General What is your overall opinion of this product? First, this bass is awesome. I get a lot of compliments on the look of it. I felt ridiculous playing it at first because it is a stick on a pole, but quickly got past that once I played a few shows and heard the feedback from folks who genuinely enjoyed it. Quality What is your opinion of the quality of this product? How does it work for different genres of music? Overall it's built very well. Everything that can break on the gig bag has broken (plastic strap parts, zipper pulls) but they are easy fixes. The bass itself also feels like the tuners are going to fall out. They don't, but they are slanted. I've tried re-tightening them into place but that's just the way they are going to be. Features Are the features on the product what you were expecting? What are your favorite features? I would like to adjust the angle of the bridge but it's part of the bass. The best you can do is raise and lower it, but it's not like a traditional upright where you can shave a different shape. This isn't a breaking point for me, as it does not inconvenience playing arco. There is enough of a curve to play comfortably. Feel Heavy, fast, chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? The controls (all 2 of them) are right in front of you the whole time. The knobs feel sturdy and don't make a horribly noise when you move them. The neck feels great, the scale of the bass is spot on. Tone How is the tone? Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick or thin? I've played this through a few amps and have been able to find a great tone in all of them. 25w 8", 300w 4x10 cab, some expensive 2x12 cab, some other bands backlined amps. I use a boss me-50b with a flat eq, a soft compressor and helicore hybrids and it cuts through the mix with it's higher frequency definition while thumping out low end. This is a high output instrument, so if anything you are constantly trying to stop it from overloading the first item in your chain. Also, the entire bass is a pickup, so any taps or movement can be heard right through your amp. Just be careful with it. I've not heard the floor through it (as in, feedback from things around me). I'm considering a standard upright bridge pickup as a 2nd option for tone so I am not battery dependent. Value Did you get what you were expecting for the price? How does it compare to similar products in the same price range? I went for this because it had the best reviews for 1. what it was and 2. the price. It's not a $1400 bass, but it's also not a POS. It's quite decent and if this is your $700 introduction into upright, you're going to get your value for it. Playability How was the action out of the box? Out of the box it is decently set. It needed a bit of adjustment to get it to where it was near Rufus Reid's bridge dimensions (the E string being further away from the fingerboard than the G string) and the strings the bass comes with are purely pizz. strings. I saved them as backups, but they aren't doing you any favors to keep them on.

Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Dark And smooth,pickup is hot, at high volumes could blow a cab. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? I got the Transparent Blue and is a fine looking instrument, Not a bright blue as the picture shows,but more of a darker midnight blue.about the same color as my 1985 4003 Ric. Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? So Far The Instrument seems to be well made for the price,I am concerned about the neck, it seems to be a plastic or some kind of composite material does not feel nor look like wood, and the spec's dont specify the neck material, Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? The sound is good, lite weight and is good for those tight areas on stage,where you have a full band This bass Needs an on/off switch to turn pickups on and off i run down a battery the first practice and had no way to de-activate it unplugging it dont work and turning the controls down does not either General Your general opinion of this product. Bass seems alright, finish is good I will know more about it when I take it on the road for a 3 month gig. I will take an extra axe

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? So far, it seems to be very well made. Finish is great. Neck is smooth and easy to handle. If you are an acoustic bass player then this is about as close as you can get to the feel and sound of an acoustic bass. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? Easy battery compartment, it takes a 9 volt battery. The add on hardware is easy to screw in (just two pieces of support metal) but I would like to have seen the screws for the support pieces made from metal instead of plastic as the plastic can strip easily if you are not careful. The bass can also be played comfortably without the pieces attached. It is much easier to move than a full size acoustic bass and it does draw attention from people who have never seen one. General Your general opinion of this product. The product is great. I like it and would recommend it again to anyone who wants a bass sound but a more classic bass sound not a bass guitar. This is a more jazz type of sound but my guess would be that a good player can also do other forms of music easily with it. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Tones on this baby can be very low and smooth like a jazz bass, you can also get a more classical bass sound out of it and it has nice highs that sound like an acoustic bass. I think any acoustic bass player would love this instrument especially if you find yourself plucking the strings harder to get more sound. This will give you any tones even with a gentle picking hand so play all night long comfortably. It sounds better than my old Ampeg baby bass that I had years back. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Finish of this bass is great. I bought the sunburst and it is absolutely beautiful. Not a blemish or misalighned part on it.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? This seems well made, and I found no flaws to speak of. The fit, finish and hardware was very well done, and the bass seems solid. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? I like the position of the controls, and the battery compartment is nice. No screws to mess with when changing the battery. Good, heavy feel, no lightweight instrument, feels solid. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Pickup can dial in all sorts of tone, from bright and snappy to deep, dark. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Blue transparent finish is beautiful Nothing like the photo. It is a deep blue, with the wood grain showing. The pic looks like plain old blue, but the real color is deep, almost black, and very beautiful

Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Finish How did the stain or paint job look? The finish is a laquer that is very nice on the violinburst. Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? I feel that this is a very well made product, no blems, shipped in a VERY solid box. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? The best features are the sound, playability, feel and portability. I found after shopping for a doublebass for months that I got a real workout just reaching around the body of an acoutic and having all of my weight on my left leg for full sets, this shape really takes that out of the mix...very comfortable to play and carry. The gig bag is very high quality and protects the instrument nicely unless you are stupid and throw it around.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Seems to be made quite well and no construction flaws Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? Side markers on neck are a good touch for someone who hasen't been on an upright for years. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Tone was very adjustable with the tone control Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Nice finish--no blems

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? THis is basically a neck stuck on a board, attached by screws. Neck seem is tight and all the electronic compartment screws are soid. There's not muchto go wrong Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? IT sounds much more like a "real" uprigyht tyan some basses costing much more -- particulrly the NDS Design WAV4, which I previously owned. I alos like the hip rest and endpin arrangement rather than having it on a stand. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? My one complaint is that the pickup, mounted under the bridge feet, is rather sensitive, making the entire bass microphonic. I placedthin foam under the feet as intsructed in an Internet setup tips page, but it didn't help much. SOnme complain about hum from the electronics, but it's not a big problem. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Great trans gold finish shows grain to its best advantage.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Very nice but the sheiliding on the electronics is minimal Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? Very solid feel and weight. Not a lightweight feel. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? sub bass is great for tone adjustment Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Excellent!