Wes, I replaced the nut, bridge, tuners, and knobs. Excluding the bridge I replaced the rest to gold just because I wanted to. I also filed the fret ends ( can't stand rough frets), did a complete setup and intonation. I still play this SX bass as it is my only working bass at this time. And my caribburst P bass is also an SX from Rondo Music. $119.00 and $109.00. Made in China.
BTW it is cheaper to purchase off Rondo's site than using Ebay (for those who might look at EBay).
I'm sure you will be surprised, Wes. I stand by what I said earlier a great deal when I compared my basses to Fender. Yes, even the American standards!
The sound of the pickups is OK, not a Seymore, Bartolini, or other quility pickups but they hold their own in the mix and are quiet.