Ibanez GRGM21 Black Night 3/4 Electric Guitar

General

A lot of young rockers who want to start playing the guitar are often put off by the news that they have start with a 3/4 classical guitar. For some, this is a great, comfortable starting point, but it might not be the sound that any mini-metalheads will want to hear. In answer, Ibanez offer the Ibanez Gio MiKro Series. Boasting an immediately recognisable, but slightly shrunken Ibanez RG body shape, this mini-axe has a short and manageable 22.5" scale length in place of the standard 25.5", reducing the length of the neck by a good 8.5cm and easing the stretch demanded of smaller hands. While it's smaller, the GRGM21 has still been finished with a fierce set of shark-tooth shaped inlays along the fretboard.

25% Smaller, 100% Ibanez

The trimmed down format doesn't effect the full-grown sound of this electric guitar since it comes mounted with a full-sized pair of Ibanez Infinity humbuckers that are designed for both heavier music and playing styles as well as more subtle work. Meanwhile, the poplar body ensures a nicely balanced foundation sound while a nice layer of warmth is added by the dark rosewood fretboard and ebony neck. In terms of hardware, materials, and sound, the GRGM21 is 100% Ibanez.

Make a Storming Start

As mentioned, an acoustic guitar is necessarily every beginner's preferred starting point. And any young player who just wants to rock out might just find an acoustic model demotivating. It's these kids that the GRGM21 Black Night was made for - this is no toy, but a serious instrument. In fact, it would even comfortably serve as a travel guitar for any fully-grown, advanced guitarist.

• In one of the images above, a full-sized Ibanez Gio can seen next to the Ibanez miKro so you can see the size different. Please note that this product includes the Ibanez miKro only.