I recently played one of these at guitar center and was pleasantly surprised. It played and sounded excellent! I loved the slap tone especially! I played it through a SWR 350x (i think) and the Goliath jr. Excellent tone! and a price that can't be beat! ($350 or something rediculous like that)
I recently got a BB-x (Bolt on version of 3000 - same in all other ways cept rosewood not ebony.. also know as 1600). I think its incredible. Literally incredible. Fairly old-school with the large body and passive PJ, but it is SOLID!
These really are excellent basses. I picked up this BBX a few months ago and I really dig it, plays and sounds great ... easy on the eyes too