Ibanez GRG121DX-BKF

I was getting back into playing after a 15 year break :/ and thought I should start with a reasonably priced instrument.

Ibanez always have a great feeling neck and this one is no exception. Rosewood fretboard accentuates this feel and the guitar is very comfortable and natural to play. Good if your hands are medium or small sized.

The finish is very nice and matte black is understated but very rock n' roll, which I like. I replaced both the tone knobs with some metal black ones as plastic knobs are not to my liking

As for the sound... it SOUNDS FANTASTIC. I was very impressed with both clean and overdrive performance. The humbuckers sound very warm and clear for an Ibanez but with full gain it's pure metal. And even with only 3-way switch, there is a lot of tone with play with.

My only gripe is the quality of the tuners (tuning pegs)... which have a 15:1 ratio and seem to go out of tune rather quickly. I replaced them with some kluson m6 tuners, some new strings and the whole package is now spectacular.

Highly recommended :)