Ibanez GSRM20BS 4-String Right-Handed Electric Bass Guitar in Brown Sunburst Finish

PotterMan: Being a guitar player, this short scale bass is perfect for me. Great tone. Love it.

United States on Oct 25, 2023

Andrew: Got this for my best friend’s kids. They’re around 8 years old and can reach all the frets easily. What surprised me is that when I tried it out, I really liked rocking the short scale a little more than I’m comfortable admitting, lol. It’s a real bass, and for $200 it sounds decent. While it is playable right out of the box, it could use a setup. I saw no real flaws with this bass. Will be picking up the Ibanez short scale guitar for them eventually.

United States on Oct 13, 2023

pacaBill: Absolutely love this bass. I've owned and played upright basses, full size electric, ukulele bass, and acoustic-electric basses over about 50 years or so. By and far, the ukulele bass is the lightest and sounds most like my upright. But this Ibanez is relatively light (around 6 pounds), is easy to adjust action on if needed, and sounds wonderful. I used it when our band recorded their last CD. It will save your shoulder from those heavier full-sized electric basses :)
It comes with round-wound strings. They sound very nice, but I may swap them out to half-round or flat wound strings, depending on the sound I want to get. Finish on the bass is very nice - not glossy, but is very uniform.
Three knobs for the pickup system - top and bottom pickups, and tone control. The tone control could be a bit better, but this is not uncommon on many electric basses.
Unfortunately, mine did not come with a bag, but I found one here that fit very well.
Some traditional electric bass players may not be thrilled with the shorter neck, but if it saves me from shoulder pain, I'm all about that!

United States on Aug 22, 2023

Sean Pearce: I went from a Gretch jet bass at over 12 pounds to this one at 6 1/2 pounds, my back is so much happier! Very playable base right out of the box! Just like so many have said.

And like others, I put on Labella flatwound bass strings, light set 105 to 45. On this bass flat wound strings feels like you’re hardly having to fret the string at all! Sounds deep and rich. I’ve been using hundred percent of the P bass pick up and about 50% of the jazz pick up and love the tone with the tone knob being at about 60% up.

Running it through my Eden WTDI direct box into an SWR bass amp and it sounds as thick as I would ever want to go. A great little bass for the money for sure!

United States on May 30, 2023

John Diamonte Jr.: I wanted a "cheap", decent bass to add tracks to some songwriting projects, but I'm not a bassist and had no clue what to get. So I read up the reviews and after a lot of research I chose this one based mainly on it's scale length and price. I'm 5'6" and this fits me really well, especially the span between frets. It is head heavy when playing while sitting down, so when I lift my arm off the body to grab a drink or use the mouse, the head wants to drop down to the floor. The body is on the thin side so it can also tend to want to slip out from under my arm when I'm not playing. Neither are an issue when actively playing :-) I love the tuners on this cheap bass, they hold better than my $500 guitar. I love the fit and finish on this cheap bass, as good as some really expensive models I tried in the store. I love the sound (especially the bridge pickup) of this cheap bass, although I'm not a bass aficionado. I love the fact that this cheap bass is from a respected instrument brand, Ibanez makes some serious gear. I love the color of this cheap bass, a nice tobacco burst without any gloops, glops, or blotches. And, I love the price of this cheap bass.

United States on Dec 23, 2022

Cheryl Clark: Nic;e size sounds good looks nice.

Canada on Jun 29, 2021

Amazon Customer: très bon produit et un plaisir à utiliser

Canada on Feb 11, 2021

Agustin A.Agustin A.: Tiene buen sonido y es agradable de coger.estoy empezando a tocar en un grupo y estoy encantado.

Spain on Sep 23, 2020

John P.: It is a great sounding bass and easy to play. I wouldn’t say it has the highest build quality, but it definitely holds up in the “bang for your buck” category.

Great for small hands (my 10 year old son) and super fun for big hands (me).

Canada on Nov 09, 2019

Bobb-UB: I have many better bass guitars and more expensive. I like the smaller size of this and it suits my needs.

Canada on Sep 06, 2019