| I've got a BEX4C - it's a very nice bass. Like Matt said; good construction, decent tone.
Spec-wise, it's semi-hollow (don't know what body wood) with a bolt-on neck (maple with rosewood board), binding on the body and a figured maple veneer on the top. Humbucker and piezo pickups, 3 band EQ (the battery's easily accessible from a box in the back). Acoustic-style bridge, so there's not a lot of adjustment you can do, but I've never had any problems with mine.
The neck's a bit flatter and wider than a jazz bass, but not quite as wide as a P. It's a bit of a neck-diver, but nothing serious. I ended up moving the neck-side strap button from the edge of the body to the back (being careful to position it over solid wood), because it kept pulling out.
The humbucker and piezo blending works well and gives a good range of tones - I've found that the centre position of the blend knob sounds great for my purposes - a good mix of the bassiness of the humbucker with just enough top end and detail from the piezo, without it being too grating. The piezo on its own really shows up my terrible fingering technique!
I don't have any other active basses, but the output isn't as "hot" as I was expecting - it sounds better through the passive input of my amp than the active one. I tend to boost the mid band, then sort out the bass and treble as required.
The tend to be pretty good value for money - in the UK they originally retailed at £600, but they can be had for around £300 when they pop up. The nearest equivalent is probably the Ibanez Artcore, and I think the BEX4C has a bit more flexibility.
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Kenny
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