Frank Discussion
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2025
Very fun to play whether you're big or small. Perfect for a kid learning to play or somebody who doesn't like carrying a giant bass guitar around. Love it.I'm grading on a curve here, though. The fit and finish on this aren't great. But for the price, you can't possibly give this less than five stars because it actually works and actually sounds decent.
Mike B
Reviewed in Canada on May 28, 2024
The positive - very nice sound, fretboard smooth, no fret issues, smooth and playable neck. Feels like a guitar.The negative - finish was done very quickly. Pictures are much nicer than what I received. Red paint is opaque (not transparent like pictures), dull finish, even paint drip in the front. Will most likely require setup both at bridge and truss rod. Was easy to setup.Overall, for the price this is amazing value. If you are hesitating, go ahead, you will not be disappointed if you consider the price.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2024
First ever review.Absolutely fantastic! For the price, hell forget the price! I have been having so much fun playing this. Micro bass, 2 octave guitar length scale, sounds great, did I mention fun? Considering price paid, set up is decent, still adjusting details, but better than passable out of the box.Looks - Red looks awesome, matte finish, sweet.Build - Solid, no issues, and it has some hefty to it, in a good way, for the size.Sound - Played thru a 300 watt bi amped Carvin 2-10, 1-15 stack, boom!Overall - Just love playing this thing, makes me smile every time. Nice to sit in front of the TV and noodle/practice.Definitely worth the price paid, $59.99, $19.99 shipping, 10% coupon? Done and done.Accessories - Cheap, cheap bag, cheap strap, shockingly good cord? Short, 10'? braided jacket, what?
Joshua
Reviewed in Canada on March 15, 2024
The bass itself is very nice and has a great colour. The sound is also enjoyable, and is a really good bass for the price.
Ronald Maheu
Reviewed in Canada on December 12, 2024
I've adjusted the action and the intonation which was off. It is very easy to play with it's half size length. The bass is the size of a guitar very short scale 25'' . I was not expecting as much, but it looks really great and I like that it has 2 pickups with independent volume knobs. It is well built for the price
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Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2024
I've been a musician for my whole life, and I repair instruments for fun, so I'm a little biased. BUT this is a shockingly good instrument, even for a tall adult like me (it's not for me, it's a gift for a relative).The construction is top notch. Electronics are good, and the pickups are solid. The neck feels chunky but solid. Frets are level, a tiny bit sharp on the edges but not bad.They are definitely knocking off Warwick Corvette basses stylistically, and even tonally a bit.You NEED to set them up yourself. Setting the intonation on the bridge, setting the neck relief and setting the action takes maybe 30 minutes, but takes this from a decent, but tough to play instrument to something that I would bring to a jam. I wiped down the fretboard with some mineral oil, as it looked quite dry. If i was to keep it for me, I might shim the neck and trim down the nut a bit more, but those aren't strictly necessary. I've got the action nice and low, the intonation perfect, it's great, nice and resonant and sounds as good as anything through my recording rigs / amps.So, out of the box, 4 stars. But with some light work (which is to be expected at ANY level of instrument) it's a rock solid 5 stars. CNC machines have made cheap instruments so good.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2024
Fantastic for the price!!!!!This scale length can’t quiiite handle the low E. It gets floppy. I put the top four of a six string bass set on it, ADGC. Much better.One fret edge was sharp. Took a nail file to it. Fixed. Easy.Intonation and action expectedly wonky out of the box, that’s a quick enough job.At the end of the day, if you set it up properly you have a totally great bass that’s a very very cool size. Definitely different. Not just for kids.Great travel bass.Pickups are more on the retro side, not as bitey or modern more vintagey. Just fyi. It’s a great sound.Bass looks awesome too, such a great shape.For the price - AAAAAAA+++++++
Ray-dio
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2023
Arrived near playable with some fretwork. Very playable neck. Sealed the open pore finish with 2 coats of past wax and buffed, came out very nice.Perfect travel bass. Round wound strings and the dual picups great tonal range bright to mellow.Tightened tuner posts to help hold tuner drifting.Intonation not very close across all strings/bridge easily adjustable/typical Fender style good weight. Control cavity not sheilded but quiet/scaled pots.Overall first impression very playable/well made. Tight neck to body joint cavity with Picup cavities tight too. Nutcut hieght very good to string gauge.Pleasantly surprised/very gig-able with fine setup!Could be converted easily to a piccillo bass future.Cost/quality/playability/fun factors bassically B+.Bag & accesories very cheap/minimal, buy a strap!Will use RV'g/camping with a battery Joyo Bamp.Fantastic durable versatile playable portable bass.Overall rating 1-10, easy solid "8" (one I received).Future "fretless/5'r/8 string'r priced accordingly??Need string suppliers for variations beside Mako5.Thx Amazon & Glearry, Keep'm coming, Cheers🎯