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I've been playing for years, mostly Fenders, Tobias and a heavily modified Decca short scale from the 60s. This is my first Ibanez bass and I am blown away! I chose the brown burst finish, and took a chance on the "blemished" version. Been looking at it all day and I can't find any imperfection anywhere. Definitely wanted short scale, light weight and a fast neck, this one has all 3 and then some. Set up out of the box was close, very close, with only a slight fret buzz on the E string. A very small adjustment at the saddle took care of it. The stock pickups sound good, the tone knob has useful range, everything sounds quite good through everything I've played it through so far (Fender, Orange, antique Earth head, etc.). Overall, I couldn't be happier!

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I was looking for a smaller bass as I am a guitar player, and was looking for a short scale bass. This was a sight unseen or played, but it had very good reviews so I thought I would give it a shot. I purchased the sunburst, and I could not be more happy with the sound, build quality, and how user friendly this guy is. It is not much bigger in length than a guitar, and the neck is very think and fast. The body is a high gloss with a satin neck, both P-bass and J-bass pickups give it a very nice range in sound. Due to the scale it does not have the bottem deep end that you would find in a sandard scale, but it has enough. It has a punchy sound which I really like with a very clear tone. I was able to play the Squire Mustang, the Epiphone Viola, as well as the Hagstrom short scale and this has them all beat. The only issue that I have with the bass is the pickups are very close togther making fingering rather hard without hitting the pickups. You need to find a sweet spot near the bridge, or you may end up hitting the pickups with your fingers. If you use a pick it will be a non issue.

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I just got this bass, and since my Ibanez SRF700 is just way too big for me to get around on, I promptly ripped the frets outta this baby and made it fretless! Wow, it's so small and light, super easy to get around on, has great tone, lots of tonal variations. And it's surprisingly well-made. My only complaint was the volume pot hole wasn't drilled straight, so the knob isn't on straight. I'll probably fix that, though. The frets came out very easily with no tear-out. The nut was decent enough to keep, i just took it out and sanded down the bottom (going to do it some more until I get that nice 'twang' going on.) I put some flatwound short scales on that I had laying around (I wonder if they make them even shorter as the E ended up wrapping onto the tuner). I got the Sunburst. Very glossy, super nice finish. The neck is very nice and unfinished, the fretboard was very nice. All I had to do was use some 220 grit paper to take my fret markers (maple) down flush, oiled the fretboard, put the strings back on. Boom! Took a couple hours total.For $189 you cannot go wrong with this bass. If you gig tight places, just wanna play at home, or are small (like me) or need it for a kid, it's totally worth it.

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Receive my Mikro today in perfect condition. Sounds great! This is a beautiful color in Rootbeer Metallic. The bass was perfectly set up with no sharp fret edges. Excellent all the way around and blown away Zzounds is really great!

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This Bass has huge tone for only being a 28.6" scale bass. Mine came in at 5Lbs 6oz. I have some short scale bass That I've paid over $1000.00 buck for. This little bass can give those $1000.00 a run for there money. It doesn't have hipshot tuners or hipshot bridge. But Wow this Bass kicks major Butt. Cant go wrong for the money. Very happy with this little dude.

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Well, I was surprised just how great this lil bass guitar turned out to be. I got it because, well.. I only want to lay down some bass overdubs. But in reality this axe is a little beauty. Good clear tone.. nice strings on it stock. Great finish and neck is a nice size and profile. It feels just like playing a guitar an octave lower. Wonderful instrument!

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I bought this without playing it, but was very pleased right out of the box. My fingers were black after a few minutes of playing due to the dirty strings, but that didn't dampen my opinion by any means (but good idea to purchase a new set of strings along with the bass). Bought the Walnut Finish (looks more expensive) for use with my SC-300 Boss Looper (also purchased from zZounds). It sounds great! I'm not onstage playing head banger metal, so don't need that rumbling low end anyway. But the pickup configuration def gives you a lot of low end. Even though I've been playing guitar and bass for over 30 years, I would use this bass onstage, AND more importantly, if you are introducing anyone to playing bass - this will be a much easier learning bass due to the size. It still feels like a 'bass' and it's not tiny or anything, but it doesn't feel clunky like a bigger bass does. I'm looking forward to using this for a long while, and assuming it holds up over the next few months I'll likely grab another one just to have a backup. Don't hesitate if you need for a recording bass, or onstage. And def great for a beginner to keep them from losing interest due to most basses being too large for them.

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This is a great little bargain bass for guitarists who would like to play or record bass occasionally. The pickup arrangement give it that punch and snap a lot of people like from a bass tone as well as having a nice tonal range in general. The short scale neck is easy to play and feels surprisingly good. The fret ends were a lot smoother than I expected for the price honestly with no jagged edges and buttery smooth. The walnut body looks good. There are a few small finish blemishes but overall cosmetically it looks good. For the price you pay versus the quality and tone it is a killer bargain for this little short scale bass.

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I ordered this bass earlier but when I unpacked it, the headstock was cracked and it had some other issues. zZounds directed me on how to return it and furnished a prepaid label quickly. Once I took the item to UPS, Zzounds sent me a replacement the next day. These are great people to buy from. I received the replacement within three days and it was perfect right out of the box. I have another bass (Ibanez TMB100) and I love them both! This is a smooth playing short scale bass. I would recommend it to ANYBODY - pro or student.

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I treat all my instraments as quality investments whether they cost $100 or $4000. At the time I was looking for another short scale bass because I love the speed you can attain with them. This one offers that with a Fender sound.

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Okay let me start off with the fact I have used zZounds before, almost 13 yrs ago to start up a home studio. I like their prices and the fact they deliver free most any purchase makes it a big deal to me because the nearest music store is over 50 miles away. That, and the fact that I don't get to "try out" anything first, leaves me to do research based on reviews of the products on several web-sites. So that stated, this purchase was part of a larger order that I will review piece by piece. Hopefully my opinions and research will be as helpful as those I have found here. Ibanez Mikro Bass Light green metallic: This has got to be the biggest surprise of my order so far... First let's talk basses... I'm NOT really a bass player but I play guitar. I've played a USA Fender Jazz and Precision bass before, These are big booming machines... LOL This one is NOT. It's actually about the size of my guitar I picked this one over the $200 Squire and Yamaha, and I was really leaning toward that Yamaha from prior experience but the color, size and bridge swayed me toward this Ibanez. I say Bridge because the Ibanez is slightly longer with 2 more screws securing it. Out of the box That color just HITS.. Like BAM! I'm GREEN! (lol course it doesn't hurt to have green as your fav color!) It's nearly tuned... it's got a tag on the head... Setup by T-1 ... Tuning is a little shaky... it want's to waver on the strobe. The pegs are nice and smooth tho and it seems to be staying tuned. If you're following my reviews you'll know my gripe about having a no gloss neck on one of my more expensive guitars, but this one? C'mon what you expect for under $180? The neck is raw but so small it doesn't matter. This thing came setup and ready to go (thank you T-1!) Plugged it in and got some sweet tones out of it, Those "real metal" looking crome plated plastic knobs work, pretty simple, one vol, one tone and a fader between p/u s. But let's talk speed! This little puppy is FAST! It's so cool to zip a few bass licks on it so easily. It's a toy but it's not a toy... if that makes sense. It's a fun to play with (and look at!) toy that sounds and performs like a big bass.

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I love the MiKro because it is just what I need today - a short scale bass with good tone and a fast neck. The "But" is because the bass I received apparently missed final inspection at the factory. Both ends of every fret had sharp edges that had not been trimmed and the neck had first fret buzz on all four strings. Not zZounds fault and from the reviews I read here no one else reported this issue but the ends of the frets were taking micro slices from the top layer of skin on my fingers as I played and handled the neck. After two minutes I had to stop and file both ends of every fret to make it safe to play, not something I expected to be doing the first time I tried the instrument. Ten minutes of work on the bridge removed the fret buzz and trued up the intonation but I was not happy to have to very carefully file the ends of every fret for forty minutes to remove the sharp fret ends while trying to avoid scoring the wood on the neck. Having had a chance to play it, I do love it and I already know the low end is going to record well without a lot of fussing with compression and EQ. I started playing when Rock n Roll was just taking off in 1957 and played professionally for 15 years then played in Weekend Warrior bands for another 25 years. Now 66 years later I play for the enjoyment of it and this Ibanez MiKro short scale is making it easy for me to enjoy playing music again, something I wanted to do before I grow too old.

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This little "short-scale" bass is fantastic. For the money there is nothing that could beat it. In fact, there are plenty of instruments selling for substantially more that can't touch this. I've been playing it through the Fender Mustang Micro and also my Digitech RP 360. It sounds amazing. I hate putting it down (like I had to so I could post this review.) It looks beautiful. I wanted the red transparent but I couldn't wait for a backordered bass. I got the glossy black instead and I could not be happier. C'est La Vie.

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FANTASTIC and NOT a TOY!!! I've played long scale basses since I was 15 yrs. old (I'm 63 now), rock, blues, metal, hard rock etc. After being in a car wreck at 16 and breaking my left wrist in 3 places, plus dislocating my whole hand, I struggled playing long scales. At the age of 32 I was walking my German Shepherd/ Siberian Huskie who took off after another dog,yanking his leash and broke the palm of my right hand, index finger , and tore the ligaments in all for fingers.I switched to the short scale Mikro five years later and never looked back!!! I also have small hands and short fingers...LOVE the Mikro so much I bought another in blue...other was white!!! Added an equalizer and play it through a GK RB 2500 with 4x10's...KICKS BUTT!

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This bass is the same size as my Telecaster, and slightly lighter. Surprisingly intense at the low end, too. Very nice. I bought a sunburst for myself and a starlight blue for my grandson. ALERT: The Gator bass cases shown at the bottom of the item listing DO NOT fit this bass. The case is too big. You need a simple Strat/Tele case, and Gator makes a nice one of those, too.

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I think I will stick with this one awhile--just picking up the bass since college days-way back in '67....so, a Timothy B. Schmidt I am not...!

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Great instrument for the price. Perfect for guitarists who don't often play bass and want a more "guitar like" feel. Controls can be adjusted to achieve a good solid sound. Mine needed a little tweaking on the set-up to get the action down low where I like it. Overall, great feel, great sound, great buy!

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The GSRM20 Mikro is heavily marketed for small/young players (which is fine) but I think Ibanez is missing another target audience: Guitar players. A lot of us like to lay down some kind of bass track when developing ideas at home but the clumsiness of a full-size bass can be frustrating. Likewise, I've known many working guitar players who have had to fill in on bass for a gig or two and they hate the awkwardness of it. This bass is PERFECT for guitar players who need/want a bass but don't want to invest the time and effort required to become a "real" bass player (let's face it, the bass is a unique instrument). Because the scale is so short, you have a MUCH easier time translating your guitar chops over to bass. I also highly recommend this for any church worship team that asks a guitar player to fill in on bass once in a while.

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Glad I pulled the trigger on this little monster. Really light so no back or neck issues. I got this to throw in my car when hanging with friends. Big strong tone for a short scale. Stays in tune and looks great. Took me a few days to get used to the neck after only playing my Schecter studio 4. My go to will always be my Schecter but the strong tone that this short scale puts out is epic. If you’re thinking about one of these Mikro bass’ just do it. You won’t be disappointed. One side note: when it was delivered the action was way to high for my liking. A quick truss rod adjustment ( about 1/4 turn clockwise ) and it was dialed in.

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My wife is a 5'4" tall woman and has played bass for years. She complains both about the thickness and length of the neck. I saw the Mikro and read the dimensions and said... THAT's IT!!!. She has been a happy bass player since.

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First off, I will never shop outside of zZounds again, unless I absolutely must. Their policies for payment their fast and friendly shipping and service is unmatched. Thank you for making this mini and everything else accessible to musicians!

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I just got this as my first bass and im obsessed the only thing is the pickups are a little off center but other than that it sounds and looks great

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Newbie with small hands, I had gotten a full scale bass long ago and gave it away because it was just too heavy and long and I recently decided to try the short scale... this bass is just what I need and will be great for my two grandsons to learn to play when they get a little older. I plan to get them one when they are ready. Right now I’m learning so I can teach them. They really like the bass and so does Grandma. It’s a lot of fun and lightweight but not cheaply made. In fact, I’m rather impressed with the quality for the price. This is great for small hands and very comfortable to play with great sound. I like the tone options having three pickups.

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I was looking for something I could use for smaller shows that I wouldn’t care when it got dinged or chips on it. The mikro bass is perfect. Low action out of box, flawless finish. I’m endorsed by Michael Tobias Designs (MTD) and I have a few MTDs but my I suppose “beater” MTD now has 3 chips in it and I can’t have that. The Mikro sounds like a passive bass, and how it should. Changed the strings of course. Sound is in all your in hands, and this bass plays just as well as any other. Decent tone range, and great playability. Highly recommend this bass for beginners, professionals, or anyone looking for a fun bass. Bass shipped and I received it within one business day, mint condition like I ordered, zZounds is the best!

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We have had this for almost two years and will use this bass, in conjunction with a full size scale Ibanez bass, that we recently purchased from zzounds. (Which I will try to review once we receive it).

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.....It's the motion in the ocean! This thing is awesome. So fun and easy to play, super solid, good quality, and so cheap you can mod the cr@p out of it with no worries. You won't be disappointed if you enjoy a good shorty

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I bought this bass for my little sister for her golden birthday. She's always wanted to play a bass guitar, though there aren't many short scale models that suited her, especially considering she is a beginner. I was torn between a Squier and this Ibanez, but given I've had great experience with Ibanez (I personally own a modified RG8), I decided to get this little guy and man I don't regret it. Right out of the box I tuned it, and it honestly felt great. She can't tell because she's new to stringed instruments, but when I felt this thing, it felt really well crafted, and the intonation/action on this thing was well done. I played it a bit and I kind of want one now. I didn't think bass could be so fun. But the main point was that she loves it, and to anyone out there that's on the fence, I say go for it. It plays great, sounds great, and it made by sister happy, so it's definitely worth it.

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Taking the bass out of the box I was amazed at the finish and setup. I purchased the sunburst, which is more of a dark brownburst that is beautiful. It needed some adjustment, which was easy to do. No truss rod work or anything. Just lowered the strings to my liking. Now the sound. This baby can get both bottom and punchy treble. I was amazed by the wide range of tones by such an inexpensive bass. I've owned Rickenbackers, Fenders, and an old T-40 and this thing is beats them all in ease to play. The satin finish neck is super fast, and you can zip on it like nothing else. This would be a great starter bass, travel bass, or for me just something to play around the house without having to worry about it getting beat up. This was purchased sight unseen and I could not be more happy with what I got. Also the service from zzounds is amazing, I will do business here again.

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I just got this as my first bass and im obsessed the only thing is the pickups are a little off center but other than that it sounds and looks great

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Fantastic little bass

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This is my 2nd one of these. I bought one for my wife, sizewise, it was perfect for her to use at church. I wanted one to record the occasional bassline in my studio. My hands are used to playing a 6 string so this is actually easier for me to play than a standard bass.

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Loving my new Mikro. Easy to play....cool looking and a nice sound.

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Bought this for my 12yr old soon to learn to play on. He isn't the biggest kid on the planet, so this is a perfect fit for him.

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Producer for over a decade, primarily a guitar and keys player but recently picked this tiny thing up and tldr really decent quality at a low price point that most people can use for more than just learning.

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Should last until my grandson out grows it. Z also plays acoustic drums and electric guitar.

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Fret neck really rough on back; difficult to set up and tune ~ one tuner peg iffy; sending back. Worst of two ever seen in fifty years of buying electric basses for a factory inspected OKAY. whatever = sending back.

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