The setup at the store was very rough. The action was high, the neck had too much relief (even more when I put on the heavy flatwounds) and the intonation was way off. The neck bow was easily fixed by removing the neck (four wood screws) and cinching the truss rod, which is on the body end like old Fenders. The bridge is a tripod arrangement, adjustable with three screws. The one-piece rosewood saddle doesn't allow perfect intonation but it gives a nice woody tone. The sticky stock tuners are improved dramatically by a squirt of WD40.

After properly setting up the bass, I am extremely happy with the sound and quality. The neck is straight as an arrow, allowing very low action without buzz, and the fret work is first-rate. The glossy finish is flawess, though the weird vinyl tape used around the sides tends to lose its grip on inside corners (remedied with a hot hair dryer). The Longhorn is also incredibly light at under five pounds.

On the down side, the single-coil pickups can be noisy, the tone controls aren't linear, the teensy tuners stink, the "uncontoured" body edges can make your forearm sore, and the appearance makes some people break out laughing.

All in all, I am continually delighted by the Longhorn and can recommend it highly to anyone looking for that percussive "tick-tack" sound used on so many classic old records. It sounds fabulous, records well, is really fun to play and, at under $300 new, is a hard value to pass up.

Construction	85%
Playability	95%
Appearance	95%
(well, I like it!)
Sound	100%
Value	100%
Overall	95%