sinister
01-07-2006, 04:19 PM
I've owned this bass for 3 months or so, gigged with it and have been playing seven months or so, before this I've used an aria stb series jazz bass (= sin) and an rbx 274.
Its got an RRP of £280 however I found it on www.soundsmusical.com for £220 making it extra worth it.
Onto the bass, here's my own;
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/smeely_ape/RBx375.jpg
I'll get a better pic with a proper camera up approx. whenever i remember
For those who can't count, it's a five string. It has 24 frets and two humbuckers, active eq with high and low knobs, the bridge is of a drop in style and the neck is painted. Also you get to the truss rod at the body end of the neck.
I wouldn't call it a beginers bass as it far advanced from the 274 but niether is it as quality as the 775. It sits firmly in the middle being cheapish yet quiet good.
Tone 4/5
You can get a suprising amount of tone out of it too, super bassy and deep right through to trebly. Whatever tone you choose I feel you can always tell that it is an active bass, I've never really been able to completley mimick a passive bass tone with it, which put me off a bit at first because that was all I was used to after getting used to it though I appreciate the ability to get so many tones without having to go upto my amp.
Quality 3.5/5
The workman ship and circuitry is generally good.
However around the electronics cover it is missing some paint and I had to take it to get fixed when a wire on the pup selectector knob decided to fall off for no reason.
Also I have heard that some of the rbx 375s drain their batterys super quickly, luckily mine isnt like that but watch out for that anywho.
Five stringness 3.5/5
I find the string spacing to be quiet tight which does make fingerstyle a tiny bit easier but takes some getting used to with slap.
The low B has a bit of flop to it but I've never really noticed on any other 5 string that I've played being much different.
The neck is also quiet large, causing it to fall whilst using the bass sitting down. Neck dive isn't a problem whilst standing though. If you are used to a bass with a very thin neck though the thickness could come as a bit of a shock.
Overall 3.5/5
I would recomend this to anyone who is a beginner and is sure they will want to continue playing bass for years to come but dosnt want to burn a gigantic hole in their wallet. If you are an avid slapper though you may want to consider another bass as the combination of a big neck pick up and 24 frets leaves little room to slap.
If this bass was stolen and I had to buy a new one I'd probably buy this one again but would seriously consider alternatives such as a middle ibanez.
I'm probably being a bit harsh with the overall but I feel alot of other people are over biased to their basses and mark it up to far.
Well that's the end of the review, I fear I may have gone a bit too much but I had alot to say on this bass. Later guys.
Its got an RRP of £280 however I found it on www.soundsmusical.com for £220 making it extra worth it.
Onto the bass, here's my own;
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/smeely_ape/RBx375.jpg
I'll get a better pic with a proper camera up approx. whenever i remember
For those who can't count, it's a five string. It has 24 frets and two humbuckers, active eq with high and low knobs, the bridge is of a drop in style and the neck is painted. Also you get to the truss rod at the body end of the neck.
I wouldn't call it a beginers bass as it far advanced from the 274 but niether is it as quality as the 775. It sits firmly in the middle being cheapish yet quiet good.
Tone 4/5
You can get a suprising amount of tone out of it too, super bassy and deep right through to trebly. Whatever tone you choose I feel you can always tell that it is an active bass, I've never really been able to completley mimick a passive bass tone with it, which put me off a bit at first because that was all I was used to after getting used to it though I appreciate the ability to get so many tones without having to go upto my amp.
Quality 3.5/5
The workman ship and circuitry is generally good.
However around the electronics cover it is missing some paint and I had to take it to get fixed when a wire on the pup selectector knob decided to fall off for no reason.
Also I have heard that some of the rbx 375s drain their batterys super quickly, luckily mine isnt like that but watch out for that anywho.
Five stringness 3.5/5
I find the string spacing to be quiet tight which does make fingerstyle a tiny bit easier but takes some getting used to with slap.
The low B has a bit of flop to it but I've never really noticed on any other 5 string that I've played being much different.
The neck is also quiet large, causing it to fall whilst using the bass sitting down. Neck dive isn't a problem whilst standing though. If you are used to a bass with a very thin neck though the thickness could come as a bit of a shock.
Overall 3.5/5
I would recomend this to anyone who is a beginner and is sure they will want to continue playing bass for years to come but dosnt want to burn a gigantic hole in their wallet. If you are an avid slapper though you may want to consider another bass as the combination of a big neck pick up and 24 frets leaves little room to slap.
If this bass was stolen and I had to buy a new one I'd probably buy this one again but would seriously consider alternatives such as a middle ibanez.
I'm probably being a bit harsh with the overall but I feel alot of other people are over biased to their basses and mark it up to far.
Well that's the end of the review, I fear I may have gone a bit too much but I had alot to say on this bass. Later guys.