GSRM20B-WNF : The little bass that could

I have this bass for a year now, and it has dethroned my MIM Deluxe Jazz as my goto instrument for everyday use.

Portability

Lugging a full sized Bass around in a sensible car is no easy task. I wanted a smaller bass that I can always have with me.

This bass is as long as a strat is, and a lot lighter.

Short scale

Imagine your bass being capo'ed at the third fret. That's almost exactly what the fret spacing feels on this one.

Sound and Pickups

Shortscales are known to have a deeper sound. This is no exception.

Acoustically its body resonates well, to the point that I routinely not plug it in to do exercises if the room is silent.

The pickups do their job better than you'd expect.

The P sounds great with the boominess of shorter scale.

The J complements the P well, but on its own it's a bit luckluster.

The pickups are pretty much standard sized if you wish to swap them out. Notice like the P has the treble side higher up, in contrast to a Fender.

Quality

Fretwork was good. Couple of bit higher frets near the 12th, but not even to the point that I had to have them fixed.

Neck feels great with its satin finish. Skinny, but it fits the instrument well.

Keys and Bridge, strap buttons are basic but work.

The colour is nothing to marvel at, nor is it gloss finished, but looks good enough from a distance. Standard GIO Ibanez walnut.

Fretboard wood happened to have a light colour streak. I love it now, but didn't at first.

All in all, this little bass has become my goto instrument and I've even gigged with it with passing grades.

Haven't met one guitar or bass player that didn't immediately wanted to get their hands on it when they saw it.