Are Ibanez Gio’s any good ?? | Gear4music guitars

The Gio range from Ibanez look the part and are affordable, but does that mean that they aren't as good? Corin's here to answer that very question.
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00:00 Can affordability still pack a punch?
00:21 Why are Ibanez Gio's priced this way?
00:39 GRG7221QA play
00:29 The Craftmanship
01:06 How have they made them within this price range?
01:18 The pickups
01:35 GRX 40 GIO play
01:41 The necks
02:04 GSA60 Gio
02:13 The bridges and machine heads
02:30 GRG140 Gio
02:36 Why are they so good for beginners?
03:22 Humbuckers
03:52 The feel
04:23 Tuning
05:06 Will they last?
05:30 Summary

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[SodiumGated]

I own an Ibanez Gio for 20 years!!!! Still holds a tune and is fun to play!!!

[dravenravn]

0:39 Ibanez GRG7221QA
1:35 Ibanez GRX 40 GIO
2:04 Ibanez GSA60 GIO
2:28 Ibanez GRG 140 GIO

[bdhale]

I've had the GIO GRX80 for almost 13 years dual humbucker. black metallic with a black pick guard and headstock, a dark rosewood fretboard, alder body, maple neck. Cost me $150 with a gig bag, chord, tuner and strings. Still plays and sounds good.

[naskosokurov]

I tried a GRG220PA1 two days ago at a guitar store and I was amazed at how nice it actually felt and sounded. I tried it with a lamp amp and the sound was awesome. Currently saving up for it. These instruments cost way less then they should.

[killianlpc]

I bought an Ibanez GRG170DX in Jet Black in 2009 online from Gear4music. Still use it regularly. It still plays and sounds great. They are superb instruments at a brilliant price and perform as well as much more expensive instruments.

[robertmenzies]

I have a GSA60 that is now about 20 years old and still plays and feels great. I also have a GRX70 that’s a few years old that I upgraded with DiMarzio picks and just feels fantastic and now sounds even better.

[tjames]

I love my ibanez gio, It's my most treasured guitar because it's my first and it is also signed by the legendary John Giels. R.I.P

[gvsd]

I have the grg 140, just don't do crazy dive bomb with it and it'll hold tune just fine

[sharads]

❤ Such a wonderful review, covering all points in the shortest possible time.

[jeonghansjudgingface]

I recently bought the GRX40 as my first guitar, i started 2 days ago and its good to hear that im using a decent guitar.

[ToniLovesSkateboarding]

I still have my Gio that I purchased in 1998. I switched the bridge pickup to a SD Invader many years ago and that’s it. Obviously, it doesn’t feel as good as a nicer, more expensive guitar but I just recently put on a new set of strings and it is still fun to play as it was when I got it 🤘🏽 I’m never getting rid of it

[scramblesthedeathdealer]

I just grabbed a Gio used for $139, great guitar, and I can tell the previous owner probably did some smoothing of the fret ends, it feels and plays beautifully.

[VictorSoares]

My dad got me a GRX140 back in 07~08 and later on we've got a DiMarzio Super Distortion on the bridge and Evolution on the neck, it sounded amazing. It's still with at my parents as I need to fly it to Canada someday.

[blackmamba]

I've been playing a GRG 140 since 2015 when I first started playing guitar, I payed it 220 euros. It's comfortable, sounds good with a great heavy sounds and has a super affordable price; no need to buy a more expensive guitar if you're just starting out learning guitar. Only thing I need to point out is that 8 years after I bought (so now) it started giving me problems; when I plug the cable the signal buzzez so I think the pick ups or something inside the guitar got broken so I think now it's time to buy a new guitar, but till now it never gave me any problems whatsoever.

[aoasjoshuam.]

Ibanez Gios are amazing
I own a gio loaded with emg hz passive pick and a edge 2 pro bridge. Yes, they're all stock.

[junito]

I HAVE THE Ibanez: GAX70 SINCE 2005 AND I HAVE 5 OTHERS GUITAR INCLUDING A JACKSON PRO FROM THE 90S AND A PRS BELIEVE I LOVE TO PLAY MY GAX70 MORE I LOVE THE NECK I CHANGE THE PICK UP WITH EVO AND IT RIGHT THERE WITH MY EXPENSIVE GUITAR I WILL NEVER DEPART FROM IT

[Princeish]

I have the GSA-60 with mahogany body and it's vfm. Great guitar for the price. Satin thin neck and very comfortable playing.

[voornaam]

Bought a Gio in the "recycling shop" recently. Turned out to be a Spring 2009 special, called Howling To The Moon. The headstock has the tuners at the treble side, very strange, looks like a leftie played by a righthand player. Can anyone explain to me, why Ibanez did that?

My plan was using the Ibanez pickups in a Les Paul clone. Changed my mind! That clone has Pacifica and Maya humbuckers, now. So, Gio has its own pickups. I can always replace them, when I'd like to. Oldfashioned humbuckers are sweet, for you can often add a coil split. Maybe it is time making my own pickups, all you need is magnets and huge coil(s). A Gio is a good test platform.
And this Gio guitar plays very okay. The finish got scratched and dented quite a bit, I really do not understand the previous owner. Dirty as can be, dents, scratches. So I took coarse sandpaper and rounded some edges. I like Strat bodies. Did not reshape it all, you still see this is a GIO, though the front resembles an arched top, now. And I did a custom paintjob. Not original anymore, however, try restoring a "cracked soil" finish.

Summary: yes, GIO is a very good guitar. Remember, cost me 75 euro! And some paint. And I can always buy a deer antler chunk and cut myself an excellent nut. When I'd buy P94's or Fender single coils, or whatever, that is a good idea.

[dustin]

I've never had an Ibanez but im still loving my ltd ec1000 deluxe with emg's.

[cake_]

I play a GSR206 bass and it's really nice. I like it