Ibanez GIO Series GRG121DX - Metallic Gray Sunburst

My rating for the guitar and seller are 5stars! The seller shipped out the exact guitar listed. The features and description they provided was spot on!The guitar itself is EASY to play. This is coming from a beginner also. The neck is slick and easy to maneuver around on. The action was set good from the start and the frets are finished nicely and even.My gripe is with the shipping company who beat this box up containing this guitar. UPS leaves it at my garage and just walks off while I am saying hey this box seems roughed up. No response from driver and the company takes no responsibility for the damage they caused in transit. There is a significant dent to the edge of the body just above the rear strap connection point. There is also a significant ding to the headstock, which I would say is NEVER good. Again! NOT THE SELLER’S FAULT. This is damage from careless handling in transit.Craftsmanship of this entry level guitar is off the charts. With the obvious rough handling in shipping this thing has ZERO issues being played. The neck is true even after taking a shot in shipping that chipped the headstock. It plays very easily and has no issues with intonation or the action. If Ibanez’s low end guitars are built this well, I can’t wait to try out some of the higher end stuff. I have nicknamed this guitar times, as it took a beating and kept on jamming.This also makes this guitar a dang good bang for the buck guitar. You get a durable guitar, with solid features that is super playable right out of the beat up box.This also makes this a great option for beginners also. You aren’t going to waste time and money having to get the action setup. You aren’t going to waste time with anything you don’t want to. Just open it up and start learning to play.I must admit, I was a bit skeptical about this guitar for the price. I thought, well if it is cheaply made, I can just send it back. I couldn’t have been more pleasantly surprised. I have even tried a few songs with very low, drop B tuning, and this guitar has done great holding tune even down low. I did catch a little fret buzz in drop B, but I mean the action was never touched, so it is surprising it want horrible that down tuned.All in all, I am super happy with he seller and the guitar! Both have exceeded my expectations!

I've never owned an Ibanez but this one is beautiful. Love the pick ups and action of this guitar. It has a smaller body then normal guitars, but I think it makes it easier to handle. I suggest this guitar not only for beginners who want quality, as well as experienced players how need a up to parr practice guitar. Also I think from shopping around that it's one of the best in it's price range. Go get one now please...

ibanez is the best, this entry level gio plays better than my epiphone less paul prophet.

Very happy with guitar. It stays in tune, sounds good, and looks good. String action is a little high but will get it adjusted. Guitar came packaged well. It is well worth the price. Guitar should work well for any skill level.

It doesn’t have the best tuning stability but other than that it’s great

Great product by far! First off the Guitar was delivered earlier than expected, the packaging looked great, and the guitar body was free of any chafing or scratches. I was very pleased as soon as I opened the box. This is way more than I expected for 200 bucks. I know this is not a top of the line electric guitar like Gibson or Schecter but you know what? It feels great, it plays great, and it looks great! The fretboard is easy to plant fingers on. The strings are a nice, looser set so it's not too difficult for even beginners to play. I will say that with this guitar you have to be careful where you set it as the tuning knobs for the B and e strings may press up against either the table or wall that it happens to be laid upon causing it to come out of tune. No big deal but the fact that when I pulled the guitar from the box and started tuning to standard it was hardly off. The distributor and delivery staff take very much care and pride in their work. I was in no way expecting it to show up almost in tune after traveling across the country! A+++++

This guitar is a very solid and great looking guitar with the color scheme, especially the blackout style pickups. It didn't blow me away like the Jackson JS22-7 Dinky i bought did at the same price point though. The Jackson has all the feel, tone, quality, playability of a MUCH more expensive guitar while this Ibanez model is pretty much what you would expect to find with an entry level $200 guitar. Feels a little cheap, but has great tone, stays in tune and is actually very solid overall....but i wish i had gone with the 6 string version of the Jackson JS22-7 Dinky instead.....i really can't explain how insanely perfect every aspect of that line of guitars is for that insanely low price point.