Highlights
Quality
High quality bass for less than $200.
It’s so beautiful in person and has great quality definitely recommend
Best comparison would be a squire jazz bass, with the quality of an ibanez.
Go easy with the switches they are made of cheap materials.
Price
Good for beginners but honestly any four string bass is, it just depends on how much you wanna spend and this was a reasonable price.
Sisters room is a pro player in band , says its awesome for price.
Don't let the low price fool you.
Shipping
Be prepared to have it setup; shipping can be brutal on an instrument.
Packaging/appearance
It plays great the packaging was good and the shipping was very fast!
It was recommended by johnny lee long on youtube a great bass player, teacher and luthiei only took off 1 start because the pac... Read More
You will want to have it set up, which is true for any guitar out of the box really.
Competitiveness
Do yourself a favor and string up some flatwounds on this beast.
I think a guitar at this same price point would not be as good, but just an opinion.
Overview
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- This product had a total of 288 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 23 2021.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The factory strings had an imperfection in them
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I read a few negative things about the setup of this bass and either they were unlucky or the seller stepped up their game
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The range of tones you can get out of this thing is insane
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The knobs were falling off the action was so low it buzzed basically everywhere but those are petty complaints
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The only thing i think is important to include in this items description is that the neck is not the same color on the picture
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Check youtube reviews to see if this is for you
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It was recommended by johnny lee long on youtube a great bass player teacher and luthiei only took off 1 start because the packaging was not adequate and a tuning key was damaged
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I repaired it myself but will contact ibanez for a replacement key