MB-5 SB Deluxe Series : Stingray sound at 1/8th the price

After watching reviews on this I decided to get one

(for the price) I wasn't expecting much. but to my surprise a very solid giggable bass out the box. I was concerned this was a passive bass and had no preamp (doesn't need one) let me tell you this bass has so many tone prints and passive I'm overwhelmed and happy I bought it. Yes,i would recommend it. Im a professionalisms bassist and own 17 basses that cost so much more but I gig the hell out of this bass. Batteries? no worries its passive (I can't tell cause it reminds me of a Ray)

with the split coil pickup I can get a pbass,jazz,and musicman tone. It looks beautiful.nice neck, frets are leveled and no sharp edges. No flaws in the paint, neck joint is tight as a clams butt lol. bridge and tuners are ok, no neck dive. My only gripe is that there is no truss-rod wheel at the base of the neck, which is not that big of a deal.