di tangan dan di kaki (part 4)

sblm bacaan lanjut, aku ucapkan slmt menjenguk blog aku yg xseberapa ni terutamanya kpd geng2 metal terus yg baru mengikuti (dan rajin komen) blog aku abg ben, berteromber, deaf_angel, portdy dan sapa2 yg anonymous. utk pengetahuan korg aku baru berkecimpung dlm hobi bergitar (dan bass) ni awal bln mac 2009... skrg baru masuk 4 bln, so review aku ni adalah dari pandangan dan pendapat seorg beginner yg mmg xreti main gitar (dialu2kan baca entry tu dulu)

ibanez gio je...

mula2 aku berkecimpung hobi ni, joad takilala dan jairo rekemenkan aku guna either ibanez atau squier. so skrg ni aku mmg stick with ibanez gio sbb cheap yet branded (ibanez, not by ibanez), berkualiti dan senang cari (mana2 kedai gitar ada jual)... so dgn rasminya khamis 9/7/2009 aku tlhpun menambah koleksi gitar aku dgn ahli baru - ibanez gio roadgear GRG270 electric guitar yg dibeli secara online (ebay) drp satchman enterprise (yup tmpt yg sama aku beli zoom B1X dan G1X + adapter)

ibanez gio roadgear GRG270 electric guitar

"a guitar doesn't have to cost a bundle to sound good. the gio series was developed for players who want ibanez quality in a more affordable package"

- artikel drp website ibanez

brand: ibanez
model: gio roadgear
model code: GRG270
made in: blkg headstock tulis made in china, tp ikut serial no. made in korea
serial no: A09050026 (saein plant korea, may 2009, production number: 26)
colour/finish: black night (metallic)
fret: 24 (dot inlay)
bridge: ILT1 tremolo

headstock standard ibanez with black tuner

features - the cheapest GRG series with floating tremolo system, 24 fret dot inlays, 6-string, HSH pickups with 5-way selector, black hardware, volume knob, tune knob. body drp kayu basswood. apa2 info lebih lanjut check kat website rasmi ibanez atau baca full review drp website ultimate guitar

'tanduk' tajam trademark ibanez roadgear series

sound - roadgear series, mmg gitar ni dicipta utk hard rock dan metal (and beyond). sessi test sound hentam sajala guna zoom G1X, aku dapati utk tune2 yg byk guna distortion mmg best bunyinya sedap telinga mendengar bingit nyaring lbh2 lg klu guna bridge pickup, so aku bg 10/10 tp bila aku suruh housemate aku jo main solo lagu2 akustik, rentak joget, country, 60an dan clean picking atau acoustic simulator guna single pickup mmg xbleh lawan bunyi gitar jenis fixed bridge, so aku bg 8/10

h-s-h pickups, 5-way selector, volume knob, tone knob, ILT1 tremolo
(tremolo handle aku xpasang sbb jrg guna) all in black

tp perlu diingat, gitar ni aku test guna amp ibanez BSA10 10w bass amp. maybe bunyinya berbeza klu guna amp yg khas utk gitar letrik spt laney LX, line 6 spider III, roland cube. my next project - roland micro cube

action, fit & finish - ibanez, wlupun utk model2 murah (ibanez gio) tp kualiti hasil kerja mmg tip top. dari headstock, neck, fretboard, pickups, bridge mmg teliti. maybe beza antara model gio dan model premium cuma pada jenis kayu, bolt-on or neck-thru dan jenis pickup yg digunakan. selain drp calar minor dkt dgn strap button blkg, yg lain mmg marvelous workmanship. fretboard yg kecik dgn medium fret mmg senang nak main chord berbanding gitar tong klasik. senang nak buat powerchords wlupun utk jari2 aku yg keras ni. tremolo? kena adjust spring kat blkg ikut kesesuaian baru dpt sound yg dikehendaki, klu x nnti mmg slalu out of tune

reliability & durability - solid body klu pukul kat kepala org ofkos gitar kepala yg pecah. string maybe bleh bertahan bbrp bln bergantung pada penggunaan dan penjagaan. bab tuning mmg tension klu xde pengalaman tuning gitar jenis floating tremolo ni. maybe kena check seminggu skali atau sblm sessi jamming/latihan yg intensif... khamis lps aku terkial2 tune gitar ni, floating tremolo mmg leceh. aku yg beginner ni lps refer bbrp website mengambil masa 3-4 jam baru phm dan puas hati dgn tune yg aku set. but this guitar can take some serious playing punishment and was built to last

impression - aku suka design roadgear series ni, lg2 dgn design 'tanduk' tajam tu membuatkan ia nmpk wicked... dlm masa yg sama ia masih lg sesuai utk memainkan lagu2 60an dan kontemporari dlm majlis2 rasmi (shape xbrapa obviuos la klu banding dgn xiphos atau iceman). bila dipadankan dgn bass crows aku, mmg mcm tag-team wrestling. seragam hitam (termasuk la jugak nandung)

the big brother, ibanez gio soundgear GSR190J, pun wicked jugak

spt biasa, aku akan bg nickname utk gitar2 aku. utk ibanez gio roadgear ni disebabkan 'tanduk' tajam (trademark roadgear series) tu nmpk wicked, aku bg nick MEPHISTO nama diambil drp lagu march of mephisto tribute utk band kamelot (bkn mephisto dlm game diablo II) ... another ibanez added to my arsenal

my 3 black axes... pepatung XA nandung, ibanez GRG270 mephisto dan ibanez GSR190J crows. kesian nandung tu, xde guitar stand (hehehe, decal manowar beb!)

to be continued...

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p/s: bob kandar kata nak dermakan (ntah betul ke x) amp klasik national kat aku