GSR206BWNF - Walnut Flat

Bought this bass because I have been a 4 string electric and upright player for 30 years and wanted to try playing a 6 but didnt want to buy a expensive one just yet. I was very pleased and surprised with the build quality and finish. the neck is great and very consistent, straight and has no irregularities. the maple top was not as nicely grained as the one in the picture but its good enough. there is string buzz with current setup, maybe because I play super hard . I am going to replace strings with labella flatwounds and probably raise the action a little. I was really surprised at how nice this bass is for the money. if you just gave it to me and made me have to guess how much it cost, id say $500-800. I am not a huge fan of is the electronics. the pickups are ok and there is a little bit of hum happening. the voicing on the passive tone control might be better, the active knob just mostly cranks up the volume, which is cool if you play rock, but not that great for subtle changes in tone. its fine for the price. over all this is a good instrument and really great for a beginner bassist. its good enough to play on a pro gig too. I may buy a more expensive 6 in the future but for now I am pretty happy with this thing.

I own many guitars and basses and I have to say for the price this bass is perfect. I saw a lot of negative reviews but really wanted a six string. Feels good, plays good, sounds good through my home set up. Very slappable and plenty of room for my fat fingers. I wouldn't say a six string bass is for beginners but if its your cup of tea this is def a good deal. It even came a day early. :]

Great guitar for the price. Really easy to play really easy to tune has a great sound quality and it just looks very sleek. Really comfortable in your hands

Got it for a friend, he plays a 4 string bass and is very good. He was talking about getting a 5 string to be a better bass player. I told him then he needs a 6 string now not a 5. The scales minor and major are different and you only end up with bad habits if he keeps with a 5 string. So I won, or did I? Any way for $170.00, and I told you so, Works. Also Guitar arrived on time and fully set up and almost in tune, nice surprise. Great buy, great guitar and Yes pick ups not so good (poor) but with new flat wounds pretty good, nice neck looks to be about middle of the road for how wide, feel just a little wider then fender p bass, so easy to get use to

Very nice bass for the money, I've played from 4-5-6 strings, fretted and fretless, this plays as good as any, including a custom 5-string made locally. Basically, I'm a reed player with a B.S. in music, so like many, I'm a multi-instrumentalist.

I bought this to pair with an Ibanez 5-string I have and wanted to get a bass that gave me a higher sonic range. This was perfect right after the tune-up! I won't say too much about this bass because it works perfect for me. There are other reviewers who can help with deep dive breakdowns. But if you know what you want, and you want an Ibanez 6-String? This is definitely one you should add to your axe collection!

Great product!

pre's a little noisy when both pickups are at noon or above (as is expected from built-in preamp instruments), thicc knob does thicc knobbery things, tone knob range is quite wide. good clarity aside from the minor noise, the preamp provides a fair amount of brightness and warmth but that does mean unless you kill tone and scoop mids you need to play very accurate or your finger noise will be a big deal I'm still working on accuracy because I kept mixing up B for E and losing my transpositioning but that's new instrument issues I'll work out with playtime and creating new memories for my muscles. strings on it are pretty good, which I guess can be expected because it is a niche instrument and not many dollar store brands make strings for these things . setup out of the box was pretty much dead on, intonation is good. string spacing is slightly slimmer than normal bass but still miles apart than guitar. the neck and string spacing lend itself well for chording, which makes it a really good option for octaving on rhythm or lead guitar or baritoning for tonal depth with guitars using big drop tunings, feels kind of like being a kid playing an eight string or something so it's probably really good for guitarists. held tune exceptionally well across a few songs for a new instrument out of the box, sounds are absolutely perfect for anything modern progressive or across the spectrum of metal genres, I specifically got this instrument for progressive, melodic death and power metal. satin finish is MUCH more dark chocolate or a slightly brown toned charcoal than walnut on mine which is a big joy personally since I was iffy on the finish, I'm not a big fan of plain wood boat oar looking electric guitars. I do like the grain to show, but give me something a little more exciting. This is more exciting. Photo attached, taken with flash. The finish has some wood pore imperfections, but it's not really noticeable in normal lighting conditions and gives it a little bit of character. 9/10 if you need an extended range bass to try it out and/or are on a budget this is your guy.

For the price I paid, I was very happy. It feels great and sounds great.

I love the way the guitar sounds and also it's very light weight. Awesome!!

The pickup is too narrow, so it is essentially a 5 string

Quality, very nice.