Five-string bass guitar with short scale length and two Std. J pickups
The Ibanez miKro GSRM25-BK Black is the perfect Bass for beginners who want to groove on five strings thanks to its comfortable short-scale scale and attractive price. But also advanced bassists should take a look at this practical bass guitar, which is perfectly suitable as a travel companion thanks to the compact dimensions.
The Ibanez miKro GSRM25-BK Black Short Scale five-string convinces with a high playing comfort and versatile sounds.
The Ibanez miKro GSRM25-BK Black at a glance:
5-string Shortscale electric bass from the Ibanez miKro series.
Black high gloss finish
Bolt-On construction with 28.6" Shortscale scale length (726 mm)
Poplar body in Soundgear design
Bolted maple neck
22-fret Jatoba fingerboard with dot inlays
GSRM5 neck profile
One Ibanez Std. J single-coil pickup in center position
One Ibanez Std. J single-coil pickup in bridge position
Passive electronics with two volume controls and treble slider
Ibanez B15 bass bridge
Ibanez Die-Cast bass machine heads
Comfortable Soundgear Design
Featuring in the extremely practical Soundgear design, the GSRM25 Bass from Ibanez convinces with agile playing characteristics. The poplar body, with its flowing shape, fits comfortably to the player and takes a perfect playing position on the strap as well as on the thigh. Thanks to the short-scale and the maple neck in the flat GSRM5 profile, the Bass also offers buttery smooth playing characteristics, so that nothing stands in the way of fatigue-free Bass learning.
Flexible tone, reliable hardware
With two Ibanez Std. J single-coil pickups, which can be continuously mixed with each other via two volume controls, the GSRM25 delivers versatile tones for almost any style of music. Due to the shorter scale length, the five-string comes up with a sonorous and deep sound. The tone can also be adjusted using the treble slider. While the Ibanez B15 bridge guarantees a clean adjustment of intonation and string action, die-cast bass tuners ensure a robust tuning of the miKro GSRM25-BK Black electric bass by Ibanez.
Very easy company to deal with and the bass arrived really quickly. Well packaged and in perfect condition. It plays brilliantly and the sound is excellent. I'd definitely recommend buying from these guys and would recommend. Happy customer...!
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The body has lots of tiny imperfections, due to the type of wood used, but the sound, especially the sustain, is excellent. Hangs nicely on the st rap, not head-heavy like some basses. Just needs flat-wound strings, IMO.
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I purchased this because it was cheap and I wanted a cheap bass to leave out in my Man Cave to save lugging a bass down the garden when I fancy a little noodle, for the price and the fact that it is a 3/4 size bass I wasn’t expecting to much, well what can I say this little thing is a beast, it’s well crafted, the hardware is good quality but most surprisingly it sounds really good! I know Ibanez products are usually pretty good but as this is the cheapest most entry level model they produce I expected it to show, well it doesn’t, I find myself picking this up more often than I pick up my Fender! If you’re thinking of buying one of these I can whole heartedly say that you won’t be disappointed, for less than £160 you are basically stealing this, honestly cannot believe just how good it is and I’m self admittedly very fussy when it comes to instruments too, well done Ibanez, great service from dv247.com too, despite COVID-19 their level of service and speed of dispatch was still top notch, 6 days in total from purchase until it was in my hands and that’s coming from Germany to the UK too, great work, thank you 👍
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Overall the instrument is well-built. The only complaint is I can't set proper intonation on A-sting, because the screw limits saddle movement. Replacing the screw with a shorter one should do the job.
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