Purchased the bass due to loving the thinner neck profile. Would have preferred 60s pickup spacing (bridge pickup is closer to the bridge for 70s spacing). Sound is pretty good - could use a little more bass. The tuners were junky and were immediately replaced with Hipshots. I tried to like the wider spacing that came with the bass, but eventually replaced the bridge with a new BA II that I cut to the standard 3/4" (19mm) spacing. The thinner neck without any graphite reinforcement requires adjustment every couple of weeks to maintain a low action and I routed a slot in the body to allow adjustment without taking the neck off (or loosening it). The fretwork was ok and I recently had the bass Pleked which did wonders. Overall, I am very happy with the bass after tweaking it.