NBD Not what I would normally do.

[joel406]

A little back story.

 

I've wanted a Steve Baily Jazz bass for like the last 5 years. Since I only play 5's I figured the next step would be to move to a six.

 

I have searched everywhere, and I haven't found one under any rock. 

 

I only play USA, MIA Fender's. Got a couple of Pro's. A boat load of Pro II's. And a USA G&L L-2500.

 

All awesome instruments.

 

Well Fender did this thing where they had Squier make a thing as close to a Steve Baily as I have yet to see.

 

Not what I would usually consider buying. At $350 usd I just don't expect much. But if the neck pans out electronics can be upgraded. 

 

Anyways every 6 string I've tried has had an uncomfortable, wide neck. I'm sure that will be true with most out there. But for the money it's "low risk". I can always return it. But I'll probably keep it if it has a straight neck. I can play it from time to time to help get use to the 6-string neck.

 

If I get comfortable with it, I'll find a better one down the road.

 

It arrives today.

 

 

[Hellzero]

Waiting for your feedback as the reviews are too disparate...

[neepheid]

God knows why there's such a disparity in pricing, but all the usual suspects in the UK have this at £320, but it's £239 at Thomann.

[crazycloud]

All the reviews have been pretty consistently good, not even because it's inexpensive.

I thought about getting one, even though it's an FSO, but I really don't need another 6.

[joel406]

Well, it's here.

 

Arrived one hour ago.

 

Holy s**t.

 

I wasn't really expecting this. String spacing is probably 17mm. Could be 16mm or in between. But for me it's working.

 

Balance is fine. Neck feels good. Wider, but the feel is there. Seems easy to tell where you are. C string is easy enough.

 

Sounds oddly better than you expect. Only had it through the headphones so far but sounds fine. So far, no 60-cycle hum. Soloed both pickups. Nothing.

 

Tuners will probably need to go. But that's ok. Shopping hipshot now.

 

So... First impressions. Yes. It's more than worth what the current price is. In my opinion (for what that's worth) this should be a $800-$1200 instrument. Impressed. Really impressed.