Most aspiring young guitarists are drawn to the strat-style guitar. It's the most classic body and has a natural association with rock music. In addition to a cool look the shape of the strat is ergonomically optimal, designed to fit well across your torso when standing or rest naturally on your leg when seated.
Everyone's got to start somewhere, and when it's time for an entry-level guitar there are a number that pair the classic strat body with a number of surprisingly quality features while still carrying an entry-level price tag.
The Ibanez GIO is one such six-string that you could legitimately call "cheap" but that term most certainly doesn't apply to the components the renowned Japanese manufacturers have equipped it with. These include a lightweight yet solid basswood body and rosewood fretboard on a maple neck that has a player-friendly "U" shaped profile that's ideal for newbies to cut their teeth with. High output POWERSOUND PSND humbucking and single coil pickups offer enhanced harmonics, great tones and more pure rip than you'd expect from an inexpensive guitar.
Ibanez GIO guitars keep the bang-for-your-buck theme rolling right along with solid and warp-resistant chrome hardware, including its FAT 6 tremolo bridge with the classic "whammy bar" that also gives off a vintage cool. It gushes out a nice tone and is low-action designed to be more accommodating for the newbie player. The bridge of these guitars floats in place, meaning again more leeway for a beginning player but will not remain in tune as consistently as other guitars.
If you're looking for a guitar to get your musical feet with that's going to be a stepping stone to bigger and better things, you really can't go wrong with an Ibanez Gio. Their friendly price tags don't mean you're getting a decidedly inferior guitar, in fact they are quite "playable" and provide the starting-out guitarist with all he or she'll need to learn the mechanics of the instrument the right way.
Friday, December 18, 2009
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