Budget line bass guitar from a trusted brand, plays nice and easy
Ibanez is known for making electric guitars with fast necks and this Gio bass continues that tradition. This model has the classic split pickup P-Bass setup, but I've seen others with P/J and even humbucker setups.
For as well as it does play for it's price range, it's probably not up to par for a gigging musician to use even as a backup and definitely not something that you want to reach for if you're laying something down.
It is however, an excellent choice as first bass for a beginner or maybe a guitar player who wants to mess around with one. The price should definitely be right. These retailed for around $200 or so way back when, anything more than $100 secondhand is a crime.
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As long as a bass player is experienced and knows how to play the bass will sound good. I bought one of these used and in beat condition from eBay and have had to do extensive repairs to it. But now it's nearly completed and all I need to do is add a Nordstrand pickup to it for excellent tone. The wider neck gives greater support and allows for a closer action for the strings. The tone is definitely Ibanez growl and more than the average P bass sound. I would take this to any gig as a backup and in some instances use it for certain sounds. A beginner bass is only a beginner if you don't know what you're doing. This is a great little bass and I'm glad to own one.
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