Ibanez GSR200 4-String Bass  

This is my second electric bass.  My first one I owned was a Washburn.  I had trouble with the Washburn buzzing and had to constantly adjust the neck.  This plays like a dream and holds in tune really well.  I love the bass booster knob and have to replace the 9v battery for it about once every 6 months.  I play it regularly and nothing has ever broken for me.  The finish is beautiful and the sound is amazing.  This is definitely a great bass for the price.  I highly recommend it to anyone who's either starting out or has been playing for a few years.  This is a great instrument.

The pick ups work great, i've never had any trouble with them.  The upper nut is balanced out perfectly so I don't have to adjust it to eliminate buzzing.  The neck is really super solid and high quality.  I've played mine for 4 years now and the finish still looks amazing.  It is lightweight as well which is great for me since i'm a woman. : )

You can't buy a better bass for this price.

A great bass for the price.  I love the color choices as well. 

I got this bass about 6 months ago at a local shop. I was playing an Epiphone Gothic Thunderbird IV before this, but it was really heavy and would hurt my shoulders and back. So I went in search of something lighter and found this GSR200 in transparent red. The picture does it no justice. I was amazed at how light it was, and how much power this thing had for the price. It sounds great without the active EQ, but when you turn it up, it blows more expensive basses out of the water. Overall, I would say buy this bass. Whether you're just starting out, or you've been playing for years, you won't be disappointed.

2 pups, P/J config.  volume knobs for both pups, a treble knob and a bass boost knob.  Neither the treble knob nor the bass boost knob do a whole lot.  The bass boost just seems to make the sound muddier and a bit louder, the trebble never gets to the real bite you need for slap.  Both pups sound almost the same.  The J/pup has a little less lows, but still has no punch nor does the P/pup, no guts...

Not bad workmanship for the price.  However, the body developed a crack right at the neck.  Don't know how this happened, I never dropped it or used it for self defense, but there it is.  Nice finish, nice neck.

A good value.  But I have seen better.  SX for instance..

Rating based on price.  I must mention the neck is very nice for this price, finish is very plesent to look at, knobs are plastic and fall off, (that is fixable)  The overall workmanship is what one would expect for a bass in this price range.  What makes the bass unusable for live preformance is the pickups and electronics.  This bass sounds terrible, I played it thru 3 different amps and it sounds bad in all of them.  Muddy lows, highs are not up to par and midrange is thin.  I may change pups to see if there is any improvement.  However, since it is not my only bass, I may just leave it alone and use if for practice and rehearsal to save wear and tear on my "good" basses.

Having said all that, it is a good beginners bass because it plays very nice, is not complicated, and is light in weight.  I would only recommend this bass for that purpose.  As a former teacher, I know some parents can't afford a more expensive bass for a beginner, so get this and ya got a nice bass that won't discourage a student right off the bat.  ( I have seen this so many times, get a low priced bass with the strings 2" off the fretboard and wonder why Johny gets discouraged and doesn't want to practice)

This an awesome bass if your a begginer or a professional this is an awesome sounding bass. The active pickups strait up RIP... big time tones for Rock, Metal, Jazz, and Blues, and it is very well made, mine is 5 years old and is the best bass I have owned and played. And Ive owned some big brand bases, such as  FENDER, LTD, and CORT, and it sounds better then all of them. So if you are wanting a very versitile bass buy this one...it is deffinently worth it!!!