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The author is Gareth Morgan and although I'd agree with most of the points in his review, his description of the circuitry sounds as if he's not traced out the circuit diagram from the practical diagram that Burns supply. He suggests that there is an out-of-phase setting when in fact all three pickups have their white (non-hot) wire grounded to screen and earth.
His comment on the weight is "a fraction on the heavy side". The quoted weight is 10.32 pounds, just over a pound heavier than a standard Precision. By comparison, my 2005 Bison Bass weighs 13 pounds. The difference must be in the wood (Indonesian Nato instead of the basswood which is listed for models of 2005 vintage). I wonder how much difference it makes to the sound?
The review says "comfortable whether playing standing or seated" but with the strap button opposite the 15th fret (as against the 12th on a Precision) it tends to be neck-heavy. I improved the situation by adding a second strap button to the North-East screw on the neck plate.
Notwithstanding these comments, a magnificent bass to look at with lots of good sounds.
Ray
