NGD! SX 5'er

musikizlife · 01-09-2012, 10:23 PM

So this one's a little late but what NGD's aren't?

Its an SX Ursa II 5 string, in the natural ash finish

Im a guitar player at heart, but I've had a feigning for bass lately, and I've also wanted a way to add real bass to my recordings without constantly borrowing, so my wonderful GF grabbed this for me for Christmas

It first arrived as 4 string but quickly contacted Kurt and 2 days later I had myself a 5'er.

Now a a statement then a question. Since I'm going to be playing with the 5th string dropped to an A, and it's quite floppy and hits the bridge pickup. What gauge strings do you guys think I should use to keep it nice and tight? ( I know nothing about bass shit lol)

anyway.... pics

EDIT: Heres a clip I posted earlier using it!
http://soundcloud.com/musikizlife/si...with-real-bass

JamesM · 01-09-2012, 10:28 PM

I need to get one of these. They're so cheap you can't really go wrong. I also have a similar question as far as gauges, but I'd be going down to G#.

Hybrid138 · 01-09-2012, 10:31 PM

Damn... I like it. What do you think of the pickups, neck, playability, etc? I always fight the urge to get one of these. I have a Fender 4 string but I don't have a 5 at all.

ibanezcollector · 01-09-2012, 10:35 PM

my go to bass is a SX I love the tone of it so lo-fi and gritty. Sold all my higher end basses because believe it or not I love that SX.

NICE BASS

musikizlife · 01-09-2012, 10:46 PM

Thanks guys!
and compared to the basses i've played (Schecter Stilleto, and Ibanez GSR i think it was) It's really up there. The quality definitely surpasses the price IMO. I don't have all that much experience with basses but especially for the price you can't go wrong especially if you need a 5 string to knock around. and on top of it, it's really pretty :P

przemyslawwolski · 01-09-2012, 11:01 PM

nice!

BucketheadRules · 01-12-2012, 03:10 PM

That looks great, I imagine it weighs a shit-ton though?

Rondo used to sell a replacement fretless neck for those - I used to want to buy that bass and that neck so I could change between fretted and fretless

Necris · 01-12-2012, 03:15 PM

Swap out those strings and give the bass a good setup the first chance you get. The stock strings that come with SX, Agile, Brice etc are abysmal and you will notice an improvement in tone after changing them. A set of .136 .102 .076 .057 .041 strings should do fine (I use Circle K strings so I'm going by their gauges). I don't think you'd need anything above a .140 for a low A string personally.

musikizlife · 01-14-2012, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BucketheadRules

That looks great, I imagine it weighs a shit-ton though?

Rondo used to sell a replacement fretless neck for those - I used to want to buy that bass and that neck so I could change between fretted and fretless

Honestly it's not terrible, and considering the fact that I won't really be using it live, doesn't make the weight a problem

would love a fretless neck

Quote:

Originally Posted by Necris

Swap out those strings and give the bass a good setup the first chance you get. The stock strings that come with SX, Agile, Brice etc are abysmal and you will notice an improvement in tone after changing them. A set of .136 .102 .076 .057 .041 strings should do fine (I use Circle K strings so I'm going by their gauges). I don't think you'd need anything above a .140 for a low A string personally.

Thanks for the info, definitely gunna get on that asap, even tuned at a B the low string is like a wet noodle... extra floppy haha

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01-09-2012, 10:23 PM	#1
musikizlife TCM Softhands Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Monmouth, NJ Posts: 703 Thanked: 14 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	NGD! SX 5'er So this one's a little late but what NGD's aren't? Its an SX Ursa II 5 string, in the natural ash finish Im a guitar player at heart, but I've had a feigning for bass lately, and I've also wanted a way to add real bass to my recordings without constantly borrowing, so my wonderful GF grabbed this for me for Christmas It first arrived as 4 string but quickly contacted Kurt and 2 days later I had myself a 5'er. Now a a statement then a question. Since I'm going to be playing with the 5th string dropped to an A, and it's quite floppy and hits the bridge pickup. What gauge strings do you guys think I should use to keep it nice and tight? ( I know nothing about bass shit lol) anyway.... pics EDIT: Heres a clip I posted earlier using it! http://soundcloud.com/musikizlife/si...with-real-bass S906#4!! http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/sta...at-am-56k.html My Soundcloud http://soundcloud.com/you/tracks

01-09-2012, 10:28 PM	#2
JamesM The Armada Join Date: May 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 6,925 Thanked: 86 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	I need to get one of these. They're so cheap you can't really go wrong. I also have a similar question as far as gauges, but I'd be going down to G#. Cloudyhead. Facebook//Twitter//Bandcamp Watch:1,2,3,4,5 Debut Album, Abstraction out now!

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Hybrid138 SS.org Regular Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Laredo, TX Posts: 1,525 Thanked: 36 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Damn... I like it. What do you think of the pickups, neck, playability, etc? I always fight the urge to get one of these. I have a Fender 4 string but I don't have a 5 at all. Bacchanalian Bliss (My Ska band): http://www.facebook.com/blisstx (Facebook) http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=223821 (SonicBids)

01-09-2012, 10:46 PM	#5
musikizlife TCM Softhands Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Monmouth, NJ Posts: 703 Thanked: 14 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Thanks guys! and compared to the basses i've played (Schecter Stilleto, and Ibanez GSR i think it was) It's really up there. The quality definitely surpasses the price IMO. I don't have all that much experience with basses but especially for the price you can't go wrong especially if you need a 5 string to knock around. and on top of it, it's really pretty :P S906#4!! http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/sta...at-am-56k.html My Soundcloud http://soundcloud.com/you/tracks

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01-09-2012, 10:35 PM	#4
ibanezcollector Gear Junkie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Cleveland Posts: 570 Thanked: 34 Feedback Score: 6 reviews	my go to bass is a SX I love the tone of it so lo-fi and gritty. Sold all my higher end basses because believe it or not I love that SX. NICE BASS

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przemyslawwolski SS.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Wroclaw, Poland Posts: 103 Thanked: 2 / 1 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	nice!

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BucketheadRules Annoying idiot Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Posts: 3,393 Thanked: 105 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	That looks great, I imagine it weighs a shit-ton though? Rondo used to sell a replacement fretless neck for those - I used to want to buy that bass and that neck so I could change between fretted and fretless ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out my YouTubings by making clicks upon this most generously provided link: http://www.youtube.com/user/ConnorFGuitar?feature=mhee You can thank me later. Or throw stones, it's your call. It's always funny until someone gets hurt, and then it's just hilarious...

01-12-2012, 03:15 PM	#8
Necris Bonitis. Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Somewhere in New York Posts: 2,414 Thanked: 14 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Swap out those strings and give the bass a good setup the first chance you get. The stock strings that come with SX, Agile, Brice etc are abysmal and you will notice an improvement in tone after changing them. A set of .136 .102 .076 .057 .041 strings should do fine (I use Circle K strings so I'm going by their gauges). I don't think you'd need anything above a .140 for a low A string personally. musikizlife likes this. Extreme Syncopation =/= Poly-rhythmic

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