JB-20 SB Standard Series : Incredible value for money

Got this as my first bass and although I know more about guitars than basses, I am amazed by the quality. For a hundred bucks you get an instrument that stays in tune and plays decently after a setup. This is a perfect bass for beginners.

While the overall build quality is good enough (decent hardware, a little pokey but ok frets etc), the main flaws I've found on mine are aesthetic:

- Pickguard is cut poorly (jagged edges, noticeably sloppy cutting on some spots)

- The rout for the bridge pickup is sloppy an chipped on one side. It also isn't centered but just close enough for the pole pieces to more or less align with the strings.

The only thing that really bothers me about the instrument is the not-so-great electronics. Pickups are rather low output and the tone pot barely does anything until 0 at which point it suddenly cuts all high end. For the money, however, it's to be expected.

I'll probably upgrade the electronics in the future but otherwise it is a very solid starter bass.