Originally Posted by
NWBasser
Prog usually involves a lot of notes, quick scales and such. I'd toss out a P bass as I don't think it would be all that workable. A jazz will work fairly well for that as evidenced by Geddy Lee.
If he can handle the thin necks, the Ibanez Soundgear series offer very low action and lots of tonal possibilities at very reasonable price points. Plus, the Ibby's have a two-octave neck which fits with the genre.
Another one to consider would be the Sterling by Musicman stingray which has a fatter neck and a powerful preamp. They are very nice basses for a decent price.
For that particular style, I'd probably pass on SX since it would likely take a good deal of work to get the action low enough.
I love the MY SR500 AFTER YEARS of making due because of my small hands on most basses it was a God send to come across the SR series when I was looking for a new bass back in 2007. I will be upgrading in 2011 to a SR Prestige or SRT905DX a neck thru bass and about 1/2 the price of the SR prestige.
http://www.ibanez.com/BassGuitars/model-SRT905DX
http://www.ibanez.com/BassGuitars/model-SR5006E
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