As Good As It Looks? (Ibanez GIO GRG220) 

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Ibanez don't even polish frets on a standard RG which is a step up from that, I've bought two in the last few years for backup guitars/trashy gig guitars and they needed polishing bad. That said, the frets were very level and well done, no spout came up, and it's so easy to polish frets even a beginner can do it, not a big deal.

Sounds really great with your playing! The Ibanez stuff is always an awesome value and play well

Great review Elmo. I'm a big fan of ibanez and I think for the price versus how much guitar you get they consistently knock it out of the park. Looks beautiful.

Thanks for the honest review Elmo 🎉🙏✌️❤️🎶🎵🎼

Muy buen video y super objetivo como siempre! Saludos!!!

Great review. I've been considering this guitar for a year. Trying to find in store so I can try it. Cheers

This guitar sounds really good to me. Bright and full. Elmo sounds great too.Rock on!

Loved the Malmsteen's Dreaming clean part 👏

Altro bel video. Chitarra che sicuramente incuriosisce per l'impatto estetico. Ci voleva proprio una tua recensione. Continua così sulle chitarre di fascia mediobassa o economica: non tutti possono permettersi strumenti costosi e soprattutto bravi come te degno di strumenti straordinari. Complimenti ancora Elmo 👏👏👏💪💪 P. S. Hai rimosso il precedente contatto telegram ⁉️ Non so come contattarti😊

great review

The GRG neck is definitely different than a Wizard, thick on the sides I believe. Great review, very through!

Wow! Tuning stability after that Trem assault was impressive! 🤯👌 I believe these are made in the Manling factory in China - Same as The Eastcoast & SoloKing stuff 👍

Not a bad guitar. I almost bought one recently but opted for a Squier HSS. One thing I'd change on the Gio are the pickups. I like a thicker sound so I'd pop in a DiMarzio Tone Zone/Air Norton set. Otherwise, a solid guitar at a great price.

That`s a very beautiful guitar and sounds great too. It`s very good for it`s price.

Thank you for the review Elmo ! You always tell it like it is. I will be honest, comparing a China made guitar to an Indonesian made guitar, I prefer the Indonesian. Much better quality build -also cheap price.

Heyy, Great review btw, I saw this guitar the other day in the same store where it had a guitar where I've been debating on which I should make a purchase on. Yes this guitar and the Ibanez GRG you reviewed are the only 2 best choices there were available as for me. Do you mind doing a review on a budget floyd rose guitar by Schecter in it's SGR series called the Banshee-6 FR? A review would really help a lot but some notes or a heads up comment would do just fine. I deeply appreciate your works.

Hi Elmo, Thank you for your efforts. Big fan from Morocco. I just want to know, in your opinion, which is better : this Ibanez or the GRG121SP (that you reviewed a while ago). Thanks 🎸

Great Review ,I was chuckling to myself again when you were giving this guitar it's Whammy Bar test, I sure was not expecting that guitar to stay in tune very good, since it does not have a floyd rose tremolo on it like your Ibanez JEM Junior! I know you always give these types of guitars their tests when they do have that wiggle stick for the bridge! I often do watch a lot of your videos that you put out since I am a subscriber to your channel. In Canada they sell for $419.00 plus taxes Canadian. Still not a bad price for a decent entry level Super Strat.

I bought a Gio and had to do extensive neck work. After leveling frets and getting rid of the fret sprouts it's fun to play. The other problem is the tuners I'll replace soon. In most cases you get what you pay for. I bought a Fire Fly FFST for 169.00 and it was absolutely perfect out of the box. Only complaint is the weight but I do most of my playing sitting down.

I think Ibanez producegood value guitars. I have had a Ibanez Gio 10 for a number years now, which I brought second hand. I have recently upgraded it with IronGear pickups and push pull CTS pots, which takes it to another level.

A little bit of tender surrender by Steve vai in there is perfectly fitting

For the price it aint bad at all it sounds good! On a 10 point scale in my mind cause of the frets it will hit 5 = ok. I got me one Gio GSA60 Walnut made in China it scored 6 straight out of the box that is good, I am realy impressed. Seems as Ibanez affordables non Japanese guitars are standing steady in an frame of 4-6.

You still can polish it ,change humbuckers/pickups refine the neck, add locking nuts and locking tuners if you like etc. My Gio Ibanez was fine from the start, the only thing was it`s humbuckers weren`t as powerful as my Jackson`s stock Jackson pickups and loses it`s tuning slightly and mostly the top E string, Other than that it`s sounds very beautiful clean and with distortion ,it`s sound is unique and it really blows my mind. Before i was going to put in better pickups then i changed my mind because it`s sound is truly beautiful as I said before, so now i`m only adding locking tuners to it ;)

This was kind of a surprise. Japanese guitars are known for high quality. However, it looks like the Japanese quality was not exported to China where the guitar was built, but only the name. Someday, maybe Elmo will do a discussion about mass produced guitars versus those produced by a luthier (craftsman). Thanks for the video.

I just bought one of these last week and yes, the neck is fatter than you regular Ibanez neck. I would say it is still a "C" shape but a round "C" not a Wizard thin C. With mine, the high E string pops out of the nut all the time. A little filing should fix this but it is annoying. All in all it is a great beginner guitar or a beater for gigging. Could be a great modding platform. Maybe a new nut, pickups and pots.

I have one of this as a principiant and its perfect

I have an Ibanez GRG120QASP-BGD which i bought last year and was lucky in that it played well out of the box with no fret issues other than a polish which i do on any new guitar when changing the original strings. I also have a Jem 7V and Jem Juniors which do have different necks to the Gio, does it justify the price difference that is down to personal choice. The Jet JS400 has a 240mm (9.5") radius neck, the Ibanez GRG120 has a 400mm neck, which is a big difference. They are great guitars for the price, each to their own but i prefer a wide radius slim profile neck that Ibanez have.

Eeeeeeeeeeeellmmoooo! 😁 Hope youre well. I like ibanez, quite good guitars, often the neck stands out and can be love or hate. ... they should fire the dude that name them Grg, Rg, Gio and whatever, names that never stick. Does it hold the tuning? Thanx for the video dude 👍

great video pls Review jackson js22 dinky

Hi Elmo! Have you ever tried an Ibanez S521-MOL? I'm looking for a neat guitar without a trem and the S521 looks so gorgeous.

Other than that trem it looks gorgeous.

Great video....which is better, this guitar or Ibanez Grg170dx???

Between this one and the grg121sp for shredding and pop recordings which would you thinks is best, I'm looking for versatility on a budget

The Gem Jr. runs the Wizard III neck- which is different than the Gio neck. I only know that because I just recently bought an SP3 so, I've been going over the specs on their line up. I've never played the Wizard III neck but it seems to be a very polarizing piece off kit- you either love them, in which case guys seem to insist on playing nothing else- or you hate them. Apparently, from what I hear- they're exceptionally thin- but it's hard sometimes to understand exactly what ppl mean by that when you look at the geometry of a neck. Do they mean it's thin like from the center of the back to the surface of the fret board- or do they mean the shoulders are very small, or do they mean it's really narrow string spacing- Idk. I've seen necks that were actually pretty thick that just felt very thin because of how they're designed- Stranbergs are that way. They're actually very thick- but they feel super thin because they're asymmetric, multi-scale, and the shoulders are perfectly contoured to fit your hand. I haven't received the SP3 yet- it has yet another neck on it- something Kiko apparently helped them design- it's his signature model. Wish me luck.

I❤Ibanez!🤟

Dude, the way you played that guitar makes me not give a shit if it has a little fret sprout and needs a little polishing. That's a great sounding guitar, definitely worth any polishing and setup it may need. Ibanez rocks, in any price range, even if it was made in China.

Very impressed by the tuning stability. Please can you recommend some od/ds pedal that gets my peavey windsor (jcm800 clone) do heavy/Metal? Kiitos ❤.

I added just a bit n got S521 which is much better for me Frets weren't polished either but that's not a big deal for me

I got a 70SBA and it burns.. the manufacturer does what they can, but how long was it with an outlet and how much do they care

Pretty little thing ❤

Hi, Can you say something about this guitar Ibanez GRG170DX-BKN I know is a bit similar to the Ibanez GRX70QA . Regards.

Review newen strats I have heard pretty good things about those

because of you, i abandoned massively squiers and i bought used, yes i am very very poor, 2 grg's. best bang for the buck cheap guitars that i own. only 2 squier left are a 51 with an horrible telecaster affinity neck (sold the orginal neck long time ago) that i have to bring to my luthier, and a china jagmaster that is very very good. my other guitar that i own a good vester strat (same as korean squier strats of the nineties) cheap plywood body but very good neck.

I got a GIO a cheaper model, it is ok but fret board is a bit flat, I think the Yamaha 311, around same price looks a better bet.

These are much more expensive than the Jet guitar JS400 but less than their shredder models.

playing for the love of god with the bridge pickup should be a crime hahaha kidding

I'm not a fan of the shark fin inlays lol but they are good guitars

Ciao che pedaliera usi❤

my gio was in fantastic shape i got lucky

There are excellent guitars available nowadays for that money. No excuses to start practicing today 😂

Hey Elmo. When your done with it. Can I have it?

I honestly never liked the GIO series. Maybe it's the headstock? (JK) But on a budget level there are better options. I love my SA260 by Ibanez which is in a similar price range. The GIO I owned and the ones I played where just not worth the money. They are OK. But that's all. If you consider getting a GIO either look at brands like Harley Benton or JET Guitars or just save up a few more bucks for Squier or big brands. I wish someone told me this before because my GIO took my motivation to play/practice lol

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Butttt... according to specs this should have the same GRG neck that the 121 had that u previously praised!?

It’s not there best . If you are happy with it ,it’s not for everyone.

Nice, that mother of toiletseat shark inley.......

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330€ is too much for the gio series.

Every Gio I've come across, including my very first guitar, was garbage. Notable issues are generally twisted necks (hello, fret buzz) and the cheap-ass hardware (it MAY stay in tune, but the metal it's made of is as solid as Play-Doh). Frets and bridges develop grooves in them real fast and that creates all sorts of problems. It goes without saying that licensed Floyd Rose Gio models are to be steered clear of. Those floyds just don't work. These aren't the worst guitars you can buy, but definitely not the best in the price range.

I'll pay $1000 more for a guitar with polished frets. I cannot trust a guitar delivered for sale without polished frets. Pass!

it looks great, but it sounds sooo muffled :(