First impressions were that this is a really well made “cheap� guitar. I don’t mean that it feels cheap in any way shape or form, or that anything suggests that they have cut corners, but for £235 it’s a hell of a guitar. Strikingly the body feels tiny! Not overly light or anything, but a lot smaller than a Jag or Strat.
With the strap button on the back of the neck joint it suffers from “SG neck droop� which is a bit annoying. Will be changing that and sticking it on the top horn as soon as I can.
The guitar itself is aesthetically beautiful. The bridge is great, looks classy.
Sound-wise it has a lot of bite and power. The stock pup is good, but not great. Distorted it’s got plenty of bass and the highs aren’t overly harsh, sounds really good actually. However, clean, it falls down a little, sounds quite sterile, a bit brittle. Will definitely swap it out for something warmer - clearly am going to have to take another look at the BKP range...am thinking this.
Comes strung with D'Addario XLs - I'm thinking they are 11s. Sturdy faux-leather gig bag and crappy cable included as well.
Interestingly, if you type “ibanez orm1 review� into Google, the first hit is Shortscale!
And necks lined up on top of my Jag - massive size difference, there's a good 2 - 3 inches more on the bottom of the Jag.
Overall I'm well happy - nothing I can really complain about for this price.
