MB-5 SB Deluxe Series : The Best Entry level 5 string you can get for its price

I bought this bass as a replacement - leave at the studio bass, so that I don't put strain on my recording bases traveling every day on a motorcycle for band practice sessions.

Construction:

It feels like a very solid instrument, and that's probably because it is one. I'm genuinely having second thoughts about leaving it at the studio every day.

Sound:

It sounds just about right at its price range and passive pickups.Not extremely Good but not bad either, no surprises here.

The tone/pickup controls provide a variety of tones but mostly in extreme settings, in between pot position sound variations are hard to distinguish.

Overall Quality:

+Very solid construction / parts

+A great 2nd / practice / replacement V string bass

+A very good value for money buy for beginners who want to start playing a V string, or newcomers who want to jump right into it.

- Sound not what I thought it will be, yet not bad

I wonder how good it will sound with active pickups!