Ibanez GSRM25BK MiKro - Black

I have owned many, many guitars and bass guitars in the 150-350 dollar range. Many were purchased on Amazon, and unfortunately more than half purchased here were returned (either due to poor craftsmanship, bad sound or generally poor performance). I was reluctant to purchase another one sight unseen but the reviews were so good i bit the bullet and did. And let me tell you this product went beyond my expectations! I have no idea how ibanez gets away with selling this for only 200 dollars. Smooth fret ends, solid neck, decent pick ups, great sound, quality craftsmanship (Indonesian not Chinese makes a huge difference). This bass is such an incredible value I'm still shocked by the price as I play it. I rarely give anything 5 stars but this more than deserves it. No set up was even needed out of box, imagine that! Buy one now, like right now! Even includes an instrument cable (a cheap one admittedly but effective) and hex wrenches for adjustments. If I had to find any fault at all it would be in the tuning machines but even those are very solid for what the guitar costs...

I've had this guitar for a year so I feel god about this review. I bought this because I'm a guitarist and my wife and I record our own music at home. I had been using another old 4 string short scale bass that was given to me a long time ago and wasn't ideal to say the least. I'm experimenting with a low B on some songs and needed the 5th string. This is perfect. I know some purists say the intonation isn't ideal but for me it's a blast. Not being a full time bass player, the shortcomings don't affect me at all. Using Amp-Lit-ude, I can get any sound I need. On another note, I replaced the factory strings with Ibanez IEBS 5 Coated Nickel Wound Mikro Bass Guitar Strings and wow, I'm done. I had to get them on another Sweet music site but they are cheap and are made specifically for this guitar. All in all it works for me in my simple studio and isn't 4 1/2 feet long and awkward.

I really love this bass, but it needed work on receipt. I expected that based on reviews and am very happy but dinged it a star due to the required work.First, all 5 bridge saddle bolts needed to be cut to be able to correctly set intonation. It's really as if the bridge should have been mounted about .25-.5 inches further away from the neck. I started off on just the B, D, and G strings, and later had to do A and E. If you want to play all the way up and down the neck with proper intonation, this is required.The pickups are really not good. I happened to have some J Bass EMGs from the 80s, they fit well with just a bit of filing and really brought this thing to life. Was able to cram the battery into the volume/tone control cavity.Finally the metallic overtones are very significant (has to play with tone turned all the way down), the neck is fine though. So I went to flatwounds for E-G strings - left B on round wounds. This tamed that harshness, and it still can sound nice and aggressive if I want.After all that this thing is a real treat to play and great for gigging. Love the short scale and it now sounds fantastic.

Great bass, and not just for its price range. I only have a few basses, but this one is my go-to. The tuning stays pretty consistent, and it’s easy to dial in a good tone. I’m still a beginner, and I highly recommend this for other beginners. It’s a short scale bass, so it’s easier for my hands to reach across frets on it.

A beautiful and playable instrument. It came well adjusted and ready to playal. I am currently leaving it stock as upgrades don't seem all that necessary. Tuners all work fine, intonation only needed the B string tweaked, the pickups seem fine.Just play it as is and enjoy it for what it is

This is not a CHEAP bass guitar, it is a great, and INEXPENSIVE guitar. Out of the box, the frets are smooth and the action only needed a little tweak to raise the B string to get rid of a little 3rd fret buzz. Amazing quality for such a low price. And the playing is so much easier than my full-scale bass.. I play in a small community band. How small? So small we don't have a tuba, so I have been playing that part on my bass. Very difficult to do Sousa marches, for example, on a full-scale bass. On this very short-scale bass, easy-peasy. One caveat: If you switch strings to, say, Rotosound flat wounds, the B string is too big for the vintage-style slotted tuners. I had to file the slot to get it to fit. YMMV, depending on the brand of string. That is the only quibble I have on this guitar.

Great bass for teaching a beginner. Good company that seens to actually appreciate tour business.

I own other Ibanez basses and guitars and love them, including the 4-string Mikro bass, so I had strong hopes for this one. I wasn't expecting anything stellar, given the very low price, but at least something solid and useful.Unfortunately, there was major fret buzz on one fret, which no reasonable amount of adjustment to the truss rod or saddle height could fix. Worse, as other reviewers have explained, the bridge is mounted too far forward to intonate the bass properly. Not matter what, you're going to be stuck with sharp notes as soon as you near the 12th fret, and it only gets worse as you ascend. The only workaround is finding shorter saddle screws or cutting them down with a hacksaw--not recommendable unless you really know what you're doing.As much as I'd love to be able to recommend this as an inexpensive, passive 5-string option, I can't in good conscience do so. That said, the 4-string Mikro bass is great for the money, and well worth getting.

As a guitar player, this bass is very easy to play. Strings are spaced more like a guitar. Sounds great. Nice looking bass as well.

Tiene buen sonido, bien tamaño, es cómodo y es una buena opción para empezar

Better for road shows - it’s lighter and smaller