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product_id: 178190936
title: "Ibanez GIO Series GRX40-MLB - Full Size Electric Guitar - Metallic Light Blue"
brand: "ibanez"
price: "A$758"
currency: AUD
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 13
category: "Ibanez"
url: https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/178190936-ibanez-gio-series-grx40-mlb-full-size-electric-guitar-metallic
store_origin: AU
region: Australia
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# Poplar body & maple neck for smooth play 6-string full size electric guitar Versatile H-S-S pickup config with tremolo Ibanez GIO Series GRX40-MLB - Full Size Electric Guitar - Metallic Light Blue

**Brand:** ibanez
**Price:** A$758
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎸 Own the stage with Ibanez GRX40 – where style meets sonic freedom!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Ibanez GIO Series GRX40-MLB - Full Size Electric Guitar - Metallic Light Blue by ibanez
- **How much does it cost?** A$758 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.au](https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/178190936-ibanez-gio-series-grx40-mlb-full-size-electric-guitar-metallic)

## Best For

- ibanez enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted ibanez brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Beginner to Pro Ready:** Designed for all skill levels with stable tuning and easy handling.
- • **Effortless Playability:** Poplar body and maple neck deliver comfort for marathon practice sessions.
- • **Instant Stage Presence:** Chrome hardware and sleek finish that commands attention wherever you play.
- • **Dynamic Sound Versatility:** Humbucker-Single-Single pickups plus synchronized tremolo for every genre vibe.
- • **Iconic Ibanez Craftsmanship:** Trusted brand quality ensuring durability and style in Metallic Light Blue.

## Overview

The Ibanez GIO Series GRX40-MLB is a full-size 6-string electric guitar featuring a poplar contoured body and maple neck for exceptional comfort. Equipped with a versatile H-S-S pickup configuration and synchronized tremolo, it offers a wide tonal palette suitable for beginners and intermediate players alike. Finished in eye-catching Metallic Light Blue with chrome hardware, this guitar combines Ibanez’s renowned craftsmanship with reliable tuning stability and playability, making it a perfect gateway to serious guitar playing.

## Description

Ibanez GIO Series GRX40-MLB - Full Size Electric Guitar - Metallic Light Blue : desertcart.co.uk: Musical Instruments & DJ

Review: Great First Guitar. - This isn't my first guitar, but I wanted to try a strat style guitar without spending much money to see if I'd like the feel of it. I've only played this about 8 hours so take this as a first impressions and I'm not an expert guitarist. I got the green. It's slightly darker than the picture with a slight sparkle to it. Frets were almost perfect on the edges with no sharpness like you'd expect on a cheap guitar and the guitar came with no defects except a very small nick in the pick guard around one of the edges that I never notice in normal use. The neck is nice and smooth and makes chord changes easy. It stays in tune fairly well unless you use the tremolo system a lot, you'll probably have to tune it a few times the first few days from normal use as the new strings stretch. You get the tremolo bar with the guitar. The humbucker is a bit bright if you leave the tone at maximum, but add gain and lower the tone and it sounds a lot darker (better) and rockier. The single coils sound good clean. All the pickups work find out of the box. Looks good, plays good and sounds good for the money. Great start point if you're worried about spending a lot of money on learning guitar if you're not sure you'll stick with it.
Review: The sound - This is a great sounding guitar tuning is great comfort very nice the sturdiness is fantastic the colour great the name is ibinez so you know that the sound is tops well worth the money it's the best one I've ever had you will never look back

## Features

- The GRX40 Range. A 6 String Electric Guitar from the world leading Ibanez guitar brand / Ibanez renowned quality, playability and craftsmanship whatever your level or style of guitar playing.
- Easy on the hands: The GRX40 features a Poplar Tone wood contoured body and a GRX maple neck, with fantastic feel & comfortable playing. Allowing practice sessions or performances to go on all night, with ease.
- Style & Substance: Ibanez classic styling w/ Chrome Hardware. Stable and reliable tuning, versatile H-S-S pickup configuration and synchronised tremolo. We want you to pick up your instrument and play it, over and over again.
- Ideal for beginner & intermediate / Ibanez design every guitar, affordable or professional - with sound quality, comfort, style and ease of use in mind. Creating music at any level inspires passion.
- Items delivered : 1 x GRX40 Full Size 6-String Electric Guitar with Tremolo in 'Metallic Light Blue' Finish / Tremolo arm / Guitar manual / Neck adjustment key.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B015NQS0XE |
| Back Material | Poplar Wood |
| Best Sellers Rank | 11,205 in Musical Instruments & DJ ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments & DJ ) 31 in Solid Body Electric Guitars |
| Body Material | Poplar |
| Colour | Metallic Light Blue |
| Connector | 1/4" mono audio phone jack |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (361) |
| Date First Available | 3 Oct. 2015 |
| Fretboard Material | Jatoba Wood |
| Guitar Bridge System | Tremolo |
| Guitar Pickup Configuration | H-S-H |
| Instrument Key | Tuning from factory: 1E, 2B, 3G, 4D, 5A, 6E |
| Item Weight | 3.6 kg |
| Item model number | GRX40 |
| Material Type | Poplar Wood |
| Neck Material Type | Maple |
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Product Dimensions | 8 x 44 x 100 cm; 3.6 kg |
| Scale Length | 648 |
| Size | 8 x 44 x 100 cm |
| String Material | Alloy Steel |
| Top Material | Maple,Poplar |

## Product Details

- **Back material type:** Poplar Wood
- **Body material:** Poplar
- **Brand:** Ibanez
- **Colour:** Metallic Light Blue
- **Fretboard material type:** Jatoba Wood
- **Guitar pick-up configuration:** H-S-H
- **Hand orientation:** Right
- **Neck material type:** Maple
- **String material type:** Alloy Steel
- **Top material type:** Maple,Poplar

## Images

![Ibanez GIO Series GRX40-MLB - Full Size Electric Guitar - Metallic Light Blue - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71w4vSZBluL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Pattern, Color** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Does the guitar strap comes with it ? In the end what comes in the package ?**
A: Just the guitar in package but I sent it back as there was an issue with the pickups cutting in and out. Very disappointed

**Q: What strings is on the guitar just so I can replace with same as one has already gone after 5 days.**
A: When my son got this guitar it came with standard Ibanez strings that done the same thing. He replaced them with Dunlop 09/42 electric guitar strings. They sound great on it and last for ages n are under £6.

**Q: Will it come with cable?**
A: No, it doesn’t come with a cable but it’s a really nice guitar. My son loves it.

**Q: What's the width of the neck at the nut (mm)?**
A: 43 mm

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great First Guitar.
*by O***L on 15 August 2020*

This isn't my first guitar, but I wanted to try a strat style guitar without spending much money to see if I'd like the feel of it. I've only played this about 8 hours so take this as a first impressions and I'm not an expert guitarist. I got the green. It's slightly darker than the picture with a slight sparkle to it. Frets were almost perfect on the edges with no sharpness like you'd expect on a cheap guitar and the guitar came with no defects except a very small nick in the pick guard around one of the edges that I never notice in normal use. The neck is nice and smooth and makes chord changes easy. It stays in tune fairly well unless you use the tremolo system a lot, you'll probably have to tune it a few times the first few days from normal use as the new strings stretch. You get the tremolo bar with the guitar. The humbucker is a bit bright if you leave the tone at maximum, but add gain and lower the tone and it sounds a lot darker (better) and rockier. The single coils sound good clean. All the pickups work find out of the box. Looks good, plays good and sounds good for the money. Great start point if you're worried about spending a lot of money on learning guitar if you're not sure you'll stick with it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The sound
*by S***L on 6 April 2025*

This is a great sounding guitar tuning is great comfort very nice the sturdiness is fantastic the colour great the name is ibinez so you know that the sound is tops well worth the money it's the best one I've ever had you will never look back

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic guitar, especially for beginners.
*by L***R on 29 December 2025*

I'm not an expert or anything on guitars so I may be oblivious to stuff that others may critique, but I have been playing for 4 months prior to getting this guitar, and I decided this could be my first Stratocaster. I've paired it with a Vox Pathfinder 10 Amp and it sounds great, very powerful especially with the humbucker. Aditionally it looks and plays fantastically and there isn't anything I can critique it for. I listen to bands like Oasis, Green Day, Crush 40 etc and this guitar is perfect to try and replicate that tone and playing style.

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*Last updated: 2026-03-14*