GREAT basses, and a BARGAIN when they come up on ebay or wherever. They sound great, look great, and feel pretty damn good. The necks are a LITTLE chunky, but I'm used to Rics. Mine is super light too, but YMMV. I have the four knob version, but I had the Bart pre removed. It's kind of a non-rev Bird disguised as a Les Paul - all maho/set neck. The ebony board gives it a little Alembic "snap" depending on how you hit it. Oh, and never any neck issues with mine.