korean or Mexican models at this price range.

    • @Marco-zj1hs
      @Marco-zj1hs 2 года назад

      As a lefty i'm thinking of getting grg121dxlwnf as my first guitar, can you say it still plays nice since the time you got it?

    • @AnirbanBanerjee
      @AnirbanBanerjee 2 года назад

      @@Marco-zj1hs better in fact. Fretboard wood isn’t great but won’t be an issue if you’re not used to ebony or maple. Great as first electric guitar, you won’t regret the purchase.

    • @Marco-zj1hs
      @Marco-zj1hs 2 года назад +1

      @@AnirbanBanerjee thanks for your response

    • @AnirbanBanerjee
      @AnirbanBanerjee Год назад

      UPDATE: I’m using a SD Custom Custom bridge now it just transformed the guitar. It rips now. 🔥

  • @Gliese710_
    @Gliese710_ 18 дней назад

    I have the silver burst version, it’s really good. Pickups are a little colder than I’d like but they sound good, a lot of the things I don’t like are personal preference (fretboard too flat, neck too thin) and my A tuner is still sticky even after a year of having it.

  • @mariusfrost640
    @mariusfrost640 4 месяца назад +1

    I have essentially the same one with a different switch and finish. My only complaint is that I can't lower the action without getting severe buzz. Several frets are at least four thou higher than the rest and it sucks. Apparently they don't glue the frets in place, and I'm sure they don't level them either. Aside from that, it's fine.

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 месяца назад

      Interesting, I don't remember the frets being the way you described them. The fact about budget guitars is that some of them will be less perfect than others.

  • @adamchapel8241
    @adamchapel8241 Год назад +2

    Nice review, I am between the Ibanez or Jackson js22. More Jackson I think. But the color and neck of Ibanez makes difference.

  • @catzdollz9810
    @catzdollz9810 3 года назад +1

    Its so beautiful...its so smooth and classy looking.

  • @Verdeoxid
    @Verdeoxid Год назад

    Searching for an adecuate guitar in the price range. Good review, thank you so much.

  • @DeadShred9
    @DeadShred9 2 года назад +1

    Gonna buy one Monday Aug. 1st after watching this I'm convinced . I don't use 10 gauge I use 9's hopefully Sweetwater will set it up with 9's on it . I'm gonna Shred the crap out of it and slap some Goto locking tuners on it as soon as it arrives ! Thanks for showing what we are getting . By the way its $229 at Sweetwater free shipping !!!

  • @jann_rygh
    @jann_rygh Год назад +1

    got mine today...stunning Quality, feels and looks like a 500/600$ Guitar. Soundcheck will show if it chuggs 😎

  • @AfterimageTV
    @AfterimageTV 2 года назад +1

    I appreciate you playing ETID as a demo for this guitar.

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  2 года назад

      Sorry for the late reply. I appreciate you for knowing the ETID riffs ;)

  • @bazejkubica5701
    @bazejkubica5701 3 года назад +15

    Would you recommend this guitar for "lighter" genres of music such as funk or blues? Great video btw!

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +9

      Absolutely! The coil tapping gives you so many options tonally and I would explore that if I were you and getting the guitar!

    • @bazejkubica5701
      @bazejkubica5701 3 года назад

      @@geirisk8 Thank you very much!!

  • @itsx_1308
    @itsx_1308 3 месяца назад +1

    Everlong on the Gio 🔥🔥

  • @richardbarraza341
    @richardbarraza341 Год назад

    waiting for my guitar to come in...thanks for the video...sick licks!!! ROCK ON!!

  • @erikjonsson1519
    @erikjonsson1519 Месяц назад +1

    I have this exact guitar and love it

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  Месяц назад

      Yes, It is very good value!

  • @thijs2452
    @thijs2452 Год назад

    it is my first guitar and i recoment it to everyone its just the perfect guitar to start off ur guitar skills

  • @InsomniacMatt
    @InsomniacMatt 3 года назад +5

    I plan on getting this guitar in a couple weeks or so, and putting in some EMG pickups (81 60) for something different than passives

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +1

      If that's the tone you're looking for then this guitar won't disappoint 😉

    • @BOBANDVEG
      @BOBANDVEG 3 года назад

      Did you get it?
      Give me the run down

    • @InsomniacMatt
      @InsomniacMatt 3 года назад +2

      @@BOBANDVEG I'm getting the guitar on Thursday, and the EMGs whenever they arrive

    • @BOBANDVEG
      @BOBANDVEG 3 года назад

      @@InsomniacMatt keep me posted good man

    • @headwaystudio
      @headwaystudio 2 года назад

      @@InsomniacMatt how'd the emg's do for yah?

  • @ledpharmacy
    @ledpharmacy 3 года назад +5

    I bought this guitar but I have found that the action is very height so I decided to change the truss rod but for my surprise I found that it doesn't change anything and the neck is a bit twisted ... I have plenty of deadnotes.

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +1

      You must have a faulty model because the one I had was just really well set up. I would take it back and get a replacement OR ask them to fix it for you.

    • @ledpharmacy
      @ledpharmacy 3 года назад

      @@geirisk8 só it was a bad luck! :/ but I like the tone of it

  • @codysroom6303
    @codysroom6303 2 года назад +1

    Thanks i just ordered the silverburst version of the same guitar. Cant wait to get it. This will be the cheapest guitar in my collection but the finish the pickups and the bound fretboard sold me when i saw it on amazon 2 days ago. Their were only 5 of the silverburst left so i snagged myself one. Thinks. I found no videos of the silverburst version. Il demo and review it on my channel . thanks.

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  2 года назад

      Awesome man and thanks for warthing!!

  • @ronnieanderson784
    @ronnieanderson784 7 месяцев назад

    Just grabbed mine from Sweetwater and emg 81/85s with a set of locking tuners. Gonna get everything swapped out when it comes in and see how she plays. Thinking about going to music king here in town and grabbing a set of ernie ball not even slinkys for a little more chunk.

  • @scramblesthedeathdealer
    @scramblesthedeathdealer 6 месяцев назад

    Aside from a little fret sprout sometimes, Gios are good guitars, I love Ibanez, even their cheaper models (I have 7 RGs, some were $299 new, 2 are Frankensteins, love them all)!

  • @demayoexperience
    @demayoexperience Год назад

    I just got this one from GC used as great condition for $130 it’s pretty awesome

  • @mad724
    @mad724 3 года назад +7

    Это очень хороший инструмент. Купил его месяц назад, играю свои любимые песни и учу новые

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +2

      Awesome mate, it's a solid guitar!!

  • @piyushsharma5177
    @piyushsharma5177 11 месяцев назад

    I have this guitar and it kicks some serious butt. As mentioned in the comments section, just upgrade this and it would be good to go!

  • @hazwanwawan1895
    @hazwanwawan1895 3 года назад +1

    Waiting for my first electric guitar arrived, just purchase it yesterday

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад

      That's awesome, I'm sure you won't be disappointed!

    • @hazwanwawan1895
      @hazwanwawan1895 3 года назад

      @@geirisk8 not at all ! Now just to find good cheap amp

  • @k_rnkn1130
    @k_rnkn1130 2 года назад +1

    I’m going to get this for Christmas for my first electric guitar

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  2 года назад

      Awesome!! Did you get it?

    • @k_rnkn1130
      @k_rnkn1130 2 года назад

      @@geirisk8 yeah, it’s great!

  • @imcnblu
    @imcnblu Год назад

    I've had one of these for about two years. I'm honestly thinking of picking up two or three more for gigging purposes. For shows, I'd rather have a small fleet of decent, affordable guitars than one really nice one that I'd be scared of damaging.
    Playing live, it's almost impossible to hear a difference between a $200 guitar and a $2,000 guitar. Studio recording is a different story, though. In that case, a higher end guitar makes a little more sense.

  • @MaDRocK_Gaming
    @MaDRocK_Gaming 6 месяцев назад

    Thanks for the help! :D Nice vid! :D

  • @jamesmarshmallow5602
    @jamesmarshmallow5602 3 года назад +78

    I’m thinking of getting this as my first guitar - any recommendations for a good but reasonably cheap amp to go with it? Thanks

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +39

      Hey there! Honestly, the Boss Katana line (various different models) can do so much and they sound really good. You can't go wrong with one of those!

    • @jamesmarshmallow5602
      @jamesmarshmallow5602 3 года назад +2

      Cool, I’ll check them out. Thanks for replying

    • @peaner083
      @peaner083 3 года назад +2

      @@jamesmarshmallow5602 I absolutely agree. I have a boss katana 50 and it fucking rules. Also have the boss mini amp for a more portable amp,even that's very cool.
      Iam looking at maybe getting a used Ibanez rga42t ATM for about $350 (Aussie $$) that seems like a good price cause it looks like new.

    • @jamesmarshmallow5602
      @jamesmarshmallow5602 3 года назад +2

      @@peaner083 yeah I’m thinking of getting the mini amp. Also that seems like a pretty good deal, pretty much the same price as the rg121dx

    • @peaner083
      @peaner083 3 года назад

      @@jamesmarshmallow5602 I actually used the mini amp way more for awhile as I like to play out on the padio but now I've got a cover for the big one.
      It's definitely very good quality the mini,I think you can run speakers to it also if needed/wanted.
      Cheers I'll check out that model Ibanez too.

  • @greggriffiths9053
    @greggriffiths9053 2 года назад +1

    Good guitars I picked up a Gi0 here in Australia paid $470 I think it is in the starting range of Ibanez RG something has am aqua poplar body.

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  2 года назад

      Ooohhh sounds good! How do you like it?

  • @randommishaps
    @randommishaps Год назад

    The stock pickups sound good, I'm planning to buy the guitar at some point and I will swap them for a Bill Lawrence 500XL and a Seymour Duncen 59 like Nuno has

  • @justinfleming7603
    @justinfleming7603 Год назад

    Bought this one also , great guitar love it

  • @thejaeger02
    @thejaeger02 8 месяцев назад

    I have this same model and i love it

  • @rohithsrinivas2636
    @rohithsrinivas2636 3 года назад +3

    hey nice review ,here's a sub. you covered everything i wanted to know , thanks :) this will be my first electric , so exited ...........please suggest a budget friendly amp (under 100$) for a beginner , to use with this guitar, thanks .

    • @viliharma9327
      @viliharma9327 3 года назад +2

      Buy boss katana mini it is like 90-100 dollars or save up to 250 and buy boss katana 50

    • @pranjalsharma3370
      @pranjalsharma3370 3 года назад +1

      Harley Benton amp with a Celestion👍
      Full tube

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +4

      You've got some decent suggestions below. I personally vote any of the Boss Katana amps and if you're able to save up a little longer then a bigger Katana model will be amazing!

  • @MOAB-UT
    @MOAB-UT 2 года назад

    It's a keeper and a good camping guitar!

  • @dreaminginnoother
    @dreaminginnoother 3 года назад +9

    Sounds like you got a wild, shameless plain riff down.. Any news on that? I recorded almost all of my "bore" project using a super cheap Gio btw. I got off craigslist for even cheaper and am satisfied enough with it I have not upgraded.

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +2

      No news as of right now. Both parties have been veeeeery busy but I'm gonna catch up on that and see what we can do!
      I was honestly quite surprised how well this guitar played and it also has a solid tone from those ibanez brand pickups. Just a few minor upgrades and it'll go a long way!

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +2

      By the way I've also got the new songs nailed down but I need to work on those for a bit before I can finish and release. I've got an idea for them ;)

    • @dreaminginnoother
      @dreaminginnoother 3 года назад +2

      @@geirisk8 New idea.. ooh. interest piqued. And I am also surprised by how long and how much I've done with this cheap ass guitar. Makes me think if I just went up a tier or two, I could still get a cheap guitar from Ibanez that sounds good and plays well. I have considered it a lot. I also will admit, I am not quite the tone junky some others are. I have an American Strat I use for my alternative rock, which sounds great and has tons of character, but i like having a beater guitar that I can tune down to B and play junky hardcore riffs. It works really well for what I am specifically using it for. A PRS would sound too nice.

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад

      I get you! It's not all about having the most expensive guitars. I had a US PRS Custom 22 from 2000 that was great but I never really bonded properly with it. I have some more cool videos coming up soon-ish where I explore more mods and I'm waiting for a special guitar to arrive in the next few weeks ;)

  • @feliciastuddard755
    @feliciastuddard755 2 года назад +1

    I got a ibanez gio yesterday. It is very easy to play.

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  2 года назад

      Awesome, congrats and enjoy the guitar!!

  • @GoddessGagged
    @GoddessGagged 2 года назад +1

    I can't decide between these one and the Jackson Js32 :( my biggest problem is that they say that the pickups on that specific Jackson are terrible lol

  • @sawmtem.s2369
    @sawmtem.s2369 3 года назад +3

    I wish I could get this while visiting a friend...😆✌

  • @raulmanuel6807
    @raulmanuel6807 3 года назад +5

    Hi...Congratulations for your video... Two questions..
    1-Will you recommend this guitar for a new player guitar?... I don't know play guitar and I'd like to learn.
    I like this model and GRG131DX too (very similiar)..Two model without floyd Rose because is better to learn (I think).
    2- Is body smooth to touch?... I don't know if its finished is like rough wood or light with Nitrocellulose or Polyurethane.
    Thanks you very much

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +1

      Hey yes absolutely! Both of these guitars should be very similar so I think it's up to which one you think looks cooler?
      The body is very smooth and it has a finish on it so it's smooth to the touch even though it looks a little like unfinished wood.
      Good luck mate!!

    • @raulmanuel6807
      @raulmanuel6807 3 года назад +2

      @@geirisk8 Thank you for reply and help me..!!!!. I think 121DX model is most elegant (smart)...I'm going to buy it..... Best Regards my friend.

    • @wagglywizard6700
      @wagglywizard6700 2 года назад

      @@raulmanuel6807 If you ended up purchasing it, what was your experience like?

  • @dirtyoliver1180
    @dirtyoliver1180 3 года назад +7

    Looks and sounds cool for the price. Yeah saw it offered on a certain website for $50 something a month payment plan and figured why not. Do you/did you ever go lower than D? I wanna set this up for Drop B with 11-56's

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +3

      Well that's a great deal then! I didn't test it with a lower tuning because I was only borrowing it for a day from a friend. I can only imagine that if you put heavier strings and set it up for the tuning, a lower tuning shouldn't be any issue!

    • @snotbog
      @snotbog Год назад

      you will have to get the nut re cut 👍

    • @snotbog
      @snotbog Год назад

      Glen Dwyer
      1 second ago
      you will have to get the nut re cut 👍

  • @c4shguy224
    @c4shguy224 2 года назад +1

    good guitar but over the few years ive had it its developed a loose jack which makes it almost unplayable unless i hold it in the exact right position

  • @privateprivate4378
    @privateprivate4378 Месяц назад +1

    Because you did all of your playing thru 'transistors' we heard transistors rather than tone.

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  Месяц назад

      What do you even mean man?

  • @bigdral1
    @bigdral1 3 года назад +2

    Awesome review! Thank you! Im looking at getting this guitar and I am wondering what you think the best amp to play it on is? Marshall, Orange, Fender, Blackstar?

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +1

      Hey thanks for the kind words! So what kind of budget are we looking at for the amp?

    • @bigdral1
      @bigdral1 3 года назад

      @@geirisk8 Its about a 100 dollar marshall amp, im a little younger so im trying to save as much money as possibe

    • @theirongamer7791
      @theirongamer7791 3 года назад +1

      @@bigdral1 if you have some extra budget you might wanna look at a Fender mustang LT25 ($149.99) or a boss katana mini ($99.99)

  • @leonardoalmeida6786
    @leonardoalmeida6786 10 месяцев назад

    199dol, here in my country it is like 500dol, i'm in love with this guitar for some time and can't get it XD to continue learning

  • @ninadugina4175
    @ninadugina4175 11 месяцев назад +1

    Lovely!
    Do you think this guitar would also be ok for playing chords and suitable for small hands?

  • @djluz2
    @djluz2 3 года назад +1

    Hey man, nice video! Thanks for this review! Please, tell me... Is this guitar good for heavy metal/hard rock? And for some funk music, is it good too? Once again, thanks for the explanations!

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +1

      Absolutely. Humbucker for the rock n' roll and try the split coil settings for funk and you should be able to get good tones!

    • @djluz2
      @djluz2 3 года назад

      @@geirisk8 Great! 👏🏼👏🏼

  • @MorrisChannel4
    @MorrisChannel4 2 года назад

    Those stock pups sound good

  • @christianpolak3011
    @christianpolak3011 3 года назад +6

    I’ve been looking at this guitar for a bit now, and I’ve been playing on a nameless strat for about a year now. Is this a good choice for me?

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +3

      Oh absolutely if you're not looking to spend more then this is a very good choice!

    • @christianpolak3011
      @christianpolak3011 3 года назад

      @@geirisk8 Thank you for finalizing my decision. Great review!

    • @petya06
      @petya06 3 года назад

      @@christianpolak3011 did you buy it?

  • @FirstScenario
    @FirstScenario 8 месяцев назад +1

    Hello! I've been stuck between buying this one or the GRG 170DX, which one would you recommend 😓

  • @ZhaziTheBeast
    @ZhaziTheBeast Год назад +1

    I like Ibanez because they pointy

  • @mohammadsahil7439
    @mohammadsahil7439 3 года назад +4

    Can you please tell me which one's better?
    Esp Ltd m 10 or this one?
    My requirements- Primarily Metal but would love some decent clean Blues at times as well.
    I like this RG more because of the 5 way pickup selector which is a 3 way in Esp Ltd.
    But please give me your verdict, as soon as possible.
    Thanks dude

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +5

      So I'd personally go with the Ibanez. It's set up pretty much perfect right from factory, the pickups sound good and you have the split option which makes it a lot more versatile. I wish all humbuckers had this.

  • @jnwoodard8764
    @jnwoodard8764 2 года назад +1

    A good beginner guitar for anyone to pick up and learn or practice on.

  • @zombie4226
    @zombie4226 3 года назад +1

    i have enough money for an electric guitar i’m just waiting till i have more money to buy an amp too anyways this was a big help!!

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад

      Woohoo thanks for watching and I'm glad I helped you!

  • @emilianonegrete5670
    @emilianonegrete5670 3 года назад +5

    Hi, I wanted to know if you can help me chose between this guitar, an ibanez grx70 or jackson js32 king v.
    I want to play metal and rock, but i dont know what could be the best choice.

    • @emilianonegrete5670
      @emilianonegrete5670 3 года назад +2

      Awesome video by the way

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +4

      Thanks! So the GRX70 is an old model that seems to be out of production (from what I've gathered) and my take is that modern affordable guitars are way better than they were some years ago. In that case, the guitar that I played in the video would be my choice out of the two Ibanez.
      The Jackson is a more expensive guitar, different shape and has Floyd Rose so it's a different beast. It'll most likely be a better guitar but remember about V shaped guitars. If you don't sit with it in the classical position then playing it sitting down is always gonna be a pain. That's why I don't and have never owned a V guitar before haha!
      Also the Floyd Rose is a big thing to me too. I don't like it but maybe you do?

  • @victorsawiansawian2617
    @victorsawiansawian2617 3 года назад

    Nice guitar 🎸 and veary good sound and best quality

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  2 года назад

      Thank you for watching!

  • @KaydenPWilliams
    @KaydenPWilliams 2 года назад +1

    I have that guitar and it’s been broken for years 😭

  • @NeedChocyMilk
    @NeedChocyMilk 2 года назад

    Ibanez does really well with budget guitars

  • @RudyG210
    @RudyG210 2 года назад

    Just bought one. It's pretty good but my Jackson puts it to shame. This was my first Ibanez.😭 Was thinking of Changing the pickups.

    • @c0uchsl0uch
      @c0uchsl0uch Год назад

      What model Jackson do you have❓

  • @daviddamian8119
    @daviddamian8119 3 года назад +1

    yerp, definitely my first guitar

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  2 года назад +1

      Awesome, did you get it? (or did you already have it?)

    • @daviddamian8119
      @daviddamian8119 2 года назад

      @@geirisk8 i ended up saving more and bought a tele

  • @_BENJOSEPH
    @_BENJOSEPH 3 года назад +1

    I really loved your video! Could you please tell me if I can use this for some clean drives and some rock!?

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +1

      Thank you! Yes of course, with the coil tapping feature you have so many options and you can get great tones for pretty much any genre in my opinion :)

    • @_BENJOSEPH
      @_BENJOSEPH 3 года назад

      @@geirisk8 thanks a lot for the clarification man! Appreciate it

  • @cashbradley5004
    @cashbradley5004 Год назад +1

    Hi there, thanks for the great review - how well does it do in drop tunings such as B and A

  • @cruzmartino4438
    @cruzmartino4438 20 дней назад +1

    Just got my Ibanez it has a little fret buzz on the first 3 frets of the low e any tips?

  • @rileyeaton9392
    @rileyeaton9392 Год назад

    In Australia it’s 429 in Australian currency

  • @gritsguitar
    @gritsguitar 3 года назад

    Very helpful.......thank you.

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  2 года назад

      Thank you for watching!

  • @Cheddarh
    @Cheddarh 2 года назад +3

    Would you say buying a guitar from Ibanez from Amazon would be a good idea? Or would it be better to buy it from the website?

    • @ikea_meatballs_6952
      @ikea_meatballs_6952 2 года назад +2

      Best place to buy a guitar is from a guitar store bc you can make sure everything about the guitar is good and nothing is damaged before you buy it

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  2 года назад +2

      Yeah this comment is good. If you have a local store, I'd recommend going there and support them if you can. Otherwise a reputable online store like Sweetwater (assuming you're in the US?)

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  2 года назад +1

      Yeah exactly!

    • @Cheddarh
      @Cheddarh 2 года назад

      @@geirisk8 thanks for the feedback!!

  • @rahulsrivastava545
    @rahulsrivastava545 3 года назад +2

    Nice video ♥️ Marshall MG15 FX or boss katana mini or roland cube or fender champion actually i play acoustic and going for first electric would you please recommend from these amps or you can suggest your best choice!!!! Please

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +2

      Honestly, I just got a Katana 50MKii and if that's any indication of the other Katana amps, I would go for that one. It's a killer amp!

  • @fitrinorrayyan
    @fitrinorrayyan 3 года назад +2

    Hi! Great video! I have a question, would you recommend this guitar or is there any other budget guitars for playing mainly pop punk songs?

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +4

      Yeah this one is good for that. If the appearance of the guitar matters to you then this would maybe be generally considered more of a "metal looking" guitar. There's a lot of great Squier guitars out there too and the classic strat shape is widely used in the pop punk scene. If the looks of the guitar doesn't really matter that much then this one shouldn't disappoint ;)

    • @fitrinorrayyan
      @fitrinorrayyan 3 года назад +2

      @@geirisk8 Thank you so much! Is there any budget strats you recommend?

    • @geirisk8
      @geirisk8  3 года назад +2

      @@fitrinorrayyan What's your budget?

    • @fitrinorrayyan
      @fitrinorrayyan 3 года назад +1

      @@geirisk8 not that much since im just starting. maybe 250 usd is my max

  • @hexaldecima6839
    @hexaldecima6839 9 месяцев назад

    It sounded the best on high action.

  • @Chris-rr9ud
    @Chris-rr9ud Год назад +1

    Can we play classic rock solos with this guitar or the sound is gonna be muddy due to hh pick ups? Also the clean sound is gonna be good or distorted too?