It's an attractive instrument, and while not highend in terms of materials or construction, I can't find any real flaws that disqualify it as a daily player for fun or serious play. Its acoustic sound surprised me - it has a good tone, and a loud voice, especially with a pick. Unlike many ABGs, even of the expensive variety, the low E speaks with authority and with the fundamental note strong, which I guess is due to the deep bowl. Basses more than twice the price sound wimpy in comparison.

The neck is clear, no lines, and cheater dots on the side in the positions where the frets would be. Action can be adjusted with the truss rod, accessible thru the sound hole, but for loudness, high action is the way to go. Sustain is is good, with growl and a nice vibrato is available to you anywhere, although a couple positions above the octave, things start to become a bit dead.

The pickup and electronics are limited, and obviously are inexpensive, and the pair of sliders for volume and tone are in a lousy place where you'll easily bump into them. However, knocking down the tone control does help eq the bass towards a more 'natural' sound. While you could certainly plug this beast into any amp, the usual impedance mismatch you get from any direct piezo pickup output means you'll have to EQ your brains out. Any matching/buffering piezo preamp should do; my Fishman Model B helps to get rid of that thin piezo sound. As with any acoustic bass, tonal sustain feedback can be a problem.

Construction	90%
Playability	95%
Appearance	90%
Sound	95%
Value	100%
Overall	95%