Glarry 5-String Bass - Unboxing, Setup, Review

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Got a Glarry 5 String Bass today from this popular Ebay seller, $87:

GIB Electric 5 String Bass Guitar Full Size Bag Strap Pick Connector Wrench Tool | eBay

It took 5 days to arrive from across the country, Fedx delivery.

 

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Inside the cardboard box was a styro inner liner:

 

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Looked like pretty good packaging:

 

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6.1 pounds on the digital fishscale:

 

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This should be an interesting write-up!

Thx for posting.

 

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Glarry gives you an unpadded gig bag, strap, pick, hex wrenches for bridge and truss rod, and a right angle 1/4" cord.

 

[BassCliff]

Hi @vid1900,

OOOOoooooo! A pick! It's the little extras that make the deal.

Actually I was thinking of picking up a Glarry but I couldn't find a 5 string. I need a bass that I'm not afraid to lose or get broken. Yours looks really good. Only 6.1 lbs? Amazing.

From the Glarry site: Glarry GJazz Electric 5 String Bass Guitar Full Size Burlywood Transparent Yellow Sunset - Glarrymusic

However the above states 7.82 lbs. Still not bad.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

 

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Only 6.1 lbs? Amazing.

It's so light, that I carried the box in with one hand (my briefcase in the other).

I worried it was an empty box.

The Fedx total weight was 7.6 lbs.

 

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Six screws hold this conventional bridge in place.

 

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Pots are damped, so they turn nicely and without noise (much better than I expected).

 

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Two J-style pickups:

 

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Backloader bridge, no thru-body option

 

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Everybody always wants a "down the neck shot".

 

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Saddles are set on the higher side, but still have adjustment room, both ways.

 

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Action is set high straight out of the box.

 

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Headstock shots please!

 

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3 piece body.

No flaws in the finish that I could find.

 

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4 bolt neck:

 

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Gratuitous body shot

 

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Neck is satin finished.

Glarry did an excellent job with the Scarf Joint where the headstock is glued to the neck.

If you did not look for it, you'd probably miss it (I've cranked up the contrast to make it evident in the photo):