March 29, 2021
The Good: This is a steal for the money. Out of the box it was a playable, solid instrument that a beginner could learn fretless bass on. It holds tune well, has minimal neck dive, and good quality wood. I was surprised and how light the bass felt and the neck was thin and fast. The pickup is solid and wiring was well done. The fit and finish was excellent. I would recommend this to someone wanting to learn fretless.
The Bad: The nut is pure junk. I replaced it with a bone nut for under $10. T ...
The Good: This is a steal for the money. Out of the box it was a playable, solid instrument that a beginner could learn fretless bass on. It holds tune well, has minimal neck dive, and good quality wood. I was surprised and how light the bass felt and the neck was thin and fast. The pickup is solid and wiring was well done. The fit and finish was excellent. I would recommend this to someone wanting to learn fretless.
The Bad: The nut is pure junk. I replaced it with a bone nut for under $10. Took all of 2 min and a bit of glue. Also, the fret markers are not where the note is. I had to drill and install markers in the correct position. About an hour of work if you know what youre doing. I, personally, don't like flying blind on a fretless. The big problem for me though is that the truss rod was seized. I didn't realize it unlit after i modified the neck so there is no returning this bad boy. I tried all the tricks but its isn't going anywhere. I put so much pressure on it that it stripped the adjustment point on the rod.
Conclusion: For the money, its an A+. I think taking this instrument to a good luthier (or being a good luthier) is an important cost to factor into this purchase. I sunk about $70 in total between upgrades and strings, . I thinks that pretty good considering its still half the cost of the Squier or Ibanez competitor. I would like to see an upgraded version of this for maybe $20 more. Get a decent nut in there and clean up the quality control and this thing would be unbeatable in this price range.
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