JB-75MN NA Vintage Series : All-around great budget bass

First of all, let me start with the fact that for its price, this bass is truly a great deal.

The bass played great, straight out of the box, with the factory setup being nearly perfect. Of course one may want to do their own specific changes, but nevertheless, the stock setup was balanced and quite good, not requiring further changes initially by a complete novice. The strings it came with were pretty good for stock strings, but just like in every new bass purchase, new strings should be a priority.

The neck, even though it's slightly thick, plays great and is certainly *not* what one would call a "sticky" one.

The electronics are decent, nothing mouth watering, but they get the job done and I don't think there's something better at this price range. The controls provide a decently versatile, albeit kinda basic, spectrum of sounds. In any case, you won't it lacking for its price range.

The only thing thing that one *may* find as a downside, is that this is a quite heavy bass(~5kg). A teenager or an adult shouldn't have too much trouble to get used to this. But I wouldn't recommend getting this for a child.

Overall this is a great budget bass, with great sound and playability. I'd recommend it to novices but also professionals who wanna have a cheap practice bass. If you don't have a problem with the weight, you should definately go for it.