Ibanez: GSRM20

I was at Swee Lee (BB showroom) to try the Ibanez Mikro SR bass depicted here. It's one of the most comfortable to play if you ar ein the market for a scaled-down bass (28.6"), especially resommended for guitar dweebs (like me) who can't really come to terms with a full scale unit. However, the GSRM20 sports a list price which is very close to the GATK20... decisions, decisions... Nearly bought it.

Mikro bass

If your are tired of wrestling with the regular-scaled bass because you are predominantly a guitar player who weilds the bass on occasions, Ibanez makes the popular SR bass in a shorter scale version (28.6") but limited to its GIO range. The GSRM20 would appease those of us who favour a shorter scaled bass not because we can't play a regular model, but we are more comfortable with one. Ignore the 'MIKRO' label, it's not that small after all.