Right, the 80/81 Flying Vs take a lot of work to make them sound even decent (meek pups, unremarkable woods), but the all-maho reissues of a few years ago sound fine out of the box. Ballsy and with warmth. You won't get a Chris Squire sound out of them, but if you go for a blurry tone, slightly more aggressive than a modern day SG bass would sound, then you will have nothing to complain about.