PB-Shorty BK Standard Series : Good for projects and practice

I got this bass so i can have something sitting next to me that i could just pickup and practice with no worries.

My review of the bass right out of the box:

1) Finish - looks great. there were no problems with the finish on the body, the pickguard or the neck.

2) Hardware - the harley benton shorty comes with a vintage bridge and open back tuners, much in the style of an old school p bass. the tuners are fine, they hold the tune and do their job. the bridge however was not mounted correctly and i had to make some adjustments to it. the knobs all work fine.

3) sound - out of the box the sound was not impressive at all but after installing flatwound strings by GHS the sound improved alot. i intend to replace to pickup in the future.

all in all the bass required a good setup + changing the strings in order to play well and sound well but for the price i think it's worth it.