The GSR200 is a Soundgear series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez for 2004. It has been made in both Indonesia and China as part of the entry level GIO line; minor differences between the two versions are noted in the specifications below. It replaced an earlier model with the same name.
The GSR200 features a double-cutaway agathis body bolted to a maple neck with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dot position markers. Components include a pair of Ibanez Powersound passive pickups with a Jazz pickup at the bridge and a Precision pickup at the neck, a B10 bridge with 19mm string spacing, a plastic nut and Ibanez tuning machines.
For 2014 the body material was changed to poplar. For 2015 the Powersound pickups were replaced with Dynamix pickups. For 2018 the rosewood fingerboard was replaced with treated New Zealand pine (for the version made in China and sold in Asia, Africa, China, North & South America and Oceania) or jatoba (for the version made in Indonesia and sold in Europe and USA). For 2020 the fretboard material for the Chinese-made version was changed to purpleheart. For 2022 the body material on the Chinese-made version was changed to okoume.
Three new finishes (Baby Pink, Mint Green, and Celeste Blue) were introduced in June 2024 for the Chinese-made version.[1]
The GSR205 and GSR206 are similar five and six string models. The GSR200L is a left-handed version. The GSR200B is a similar model with black hardware. The GSR200EX is a similar model with a different body material and pickups. The GSR200M is a similar model with a maple fretboard. The GSR200FM and GSR200QM are similar models with, respectively, flamed maple and quilted maple tops.
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↑GSR200 product page MIC, Ibanez Europe, archived June 2024
GSR200 product page 2015MII, Ibanez USA, archived April 2015
GSR200 product page 2016MII, Ibanez USA, archived November 2016
GSR200 product page 2019MII, Ibanez USA, archived October 2019
GSR200 product page 2020MII, Ibanez Europe, archived January 2020
GSR200 product page 2020MIC, Ibanez Asia, archived January 2020
GSR200 product page 2021MII, Ibanez USA, archived January 2021
GSR200 product page 2021MIC, Ibanez China, archived January 2021
GSR200 product page MII, Ibanez Europe, archived June 2022
