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Heavy head, short neck, strong output
I had an elbow injury 2.5 years ago and had to sell my Jackson 5-string and Marcus Miller 4-string basses due to intensive pain and stuff...
I was looking at various options neck wise, since I still needed a bass guitar for my recordings, when someone advised me to try a short-scale.
I didn't want to spend a lot of money, nor I am fond of returning products to the dealers, so I bought this one and never really looked back!
The guitar is cheap, but the build quality does not really lack!
For this price, you can't really buy a decent bass guitar, let alone a short-scale.
Pros:
- It plays well and stays in tune
- Neck and fretboard are really comfortable, frets are nicely done
- The pickup delivers quite a punch, sometimes it's even hard to tame it :)
- Finish is flawless and for a satin one it's not really hard to mantain
- The overal build quality is really good
Cons:
- Cheap electronics; volume knob is really sensitive and works weird, while the bass sometimes buzzes and "rumbles" when turning the knobs, so I may replace both pots and pickups someday
- A very strong neck-dive (can be fixed by changing the tuning heads and adding some weight at the back strap holder and the electronics cavity)
- I really dislike the pickguard color, but it's nothing since it doesn't affect the funcionality or playability
Overall, I would really recommend this guitar for beginners, occasional/everyday home use or if you're looking to try something new.
For this price, you can't really go wrong with this little guy! :)
I was looking at various options neck wise, since I still needed a bass guitar for my recordings, when someone advised me to try a short-scale.
I didn't want to spend a lot of money, nor I am fond of returning products to the dealers, so I bought this one and never really looked back!
The guitar is cheap, but the build quality does not really lack!
For this price, you can't really buy a decent bass guitar, let alone a short-scale.
Pros:
- It plays well and stays in tune
- Neck and fretboard are really comfortable, frets are nicely done
- The pickup delivers quite a punch, sometimes it's even hard to tame it :)
- Finish is flawless and for a satin one it's not really hard to mantain
- The overal build quality is really good
Cons:
- Cheap electronics; volume knob is really sensitive and works weird, while the bass sometimes buzzes and "rumbles" when turning the knobs, so I may replace both pots and pickups someday
- A very strong neck-dive (can be fixed by changing the tuning heads and adding some weight at the back strap holder and the electronics cavity)
- I really dislike the pickguard color, but it's nothing since it doesn't affect the funcionality or playability
Overall, I would really recommend this guitar for beginners, occasional/everyday home use or if you're looking to try something new.
For this price, you can't really go wrong with this little guy! :)
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Beautiful but not set up
Beautiful bass, sound is good but it came with the neck completely off... Completely unplayable at first.
Worth the try for sure, but be ready to invest more money to set it up well.
Worth the try for sure, but be ready to invest more money to set it up well.
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Great Bass - But needs some additional setup
Overall, this is a great bass guitar for the money. Straight out of the box it does require a setup, as there was significant fret buzz on the first and second frets across all strings. However, after a proper setup, the bass plays really well and feels far better than expected at this price point. With a bit of initial attention, it offers excellent value and is a very capable instrument.
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Great bass With Neck Dive
Great little bass. It does have severe neck dive though. I put a half kilo of fishing weight lead in the control cavity. That fixed it. I play it on stage quite often. It's a bargain at that price point.
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