MB-4 SB Deluxe Series : Excellent for the money

Really nice bass for the money. This is my second, I foolishly sold the first and regretted it.

Visually- it looks great, very, very few minor cosmetic blemishes.

Frets are nicely rounded on the ends, no sharp ones when playing.

Checked the neck relief, it's pretty much straight. The action needs to go down a little at the saddles, it's a touch high for my liking.

Controls all work fine. The two volume knobs are slightly off axis, so they scrape a little as you turn them. I just pulled them up a touch on the shafts, now they're fine.

I'm a hobby player, so my expectations are for something that won't cut my hands (yes), holds tune (yes), easy to play (yes) doesn't weigh too much (yes- quite a light body), and it sounds good. The split coil function is in the form of two volume knobs, one for each coil. It works well and gives some variations. The tone knob doesn't do much, through most of the turn there is no change and then the treble is muffled lost at the end.

But, this bass is great for 119 euro. I bought it to play at home, my 14 y/o also wants to play so if he likes this one and can manage the size, I will be buying another.

Highly recommended for a beginner, or home player/ part-time bassist.