I never thought about until I took this picture, but this bass looks right at home with my Acoustic amp.
Overall, I'm very pleased with the BBird. I might do a slight fret dressing, as some of the upper frets feel rough when bending. The neck is a little thinner than I'm used to but I'll adjust quickly.
The tuners feel fine to me so no need to switch them out. I noticed a little slipping on the G string, but the string only wraps around the post once.
As far as the pickup goes, I'm pleasantly surprised. It seems slightly scooped in the mids but not to the extreme. I could easily see playing on it as is with no worries if I didn't have an original 60's pup to put in.
Maybe down the line I'll have to get a black one, if only to put the soon to be extra Artec in it.
Cheers to Rob and all of you who made this great venture possible !!!!!!!!!!