Just ordered a Douglas WOB 826

I have never owned anything but 4 stringers, but have always wanted a 6 to play around with. Never knew these existed until yesterday. I read the threads on here, sounds like they are decent basses. Unbelieveable that they are on sale now, I got a red one on the way for under $135 shipped! Looking forawrd to playing around with that this winter!

One odd thing, the red color is $10 cheaper than the black or natural. But the really odd thing is that a natural was calculating $32 shipping (not bad). But the red was $18 shipping? I have to think they are coming from the same place, but maybe I'm wrong.

 

So, NBD! Here it is. Playable out of the box. Needs some set-up for sure. Definitely impressed by the sound and playability for a brand new 6-er that only cost $133 shipped!

41 years old, been playing for nearly 25 years, and this is my first new electric bass! Now, how do I play it?

 

I'll gladly help anyway I can, but know this: I am not an expert on bass parts by any means. I played ALOT of bass in my teens and early 20s. I have not played seriously in probably 15 years until recently. Back then I was too young to care about nuance. So I am learning how to set up basses and figuring out stuff now, a lot of my knowledge has come from this site, which is an incredible resource. So consider me a beginner when it comes to much of this.

The bridge is adjustable and comes with the tool needed for it as well as the truss rod. The bass came with a 9 volt battery and cheap instrument cable, as well.

So far, and mind you, I've never had a 6 string and I've literally had this thing for a couple of hours:

Pros: 1. Good action right out of the box. Nothing buzzing or an inch high.
2. The appearance overall is good. I like the translucent red, this bass has some decent grain on it. The back of the neck does too.
3. Fretwork is decent. Better than I expected.
4. It sounds really good plugged in, with all tone controls set to mid-points. I haven't gotten to messing with those. I am running it through a GK Backline 600 head and an old Carvin 4x10 cabinet. Good low end, not muddy. Good highs, by my estimation. Not too thin.

Cons:
1. I really wish they had left the neck natural on the front. I know it might have looked a bit odd, but it looks odder to me to have an obviously different wood from the body painted the same color.
2. That low B seems a bit floppy, but what the hey do I know? I've never had anything but 4s.

 

One note, I played this for a couple of hours and then picked up my Corvette Rockbass, it felt like a ukelele!!!