PB-20 SBK Standard Series : Solid bass for next to nothing

For an amazingly low price you get a very solid and good sounding instrument. It does what you expect from a P-bass. It sounds great, except that it desperately needs shielding. If you let go of the strings you get the familiar hum issues of a non shielded instrument and on this particular one its pretty bad. But other than that it plays great after a setup. I do recommend you learn to do your own setups when ordering guitars and basses online. From the factory the action is always very high. After a bit of tweaking this beauty plays like a dream. Frets are very well done, the matte black finish is beautiful and everything is screwed on tight so nothing rattles.

One bit of criticism I do have is that aftermarket pickguards do not fit on this bass. I wanted a black pickguard to make a stealth bass, but even the Harley Benton aftermarket pickguard will not fit this instrument. So I'll have to get creative myself.