MB-5 SBK Deluxe Series : Great for the price

I bought this as my first 5 string bass primarily to write and record demos with. For this function, and for beginners learning on a 5 string, this bass is perfect.

I am a fan of how this bass both looks and feels. It is very nice to play and the matte paint is very good looking.

There isn't a huge amount of tonal variation with the humbucker pickup, you can split the coil which does change the sound to be slightly clearer however with an instrument in this price range there is only so much that can be done.

My only issue with this bass is that on mine the pickup makes the low E and B string far louder than the others. I assume this is just an unfortunate outlier on my bass because I haven't heard anyone else mention it in reviews but it can be somewhat frustrating.

Overall, this is a good product and is very useful for beginners or someone who just needs something to write with