The woods (esp ebony fingerboard) are excellent as is the construction. The pickups and preamp are top notch. The bass is light, well balanced and resonant. The neck is really skinny and comfortable. The bass plays well and sounds great; excellent sustain, bright with awesome midrange growl. MEC pick-up are surprisingly warm and uncompressed sounding for active and are really punchy. The truss rod and free tool are really easy to use, the free strap locks are a nice bonus and the adjustable nut is genius.
The finish is high gloss and very thick and doesn't look as nice close up as the satin finish on the higher end instruments. Some people might not like the gloss finish on the neck. The body isn't as smoothly sculpted as the more expensive offering, it has some hard edges, but is still comfortable to play. Both are about what you'd expect for the price point.
The two piece bridge looks cool, but is over complicated and a pain to adjust.
The tuners are cheap and nasty. Disappointingly so for the price point.
All in all, sounds really good and plays well which is what really matters. Don't think you'll find anything better for the money.
