Bass Guitar Kit J-Style : Fun instrument as long as you are willing to invest considerable time and effort

I bought this as a fun project to assemble together with my son. While instructions are straightforward, you will probably need some experience in assembling or restoring guitars/basses to turn this into a playable instrument. The quality of the wood and the way it was prepared is below par. You will need to sand, resand and fill spots and dents before you can actually paint or apply lacquer since traces of the CNC milling machine are visible all over. Second, the applied primer/pore filler is low quality and should be totally sanded down and replaced with a decent primer. What's worse is the holes weren't drilled vertically and therefor the pickguard did not fit (had to fill and re-drill some holes). Installing electronics was a breeze (no soldering!) and soundwise it's quite good. Quality of the parts is OK-ish, but don't expect A-brand performance. Instruction manual is nice and complete, but make sure to check out some Youtube video's as well, especially about setup, fret leveling and intonation. In short: a fun project bass with a reasonable sounding result, depending on the amount of time and effort you are willing to invest in it.