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sx bass owners,this is for you

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jay22

Oct 5, 2008
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#1
well im new to this forum and was jut wondering if anyone here has or has played a sx bass,i heard they are good for the 100-200 dollar price range,if you have had one or have played one before could you show me a pic of yours and or tell me how it feels and plays,thanx:cool:
 
#2
do a quick search bud, tons and tons and tons and tons of info on SX, theres club threads and otherwise.


I have an SX geddy clone I bought off another tb'er with an audere jz-3vb preamp and a carvin b style hipshot bridge. It doesnt get the play it deserves, i have more expensive basses too, but this one is amazing for the price range.
 
#4
From my experiences with them, they have decent woods, but the construction is sub par and the electronics are foul.

I would recommend keeping the squire. So long as you don't get one of the nasties that slips through quality control, they are great basses for the price. I had an affinity series jazz for a year and a half and I never regret having it.
 
#7
gm jack said:
From my experiences with them, they have decent woods, but the construction is sub par and the electronics are foul.
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My experiences have been quite the opposite. I've owned about 10, and all of them have been top notch. Maybe I got lucky (10 times running...) but all of them have had smooth fretwork, nice electronics, and decent hardware.

All of which makes them basses I'd take over a MIM Fender at the same price in a heartbeat. Seriously, I've never played a MIM that could touch any one of the SX's I've owned.

IME, YMMV, yadda yadda.
 
#9
I bought an SX 5-er because I didn't want to spend too much to find out whether I liked the whole 5-string thing.

When my SX arrived, it looked beautiful. But the action was quite high. I adjusted it (did a setup as described here on Talkbass) and found it quite good. I now gig with it regularly.

I can find nothing wrong with the electronics or the pickups. It has a nice hot signal and good tone.
 
#10
I have 3 SX basses....and if you search any of the SX threads (search using essex) you will find a ton of info there.....

In short I love mine, and my home built, SX Geddy Clone has freakin killer tone with the D'Addario half rounds! It is my favorite bass to play at the moment when I want a growly aggressive sound.
 
#11
SX? Great basses to GAS on. Honestly, whenever I have GAS, I go for SX or Brice (also on Rondo). Let me put it this way: I enjoy my $180 SX Jazz more than my Fender Standard Jazz bass. Though, that'll change once I get my G&L L2000...
 
#14
I just picked up an SX Jazz for 75 bucks locally, found it on craig's list. Bought it b/c I wanted the strings on it - TI Flats. I bought it, changed the strings, and sold it to a buddy for 75. I got free TI Flats!

However, when I set up the bass for my buddy I realized I couldn't put it down! My only complaint was the sharp edges on the nut - but really it was a nice bass!!! Yes the pups were pretty hot and the tone was nice. Fretwork was surprisingly good.
 
#19
Thangfish said:
Fieldy who?

Hey, if my amp puts out too many ohms, can I just use BOTH jacks on my speaker to split them down?
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Watts that supposed to mean? Oh, yeah, you're right. But if it's putting out too few ohms then you need to run your instrument cables in series, the more the better. And make sure to use straight cables - electrons have problems trying to go around and around those darn coiled cables. Uhhh, this is the off topic forum, isn't it? :eyebrow:
 

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