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Are SX Basses Any Good?
- Thread starter rimmry
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For the price of 1 CV, or 2 VMs, you could have 3-4 SX. And most SX are easily on par with the VMs.
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Have you not noticed that TB is full of folks who want a Porsche for VW pricing - folks who REFUSE to believe you actually DO get what you pay for?
It's also full of people who are so ridiculously full of...oh nevermind...it's not worth getting banned over. You're so good looking...
Everyone has different budgets and different needs in everything we buy. Some people just don't want to believe that you get what you pay for. Yes there is a point of diminishing returns but there is a big difference between a 150.00 bass and a 700.00 bass and no one will convince me otherwise.
Fender American Standard Jazz
US Made Godin SD4
71 Ampeg Dan Armstrong
Fender American Standard Jazz
US Made Godin SD4
71 Ampeg Dan Armstrong
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in your chest
OP might want to look for the thread which asked who was gigging SXs, and check the responses there. One band bought a set and finished them in flags for holiday gigs. So there are a few people gigging them.
PS: Ignore the 1/3 of the thread where the guy is bitching about his guitar player dissing his SX.
PS: Ignore the 1/3 of the thread where the guy is bitching about his guitar player dissing his SX.
People say things like this, but there's no way you are picking out that $150 bass in the mix with your ears. I can play just about any bass, with a decent setup, and still make it sound as good as a $1500 bass. There's really not much technology involved in making a bass sound good. But by all means pay more...your eyes will hear the difference I'm sure.
What I always say is, "I'll buy a $2,000 bass when I have $2,000 chops."
Plus, a lot of the fun for me is busting out the Dremel and Frankenfootzing. I'm not about to do that on an American P. SX is perfect for that because you get workable bones and a license to drill for short money.
EDIT: This clip is repetitive, but it features my modded SX Ursa 1 (P style) in a mix. I've swapped in a Fender Custom Shop '62 P pickup -- otherwise stock. It's not up too high in the mix, but you can still pick out some of the growly goodness. For under two bills, I'll happily take that tone.
Plus, a lot of the fun for me is busting out the Dremel and Frankenfootzing. I'm not about to do that on an American P. SX is perfect for that because you get workable bones and a license to drill for short money.
EDIT: This clip is repetitive, but it features my modded SX Ursa 1 (P style) in a mix. I've swapped in a Fender Custom Shop '62 P pickup -- otherwise stock. It's not up too high in the mix, but you can still pick out some of the growly goodness. For under two bills, I'll happily take that tone.
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I'll probably kick myself (or be kicked by someone else) for asking but, what is a lawsuit fretless?
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Lawsuit headstock (Fender) shape. Many MIJ basses in the 60s had these.
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The Andromeda is the p bass? Because I was thinking about buying it for my friend's birthday (he just started playing bass, influenced by me)
The Andromeda is a Jazz copy. Couple weeks ago it was less than $200.
Today its $260. No trans red.
The Omega is a Jazz copy too. $120 today and they have trans red. They both have a more likable headstock in my view.
The Ursa P above has the newer headstock shape, and I really don't care for it. Your view may vary of course.
Squier Vintage Modified may be a better option... Just my opinion.
Different strokes for different folks, but I'm in the camp that doesn't think they are crap!
I've purchased probably 10 of them over the years just for cheap fun. The three that I kept are all good enough players.
Yes maybe so but I don't want one SX so I would gladly spend the money for a VM. My favs are the CV Squires which no SX can touch IMO.
I love cheapo basses look at my second sig line . Even with cheap there are good and bad. Bad for me are Galvestons, SX, New York pro and others.
I like good Squiers older the better to mod. They can make great basses on the cheap.
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