This is very similar to my P/J Elan Five.
I would say jump on this. This is essentially the same price as any of the very good Fender clones (Sadowsky, et al). And I would proceed along the lines of that in this sort of bass, the Activators in these shapes are going to make this (especially with the all white woods construction) have that sort of tone. I purposely had mine built as an ultimate Fender-ish project, just so I could say, 'Oh, a Sadoswky, well they're nice I suppose . . . . . '
With agressive stainless strings, this will cut through most any mix. With the white woods and the ebony board, it just has the best low C's and D's I ever heard. And with the Q Filter, you can of course tone it down as required. But it is going to be brighter than darker with that wood recipe, almost the same as a Spector. I have flame tops over Ash, I just wanted that swirly Ash look in back. This may not be a light bass . . . . .
I have the same taper neck: I prefer it as it almost feels straight, as if there were not taper. I'm not a fan of those really wide, flaring fingerboards. In hindsight, I might have preferred the traditional Elan circuit, with one tone/Q running both pickups. Maybe not . . .
Anyway, for me, of the traditional pickups, nothing beats that P/J combination. The P-Activator is LOUD and strong enough to pull satellites out of LEO. The J is a stack, so it's quiet, and on this example, it's not backed up totally to the bridge, a good thing. Want Jamerson? More front pickup, back off the tone. Feed in as much back pickup on top for more modern or more cut.
In any event, this is really reasonable, and IF it is 'as represented' and it suits you, 'ya better git while the gittin's good'.
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