I have a couple observations regarding this bass. The hollow body with a solid block down the center sounds very good. The pickups, without tone controls, sound fantastic. Clean and clear, very crisp and the notes are so distinct. I wired the volume controls like a jazz bass so each one controls their respective pup individually. Being able to dial in as much, or little, of the neck or bridge pup is really nice too. So far, I'm playing it with the neck pup full on and the bridge just up 1/4 turn. I'm looking forward to actually playing this with the band.