GSRM20BWNF MiKro - Walnut Flat

After tuning it, I tried it out. It's great having a smaller bass with great sound like this Ibanez! It looks great, sounds good, and is responsive. One of the best things is that it's on the smaller side, enough that those of us who aren't wide receivers or have long fingers can easily play it! I'm thrilled I spent a little more to get an Ibanez over the lower-priced basses. The price is still very reasonable, and Ibanez has an excellent reputation for quality instruments.

This is an amazing bass for the price! The shorter scale and somewhat reduced tension on the strings make playing fast and fun. I actually like the tone better than my larger 5-string bass; and the reduced weight is easier on my shoulder. There is a small amount of hum when the bridge pickup is turned way up - would not do for recording, but for live playing it's not enough to matter, I just use mostly the other pickup. The bass is well made; the tuners are really nice. The factory setup was spot on; I didn't need to do a thing. I'm really glad I bought it.

Great bass when a more compact size is needed. It's basically the same size as a guitar. I replaced the strings on mine with flat wounds, bc I prefer that kind of sound. Easy, and the strings that came with it, are quality rounds. Tuners are quality and work well holding tune. I didn't need any setup, the neck was flat and perfect distance set at bridge. It's a great bass, and only the top 1% could hear the difference. I have a full size Yamaha, and they sound nearly identical. I do like feel like the single coildnp and j pickups are little low on the quality side, but for this price, I think they're right on the money (pun intended).

Good product at the price point. Body and neck seem well made, pickups give good output and sound quality. Frets reasonably dressed with no sharpness. Like the weight and ease of handling, much less of a workout than a full size P bass. Only negative are the strings - they are absolutely awful, feel sharp and noisy even for round wounds. Changing them out for D’addario flat wounds right away. Just to stress what other reviewers have said - although it is short scale this bass is not a toy, you can get good deep punchy tones just a lot easier on the hands and arms than a regular bass.

I almost didn't buy the Mikro but now I dont know if I'll ever pick up the full size again! The short scale fits me so much better and way lighter. Im not sure how ibanez makes such quality instruments at low cost, (Comparatively.) No set up needed. Just tuned and played

I'm in love with this bass. I found 4 reviewers on YT who said exactly the same thing, which is why I took a chance on the Ibanez Mikrobass. Professional instrument know-it-alls have said that short scale basses have a different tone than full scale (while making a face as if they smell a fart), and I was very curious about that, because... logic. After my own experimentation, I could detect no audible difference between my full scale Yamaha (BB350F/1997) and the Ibanez Mikrobass, both clean and on many amp and pedal settings... because, of course they both have the same gauge strings, are tuned to the same vibrational frequency and have virtually identical pickups, so... math. I love the feel of it, because the lighter body and neck, and perhaps the looser strings having more travel distance to sustain a note, allows the vibration of the strings to penetrate deeply into your hands and torso. For me, that really adds to the joy of playing. After a few days, I started to crave the feeling of it more and more. It goes without saying that the shorter, more narrow neck and looser strings makes it a lot more comfortable to play, for people with normal sized hands or smaller. If I were the seller, I would not be happy with those photos which leave you wondering about the body's finish. Well, let me tell you there is no hint of orange on my red body, just deep dark red, worthy of the blood god. And, through the clear coat, up close, you can see all of the wood grain detail, but at a distance, the dark specks give it a warm fuzz, that, how crazy is this, thematically suits this instrument in every way. The fuzz master, baby! Honestly, it's quite nice looking, IMO. Much better than I expected. And, the only imperfection I could detect was the volume knob sticks a little when turned all the way down, but I'm expecting it to wear in. In summation, it baffles me how this instrument, which has clearly had a ton of love poured into its design and quality control during assembly, can sell, new, for under $200. This is now my main instrument. I was not paid to say any of this.

I have been playing a Squire Classic Vibes Mustang bass & always wanted to try one of these out. The sound really impressed me. It had way more definition than my Mustang bass & more versatility. The 28.6” scale length took a little getting used to because your arm doesn’t stretch out but once I got used to it, it became more comfortable. I recommend purchasing the Ibanez Mikro bass soft case. It’s nicer than my more expense Fender case and has 2 more pockets. I really like the walnut finish because it doesn’t attract finger prints. It’s very light with very little to no neck-dive The only CON I had was the bass being noisy. If you live in a home that has interference, you will hear noise. All I did was shielded it using copper shield tape found here on Amazon and I lined both pickup cavities and the control cavity and I soldered a wire from the P-bass cavity to the J cavity and from there to the 1st volume pot and it’s nearly completely silent. I know my home is noisy because my Mustang not the Mikro made noise at 2 different music stores before shielding.

Right, let me give a back story before diving into this review. I'm a beginner bass player, haven't even learned how to play a full song yet. This is the second bass that I've purchased. The first one is a standard 34" scale bass which, as nice as it is, has proven a little difficult for me to play since I'm not used to stretching my hand and arm so much to reach the frets. I recently tried a micro bass at a local music shop and decided that would be the route for me to go. Fast forward a few days and I ordered this beauty via Amazon. It took a hell of a lot less time for it to ship in than I was quoted which is wonderful. I opened the box like an excited child on Christmas day and to my great surprise, the bass came assembled. I figured I'd have to assemble it and string it together, myself which wasn't a deterrent and let me tell ya, the pictures that I had seen don't do this beauty justice. She gleamed in the light the same way my 4Runner does after a good wash down. So beautiful. After tuning my bass to E standard, I plugged her in to my amp and began to play the few notes that I know how to play. The neck of the bass felt so comfortable in my hand, the frets weren't spaced too far apart, and the sound was fantastic. I even began creating my own bass lines and riffs because of the fun I was having. I've still gotta tinker just a smidgen more to get it to total comfort but as far as I'm concerned, this was absolutely the right choice to go with. I'm now genuinely excited to keep playing and improving. Would highly recommend to anyone with shorter arms/hands or for those who want a good starter bass though I think I'll be keeping this long after my skills improve.