PB-Shorty BK Standard Series : Ideal Project Bass

I was looking for a cheap basic bass I could upgrade in the future.

The finish is nice, the bass looks good and has no distinct visual issues. The paint is nice and even throughout the body, the neck is feels smooth and the headstock also looks good.

For me the best features are the low weight and the short scale, which make it a really comfortable sitting-at-home instrument.

However, this is a very cheap bass, thus it comes with some flaws:

- The pickups are just straight up bad, both their sound and their adjustability.

- The frets have some sprouting.

- There's a lot of string buzz.

I had a JB-75 NA which sounds and plays a ton better than this one. If you are a beginner, with no plans of upgrading this very instrument in the future, I would suggest getting either that, or any other HB bass.