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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)[1]
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)

Images[]

Other finishes
2017 GSR206SM BBT 1P 01
Brown Burst
2015 GSR206SM CNB 1P 01
Charcoal Brown Burst
Additional details
Controls GSR
Controls layout
EQ Phat-II
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
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