PJ-5 HTR Deluxe Series : Brilliant P/J

I bought this with the intention of modding it.

Before any of that started though, the bass didn't need anything doing to it. The stock pickups sound great, the bass came set up just how I like it, it was in tune out of the box and the neck was nice and straight.

Weight wise it's pretty good for a five string, not too heavy but you can definitely feel the difference coming from a four. The stock pickups are great considering the price of the bass overall. The P pickup has a more modern P tone to it, but roll off the tone and it delivers a great vintage tone. The J pickup is exactly that, a bridge J pickup plenty of mids and combined with the P all sorts of tones are available.

The overall finish is even and polishes up nicely. It's also worth noting that it's a strong finish and doesn't chip easily.

The only downside to this bass is the ribeye steak coloured pickguard. That's easily remedied though.

There are more expensive basses out there that aren't a patch on this one.