I don't generally do NBD threads, but I'm pretty stoked about this one. I play primarily short scale basses, but with the size and dimensions of this bass, I feel right at home. I also generally use flats on my basses, and even bought some double ball flats and tapes to try on this (I have a weird texture thing, and rounds generally send chills through my body), but the rounds that came on this feel great, and the slap tone is amazing and effortless. Just came in the mail today, so I'm still in the honeymoon phase. But I feel like this one is a keeper! To the extent that I kinda want a fretless and possibly a 5 string version, but we'll see. In any case, I highly recommend them!