I got my first 5-String yesterday.

http://www.espguitars.com/images/guitars/F-155DX_DSTP.jpg

ESP Ltd F-155DX

It is pretty damn good for only $405.00 Canadian.

Peace out fellow TB'ers.

 

It sounds very full and slightly boomy on the neck pickup, slightly thin yet very clear on the bridge pickup (ESP active hum-bucking pickups.)

There is no body cutaway on the back of the bass, which for me feels better than having a cutaway on the back (not sure what it is called.)

The neck is fast even with the extra large jumbo frets and 35" scale. The low-B sounds as tight as it can be right now (string-though-body is an option.)

The only two real problems it has are:

1 - The ESP preamp hisses when the treble is put up all the way. I never use that much treble anyway, so it does not bother me much.

2 - The output is rather low so I have to boost the volume on my amplifier to compensate. IMO a minor annoyance, as the tone is perfectly fine.

Overall a very nice 5-string for the price.

After playing this bass, I want to buy an F-405FM (higher-end model) after college and make this one a fretless, like Steve Digiorgio's ESP.