Ibanez GRGM21BKN 3/4 Size Mikro Electric Guitar - Black Night Finish
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Brand | Ibanez |
Color | Black |
Top Material Type | Maple Wood |
Body Material | Mahogany |
Back Material Type | Maple Wood |
Neck Material Type | Maple |
Fretboard Material Type | Jatoba Wood |
Guitar Pickup Configuration | H |
String Material Type | Nickel |
Hand Orientation | Right |
About this item
- The first Ibanez compact guitar
- 22" scale Maple neck offers low tension and small size
- Perfect for beginners
- Set-up like the full-size GRG models
- Left-handed model available model (GRGM21BKNL)
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Product information
Item Weight | 9 pounds |
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Product Dimensions | 37 x 3 x 14 inches |
ASIN | B00GXNRAG0 |
Item model number | GRGM21BKN |
Customer Reviews |
4.6 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #13,152 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments) #66 in Solid Body Electric Guitars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | February 7, 2011 |
Back Material | Maple Wood |
Body Material | Mahogany |
Color Name | Black |
Fretboard Material | Jatoba Wood |
Guitar Pickup Configuration | H |
Scale Length | 22.0 |
String Material | Nickel |
Top Material | Maple Wood |
Neck Material Type | Maple |
Number of Strings | 6 |
Guitar Bridge System | Hard Tail |
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Product Description
The Ibanez Mikro 3/4 scale electric guitar is perfect for last minute rehearsals, running scales while waiting for downloads, young rockers just joining the fray or anyone who just wants a smaller neck and body. Not to be confused with other small guitars, the Ibanez Mikro is no toy. Mikro features the same construction, high quality and careful set-up of the Ibanez full size GRX and GRG models. Mikro's 22" inch scale length (standard guitars feature a neck scale from 24 3.4" to 25 1/2") makes it the right choice for beginner players or pros practicing on the tour bus.
From the manufacturer
GRGM21
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GRGM21
Jatoba Fretboard
Jatoba has a reddish brown color which produces a rich mid range with a crisp high end.
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GRGM21
Infinity R H-H Pickups
Ibanez infinity pickups deliver an accurate and tight sound with excellent dynamics. Even under heavy settings, they do not lose tonal clarity.
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GRGM21
F106 Bridge
The F106 bridge enriches sustain. String height adjustment can be done easily and independently.
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GRGM21
Maple Neck
The Maple neck provides stability and bright tonal character.
Switching System & Controls
SWITCHING SYSTEM
When the pickup selector switch is in neck position, the neck pickup is selected. When the switch is in between neck and center position, bridge side of the neck pickup is selected. When the switch is in center position, both neck and bridge pickup s are selected.
CONTROLS
With the guitar held in the playing position, there is one knob and one switch along the lower edge of the body. Closest to the neck is the five-way pickup selector switch. Closer to the input jack is the tone knob. The volume knob is located right above the five-way pickup selector switch.
Specifications
Neck Type | GRG / Maple Neck |
Top/Back/Body | Poplar Body |
Fretboard | Jatoba Fretboard / White Sharktooth Inlay |
Fret | Medium Frets |
Number of Frets | 24 |
Bridge | F106 Bridge |
String Space | 10.5mm |
Neck Pickup | Infinity R (H) Neck Pickup (Passive/Ceramic) |
Bridge Pickup | Infinity R (H) Bridge Pickup (Passive/Ceramic) |
Factory Tuning | 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E |
String Gauge | .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046 |
Hardware Color | Chrome |
Neck Dimensions | Scale: 564mm/22.2" // Width: 41mm at NUT // Width: 56mm at 24F// Thickness 19.5mm at 1F // Thickness 21.5mm at 12F // Radius: 400mmR |
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Customer Ratings | |||||
For beginners | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
Craftsmanship | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
Value for money | 4.7 | — | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
Quality of material | 4.7 | — | 4.7 | — | 4.4 |
Sold By | Adorama | GearNuts | Adorama | Amazon.com | GearTree |
hand orientation | Right | Right | Right | Ambidextrous | Right |
number of strings | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
fretboard material | Jatoba Wood | Purpleheart | Rosewood | Rosewood | Amaranth Wood |
back material | Maple Wood | Poplar Wood | Alder | Mahogany | oak |
top material | Maple Wood | Poplar Wood | Alder | Spruce | alder |
string material | Nickel | Alloy Steel | Nickel | Bronze | Nickel |
body material | Mahogany | Poplar | Poplar | laminated-wood | Poplar |
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Customers like the quality, age and value of the guitar. For example, they mention it's well-made, easy to play and perfect for young and beginner players. That said, opinions are mixed on the tuning and sound quality.
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Customers like the quality of the guitar. They say it's well-made, easy to play, and has a great sound. Some mention that the finish is perfect, the hardware seems solid, and that it has 'a nice neck'. Overall, most are satisfied with the quality and appearance of the product.
"...I can't believe the build quality of this thing for 150 bucks. I highly recommend it!" Read more
"...I usually hate glitter but I justify it since it's really subtle and looks like the night sky with stars...." Read more
"...It's a great chair or couch guitar, even chairs that have arms. No need to pull out a valuable guitar...." Read more
"...Minor setup needed. This is made well and the price cant be beat for what you are getting. Nice black with gold to silver spec paint job...." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the guitar. They say it is a great buy and has great quality for the price.
"...It's still worth the money, but there's a way that good wood sounds when a guitar vibrates, and this once definitely has zero of that...." Read more
"I am giving this 5 stars taking in consideration the price point. I purchased this as a practice guitar...." Read more
"...Minor setup needed. This is made well and the price cant be beat for what you are getting. Nice black with gold to silver spec paint job...." Read more
"...Overall, it's a great purchase. The only downside is that it does untune after a couple of plays, so you must tune it frequently...." Read more
Customers find the guitar perfect for young, petite, and adult players. They also say it stays in tune.
"...Sounds awesome and easy to play. Perfect for young, petite, and adult. Great buy!" Read more
"Perfect for the beginner player, got two for my kids (6 and 10). Totally stays in tune. Excellent guitar for the price." Read more
"Great guitar for a beginner." Read more
Customers find the setup of the guitar to be perfect and minimal.
"...Back of the neck is smooooth ,perfect C shape. Minor setup needed. This is made well and the price cant be beat for what you are getting...." Read more
"Good guitar for a small person or a young beginner The set up was good out of the box. Only two issues but easy fixes...." Read more
"...Set up was perfect for me. Grab one of these guitars of one is available, you will be glad you did." Read more
Customers are mixed about the sound quality of the guitar. Some mention it sounds awesome and easy to play, while others say that the intonation is way off and it needs new strings.
"...Sound quality is much better, stays in tune better, and overall feels and sounds much more legit...." Read more
"...It desperately needs intonation and new strings...." Read more
"...Came with good strings. Intonation was spot on. I was amazed at the easy playability and the fantastic appearance of this guitar...." Read more
"...After many hours of work it's a solid guitar tho. The tone could be much better but you get what you pay for." Read more
Customers are mixed about the tuning of the guitar. Some mention that it stays in tune better, while others say that it wouldn't tune up nor stay in tune.
"...Sound quality is much better, stays in tune better, and overall feels and sounds much more legit...." Read more
"...lot of negative comments about this guitar being junk because it plays like crap. It WILL play like crap out of the box...." Read more
"...Totally stays in tune. Excellent guitar for the price." Read more
"...guitars, this 3/4size electric was very disappointing...it would not stay in tune and varied wildly from chord to chord...the finger board is too..." Read more
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Anyway, it IS much easier to play in more cramped spaces, BUT, holy crap is this thing fun to play. And it plays GREAT. The feel of it is awesome. The only downsides I have, which aren't enough to care about for me for this guitar, are the neck width (a little small for my hands, but I have big hands), and maybe the dead, bland feel of the wood in this guitar. It's still worth the money, but there's a way that good wood sounds when a guitar vibrates, and this once definitely has zero of that. But that isn't going to affect playability or how it sounds to a degree. And for the money, it's just fine. In fact that's maybe not even fair to gripe about at all with a guitar this cheap.
ALL new guitars need a proper setup. It also takes a few hours of playing to get it broken in a little bit. I highly suggest buffing out/polishing the frets (this took the most time, but it made the most difference for me), NEW STRINGS, adjust pickups, adjust truss rod. Besides the fret buffing, bridge pickup being too low, and a little neck relief added, mine was actually in great shape.
I also adjusted the bridge saddles a bit to match the radius of the fret board. I am only saying all of the setup stuff because I am seeing a lot of negative comments about this guitar being junk because it plays like crap. It WILL play like crap out of the box. You have to do more than tune it... It's a music instrument. It desperately needs intonation and new strings. Ibanez did this at the factory but that was in China, and it happened many months before it showed up in your hands. It's easy to do, and it will get this guitar up to its potential. I can't believe the build quality of this thing for 150 bucks. I highly recommend it!
Also, in case no one tells you: the guitar is not solid black, it's glittery. I usually hate glitter but I justify it since it's really subtle and looks like the night sky with stars.
I also took it to a music shop and paid $25 to get it touched up where needed since I have no idea what I'm doing, and it sounds great.
Like other reviewers, I found tuning stability to be the only significant issue out of the box. Users can try this: Please see the first pic. Once tuned to pitch, tighten to snug the Phillips head screws. This makes the tuners harder to turn. To restring or do maint. loosen the screws and use string winder or whatever. The idea being to not wear out the bushings by keeping them tight and using a string winder for changing strings. Keep them snug tight for minor tuning adjustments then loosen them when doing extreme tension changes. I also used lubricant on the string trees and nut. Red arrows point these places out in the two pics.
I included a 3rd pic of the guitar with two of it's full sized brothers also made by Ibanez for size comparison. Out if the box I didn't do much but I did it in this order, not much different from any other new guitar.
- Tightened tuning pegs, the only unique thing needed compared to other new guitars.
- Lubricated string trees and nut (D'Addario friction remover is an option)
- Tweaked the neck relief, not very functional truss rod, but very little really needed. It came good enough for my use case.
- Oiled the fingerboad which was quite dry. (F-One Oil is an option)
- Polished the frets which were a bit rough. (MusiNomad has a nice kit as an option)
- Raised the string height on a couple strings because I couldn't increase the neck relief.
- Checked intonation which was good enough out of the box for my use case.
I have long respected Ibanez guitars and even more so now. At this price I am very impressed indeed!
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2024
Like other reviewers, I found tuning stability to be the only significant issue out of the box. Users can try this: Please see the first pic. Once tuned to pitch, tighten to snug the Phillips head screws. This makes the tuners harder to turn. To restring or do maint. loosen the screws and use string winder or whatever. The idea being to not wear out the bushings by keeping them tight and using a string winder for changing strings. Keep them snug tight for minor tuning adjustments then loosen them when doing extreme tension changes. I also used lubricant on the string trees and nut. Red arrows point these places out in the two pics.
I included a 3rd pic of the guitar with two of it's full sized brothers also made by Ibanez for size comparison. Out if the box I didn't do much but I did it in this order, not much different from any other new guitar.
- Tightened tuning pegs, the only unique thing needed compared to other new guitars.
- Lubricated string trees and nut (D'Addario friction remover is an option)
- Tweaked the neck relief, not very functional truss rod, but very little really needed. It came good enough for my use case.
- Oiled the fingerboad which was quite dry. (F-One Oil is an option)
- Polished the frets which were a bit rough. (MusiNomad has a nice kit as an option)
- Raised the string height on a couple strings because I couldn't increase the neck relief.
- Checked intonation which was good enough out of the box for my use case.
I have long respected Ibanez guitars and even more so now. At this price I am very impressed indeed!
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I left the protective plastic on the face of the instrument, so it looks a bit off in the picture. It's not in the way, so I left it for now. I did remove the protective plastic from the pickups. I purchased this from Cosmo Music, and it arrived with a grantee that it works and was set up. It was ready to play on arrival. They also packaged it securely using a second box filled with bubble wrap. The courier crushed the outer box, but the guitar and it's box were in perfect condition.
Reviewed in Canada on July 4, 2023
I left the protective plastic on the face of the instrument, so it looks a bit off in the picture. It's not in the way, so I left it for now. I did remove the protective plastic from the pickups. I purchased this from Cosmo Music, and it arrived with a grantee that it works and was set up. It was ready to play on arrival. They also packaged it securely using a second box filled with bubble wrap. The courier crushed the outer box, but the guitar and it's box were in perfect condition.