Bass Guitar
Ibanez GSRM20 Gio miKro Soundgear
Price: 215 EUR – 275 EUR
Availability: 2/10 (Very rare)
A reduced-scale entry in Ibanez's budget Gio line, built to Soundgear body proportions but shrunk in scale length for younger or smaller-framed players, or as a compact travel/practice instrument.
About the Ibanez GSRM20 Gio miKro Soundgear
The GSRM20 takes Ibanez's slim-necked Soundgear body shape and reduces the scale length to roughly 28.6 inches, well short of a standard 34-inch bass scale, making it noticeably easier to reach across for players with smaller hands or shorter arm span. Despite the reduced scale, it keeps a passive pickup and simple volume/tone control layout consistent with the rest of the Gio budget tier rather than adding scale-compensating electronics.
As part of the Gio line, it is built to a price point below Ibanez's mainstream SR-series Soundgear basses, using cost-appropriate woods and hardware. Its main purpose is accessibility - either as a first instrument for younger players or as a smaller-bodied option for adults who find full-scale basses physically awkward - rather than as a tone-focused professional instrument.
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Sound character of the Ibanez GSRM20 Gio miKro Soundgear
A very short scale (28.6") aimed at younger or travelling players loosens string tension considerably, giving this mini bass a warm, mellow, somewhat softer punch than a full-scale instrument despite its single humbucking pickup's output.
Technical data for the Ibanez GSRM20 Gio miKro Soundgear
| Scale | ~28.6 in (reduced) |
|---|---|
| Pickup | Single passive |
| Body | Soundgear shape, downsized |
| Series | Ibanez Gio (entry-level) |
The history of the Ibanez GSRM20 Gio miKro Soundgear
Ibanez's GSRM20 shrinks the Soundgear body and scale length to around 28.6 inches within the budget Gio line, aimed at smaller-framed or younger players rather than tone-focused professional use.
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