GSR206SM

GSR206SM Natural Gray Burst (more images)

The GSR206SM is a six string Soundgear series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez in mid 2014. It is made in Indonesia as part of the entry level GIO line.

The GSR206SM features a spalted maple top on a double-cutaway agathis body bolted to a maple neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dot position markers. Components include a pair of Ibanez Dynamix passive pickups with a Phat II equalizer, a B16 bridge with 16.5mm string spacing, a plastic nut and Ibanez tuning machines.

For 2018 the body material was changed to poplar and the rosewood fingerboard was replaced with jatoba.

The GSR200SM and GSR205SM are similar four and five string models. The GSR206B is a similar model without the spalted maple top.

Specifications

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Specifications for GSR206SM

Model name: GSR206SM Year(s) offered: 2014–2024 Sold in: USA Made in: Indonesia Price: MSRP: US$499.99 (2014) Finish(es): Brown Burst (BBT) 2014–2017 / Charcoal Brown Burst (CNB) 2014–2015 / Natural Gray Burst (NGT)
Body Body type: Solid body Body material: 2014–2017: Mahogany w/ spalted maple top 2018–2024: Poplar w/ spalted maple top Neck joint: AANJ Bridge: B16 (16.5mm string spacing) Knob style: Metal round head Hardware color: Black	Neck Neck type: GSR6 Neck material: 1-piece maple Scale length: 864mm / 34" Fingerboard material: 2004–2017: Rosewood 2018–2024: Jatoba Fingerboard inlays: White dot Frets: 24 / medium nickel silver Nut: Plastic (54mm) Machine heads: Ibanez die-cast	Electronics/ Strings Bridge pickup: Ibanez Dynamix H bridge passive Neck pickup: Ibanez Dynamix H neck passive Electronics: Ibanez Phat II EQ Controls: Two volume / tone / EQ knob Battery: 9V Output jack: ¼" stereo barrel (side mounted) String gauge (factory): "2014–2023": .032/.045/.065/.080/.100/.130 "2024": .032/.040/.060/.080/.100/.125 Factory tuning: 1G,2D,3A,4E (E standard)

About this table

Images

Other finishes

Brown Burst

Charcoal Brown Burst

Additional details

Controls layout

EQ frequency response

Sources

• GSR206SM product page, Ibanez USA, archived February 2015
• GSR206SM product page, Ibanez USA, archived April 2017
• 2018 China catalog (p. 77)
• GSR206SM product page, Ibanez USA, archived October 2019
• GSR206SM product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2020
• GSR206SM product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2021
• GSR206SM product page, Ibanez USA, archived June 2022
• GSR206SM product page, Ibanez USA, archived January 2023
• GSR206SM product page, Ibanez USA, January 2024