Well, how to put this delicately:
The SX's tend (I'm working from a sample of 2 here that I own) to have perfectly adequate Low-B strings. Actually pretty darn nice for ~$110-$180 basses. And the rest of them, aside from the Low-B string, is fully up to par with the 4 stringers. In fact, I find the 5 string Jazzes, fretted and fretless, to have really nice playing necks. I'll probably jump on another one of the SJB-75Cs with the Bound and Blocked neck sometime soon. The one I have is edging out my Steinberger for playing time right now, I like it so much.
That said, they are not as good as my over $600 basses (ESP LTD and Steinberger) for that tight Low-B.
But, perfectly useful. Not at all like some of the crap I've picked up in Guitar Center. Sheesh, some of those would have been better off feeding my fireplace last winter.
Thomcat
