I bought this bass a few months ago. It was so beautiful coming out of the box and seemed to play great. I only have one problem which I have no idea how this could happen. I went to tune it to standard (EADG). All was right except the A string which I can’t get past a C sharp. I suppose this could be fixed with string replacement, but I have not yet done so because I don’t have extra money to go get strings. Otherwise this is a great bass for the price and makes for an amazing practice bass or one for a beginner. Or perhaps one for people who can’t afford an amazing bass. *points to self*

this was my first ever instrument that i owned and am extremely happy with it been playing it since mid 2009. Is a good bass for anyone who is looking to learn how to play as well for anyone who is serious of playing bass and cant afford an expensive one.

Ordered this as a simple practice/extra bass for jamming with my buddies on occasion. The good – it’s very nice. Looks great. Good sound. Well made. Sturdy. I like the clean black look. It plays well out of the box and with some tuning will be fine for my needs. The bad – it was shipped in its own box which had almost no padding – just three small pieces of styrofoam to hold it in place, so it was loose and not secure, and that box was unceramoniously “dumped” into a much larger box where the whole sheebang just bounced around and could have gotten beaten up. Frankly I’m shocked it made it to my front door with no damage. Amazon (and their vendors) usually does a great job on shipping and packing but this time the dropped the ball big time. It was only a matter of luck the thing wasn’t toast when it arrived. So, yeah, I give the bass 4 stars, but the shipping a big fat goose egg this time…..