PJ-74 VW Vintage Series : Not bad

I purchased this bass at the beginning of June for studio recording along with a couple other products. At first The projected ship date was a couple of weeks. At the end of June, when the item was projected to be in stock in a couple of days it suddenly jumped back up to 3-4 weeks. Understandable issues with shipping due to current pandemic, but it was a huge bummer. Product arrived yesterday, in tune out of the box which was super cool. At first impression, love the look of this bass. The colour is exactly the off white vintage colour as in the pictures. Not a blemish on the body. The pick guard contrast with the off-white is awesome. The pick guard itself is as the pics look, a cheap laminated photo of a tort guard. I knew it before ordered and I’m fine with it. The neck is a nice satin feel. The rose art skunk stripe was not well done. Some uneven feeling spots. Head stock is nice perfectly matching the body. Some residue in the truss divot. Tuners are good given it stayed in tune shipping from Germany. Fingerboard looks cheap. Frets are excellent. No sharp ends or sprout. Pots and electronics seem fine on first play. Action is high high high! Intonation is good. Love the neck pickup sound and plan to mostly use this. Bridge sounds smooth. Pickups are definitely not high output but that’s okay for my needs. Came with a complimentary patch.

Pros:

Price

Excellent finish on body

Sounds decent

Arrived out of the box in tune with D’addario strings

Satin finish on neck is nice

Tuners

Cons:

The nut is rough in a couple spots and looks very cheap

Fingerboard is pretty cheap looking

Big time neck dive

Action is high

Skunk stripe could have been smoother

Overall first impressions: A pretty good purchase with a classic P-bass sound and feel.