Ibanez GRGM21M GRG miKro Series Electric Guitar Metallic Purple

Good design but dissatisfied with the chipping on the paint work.

First let me say a big thank you to the seller GearTree for super fast and free shipping. This seller is awesome. Be sure you purchase your guitar from them. I bought this guitar for my sister and she loves it. Her hands are small like mine. I’ve purchased 3 of these. My second had an issue with a twang in the B string. I put a new set of strings on and it’s all good. The following is from my first review. I saw some negative reviews but decided to try it. You can’t beat the price. I was pleasantly surprised at the workmanship for this price line. Fret ends were smooth and no snags. I looked it over for flaws in the finish and couldn’t find any. I was surprised to have humbuckers and not some cheap junk. I let the guitar acclimate and then tuned it. No problem with keeping in tune. The guitar is smaller than I expected but I’m glad because I have small hands. I would highly recommend this for a child just learning. It’s light weight and would be easy for them to handle.

Guys, I loved this guitar. I got it for my 7 year old daughter. I've been playing guitar on and off for 20 years and wanted her to have a decent, kid sized guitar. This thing does not disapoint. I even played it side by side with my Epiphone Les Paul Studio, and surprisingly this little guy kept up with it in the 1 and 3 positions on the Ibanez pickup switch. (I should note that I use heavy effects so I'm not taking about the clean sound by itself. Adding in gain, delay, reverb). But what my LP couldn't do well, was tone down all the power and humbucker-ness that this Ibanez could do in the 2 and 4 positions. I liked it so much I want to put a 5 way switch on my LP lol. The LP still sounded better and the harmonics were better while playing chords, but this little Ibanez was a pleasent surprise and still sounded great. I also enjoyed the stablility of the string tuning. I could tell as soon as i began tuning that I wasnt going to have any issues there. The string action and relief were great right out of the box. Didn't measure it, but it certainly felt good to play. Overall, solid guitar for a beginner. Heck i'd feel comfortable playing it live if it wasn't smaller and purple... lol. Think i might be a new Ibanez fan.

I dont "get" alot of these reviews. I've been playing forty years and have had at least five dozen guitars running the gamut of pricing. You never know with a guitar, they all are different. Personally, i have always liked maple necks and fretboards. It has a soft, easy to play feel. If it doesn't feel right, NOTHING else matters. This guitar feels good and makes it easy and fun again, the same can't be said of plenty of guitars I've owned over the years. I've had cheaper guitars feel great and really expensive guitars feel like crap. As long as it feels good, i can get a good sound by using pedals. I was very pleasantly surprised. The tuning is a slight issue but stretch them good and/or put a new set on it. The finish I think is great, too. I like it so much i am going to get another. That'll be a fun comparison. Like i said, you never know. I think it's a crapshoot. I don't trust so-called luthiers, either. I've had plenty of guitars come back less-playable. These were well-respected people. It's either playable or not. I like this little thing.

This guitar is beautiful and is a mini-RG. The seller did a great job packaging and shipping. This is guitar ideal for someone that desires a short scale guitar and who has reasonable technical skill on guitar repair which excludes most beginners. As other reviewers have pointed out, this guitar comes out of the box with terrible intonation. From the first to the twelfth fret we are looking at 1/2 or even a full step off. The string height needed adjustment as did the truss rod since fret buzz was an issue out of the box. The tuners were garbage -- they would not hold tune for more than a couple songs. I replaced the with Grover Minis and all is great there now. The strings were garbage. The pickups are actually pretty good although they do float a bit. So, overall, at $175 this is not a bad guitar if you are willing and able to do the needed upgrades. If you want a solid and inexpensive short scale I would recommend the Jackson Dinky Minion, which Amazon is selling here https://smile.amazon.com/Jackson-Dinky-Minion-Electric-Guitar/dp/B07GPKJZF6/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3SQ8X6JU8QLZG&keywords=jackson+dinky+short&qid=1647741677&sprefix=jackson+dinky+short%2Caps%2C141&sr=8-4 The Jackson is ready to rumble right out of the box (although I put 11's on it to really kick it up a notch).