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Unfortunately not as great as I hoped.
Pros:
1) Good fretwork.
2) Comfortable neck. (glossy on the back - read the specs).
3) More or less stays in tune (better than my bigsby-equipped Gretsch Electromatic anyway)
4) Pickups sound great
5) Finish is smooth - no complaints
6) 3-ply pickguard that looks better than what was on the Vintage Modified's before.
7) The nut is now bone as opposed to VM.
Cons:
1) Intonation - brutally bad straight out of the box, especially the low E. But hey, you probably read about this on every Bass VI review ever.
2) Narrow-tall frets: absolutely not my cup of tea. Too tall.
3) Volume knob kinda broke on the second day of usage. Technically it's still working but now rotates endlessly. This ain't a midi-keyboard, so probably not a feature.
4) Pickguard around the pickup switches is super rough to the point where you could accidentally cut your fingers.
5) Switches themselves aren't equally smooth as some require more effort than the others to toggle - wonder how they'll fare in the long run.
Conclusion: This is the most expensive bass in the Classic Vibe series so I expected better build quality. As is, it needs work and maybe some mods to become really good. And unfortunately, if you want a spec-accurate Bass VI your options are either this or a Custom Shop. Ah well, I still like it.
1) Good fretwork.
2) Comfortable neck. (glossy on the back - read the specs).
3) More or less stays in tune (better than my bigsby-equipped Gretsch Electromatic anyway)
4) Pickups sound great
5) Finish is smooth - no complaints
6) 3-ply pickguard that looks better than what was on the Vintage Modified's before.
7) The nut is now bone as opposed to VM.
Cons:
1) Intonation - brutally bad straight out of the box, especially the low E. But hey, you probably read about this on every Bass VI review ever.
2) Narrow-tall frets: absolutely not my cup of tea. Too tall.
3) Volume knob kinda broke on the second day of usage. Technically it's still working but now rotates endlessly. This ain't a midi-keyboard, so probably not a feature.
4) Pickguard around the pickup switches is super rough to the point where you could accidentally cut your fingers.
5) Switches themselves aren't equally smooth as some require more effort than the others to toggle - wonder how they'll fare in the long run.
Conclusion: This is the most expensive bass in the Classic Vibe series so I expected better build quality. As is, it needs work and maybe some mods to become really good. And unfortunately, if you want a spec-accurate Bass VI your options are either this or a Custom Shop. Ah well, I still like it.
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