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Short-scale Bass with Heavyweight Tone





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The perfect size for your pint-sized rocker, this Ibanez miKro GSRM20 electric bass guitar gives you great low end with minimal size and weight. When you pick up this bass, you'll find that its compact body and smaller neck provide you with amazing comfort and playability, especially if you have shorter arms or smaller hands. With the miKro GSRM20, you get the best of both worlds ? one J-style and one P-style pickup ? bringing both of their recognizable tones to your fingertips. With the Ibanez miKro GSRM20 electric bass guitar in your hands, you'll be prepared for any musical endeavor.





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Ibanez miKro series delivers huge sound in a compact package





If you're a young student (or just have small hands), the prospect of playing a full-sized electric guitar or bass can be intimidating. That's why Ibanez created the miKro series. Because of their shorter scale, miKro-series instruments are just the right size for your budding rock star. Sharing many features of their larger counterparts, miKro-series instruments deliver sound way beyond their size, letting small hands make big sounds!





Big tone from DXP and DXJ pickups





The Dynamix P and Dynamix J pickups on the Ibanez miKro GSRM20 bass are designed to bring you the vibe of the most famous electric bass guitars in history. Take it from Sweetwater: from fat, thumping rock tones to soft, mid-rich R&B sounds; you've got a wide sonic territory to explore with the Ibanez miKro GSRM20 Bass.





Ibanez: a brief history





Ibanez began living in 1908 as the Hoshino Gakki company in Nagoya, Japan. However, the company didn’t enter the guitar business until 1929, when they started importing Salvador Ibanez guitars from Spain. In 1935, Hoshino Gakki began building Spanish acoustic guitars under the “Ibanez Salvador” name, which was later shortened to Ibanez. Although Ibanez began manufacturing electric guitars in 1957, the company was relatively unknown in the West until the 1960s, when it started producing guitars based on American designs. By the late 1970s, Ibanez had stopped producing derivative instruments and had begun manufacturing the innovative, original guitar and bass designs that the company is now known for. Ibanez is also famous for their effect pedals, most notably the Tube Screamer. Sweetwater is proud to offer you such a fine line of distinguished musical instruments.





Ibanez miKro GSRM20 Electric Bass Guitar Features:


Compact poplar body provides excellent balance and comfort


Slim neck profile gives you amazing playability and speed


Short 28.6-inch scale is long enough to be effective yet perfect for shorter arms and smaller hands


Dynamix P and J pickups serve up classic fat, punchy tone


B10 bridge gives you impressive sustain