Rogue SX100B Series II Electric Bass Guitar Blue

This bass is a great value and is good as-is but can be upgraded at a later time to be a very good bass. Because of the size and shape of the headstock this bass does not have very much neck dive. A good wide strap will work well with this bass. There are no string retainers on this bass because it has an angled headtock. The string pull is straight and the downward tension is good. The nut was at the correct height and filed perfectly. The paint is very good. It has a nice heavy bridge but with standard Fender baseplate holes so it can be easily changed. I don't think it is neccesary, it is perfectly fine. Body weight, metal knobs, neck, fretwork and the fretboard are good. The fretboard itself is very thick rosewood. No bad fret ends or uneven frets. Pickups are fine and with EQ adjustments on an amp, they give a nice sound. Not quite a typical Pbass sound as they don't have the same midrange characteristics. These could be easily changed if desired. The volume knob is good but the tone knob on mine was a bit uneven. It does bright/middle/low so it is working well enough for a Pbass. The holes in the back of the bridge for the strings only accept a lightweight 1.00 E string and not a 1.05, but for a beginner (and many professionals) a 1.00 E string is a great guage. Tuners are very rudimentary but they do hold tuning. They are the first thing to upgrade if desired. The peg holes may not fit a standard replacement so reaming the holes may be necessary. It was not much work if you have a 5 to 16mm t-handle reamer and work from both sides equally. The neck on this bass is similar to a D-shape Fender which would be found on a '70's Pbass. It is large but very comfortable. Some find that thin necks can cause cramping when played for long sessions. Personal preferences can differ.

It came out of the box with a broken tuner. I couldn't play it ONCE. Don't fall for the "I'll buy a cheap one first, then I'll get a better one later" routine. Go for a good one, and don't have headaches on Christmas Day.

Perfect for new player

Plays good would sound better if I was more experienced.

I love my bass! Like a lot of people during COVID I decided to pick up an instrument and I fell in love with my bass. I have only played electric and acoustic guitar in the past but this bass is amazing for people who are just starting out. Great quality especially for the price. If you are looking for a sign to get a bass- here is is.

I have been playing guitar for over a year and I've gotten pretty good at it and I have a couple of guitars so I decided I wanted a bass. So I chose this basically because it's cheap. You get what you pay for with this. The pickup's make weird crackly noises and there's a lot of fret buzz. Also, I can kind of hear a buzz when I pluck an open string and I tried to adjust the truss rod but the buzz didn't go away. The output jack is also pretty noticeably loose. I can wiggle the cable around while it's in there. Going away from the flaws, it is a bass guitar that works and I enjoy playing on it. If I had more money to spend I would not have gotten this bass though.