For the price this is an excellent little bass guitar. Right out of the box it has a good enough sound to do a gig with as far as I'm concerned. I have done some up grades to it but they have all been cosmetic except for changing the pickup to a Hofner style Staple pup. Although the Squire pup that came in it had nice tones I preferred the tone of the one I installed. Since no pickguards were available to accommodate this mini-humbucker I made my own and incorporated a control panel cover from a Fender Mustang Bass. I'm not attaching a picture as the other cosmetic mods are still underway. Craig Jones
Better than its reputation, plays and sounds fine. Gool looking tool
Despite its reputation as a starter or teacher or beginner's bass this sounds really good and with the medium scale length neck plays very nicely. Mine set up very well, truss rod worked properly, neck was straight with proper relief. All in all a gread deal for the price.