Ibanez Mezzo SRMD200 Electric Bass Guitar Seafoam Pearl Green

This bass is very versatile in terms of tone, not only Jazz and Precision sounds but much in between, not to mention the active eq. Quality and playability impressive for this price point. Would highly recommend.

Easily the biggest piece of garbage bass I've ever owned. To some extent I blame myself. I purchased two guitars along with this bass I was skimped on myself to save a few bucks. Lesson learned. While this is -maybe- passable as a beginner bass, I definitely wouldn't want someone to learn on it as the lackluster, dull tones would make me hate bass. There's absolutely no character or warmth to the sound. It's a pretty bass, I will give it that. Five stars for the design, color, feel, but in terms of where it counts, no no no, pass on this one.

Sounds great, plays nice. Mine did have slight issues with fret overhang, as mentioned in a 2-star review, and after several days of playing, I found I was developing a couple of left hand sores from the abrasion...I was able to dull those fret edges by firmly rubbing the underside of the neck with the round shaft of a socket wrench (most any solid metal cylinder shape would have sufficed), which was an easy enough remedy.

I've been playing bass for years, and as result of the heavy weight of the average electric bass my shoulder has problems. I've tried every kind of bass strap, but none have solved the weight issue. I ran across the Ibanez Mezzo Bass at Guitar Center, took it for a spin, and walked out the store with it! It is a fantastic medium (mezzo) scale bass which loses nothing in low end and tone. With the scale being 2 inches shorter than the standard 34" scale of most basses, the playability factor is fantastic for my short fingers. The width of the fingerboard is very comfortable as well with string spacing easily allowing for slap/pop. The overall weight of the instrument is so light it is a huge relief for my shoulder. I can play for hours without any discomfort. Love it!! Next I will be checking out the 5-string version of this great bass. Many folks have complained about severe fret sprout with sharp fret ends causing cut fingers. My bass has well-finished fret ends with no sprout whatsoever. The only modification I have made was to lightly sand and buff the back of the neck to make it smooth as glass. I will also probably change strings at which time I will treat the fingerboard to the same sanding/buffing treatment. Some folks have complained about the tuners. Mine operate very smoothly, so I guess I got lucky and found a well-constructed instrument. This bass is a great value for the money — and it looks cool too!

After reading (mostly positive) reviews about the Mezzo I was excited to purchase this medium scale bass. I needed a lightweight bass since my old one was causing shoulder issues. I went to GC to try it out and at first glance it looked very nice. However, the moment I ran my hands up and down the neck and started playing, I suddenly found fine cuts in my fingers and thumb from the sharp frets. I'm not talking about a couple, but all the way up on both sides of the neck. It was horrible! I've been playing since 86 and it's a good thing I have calluses or I probably would have been bleeding. I asked the GC employee if they could at least file the frets if I were to purchase it. After checking he said, 'No, they'd have to take the strings off and it would be an extra $43 etc. but they could order me another one.' I put the sea foam green one back and tried the red version of it. Same issues, just as bad. So I looked at other basses and ended up buying an Ibanez GSR200SM instead. This model is wonderful (smooth straight neck, no fret issues, lightweight, brown stained spalted maple top). The one funny thing was the other young GC employee who tried to 'argue' with me that the Mezzo isn't a medium scale bass. You do know what "Mezzo" means don't ya kid? I know it's not Guitar Centers fault, it's a quality control issue with Ibanez, but I would proceed with EXTREME caution if you're looking at the Mezzo bass.

61 year old beginner. Started a year ago with an Ibanez Mikro and love it. Got this Mezzo a couple of weeks ago and love it, too. The 32 inch scale is perfect, and the neck is wonderfully narrow. It's great for my older hands. Put some light GHS flats on it, and it sounds super. My complaint isn't with the bass, but the QC. The neck was a bit loose, as were the machines, and the fret ends felt like they hadn't been touched after the build. They stuck way out and were very sharp. The truss rod needed a big adjustment, as well. It's a very forgiving bass, and I was able to correct all of the issues myself. It now has great action, excellent intonation, and smoother fret ends. The fret issue was the worst part, but I'm glad I took the time and did it. This bass will suit me for a long time.