Yup. I had a Japanese one and was constantly fiddling with the neck relief. The truss rod finally bottomed out one day, and that was my cue to be done with the thing.
Man, I think this is pretty accurate. The guy just oozes personality. He’s the ultimate bass-playing frontman to me.
I’m a big fan of the storytelling songwriting too. There’s no politics, agendas, weird cryptic messages... just life.