Ibanez GRX20 The Best Electric Guitar For $150?
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
- The Ibanez GRX20 amzn.to/2xWSQET in my opinion is the absolute best guitar you can get for under $200. I currently own two of them. A black one I play in my Surf Rock band, and a white one I use for my home recording projects. I share a little bit of info, history, and show some examples of using the guitar.
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Your band looked like a scene from peewees big adventure.
I thought the same thing lmao
@@casperghost7298 omg
I hope that isn’t a negative comment? That movie was badass
Jose Pineda yea, if peewee was a big fan of the monster mash it’d be head on.
LOOOOL Id go to their gig!
Great review!! My first electric was an old Ibanez RG when I was like 15. I'm now 37 and this guitar will be my second Ibanez!! Can't wait to play it
Rock on!
I bought the black GRX 20L about 20 years ago (lefty) and still have it. Not a guitar player, I play keys. Every once in a while I will pick it up and play it, and it never went out of tune over long periods. Found your review due to my interest in getting to play a little more and use in recording real guitars instead of samples on the keys. I am running it through a Boss 1600 digital recorder for the nice Roland effects. Thanks for a nice review of the Ibanez GRX 20.
I appreciate this view. I've played and owned $3K guitars and sold them due to "life" and a desire to just get a better quality acoustic (Martin). Now, I slap myself for trading in my old 1990 Ibanez RG 560. That guitar played like butter and had an amazing sound. I need to get another electric soon, and your review has me thinking I need to go out and pick one of these up. Thanks!
I'm thinking about buying this as my first guitar. 'Ive been playing trumpet for 8 years now so I have a musical background at the very least. Do you think this would satisfy as a first guitar?
Carson Brite absolutely, it's very versatile, well made, feels and sounds good, and stays in tune.
How has the learning process even been for you? I'm in the same boat. 12 years on trumpet, now I want to learn guitar. I was looking at this one as my first guitar
Carson Brite yes
@@demonicsweaters does it play drop B aka metal?
just got this guitar also played trumpet for over a decade lol
im buying a second hand GRX20, i tried it at a place once and i LOVED the feel of it, the neck is a perfect size for my wrist because i have trouble reaching the top on wider neck guitars, cant wait until i get it :). also great quality for price, its such and underated beast
great band! love the style.
I don't have much time now, so I will come back later and follow up on this. Briefly, I have been enduring some extreme hardships recently and through this misfortune I lost all of my electric guitars to pawn shops including my Ibanez S series with the Z tremelo thing. I'll come back later to follow up but I would never buy an Ibanez that did not include one of their awesome lockdown systems and also mine featured a single coil in the middle position which was nice when I wanted to juice it up and add a little extra bite to the tone. I will come back in a few days with more on this . . . .
I'm sorry you're going though tough times David. Thanks for always checking out my work and commenting. I hope some good luck comes your way soon.
Demonic Sweaters Thanks for your kind and supportive words I hope to get something at least as good as my S series DXR or whatever the model number was called when I buy a new one.
I have had mine since 2000. Mine is blue and black. I paid $480 Aus back then. Its been my favourite guitar ever. Now the pick ups and screws a starting to rust. No problem with it what so ever. Great guitars.
I got one the same one you have. Ive been playing 30 years it sounds so sick
Great video, great band. God bless you ^-^
6:50 oooh great soound :o
My first grx20 i bought in 2005
Thanks for posting this review! I'm about to buy one of these and this helped me decide. Btw, what was that outro music, that was freakin awesome
Thanks! Glad it helped! The outro track is called Lavender Tarantula, by Demonic Sweaters (me). It's on all the streaming services, just search it.
Maynard???
Dan Bremer T00l
He actually looks like him holy shit.
I've seriously been considering picking up a guitar, but I have no knowledge on anything about music. Terms, writing, or even parts of a guitar. It's tempting to say the least
Doing is the best way to learn :)
You look like my art teacher
DS? I love that you are playing what the gear snobs would scoff at; a $150 Ibanez GRX and a Line 6 Spider. But you sound better than the majority of those wealthy lawyers and doctors with their Suhr guitars, Friedman amps and Strymon pedals. I may need to get this guitar. I love affordable guitars that play great. And in 2020, it’s so easy to find a guitar that doesn’t cost a lot of money and can be gigged with.
erictoniaschwab1009 :)
It's been exactly one year since this video was made
Haha, nice
Exactly 2 years now
@@user-wj4dy2uh2h Damn I don't even remember commenting this
Great band!
Holy shit an Ibanez for nondjent yess finally some surf on the Ibby
You are right, it is an awesome guitar. Ive been playing almost 5 decades, i picked it up and was sold.
Only difference is mine has a five way switch.
Also yes, compared to say a squire, i think the trem stays tuned better due to both the size of the tuning pegs, and the angle of the headstock.
For example low e pitch angle on a squire is way sharper.
Also this cheap guitar has some sustain to it. More than a squire, even unplugged.
It is my number one.
Neck is pine believe it or not. Brazil pine i believe.
Your band sounds great man
Thank you!
thinking about buying both the white and black and swap the pickguards, white pickguard on the black guitar vice versa, i hate solid color guitars. They also made a sunburst model for a while it was selling for$129 guitar center now discontinued, wish i picked one up.
That would be really cool! I never knew about the sunburst one!
Am I the only one that seen what i just saw when the band started playing?
Hi everyone! I'm about to learn playing e-guitar and right now I'm looking for a good one to start with. As it'll be my first electric guitar, I have no experience with what I should buy. I want a good guitar which I even can play later on when I'll (hopefully) be better :) Now I've got three favorites: Ibanez GRG121DX-WNF, Ibanez GRX20 and Ibanez GRGM21. Which one would you prefer? The GRX20 is the cheapest and I don't have that much money to buy a guitar that's more than 200 Euro. Also, I'd say that I have rather small hands if that's important to know.
Thank you for your answers! :)
LostInMusic check out epiphone,squiers
Ibanez make really nice Guitars.No doubt about that.
Sold!
Thanks for this. Just to confirm - the tremolo really does hold up under proper use? If I have a higher budget - say 500 - 700 dollars, which Ibanez would you advise I get. Seeking something with a flat and wide neck, and a vintage style tremolo.
Kudos for using linux and nice guitars.
not a fan that headstock. But overall the build quality for that price, nothing comes close..which is the complete opposite for epiphones in that price category.
I have a Black one, I need a white one, but I can't find it in Brazil. I'm in a Slipknot cover band, and I want a Guitar that looks close to Jackson MTM2
Awesome, you're using debian GNU/Linux
sasha alexander on drums?
Damn I love that white. Sucks that all the white colored guitars of this model are out of stock :/
I just got one today, mine is jewel blue
Noice! Haven't seen that color yet!
@@demonicsweaters its mainly because blue's my favorite color, but jewel blue is so cool!
Really confused between grx20 and the grg170dx
*grx40z
Why? GRG170DX has no pickguard, so electronics are installed in rear cavity. Also has 3 pickups - additional middle single coil. 5-way selection for additional tones. Depending on age, it may have different body wood & pickups and could be made in Indonesia (rather than China). Sharktooth fret markers look cool. IMO a better guitar. Both guitars are based on the RG Series, hence the similar look.
Grx20 or grx40 ?
hey i bought one,mine has a 5 way switch.dont know if thats good or bad.but still play will.
Interesting. Well that's actually better, because it gives you more pick up combinations.
Nice video! How much does this guitar weigh?
I have the same Ibanez , I really like the feel of it; but I’m thinking of switching over to another guitar for a guitar that plays more rock and roll, like a Les Paul or SG. I’m wondering what your opinion would be on switching over to one of these guitars if my intention is to play Rock. And when I think of rock I think of bands like Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, and AC/DC
P.S. I really liked your video review and playing
Thank you. Well the Ibanez can handle all of those sounds easily, but if you're going after a look too then a Les Paul or SG definitely have a classic rock vibe, though EVH played his own modded strat/kramers with a humbucker and locking tremolo.
Get an Epiphone Les Paul.
What would be better Ibanez GRX20, Ibanez GRX70QA, Epiphone SG special or Harley Benton CST-24T?
well it just really depends on what type of guitar you're looking for. I've never heard of Harley Benton before, but both Ibanez and Epiphone make really great quality guitars for the money. I have and Epiphone Les Paul as well that I love.
@@demonicsweaters well, I like all of them but I don't really know which would be the best because I would like to play all kinds of rock and metal on it 😕
I’m torn between this and the squier bullet mustang. Which one would you suggest is better for playing hard rock?
It's really up to your aesthetic, they actually sound kinda similar. If you're leaning more towards metal, maybe the Ibanez, but it doesn't really matter, as you saw I played it in a Surf Rock band, haha. Both are solid guitars for the money!
I could not hear the guitar. All i heard was drums.
I have a a Ibanez Gio GRX20 white, I have 2 black Gios RG120EX and RG130EX the last one has upgraded pick ups the others are stock stay in tune and sound 👏 👏 👏 👏 superb... thank u bro... I am working getting an ibanez HSH. I already have a Jackson JS34Q DKA2435 that a HSS and 5 way blade... I need an ibanez HSH now. I also have a Vinci SSS stratocaster..... and tons of HH guitars which are common everywhere. I wanna add the ultimate weapon to my assailants... for my music.
Which is better for shredding GRX20 vs GRG170DX? pick one
Can't shred, don't know.
Yes .. correct
ey dude ha you ever looked under the pickguard I want to know if this model of ibanez have the HSH routing
Is this a normal sized guitar or smaller than a regular electric?
normal size
Demonic Sweaters is this the same as the Ibanez GRX20ZBKN?
I believe so, I think the zbkn part is just a color code
Oh great, does this cost 150 on amazon? I just wanna make sure and what emp do you recommend me buying ?(i never bought an electric) thanks bro
yeah, they're still $150 on there, I just checked. Here's the link. amzn.to/2xWSQET. Amps depend on your situation. Are you going to be mostly playing at home and recording in your room, or will you need something loud to play with a band?
Can i play metal songs on this in right tones?
Emirhan Ozyilmaz Megadeth lead guitarist only uses Ibanez guitars.
difference between this and the grg140? Is it just the pickups?
My bridge keeps lifting everytime I push down the tremolo arm and putting my guitar out of tune. Any tips?
you mean it's lifting and not going back?
If its lifting and going back, thats how trem system work.
Does anyone know the music in the background of the video, at the first 2.5 minutes of video?
anthillrecordings.bandcamp.com/track/the-life-of-a-goldfish-3
@@demonicsweaters Hey, quick Question, I'm very close to buy this guitar on Amazon, and there is one review there making me worried, it complains that : "...Unfortunately, there is one major issue appearance-wise. The pickguard is a bad washed out pink color. Whether you're up close or far away, ..." - Here's the link to it : goo.gl/25c7Hs , I didn't see this at your video and seemed fine to me! Are you having the same exact model from the one in your Amazon link??
Haha, that review is actually pretty funny. The person just didn't peel the protective plastic off the pick guard.
@@demonicsweaters oh Snap! That is funny!!
She do be using a pick with a bass
Do you guys wear a cod piece ?
This one or grg121 dx
How tall are the frets in this baby? Are they medium or jumbo?
I believe they are not, but if you look on the description I'm sure it will tell you or not. I have a shecter C-1 diamond series with stock shecter pickups and I personally use this one for my couch guitar when I want to practice late at night with no amps
did it come with a whammy bar?
yeah it does
4:50 Mens Cheers!
You're too cool for me bro.
Grx20 or grx70qa
I like your band mates.
Does it have a floyd rose
no it has a standard strat-style tremolo
What about the action
Action usually is not set from the factory. It is simple to do it yourself though. Just buy some radius gauges and action gauges and learn how to adjust a truss rod. It's easy to learn really.
What gauge strings are you using in your live show ? Has a fat sound.
9s I always play 9s!
Demonic Sweaters what brand ?
@@MikeJones-oe3do D'Addario supper lites! amzn.to/36D7oLD
Is this better than gio grg 121dx?
Well I can't say because I've never tried on of those.
Are the strings on this guitar easy to bend?
That really doesn't have to do with the guitar, but the gauge strings you use. Lighter gauge strings will be easier to bend, where heavier gauge can take harder playing and still sound in tune.
@@demonicsweaters maybe what he meant was string action? How high it is out of the box (without setup)?
GRX20-CA ???
Where is it made from? Indonesia?
China
5:01 nerd strap level almost complete (no an offensive)
proud nerd :P
Demonic Sweaters lol xD
grx20 or jack js22
The js22 is a little more expensive, but is also a great guitar.
Struggling between grx20,grx40 and grg170dx....I love Jpop and metals, but sometimes I enjoy some clear sound too, it’s sooo hard to make the decision
I think any of them is a fine choice. Just get whichever one calls out to you the most.
Too bad it doesn't ship to my country, i really need a "cheap" Guitar
Where are you located? Surprising Ibanez doesn't ship there. Maybe not though amazon, but seems like somewhere would have them. If not Ibanez, did you look into Epiphone?
@@demonicsweaters I sadly live in Morocco it's in the north of Africa so it's not surprising that it won't ship there. I also checked fender and they don't ship too, but I've never thought about an Epiphone
@@demonicsweaters Oh, and the local guitar stores double up there original price
@@catto4589 Oh I see, well yeah check Epiphone, they're pretty good too. If you can't find one of those, then maybe learn how to work on guitars and buy something cheap and make it good.
@@demonicsweaters I actually found an Epiphone Les Paul for 220$ with the amp included
I wanna see you do a video of you actually playing a solo, showing a video of just you, guitar and amp, no computer effects, nothing, because watching your review and playing, it doesn't look like you or the other woman actually playing, just wanna make you ain't another Milli Vanilli lmao
Casper Ghost lol
I love that you think my mediocre guitar playing is worth faking haha
Brother I'm confused between Jackson js12 & ibanez GRX20 . Which one will be good ?
Both Jackson and Ibanez make fine entry level guitars. I think the Jacksons have higher output pickups though. So if you're mainly looking for a metal/distorted sound, the Jackson may be better, but if you want a more rounded guitar that can play all styles I'd go with the Ibanez.
Ty for clearing my doubt....
I actually have a Jackson now too, but it's the RR Minion. I love it, but like I said, the pickups are very high output so not so great for clean tones, but distorted it sounds killer.
Using a pick on a bass BRUHH
That girl on to something
That girl on something*
Oh my god, the band's drummer is very beautiful, i'm in love ! she is the beautiful woman !
Yes it's a very "poplar" guitar
I have this guitar and it’s a piece of shit.
You have a stupid haircut jk
Nice video tho 👍
your bass gtarist is kinda cute..
No offense but guitar is NOT for that kind of band.