Very compressed sounding with an emphasis on tight, but nasal mids. There is a reason why zebrano wood is often used in fancy kitchens, those don't have to sound well. On the other hand, if you are on the lookout for a TBird to play seventies fusion with plus the mandatory chorus and flanging effects without everything getting lost in the mix and the guitarist's Al di Meola runs, then this bass' extremely dry signal might make all your wishes come true. But raunchy it is not. Bit dead in comparison to a reg TBird.