Basscabman Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Any ideas If these are any good and what the value of them Is 2nd hand? Cheers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Don’t know about the value, but SX basses are great basses; really well made and they play and sound amazing for the money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Looks very much indeed like my vintage EST96a- hardware identical only the headstock differs and yes it’s good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 SX basses are well made, generally the electrics and pickups let them down a little. They are basically the same quality and value as the older "Vintage" brand, not the "Vintage reissue" one's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basscabman Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 I've found out that the model number is SX SBG2 made around 2006 - 2010 Over at the other place they were highly rated, don't think there are many available as Ernie Ball threatened SX with a lawsuit. Who knows. I'm going to have a look at it later. I'll post if I buy It. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basscabman Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 I bought It! Cracking Stingray copy for the money. Ash body and fantastic neck. Quick setup and it's really great to play. Only problem is the bass and mid sweep don't work. Cheap preamp and pots I expect. Pick up sounds great too. I'd like to stick another 3 band pre amp In it but can't justify an east pre amp money on It. If I could get a pre amp for around £40 I'd do It. Well pleased with it though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 On 22/06/2020 at 06:10, Geek99 said: Looks very much indeed like my vintage EST96a- hardware identical only the headstock differs and yes it’s good They're not the same, but they are of similar quality. Actually I rate SX a little higher if anything. Good low priced instruments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 17 hours ago, Basscabman said: I bought It! Cracking Stingray copy for the money. Ash body and fantastic neck. Quick setup and it's really great to play. Only problem is the bass and mid sweep don't work. Cheap preamp and pots I expect. Pick up sounds great too. I'd like to stick another 3 band pre amp In it but can't justify an east pre amp money on It. If I could get a pre amp for around £40 I'd do It. Well pleased with it though. nice! I was actually looking at those SX Stingray clones years ago. I could only find them at Rondo in the US at the time... and before I was able to find one over here, they were discontinued. One thing I really liked about the ones I was seeing was that they lacquered the neck glossy. The John East preamp is really nice, but it's pricey. Personally I'd wait, save, and buy one. They appear for sale, used, from time to time, at around £100. Well worth it, in my opinion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 1 hour ago, mcnach said: They're not the same, but they are of similar quality. Actually I rate SX a little higher if anything. Good low priced instruments. Possibly but the body and hardware are identical - only the headstock differs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 20 hours ago, Basscabman said: I bought It! Cracking Stingray copy for the money. Ash body and fantastic neck. Quick setup and it's really great to play. Only problem is the bass and mid sweep don't work. Cheap preamp and pots I expect. Pick up sounds great too. I'd like to stick another 3 band pre amp In it but can't justify an east pre amp money on It. If I could get a pre amp for around £40 I'd do It. Well pleased with it though. Pop some pics up when you’ve sorted it out? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 4 hours ago, Geek99 said: Possibly but the body and hardware are identical - only the headstock differs Not really, unless Vintage have made EST96 basses with different shapes. The body of the SX is very close to the real thing, while the Vintage ones have a slightly narrower waist and the top horn is a little funky in the way it comes off (I have a way with words today, don't I? ). The Vintage body also looks a little longer perhaps? I remember there was a clear gap between the pickguard and the bridge on the Vintage, but it's very small -almost nothing- on the SX, or even on the SBMM clones that use the same kind of bridge. It's that slightly odd departure of the body shape which prevented me from buying one, years ago, and ended up with OLP. The Vintage I played (only one, in a shop) was actually nicer to play than the OLP I bought, but I just could not get on with that shape. Hey, I never claimed to be normal. But the hardware, pickguard, etc do look very similar. I guess all these budget brands get it from the same places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basscabman Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 (edited) Some pics! Edited June 26, 2020 by Basscabman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basscabman Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 So had it a month or so now, I'm astounded how good this bass plays and feels! The electrics are stinky poo, I tried a cheap artec preamp but it sounded shite so I've got a John East 2 band eq on it's way. It has an ash body and a maple neck with superb resonance when unplugged. I'm astounded that SX can make a bass like this that sold for $149 back In 2005. I have a superb fender jazz and a great P bass 51 copy (Both great basses) that I have not touched since i got this bass. Great weight too, around 8 and half pounds. From what I've read they were only made for a month before being issued a law suit and most sold were 5 strings so apparently this is very rare. Gonna slam In the east pre and see what the original pick up sounds like, If stinky poo I'll go the Nord route. Makes me think as musicians we're getting the derrière ripped out of us all the time, If a bass can be made for peanuts that plays this good, why do we pay 1000.s for basses that probably could be made for a lot less. Yes, I've owned Stingrays. (In case you were going to ask) A bass that plays well In your hands no matter the cost Is a gem. Having fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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