A good bass is a good bass regardless of price. This one is kind of a sleeper because the SRX line wasn't produced in huge quantities and it's also mad in Korea and not Indonesia or Taiwan. The quality shows! Nice quilt top on a poplar body finished in cherry sunburst. Bolt-on maple neck with rosewood fretboard and 24 frets. User-friendly control layout with volume, pan, bass & treble all laid out in a row for easy adjustments on the fly. Two soapbar pickups each with (8)8 large alnico pole pieces for some really big sound. High-quality hardware finished in smoke chrome and that's a really heavy bridge design going on there! Weighs 8 1/2 lbs and comes in a gig bag.