PJ-5 HTR Deluxe Series : Unbelievable value

I bought this as a cheap 5 string to leave at my girlfriend's place so I can practice when I'm over there, and she can spend some time learning on a reasonable bass - thought I'd kill two birds with one stone, and finding a secondhand 5-string at a decent price was proving difficult.

I can't believe just how good this bass is for the money - I was expecting a slightly cheap-feeling bass with lots of rough edges. Didn't find any of that. The neck feels great (yes, it's a little thicker front-to-back than my usual Jackson, but it's no baseball bat, unlike some of the reviews here have made out) - the frets are well fitted with no rough ends. The finish is immaculate - couldn't find a single flaw - and the HB logo is much nicer than the ugly 'brush script' font in the pictures. It sounds good - typical P and J sound, which can be blended however you want with 2 separate volume controls, and the controls work as you would expect, and have a 'heavy', quality feel to them. Hardware is nicely plated, simple, functional, and works as it should. Setup was pretty good out of the box.

I'd gig this bass in a heartbeat. Considering playing it for a TV show I'm doing next week, I'm that happy with it!