PJ-5 HTR Deluxe Series : It's so good and so cheap

It's not a boutique bass costing $$$, but it exceeded all my expectations. It feels like a decent bass, plays like a decent bass and I love the tone, the pickups are fine, lots of middle lows. It doesn't have the slap snap sound like a jazz bass, but I can get it with EQ.

I've had none of the issues mentioned earlier. I adjusted the pickup heights and all strings sing perfectly. The headstock weight is fixed with a leather strap. It's not too heavy btw. The best thing is the neck, no sharp frets, no lumps, just nice quality.

The only minor 'cheap' things about it are the pickup poles are slightly out of alignment, makes no difference to sound. The pickguard is horrible, but I've already made two really cool ones out of blank sheets using the old one as a stencil, black and brown tort. You could even just spray it another colour. There are some minor polishing omissions on the fretboard and body, but hey??

I got a great bass to get me into 5 string, no regrets at all, get one.