Finally set up the Ibanez GAX I got a year ago

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:12 pm

Lucamo wrote:Don't want to high-jack this thread, but I plan on selling my Mustang and Fender Bullet, so I will have some skrill.

I need a humbucker guitar... is there anything I should know about GAX's like what the numbers entail? I am gonna go scourge the local pawn-shaps.

I'm not 100%, but this page seems to have some good info.

http://ibanez.wikia.com/wiki/Category:AX_models

The 70 is the one that has the full out Gibbo setup, apparently then there's the 30 which has a strat style selector and only two knobs, and a guard.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:25 pm

dezb1 wrote:
Pens wrote:just do an arty "spray some blue against the black and sand some of it off to give a scratchy look to it" that I did on my old Peavey?
I like the sound of this...

It looks like this.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:26 pm

the standard model is an AX, I'm pretty sure the G denotes "Gio" which is like ibanez's squier. the numbers just sort of count up in quality/features.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:27 pm

Mages wrote:the standard model is an AX, I'm pretty sure the G denotes "Gio" which is like ibanez's squier. the numbers just sort of count up in quality/features.

Correct. I have the GAX70L. The GIO part means "cheaper" but really it doesn't mean shit, it's still a great guitar. However, if you go to that link above, they lump the GAX line in with the AX line. All GAX models are listed.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:35 pm

Pens wrote:
Mages wrote:the standard model is an AX, I'm pretty sure the G denotes "Gio" which is like ibanez's squier. the numbers just sort of count up in quality/features.
Correct. I have the GAX70L. The GIO part means "cheaper" but really it doesn't mean shit, it's still a great guitar.

yeah, all the hardware on the GAX70 is identical to the hardware they have on models up to/including their midrange guitars. pickups are obviously different but you can change those to whatever you want.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:36 pm

Mages wrote:
Pens wrote:
Mages wrote:the standard model is an AX, I'm pretty sure the G denotes "Gio" which is like ibanez's squier. the numbers just sort of count up in quality/features.
Correct. I have the GAX70L. The GIO part means "cheaper" but really it doesn't mean shit, it's still a great guitar.
yeah, all the hardware on the GAX70 is identical to the hardware they have on models up to/including their midrange guitars. pickups are obviously different but you can change those to whatever you want.

If you turn out to not like them. I was surprised to find the stock pups on this thing are really, really good.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:43 pm

they are pretty good. the bridge pickup has crazy harmonics, neck pickup is clear not muddy. I just can't resist tweeking shit. they all come under the knife eventually.

mickie08 · Post by **mickie08** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:41 pm

I keep my eyes open for one of these in white. I'd love to get one, slap some GFS retrotrons in it and a bigsby on it....

I got one for my dad for xmas one year for him to mess around with and he had a blast with it.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 10:46 pm

Lucamo, mickie,

Mages presently has one of these to sell in the Classifieds section. Go get it!