Ok so I just got this bass, it comes with tools taped to the inside of the box but that's about it. One of the first things you notice is now light the body is and how neck heavy it is. They say the body is alder, but it's the lightest alder I've ever felt. I am a bit disappointed with the grain matching not a huge deal but something to be concerned about if thats a thing for you.. Overall this bass feels like it's 8 8.5 lbs, it only balances with a strap. It doesn't feel cheap, but it doesn't feels like a 1k bass either. I have a lakland LOG P5 that I got for less than 1k and it's feels very premium. The neck is satin finished with the fretboard being glossy. It's a relatively shallow and I would say the string spacing is about 18mm. So it's a fast neck but it feels good with the frets nicely rolled at the ends. The tuners are fine but some better tuners maybe lightweight are in order.. The tone monster pickups are relatively scooped and on the dark side. There is also some lights buzzing that almost disappears when you touch the strings. They come with earnie balls strings, not sure if that account, for the color of this bass, but if you want this bass to have more mids you could try a string change not sure if they would change the scooped nature of the pickups but the pickups for what they are good very good. Not sure what the deal is with no pickup covers.The action out of the box was great. Once I tuned it up I didn't need to make any adjustments. It played really nice. The best thing about this bass is the b string, very very nice, clear with definition, im sure the 35" accounts for it and it's one of the reasons why I was interested. The sound is balanced across all strings with a very good range of sound from the tone knob. My final thoughts? I'm not sure if its a keeper, I think it sounds great and the b strings is up there with my laklands although it doesn't feel as nice as the Skylines. I do wish the bass was better balanced, but all and all its a good bass with a great b string, at least with these strings. I think these would be killer on the used market, but the price is somewhat questionable. Out of 5 stars, I rate this bass a 3 stars. Pros: great b string, fast neck with great fretwork, lightweight body, alot a variation with tone knob. Cons: neck heavy, lack of pickup covers, questionable grain matching. I hope you found this informative please ask any other questions you may have...
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