| I'm sure my post comes way too late for the OP but maybe it will help others. I have been renting two basses for my daughters for a couple years now. The idea for buying a Devilli was to replace the cost of at least one, but try the Devilli to see how it goes. At this cost it will pay for itself in about 10 months. I bought it about 2 weeks ago and had it shipped directly to a luthier for setup. He plays guitar and builds violins and mandolins out of great hunks of maple. His wife is a music school grad and plays a bass.
When the Devilli arrived they were both favorably impressed. They didn't gush over it, but it was better than he expected it to be. First of all he said that if you can get a 3/4 bass for under $600, no matter what, try it out. Then, upon arrival, he really liked it better than he thought he would. Problems included the feet of the bridge were not mated to the top of the bass so he spent some time doing that. The bass came set up but the original strings would not stay in tune. He installed the spare strings and they seemed to work for him. When I arrived in my hotel room I tuned it with an intellitouch PT-2, clamp-on style, tuner. It has remained in tune for days. The fingerboard is "ebonized" meaning it is not naturally a dark wood. His wife's only complaint was the size of the neck was bigger than the one she's used to. He was worried that the wire from the tailpiece to the endpin was not strong enough. That's not that big a deal to replace if it lets go, but it would ruin a performance (Murphy's Law).
He really liked the volume and he also liked the end pin design. They tuned it up and inlaid mother of pearl dots as visual "fret guides" on the side of the fingerboard.
It came with a bag, second set of strings (which were immediately installed), and bow. The bag has pockets for two bows in front and books in the back. It is not until you get it into the bag that you realize this bass is heavy. You also realize that the bag grip is cheaper than cheap. I'll be looking for something to make carrying it easier for my girls. Perhaps shoulder straps, but at least a better grip. | 
