What can I say, I bought two of these, a coffee colored sunburst made in China and an arctic white made in Indonesia. I also own a Gibson t-bird so to compare these instruments has been easy. I gig in an AC-DC tribute band 3 to 4 times a month so I've been able to battle test everybody and here is my report: The Chinese made bolt neck is a monster, the tone is deep and rich and yes it does not to say cut through the mix but have a bold presence within said mix. It plays nicely with other instrument and drum tones yet it is very present within. It reminds me of a fender, which I also play. It is as if Fender made a T-bird model. It is a heavy instrument that works for ANY style of music. The arctic or alpine white model is a neck through and resembles the Gibson to a tee. The looks, the feel, the tone everything is amazingly close to the original. The bolt on neck bass in my opinion has a darker heavier sound and feels like a custom made T-bird plus. I've always played Fenders or Gibsons and have never had much interest in the economy models but this blows that out of the water, for the money you spend on this you get a lot more than you bargained for. In my opinion, top notch. I play thru a Line 6 ld 300 pro bass combo for gigs and all the basses sing. I also play thru a Mesa 400B head and an Ampeg 8x10 cab but I got tired of moving that fridge around even though yet again the basses sound great out of that set up. The point of all this is to say is that you get a lot for your… read more money for a change. Enjoy!

Musical Background:
I've been playing for 25 years semi pro in both originals and cover bands. I play and own Fender Precisions, Rickenbacker 4001,

Musical Style:
Rock, Metal, and even some Jazz. read less