The number of frets isn't the issue, it's just where they "sit" as the bass hangs on me. The neck sticks out further from the balancing point of the strap pin than I'm used to if that makes sense. Totally subjective, but it's a slight annoyance. The physical positioning of the neck pup is bothersome too. I like a pickup either right against the neck, or a nice big gap between the end of the fingerboard and the pickup. The tone - I don't know, it just doesn't have the cutting crunch of my LP, Fenderbird, or the Bach I had. Also, tweaking volume levels and the tone control doesn't do a whole lot compared to my others. The PROS are - it looks absolutely killer, it's light weight, and perfectly balanced. I need to try a set of my usual strings and see what happens. It's still got the stock ones on it.