Ibanez GRG170DX Review

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Overall Rating 4.35

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Features 4.28

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Quality 4.29

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Reliability / Value 4.38

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Ibanez GRG170DX Specs

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  • Body Shape: Soloist  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 25-1/2"  
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  • Body Construction: Double cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Basswood  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Binding: White  
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  • Neck Shape: GRG  
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  • Neck Joint: Bolt-on  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Sharktooth  
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  • Number of Frets: 24  
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  • String Nut: Syntetic Bone  
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  • Tuners: Ibanez  
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  • Bridge: Tremolo  
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  • Hardware: Chrome  
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  • Fret Size: Medium  
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  • Number of Pickups: 3  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 5-Position Blade  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Middle Pickup Type: Single Coil  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Powersound 1 humbucker at neck Powersound single-coil in middle Powersound 2 humbucker at bridge

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GRG170DX is a guitar made by Ibanez and it performs really well in its price range. Well graded by most musicians, GRG170DX seems to be a good choice. It will not let you down, and it's up to you to investigate further and see if it will inspire you in your playing.

This guitar is fitted with all the features you could possibly wish for, for a playing style that goes with this kind of instrument. Carefully chosen features leave no guitar player's desire unfulfilled, which makes Ibanez's GRG170DX an extremely well featured guitar with which you'll be thoroughly pleased. Highest grades for GRG170DX's features!

If you try playing GRG170DX after an average guitar, it becomes obvious that this Ibanez deserves to be proud of making it sound so beautifully. It delivers great tone when plugged in to most amps and, versatile as it is, it will allow you to find your own tone that you will be proud of as well. Ibanez's GRG170DX is surely a world class sounding instrument.

Ibanez did a good job. GRG170DX is built well, the finish feels just right, the hardware is solid. While playing for a longer periods of time you can expect GRG170DX to stay in tune and you will be pleased while playing, because the neck is extremely comfortable. You might find that over time metal parts will oxidize a bit, but that's normal and nothing to worry about. Ibanez did a really good job with GRG170DX guitar.

If you need an instrument that withstands live performances and studio sessions, rehearsals and practicing, you should rest assured that Ibanez's GRG170DX is the right choice. This instrument is definitely built to last and will do so , through fire and flames. Ibanez has the knowledge and experience you can rely on, and that kind of experience is well built into GRG170DX.