Members danbronson Posted October 27, 2007 Members Share Posted October 27, 2007 So, I'm a guitarist who's been wanting to get some bass equipment for a while. I don't know much about bass tone and can't compare to many other basses except the few I've played (which were all cheap anyway). But I'll attempt a brief review... This thing, for the money, is a solid deal. There is a little bit of fret buzz (muting) on one fret position so far and the fretwork in general could be a bit better. Aside from that, it seems to play just fine and there are no real problems to be found. The tuners seem strong, yet smooth. Same with the volume/tone controls (I hate controls that require absolutely no effort to move, these are smooth). You can't tell it's a three piece body if you're looking at the back or front. Tonally, I can't really form much of an opinion as I'm a very inexperienced bassist. The pickups offer very different tones, and I like what I hear in all combinations. It seems pretty versatile. It'll growl just a little bit on low notes. If I use a pick, and pick hard, while fretting something higher than about the first octave, it has a cool sounding 'honk' to it. It doesn't seem to sustain all that much, but I wasn't expecting it to. I'm sure there are far nicer sounding basses out there, but I'm perfectly content with this! I'll be playing this on many a recording. Now to work on my finger picking technique... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted October 27, 2007 Members Share Posted October 27, 2007 Damn thats a nice one! Congrats! I love the grain on the body Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted October 27, 2007 Members Share Posted October 27, 2007 Nice bass. Welcome to the ranks of the bottom feeders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted October 27, 2007 Moderators Share Posted October 27, 2007 Good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rummy Posted October 27, 2007 Members Share Posted October 27, 2007 Ashy Larry approves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Low Tone Posted October 27, 2007 Members Share Posted October 27, 2007 SX is probably one of the best all around starter choices. You made a good pick there. The P/J pickup combintation should give you quite a bit of tonal variety as well. Take it to a good shop that does repairs and have them do a little work on the frets and you should have a damn nice instrument for several years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Robin Posted October 27, 2007 Members Share Posted October 27, 2007 Nice score! Good lookin' bass. My first is an SX SPJ. I'm diggin it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roguetitan Posted October 27, 2007 Members Share Posted October 27, 2007 Good Lookin Bass...I'd thump it:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xbassman Posted October 27, 2007 Members Share Posted October 27, 2007 Good choice! I've been getting the itch for a P/J especially when Kindness posted a link to the Lakland audio clips: http://www.lakland.com/multimedia/ac_glaubpj.htm That'll wet you appetite a bit. Of course your bass doesn't have the Fralin pups like the Lakland, but you should be able to get close to those tones. If Rondo gets in any white w/ maple fretboard p/j's (like the Ibanez in my avatar), I'll probably pull the trigger for a project bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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