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[RickenBoogie]

I'll just echo the sentiment of buying used. You'll get a much better bass for the money, And when you're ready to upgrade, you'll get most, if not all your money back. I'd suggest you go get the feel for some basses at a guitar shop, and not just shop online. It's important for the bass to FEEL right. Even if you buy online, at least you'll know what you're getting into. Good luck, and welcome to the bottom.

 

[embellisher]

Welcome to Talkbass!

SX instruments are very serviceable for the price. I have an SX P bass copy, and use it occasionally, even though I have basses that cost 40 times as much. If it had 5 strings, I would play it even more.

The only issue that I had with it was that the fret ends in the upper register were pretty sharp. I got a file and learned to dress fret ends with helps from the folks in the setup forum. and that took care of that.

One thing with regards to neck size. Before you buy anything, I would go to a large music store and check out a lot of basses. Hand size doesn't necessarily have a lot to do with what feels comfortable to your hands. I know guys with small hands who love the way Warwicks and Spectors feel, and those have some of the beefiest necks around. I have medium hands, but prefer very wide necks, with a very thin front to back profile. Narrow necks make my hand hurt, and so do thick front to back neck profiles.

Since the instruments that you are interested in are Fender copies, a P and a Jazz would be the first two to try out. But you should also check out some with a more modern neck design, such as Ibanez, Warwick, and others.