I bought this from my friend when I bought a four track, so I could record some bass lines on a reliable workhorse. In that respect, it's excellent. I run it direct into my machine and it has that trademark P-bass punch, only thing I don't like is that I have to really hit the high frets hard for some treble. Finger playing comes through punchy and tight, surprisingly. Pick playing is maxiumum attack of course. The pickup has a dead spot, on the D string. But when more sounds are thrown on the mix, this does not make much of a difference. The D is audible, just a teeny bit quieter. On the whole though, I think the pickups are the typical import pickups. They make some noise and the tone control does nothing. But if I really push it, the hardcore P growl barks through the mix. Played through an amp, it loses some of these characteristics. I know that it could use new electronics and a better setup. I plan on doing this at some point since I have just joined a band on bass. However, it would be a lot of fun to buy a newer bass (a G&L or Fender...) and mod this one like crazy. It's a beginners bass, and I'm outgrowing it. But with it's short scale and simpleton's electronics, it begs to be modded.

Construction	90%
Playability	80%
Appearance	70%
Sound	80%
Value	85%
Overall	0%
this is one of those you'll pull out of grandma's closet...and then you'll mod
ify it like crazy