Bass Gear Review

Reviewer	Sherman Mcintyre
Experience	36
Email	Mcintyre@eoni.com
Review date	May 25 2002
Manufacturer	Raven
Model	RMB 520 Swamp ash W/vines
Price	##(
Item owned for	Less than 1 day

Bass type	5 string fretted
Neck join	Bolt-On
Neck construction	Maple
Fingerboard	Rosewood 24
Body	Swamp ash
Finish	Clear
Pickups	Black single coil
Hardware	black
Electronics	Passive

Hi,! I normaly give it a few days befor giving reviews on any product but this one is special! I have been playing for 36 years,own a recording studio and have a Lot of guitars by Fender,Gibson,Martin and some of the not so great names. The construction of the wood and finish was great, the abaloni and mother of pearl in the shape of a flowering stem up the neck was so cool. The frets were a little cheep looking but the body was very well built to the neck and fit all the hardware snug as a bug. But...You best have plenty of extra cash on hand for the pickups,nut,bridge and especialy the tunners. The pickups look,cheep , what can I say , they look like they were bought at toys r us. 2 of the tunners were broke the day it came and 2 more wroke in my hands within the first few moments. One of the strings came through the so called "stop type bridge" I would strongly sugest not calling to complain to the owner of the company. They probibly get lots of calls from unhappy costomers.

Construction	0%
(Hardware is junk)
Appearance	98%
(As the car sailsman would say Looka'dr shine!)
Playability	50%
(when its fixed....)
Sound	25%
(not possable)
Customer Service	0%
(Trust me , dont call...)
Value	0%
Overall	0%