I bought one that is made in April, just a few months old straight from a Chinese factory. Metal knobs, perfect craftsmanship regarding finish, neck pocket, fret ends, tuners. EVERYTHING IS GREAT! :) Love the lil beast :)
@RJsCave Жыл бұрын
They are a whole lot of fun and surprise everyone who hears them.
@pastwingman8199 Жыл бұрын
I'm a gigging musician and I've been playing the Ibanez GSRM 25 (5 string) bass for well over a year. Have never had it professionally set up, just my own tweaks. I love playing it and with my SansAmp DI I can get all the tone I need. I get a lot of compliments on my sound. I don't use an amp on stage. I go direct and we have IEMs. I don't even touch any of my other basses anymore.
@JJKrobo10 ай бұрын
Mine is black with a maple fingerboard. I paid about $179 and It sounds awesome with it's steel strings. I had it for years, and have used it at gigs. I love short scale basses and this is my shortest and I love it to death!
@FCOLRYU7 ай бұрын
I actually just bought one this Christmas. I absolutely love it, much shreddage❤
@pathenderson40988 күн бұрын
I own one and I love it!
@turiyamartin Жыл бұрын
The music in the backround is a little distracting from your review
@RJsCave Жыл бұрын
Thanks for telling me. 👍I do try to keep it lower in my newer videos
@soffsegtraddictАй бұрын
Dropping by to say I bought this bass after watching this vid. You rock, RJ! 🤘🏽
@RJsCaveАй бұрын
Thank you. Enjoy your new bass!
@simaojoseph Жыл бұрын
Dude! Why did you not miked the amp?
@AdamBurseMusic2 жыл бұрын
Great review RJ, that was awesome 😀🤘🎵🔥🔥🔥🔥
@2xrpm2 жыл бұрын
Good looking, good sounding little bass. I'm thinking about getting me one.
@RJsCave Жыл бұрын
They're definitely fun to play
@Piccle Жыл бұрын
About the knobs on the bass, I just got one and the knobs that came with mine are metal.
@RJsCave Жыл бұрын
Thanks for letting me know!
@marksanders8066 Жыл бұрын
Get a magnet.
@shawnhuff3920 Жыл бұрын
Got a black one with semore duncan quarter pounders pickups and a ksm music bridge...🤪
@RJsCave Жыл бұрын
bet it sounds HUGE
@RJsCave Жыл бұрын
bet it sounds HUGE
@petertelford49002 жыл бұрын
Gidday from Australia just found your channel great stuff . i own 2 of these mikro bass PLEASE PLEASE PUT SOME PICCOLO STRINGS ON IT TRUST ME ITS INCREDIBLE AND PLEASE DO A VIDEO IF YOU DO THANK YOU
@RJsCave2 жыл бұрын
You're the 2nd person to ask me this and the first to do it so emphatically, lol. I will do it. I can't be sure exactly yet when I will get to it but I will definitely do it. It sounds like a great experiment at least and probably a whole lot of fun. how should I tune it?
@indexmiro Жыл бұрын
that background music...
@RJsCave Жыл бұрын
Good? Bad?
@indexmiro Жыл бұрын
@@RJsCave For me it is disturbing. I don' t understand this trend. Sorry :)
@RJsCave Жыл бұрын
@@indexmiro I understand. It's because millenials need a lot of stimulation to keep them from clicking away.
@costynas Жыл бұрын
The music is great, but it's a bit loud, making it harder to understand what you are saying.
@janvanaartrijk967311 ай бұрын
With a head like mine, it's completely impossible to listen to your review and the background music at the same time. I just gave up after 30 seconds.
@MasterofRB2 Жыл бұрын
Does this Mikro bass tune to standard or is it an alternative tuning? Also, does it use different/lighter gauge strings?
@RJsCave Жыл бұрын
Standard tuning and string guage. try to find short scale strings but standard scale strings work too. I've heard it can be used as a piccolo bass with the right strings too.
@MasterofRB2 Жыл бұрын
@@RJsCave Nice! I saw on a forum that lighter strings can be used to tune it up to G standard which would be an interesting sound.
@RJsCave Жыл бұрын
@@MasterofRB2 I can see that working with this crazy short scale. The benefit of this scale is the lack of harmonics. it has a big boomy sound.
@MasterofRB2 Жыл бұрын
@@RJsCave so wait, can you not play harmonic notes on this neck?
@RJsCave Жыл бұрын
@@MasterofRB2 there's plenty of harmonics in the strings. it's just a tension thing. the little bass sounds bigger because it sounds girthier. Doing harmonics on strings is about gain
@monamule1 Жыл бұрын
Did you move the bridge back??
@RJsCave Жыл бұрын
no reason to.
@rotarycartel1940 Жыл бұрын
This bass is smaller than Glarry GW 101 bass?
@RJsCave Жыл бұрын
No. scale length is 28.6 inches. the glarry is 25.5 inches
@slidersson7 күн бұрын
wtf??????
@bobskewer1874 Жыл бұрын
I just ordered the Ibanez Mikro in 5 string. I'll be sure to check the knobs but I'm betting they're still plastic. Lol.
@RJsCave Жыл бұрын
Please let me know! and your opinion too!
@yeoldefoxeh254 Жыл бұрын
So? Were they?
@bobskewer1874 Жыл бұрын
@@yeoldefoxeh254 I ordered it from a local guitar shop and they haven't gotten it in yet.