1 Fender or 10 SX's??

[JimmyM]

I forgot to answer the question:

One Fender. As nice for the money as I think the SX basses are (and I own two), they are, indeed, merely nice for the money. For all intents and purposes they sound identical to Fenders, but other than Savit, I don't think anyone would say they play as well or feel as comfortable.

 

[bass_fish]

I'll take the Fender....

 

[RED5]

One good bass over multiple basses of "variable quality control" anyday.

I think that can be applied across the board. the way I heard it put was "Do you want the worst guy in the American plant or the best guy in the Chinese/Mexican plant building your instrument?" Point being every production line everywhere has it's bad days and it's good days.

 

[GreyBeard]

Tools vs Toys

 

[RickenBoogie]

One Fender. One Gibson. One Rickenbacker.

 

[hentor]

A SX may be a lot of things, but its not a bass to try to flip a profit on -- not in our lifetime!

They said the same thing about my MIJ Fender Strat when I bought it 20 years ago...

However, every SX bass I've layed my hands on played awfully and felt cheaply made...I'll stick with one Fender and know that it will last as long as I need it to without having to make hundreds of dollars of upgrades to it in order to make it playable...

 

[savit260]

I forgot to answer the question:

One Fender. As nice for the money as I think the SX basses are (and I own two), they are, indeed, merely nice for the money. For all intents and purposes they sound identical to Fenders, but other than Savit, I don't think anyone would say they play as well or feel as comfortable.

Keep in mind, my numero uno SX had the frets worked over by a very good luthier.

 

[GlennW]

I voted one Fender. It'll probably appreciate, and who needs 10 SX's? Hell, with the time and money you'd save on NOT modding the SX's you could pay for the MIA Fender.

 

[Baird6869]

1 Fender.

Sorry... I REALLY REALLY tried to like SX basses but I just returned my second SX due to quality problems.

If you apparently get a good SX, it can be a terrific value. But I had no suck luck.

 

[Easy8]

Fender....You can only play one at a time anyway.

Exactly what I was going to say.

 

[GlennW]

1 Fender.

Sorry... I REALLY REALLY tried to like SX basses but I just returned my second SX due to quality problems.

If you apparently get a good SX, it can be a terrific value. But I had no suck luck.

You returned two...looks like "suck luck" to me. Or was that a Freudian typo?

 

[vcs700s]

Tools vs Toys

Bingo! Check my sig line. That should show how I voted.

 

[Joey3313]

Tools vs Toys

Speaking of tools...

 

[BillyB_from_LZ]

I'd keep one or two and donate the remainder to Girls Rock! Chicago. Every year they're looking for bass gear...

http://girlsrockchicago.org/

 

[FL Knifemaker]

Speaking of tools...

Can't stop checking the ******** poll can you??

 

[bobbth]

SX by far!

you could have ten sorta-alright basses
OR
one crappy fender

 

[incubus2432]

Neither.

 

[Jazzbassman23]

I own both, and comparing an SX to an MIA Fender is just absurd. I've long since abandoned my habit of buying $200 basses because they were cool. Give me one good bass instead of a pile of inferior instruments any day.

 

[Pickebass]

Math quiz:
If 10 SX's = 1 Fender, how many

Fenders= 1 Sadowsky?

SXs= 1 Sadowsky?



BTW I own both, It's just easier to have one or 10 good instruments that meet your needs unless you are using the rest for decorations

 

[Turock]

I own several Fenders, a coupla SX, and a bunch of other basses, and...
I'll take one good Fender over any bass out there.