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Published on 04/29/03 at 15:00Purchased off the 'net from MusicYo.Com in 2001. $90. Sounds like it, too (i've owned better quality).
1. Fast neck.
2. Light weight (curse in disguise, see below).
3. Cheap price.
4. P-Bass style.
1. Sound is lifeless, like bass from a cheap, portable radio.
2. The volume control no longer works.
3. The volume knob came off with HALF OF THE POST STILL ATTACHED!!!
Turns out it's 1 3/4-inch plywood. I took the pickguard off to swap out the cheap pups and discovered the truth. This also explains the flat, cheap-portable-radio bass sound. I don't listen to music with my eyes, so I thought the pickups were responsible for the lifeless sound--until I removed the pickguard. I own (and have owned) quality basses and my ears have relagated this axe to the upstairs closet. If it was stolen I probably wouldn't notice for a couple of years.
This is OK for helping a beginner learn the fretboard. You can practice on it at the house and chuck it in the corner without worrying about putting wear and tear on your other instrumemts.
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1. Fast neck.
2. Light weight (curse in disguise, see below).
3. Cheap price.
4. P-Bass style.
1. Sound is lifeless, like bass from a cheap, portable radio.
2. The volume control no longer works.
3. The volume knob came off with HALF OF THE POST STILL ATTACHED!!!
Turns out it's 1 3/4-inch plywood. I took the pickguard off to swap out the cheap pups and discovered the truth. This also explains the flat, cheap-portable-radio bass sound. I don't listen to music with my eyes, so I thought the pickups were responsible for the lifeless sound--until I removed the pickguard. I own (and have owned) quality basses and my ears have relagated this axe to the upstairs closet. If it was stolen I probably wouldn't notice for a couple of years.
This is OK for helping a beginner learn the fretboard. You can practice on it at the house and chuck it in the corner without worrying about putting wear and tear on your other instrumemts.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com