Experience wise? A fantastic bass. Worth much more than the pricetag. That said, I might as well have stolen mine from the shop. A ding in the headstock brought it down to £270. Bargain basement price for one of the best quality Far East made basses today. The tuners are solid, and hold very well. The nut on mine seems to be very, VERY slightly uneven at the edge on the bass side but it doesn't affect anything. It's well cut, and the action is great at the nut. Fretwork and inlays are great, no sharp edges on the frets at all. No dead spots as far as I can tell, anywhere down the neck. The sound is P-bass through and through. Pots are good and smooth too. The output jack is nice but the hex screw on mine kept coming loose to the point where it came off during a practice. I managed to sort it temporarily at practice, and as soon as I got home, I super glued it into place and it hasn't budged since. Strap buttons are good, the one at the back on my CV keeps coming loose. It could be my own fault though, and I won't go into details about that. But even a loose strap button is a minor problem that is easily solved.
Bottom line is, the CV series are a top quality bass for a budget price. With instruments like this coming out of Asia, I don't feel the need to try anything American made, because I can't see it being worth the extra money.
