Ibanez vs Epiphone

[Marcheloco]

Hi! So I´m kind of new here and I could really use some advice...
I´ve just tried an Ibanez SR300 (active) and an Epiphone Standard IV (pasive). They both sounded really similar, but the Ibanez had a littler deeper sound.

So, I wanted to ask: Is the fact that the Ibanez is much lighter than the Epiphone a bad thing? Does the weight of the bass matter when it comes to its sound?
And is the Ibanez a better bass because it is an active one?

thanks!

 

[krstko]

Those basses are both kind of light weight. There shouldn't be any problems except if you have shoulder problems. Tone shouldn't be a problem, I've played good sounding light and heavy basses

I personally don't care if bass is active or passive, take the one you like better

 

[Crystalman85]

That depends if you prefer bass guitars that are light-weighted or if you prefer bass guitars that has a little more weight. there's really nothing wrong with owning a light-weighted bass guitar. many of them has amazing sound quality. the Ibanez soundgear basses is one of the many light-weighted bass guitars that has amazing sound quality. if you plan to buy the Ibanez sr300, by all means buy one.