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I had an RBX170 as my first bass as well, those are nice beginner basses IMO. Out-of-the-box the setup was good but I found it a bit high to my taste. Got the factory strings replaced with DR Nickel Lo-Rider roundwounds (medium-lite gauge) and it was ready to funk. :D