November 04, 2019
If you want to spend less than $200 on a full size bass, buy a glarry.
I purchased and received in April 2019, and have proceeded to beat the S*** out of it since.
I had Initially planned to buy the P bass, but it was sold out and I lacked self control and patience, so I bought the jazz bass, in sunset as black was the only other option at the time.
Mine personally has the old style headstock (I.E. the fender one)
The neck, head and nut are identical to that on the Glarry P bass, but even with ...
If you want to spend less than $200 on a full size bass, buy a glarry.
I purchased and received in April 2019, and have proceeded to beat the S*** out of it since.
I had Initially planned to buy the P bass, but it was sold out and I lacked self control and patience, so I bought the jazz bass, in sunset as black was the only other option at the time.
Mine personally has the old style headstock (I.E. the fender one)
The neck, head and nut are identical to that on the Glarry P bass, but even with Meh sized hands, its pretty manageable.
Build quality: Whats Bad?
- the Strap Buttons dont have aggressive enough screws. they will get loose. the screws may need to be replaced.
- all mounting holes (pick guard, bridge, tuners etc) were not drilled pre-installation, leaving sawdust and wood chips under the hardware.
- the white pick guard is just ugly with the sunset, and covers what is a really nice finish. a clear pick guard option would be nice.
-The instrument cable is actual cheap, and will probably fail after a couple weeks. spend $15 on amazon or at GC and get a decent cable
Whats good?
- frets all have smooth edges
- tuners have a nice feel
- really playable and versatile at the price point.
The Neck:
The neck on this bass Deserves its own section. It is 2JZ levels of overbuilt.
The stock String gauges measure E: .100 A: .80 D: .65 and G: .45
in the spirit of absurdity, I attempted to move up to .130 .110 .85 .70 and tuned to standard, the neck was barely bowed, and the .70 broke, the core stripping out of the tuning peg completely.
So if you don't do anything stupid and/or weird, the neck shouldn't give you trouble.
Look at it this way, This bass cost what a carton of cigarettes does. even if you dont know what a bass is, or how to play one, buy it.
its cheap, its fun to slap and it makes bass sounds.
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