douglas_a_maske

The neck make this very playable for an 8 string guitar. I love EMG pickups and the EMG 808s are excellent, I may install the 24V mod kit for better pick up response. The action is perfect out of the box. The neck is painted so the tone is brighter and the neck is a through neck.

The GIO series is suppose to be Ibanez's cheap series but I love this bass. Easy to play and sounds great out of the box. Usually I upgrade to active pickups but the non-active eq'd pickups in this bass sound superb!

I added an EMG 81X to the bridge and it totally crushes now. I also modified the bridge so I could put both regular tuned strings and extended range string on the guitar. The neck has handled the extra pressure with no issues.

I've heard it's a knock off of one of their more expensive models but I enjoy it for home studio recording use. Very useful, some people are annoyed by the switch but it's easy to get use to. Nice and heavy mic.

No issues, it was on sale at Guitar Center for $150. 2x 10" speaker monitors included. I am using it as a studio monitor. Eventually I will get a stereo EQ and power amp since the mixer is not stereo and just use the PA for vocals.

All of my instruments are either programmed or recorded into Logic Pro X. It also accepts my Guitar Rig as a plugin so I can do live playing and automation to my guitars. The synths are great, plugins are easy to install. The only thing that is cumbersome is Windows VSTs and 32-bit VSTs will not import.

This Macbook with 16GB with SSD has been a Godsend. Very little latency and full control. I use it as a DAW with Logic Pro X and with NI Guitar Rig for my guitar sounds.

Lots of inputs, 1 in the front, I believe 8 total. Easy front access power switch, rack mountable.