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Just picked this up today from the FedEx Office location I had the delivery held at.I can't believe what a monster this bass is!The tone falls right in to your lap. I had to do a quick set up on it. There was a pretty nasty back bow on the neck. Easy adjustment. Raise the action just a touch. Lower the pick up height slightly. It took me longer to find my screw driver than the set up took. With stock strings, I took it from near standard tuning to drop B, and it still plays and sounds great... with the stock strings!45-105's.The bad:It ships with two Allen Wrenches. The truss rod hex key is fine, but the wrong size was shipped for the saddle adjustment. Or it possibly fell out and I couldn't find it. They were taped inside to the guitar box wall but the truss key fell to the bottom.Now for the real bad:The nut was not filed well. The strings stick to the nut very firmly. When I detuned, the tuning key would go completely loose, like it was broken, then the slack would snap back to the tension. Will be an easy fix. But it's not something that should need fixed on a brand new $999 instrument out of Korea. Overall, this bass is bad ass and I love it! I can't wait for band practice next week to really crank it up!I may buy 2nd Pheonix. I really dig it. By the way, it's a hefty bass. Lots and lots of weight in this thing. Not sure the exact weight, but it's got a lot of it.

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I was convinced that cheap bases were the way to go, and that you get your tone from your speakers. This is the first instrument where I payed over $1,000 for. Right out of the box is was great! It needed a minor bridge adjustment, and then I tuned it to C. It seems like the intonation is spot on, (I'll fully check this at band practice where I have a more reliable tuner) but otherwise it feels and plays great. The only thing I noticed that might be a slight negative would be... The tuners seem a little sensitive, they seem to move easily. If I barely touch them they move, that might just be an adjustment. But again, it sounds amazing and plays with ease.Thanks to zZounds for not only stocking such a rad bass, but getting it here before my next gig!

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