This bass is a great beginner bass. It’s light weight and feels great in your hands. It plays better than many of beginner basses. That being said, all of that is true after a complete setup. Out of the box it is unplayable. This means it will need about $85.00 setup plus new strings. The strings it comes with are terrible. I gave it 5 stars because once setup it feels and plays like a much more expensive instrument.