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#2,801
Toptube said:
The SRX neck is pretty nice. It serves people well who want something a bit thicker, but still not Pbass fat. While not THE SAME, It reminds me of the neck on my Fender Jaguar from the original run (the newer ones are said to have more of a standard Jazz neck, which is a little thicker.), albeit with a little flatter fretboard radius.

The other nice thing about the SRX is that if you don't end up liking the pickups, I believe they will accommodate typical EMG size/shapes. and there are a few pickup makers out there that offer pickups in that style, besides EMG. So you should have options.
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There are (at least) two eras of SRXs. I haven't played the older ones but have read that they are a completely different animal than the new ones. Both of mine which are from the modern era are very thin. Maybe not quite as small as the SR700 but much closer to that than a Fender. If a high end SR is a 1 and a P bass is a 10 I'd call the SRX neck a 2.
 
#2,805
verycoolname said:
Haha, thanks for the tip! :D All the reviews I read on them were 4-5 Stars, so I assumed they're good basses.
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They are ridiculously cheap basses that sound great, have fast necks and are worth way more than their price. Biggest knocks are the fret dressing and that the knobs always seem to need to be tightened - things that can easily be dealt with.

I would not recommend them for the high ender gang who would undoubtedly point out that the fit and finish is not as good as their Dingwall, Ritter, Sadowski etc. But if the most important things to you are sound and playability and value they are very hard to beat. I'd say the same thing about most of the Ibanez line.
 
#2,806
CoarseBass said:
I've never been an SR fan... there were always a dozen cheap ones on the wall when I was learning to play and wondering around GC and local stores. As the years went by, I just kind of ignored them. I'm not a fan of how the body looks, and I like chunky necks - like my ATK.
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I bought my SR885 precisely because of the thin neck. They had just come out and I was in a local music store, saw it hanging up and decided to try it out. As soon as I played it I bought it! It felt right in my hands. I had to get accustomed to the string spacing, but I also play guitar so it just takes a bit going back and forth. But I also played Ricks for a long time so they have slim necks. I don't want a baseball bat neck.

My bass wasn't cheap back then. I was over $800. They hadn't come out with the cheaper line back then. There are some great cheap basses on the market now. Wasn't like that when I started playing!

As far as the looks, I think they are sleek and modern. I get compliments on the bass all the time. With everyone and their mother playing a Fender or Fender clone it's good to be different.

My bass has two j style pickups. But they are humbuckers now. You shouldn't set up barriers to basses based on pre conceived notions. Just try them out and see how they feel/sound. :)
 
#2,807
SGD Lutherie said:
I bought my SR885 precisely because of the thin neck. They had just come out and I was in a local music store, saw it hanging up and decided to try it out. As soon as I played it I bought it! It felt right in my hands. I had to get accustomed to the string spacing, but I also play guitar so it just takes a bit going back and forth. But I also played Ricks for a long time so they have slim necks. I don't want a baseball bat neck.

My bass wasn't cheap back then. I was over $800. They hadn't come out with the cheaper line back then. There are some great cheap basses on the market now. Wasn't like that when I started playing!

As far as the looks, I think they are sleek and modern. I get compliments on the bass all the time. With everyone and their mother playing a Fender or Fender clone it's good to be different.

My bass has two j style pickups. But they are humbuckers now. You shouldn't set up barriers to basses based on pre conceived notions. Just try them out and see how they feel/sound. :)
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All of this.

I was also skeptical about Ibanez, but when I tried it out I was in love! The "cheaper" models you see are probably the ones less than SR500, which is where it starts getting "better" (depending on preference).
 
#2,816
Hello :)
Input on bass is damaged. So in the context of the input switching, I thought to also replace preamp. So I was wondering what preamp is the "best" on the market for the bass? :)
 

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#2,820
That control knob layout (two single, two stacked) works well with the Audere Pro Z or Classic 4-band preamps. The Pro Z would need one extra small hole for the impedance switch but the Classic would work without modification.

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I installed the Pro Z in an SR1000 and it sounds fantastic. It's almost has too much flexibility so it's for those who like to 'tweak their tone' a lot. I recommend shielding the pickup and control cavities though as the Audere reaveals everything, even noise.

Jeff
 

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