Uk Ant
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Well I've had my new shiny bass since Monday, and last night it did it's first band practice so I thought I'd let you all know how the super slink bass is fairing.
First up, if your a Precision bass fan you're not going to like the SR's as a range as they make ya average Jazz bass feel a bit clumpy. So if you don't like slim necks on a bass this is not the bass for you.
Quick overview. The SR700 is the top of the normal (non prestige) soundgear range. It's a bolt on neck, mahogany body with maple top. It's made in that well known guitar making nation of Indonesia (?) and retails in the UK for about £500. Electric's are two bartolini humbucking pickups coupled to a three band eq. For more info look em up on the net.
So, playability: Now the soundgear basses have always had slim necks and the latest range is no exception. For me and my undersized digits this thing is ideal. The action is quite low out of the box and it's fantastically easy to play.
Sound: Now it's not the loudest bass play acoustically in the world. Next to the Aria it's replacing it's positively quite. I'm wondering if this is an Ibanez thing as my SA, although still nice sounding, is also not very loud. Anway, the sound is crisp, full, generally good. In comparison to the old roadstar II bass I used to own it's not got the dep woody tone, but has a ton more clarity and punch. Just to play on ya knee this is a really nice bass; comfortable, easy to play with a good sound.
Plugged in this bass gets even better. The active EQ means you could leave your amp eq relatively flat and work the sound from the bass if you needed to. It really does produce a very good range of good sounds. It's always going to sound more modern than a passive bass but it'll come pretty close without too much faff. The EQ is also strong enough, and easy enough to use, such that you can tweak your sound once the rest of the band are up and running to allow your sound to find a place in the mix.
Build quality, as you'd expect, is superb. Finish is pretty flawless and it all feels very well bolted together.
All round this is far and away the best bass I've ever owned and an absolute joy to play.
In comparison to my last 'descent' bass, which was a similar priced J&D brothers through neck bass this blows it out of the water in every direction.
I don't think I can really say anything bad about this bass, for me it's just ideal, plays well, comfortable to play sitting or standing, sounds good, well built... not sure about the thin laminate bit of maple on the head stock I suppose
First up, if your a Precision bass fan you're not going to like the SR's as a range as they make ya average Jazz bass feel a bit clumpy. So if you don't like slim necks on a bass this is not the bass for you.
Quick overview. The SR700 is the top of the normal (non prestige) soundgear range. It's a bolt on neck, mahogany body with maple top. It's made in that well known guitar making nation of Indonesia (?) and retails in the UK for about £500. Electric's are two bartolini humbucking pickups coupled to a three band eq. For more info look em up on the net.
So, playability: Now the soundgear basses have always had slim necks and the latest range is no exception. For me and my undersized digits this thing is ideal. The action is quite low out of the box and it's fantastically easy to play.
Sound: Now it's not the loudest bass play acoustically in the world. Next to the Aria it's replacing it's positively quite. I'm wondering if this is an Ibanez thing as my SA, although still nice sounding, is also not very loud. Anway, the sound is crisp, full, generally good. In comparison to the old roadstar II bass I used to own it's not got the dep woody tone, but has a ton more clarity and punch. Just to play on ya knee this is a really nice bass; comfortable, easy to play with a good sound.
Plugged in this bass gets even better. The active EQ means you could leave your amp eq relatively flat and work the sound from the bass if you needed to. It really does produce a very good range of good sounds. It's always going to sound more modern than a passive bass but it'll come pretty close without too much faff. The EQ is also strong enough, and easy enough to use, such that you can tweak your sound once the rest of the band are up and running to allow your sound to find a place in the mix.
Build quality, as you'd expect, is superb. Finish is pretty flawless and it all feels very well bolted together.
All round this is far and away the best bass I've ever owned and an absolute joy to play.
In comparison to my last 'descent' bass, which was a similar priced J&D brothers through neck bass this blows it out of the water in every direction.
I don't think I can really say anything bad about this bass, for me it's just ideal, plays well, comfortable to play sitting or standing, sounds good, well built... not sure about the thin laminate bit of maple on the head stock I suppose
