MB-4 SB Deluxe Series : it's ray, you know it is!

So this is interesting piece of gear. my third benton. since i wanted to get that ray tone in my arsenal, i pulled the trigger on this one.

first glance, everything is great, finish is good, body wood is great, sunbrust looks good with that black pickguard and maple neck. also matching headstock is just extra sauce on the steak.

upon further inspection; neck is chunky/thick but comfortable! also maple on the neck looks quartersawn (!!!!!! WOW!) and neck is stable. out the box setup was good, medium - low. so i turned the trussrod 1/4 of the turn and got really low action, amazingly low for this price point. also no fretbuzz! imagine that. so more tweaking and i've got it even lower, and tuned E string to drop D. still no unwanted stringbuzz :)

and now to sound, frist of all, strings on this bass seem like some cheapo stuff and this bass really needs some good strings (elixir nickel or something similar). sound is stingray sound but a bit more ... warmer? could be because it's passive ,and tone pot really gives you something amazing in tone posibilites. i would descirbe basic sound as thick, phat with really deep but responsive low end and punchy defined mid-range but with subdued highs.

it's worth at least 4-5 times it's price imho. also, it's really light. so another plus!!

go get it!