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The GIO series was developed for players who want Ibanez quality, but working within a limited budget. Subject to many of the same rigorous inspection standards and coverage as other Ibanez guitars, GIO guitars offer the best sound, style, and playability of anything in their class. This principled approach has not only put better guitars in the hands of new players—it’s been responsible for launching numerous new musical careers around the world. The GRG131DX begins with the iconic Ibanez RG series body, constructed of poplar. It’s then fitted with a Maple GRG neck sporting a Treated New Zealand Pine fretboard, Medium frets, and Shark tooth inlays in red. Electronics include two Infinity R pickups with a 3-way selector switch for a variety of tonal options, right at your fingertips.
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The GIO series was developed for players who want Ibanez quality, but working within a limited budget. Subject to many of the same rigorous inspection standards and warranty coverage as other Ibanez guitars, GIO guitars offer the best sound, style, and playability of anything in their class. This principled approach has not only put better guitars in the hands of new players—it’s been responsible for launching numerous new musical careers around the world. The GRG131DX begins with the iconic Ibanez RG series body, constructed of poplar. It’s then fitted with a Maple GRG neck sporting a Treated New Zealand Pine fretboard, Medium frets, and Shark tooth inlays in red. Electronics include two Infinity R pickups with a 3-way selector switch for a variety of tonal options, right at your fingertips.
David Chinn
September 3, 2025
This is a very nice guitar for the price range. It arrived 2 days earlier than expected, it was well packaged for protection. The finish was flawless, and it really is a beautiful guitar. Took it out of the box, tuned it and it played beautifully. The 5-way switch is a plus. The action is excellent, and the intonation is excellent. I normally play Fender Strats but wanted to try an Ibanez and I can say, even though it is a beginner guitar, I'm not disappointed. I recommend this guitar to anyone starting out who is looking for an inexpensive guitar that plays and sounds great.
pete middletown
August 24, 2025
First of all this is a very beautiful guitar with a flat black finish and red accents all around with a red pick guard. Second of all I had it shipped to me, and out of the box it was very well set up. The only thing that I had to do was adjust the truss rod on the neck. Surprisingly it was mostly in tune. The frets were also filed down. You don’t see that in alot of other guitars, even in guitar shops.Especially the squire guitars. The neck is some kind of wood from New Zealand and it plays very similar to the wizard III necks on the RG guitars. It does play very fast. It also does not buzz anywhere on the entire neck. The pick ups seem to be very generic, not the Ibanez infinity pick ups. Clean sounds very good, but on overdrive and or distortion it gets a bit muddy. I plan on replacing the bridge pick up anyway. All in all this is a fantastic guitar and I would highly recommend it for a beginner to intermediate.It seems to serve all purposes.
David K.
August 10, 2025
Ibanez...at any price never disappointsThis is just a fabulous guitar...I've played for 50 years...and though my metal days are over...with the different pickups configs on this guitar...It works great for the 60 and 70s rock i do today and Jazz
david billey
August 6, 2025
This is an hidden gem in my opinion, setup out of the box was good. I would have given it 5 stars, but the nut was tight around the strings. I had to open the gaps a little to stop binding. As for the pickups, I found the bridge pickup rocks. Great for rock and metal tone and with a high gain amp I also got great harmonic response. The neck was warm but muddy, but sounded ok. This is one of the best starter rock guitars that I have found. The rear or bridge pickup is f-spaced so it has just little bit more string spacing around bridge, good for beginners. Neck is fast and easy to play, and I have short fat fingers. I picked this up for gigging, and I changed out the pickups and did a setup on it. Stays in tune not that the nut was cut, light weight and easy on the back. Pods feel good and tight with no noise when you turn the tone or volume knobs. 5 way switch also feels great with strong clicks, and gives lots of options when playing. This is now my main go to guitar now, even in my home studio for recordings. The finish on the guitar also looked and felt great, I could not find any bad spots.
GB10
July 9, 2025
Great guitar for the money. Sure, you can spend thousands on guitars, but for 99% of people, why? This plays well, the switch and knobs are solid, and stays in tune well. The mat black with red looks very nice - accent colors on neck look great. Guitar has good weight, not too heavy, not too light. Love this guitar!
Cadaver
July 1, 2025
Very pretty guitar and it plays great. I didn't do any setup at all because it arrived perfect for how I like a guitar setup to be. The neck isn't super thin but more like a thin "c" I guess. Frets are fine with no sharp ends or sprouts. It stays in tune okay and so the tuners and bridge are okay. The knobs and switches are fine. The pickups sound pretty good but I may replace the bridge but that is a matter of preference. There's nothing wrong with the way they are.Overall, this is an excellent guitar at this price point. In fact, I like it better than guitars I own that are much more expensive. This is a fantastic investment for the person just getting into guitar for sure. And even a guitar veteran will find a lot to like here. Totally recommend the Ibanez GRG131DXBKF.
Kirk Sutherland
May 10, 2025
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April 12, 2025
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Mariel
March 21, 2025
Esta es la primera guitarra eléctrica que compro en lÃnea para retomar mis estudios de guitarra. Lo que yo buscaba era una guitarra eléctrica de calidad con puente fijo sin que me costara tantÃsimo, y después de analizar mucho las opciones de Ibanez, esta fue la mejor opción.Esta guitarra, a pesar de no ser de gama alta (RG, S, Prestige ...), ofrece mucho. Me gustaron las pastillas y el selector de 5 pasos que da más versatilidad al instrumento. El cuello es muy cómodo. El peso de la guitarra es adecuado para tocar de pie. No tiene "neck dive". Es bonita también :)Hice ciertos ajustes, que varios de ellos son más upgrades que nada:1. La maquinaria es decente pero no es la mejor. A pesar de tener puente fijo, la afinación no era muy estable después de practicar un rato. Como solución, le instalé una maquinaria Hipshot de bloqueo y fue una diferencia muy notoria!2. El diapasón y los trastes estaban muy sucios. Además de que el diapasón estaba sequÃsimo. Eso se arregló dando un buen servicio a la guitarra: pulido de trastes con lija de agua, limpieza de cuerpo, diapasón y cuello, y para finalizar, aceite de limón al diapasón para hidratar. Quedó súper agradable después de eso.3. La acción de fábrica estaba bien para afinación estándar, pero para afinación Drop D, trastea. Ajustando un poquito en los tornillitos del puente fue suficiente. Me imagino que para otras afinaciones se requerirán más ajustes.4. Coloqué unos strap locks como la cerecita del pastel para mayor seguridad :)Como futuro upgrade creo que cambiaré la cejuela, pero por ahora no causa problemas.En resumen, es una guitarra muy "tocable" y versátil para muchos géneros aunque el look de la guitarra es más de rock y metal, las apariencias engañan. Esta guitarra da para tocar un blues suave. Una muy buena opción tanto para quien quiere iniciar en guitarra eléctrica como para intermedios que busquen una guitarra para upgrades.
Richard Ross
January 9, 2025
Great guitar for the price. Action and intonation are excellent. Looks great and I love the 5 position switch. If you want a quality guitar at a modest price...this is for you !
SHARMA K.S.
January 8, 2025
After the purchase , I have hardly used my guitar but whenever I use it, I feel excited. You can buy this guitar without any hesitation.
Alessandro Abet
January 5, 2025
Great guitar. Very well made and most components are same as other more expensive Ibanez.Plays really well and she is loud.A great buy compared to other cheap guitars.
Cristina Muhammed
December 9, 2024
It came in great condition, nicely packaged, looks cool and came exactly as shown
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