They're not common this side of the pond, but one came up - Black precision body with maple neck and the older less ugly headstock. I wanted a cheap bass to muck about with and I've seen so many reports of them being great value.
So, it arrived and the neck is orange, like it had been stained with celebrity fake tan and then varnished. That put me right off to start. Tuned it back to pitch and the D string broke, as I discovered it was solidly wedged in the string tree. Pickups are loud, but very bright, I guess due to cheap 500K pots and a tiny green cap.
The body's ok, at least it is wood and they managed to spray the black pretty well. I've had one other bass I hated straight out of the packing, which was a 1970s Eko Manta. It's not that bad - nothing could be - but I don't think I can be bothered tarting it up.
Don't say "pics or it didn't happen", I wish it didn't.
I suppose they're not all like this.