True Spoonie - Nae bad for the cash.... I used to have a Westone Thunderbass - it was pretty darn good, especially in the studio, could be set to passive or active and had a built in pre-amp.... Got it out of a pawn shop for £40, sold it for £150 a couple of years back.... Nice bass though, maybe you should look on E-bay for one of those? But at the end of the day, everyone likes something a bitty diffrent, and buying guitars off t'interweb is a hit and miss affair... I've bought a few, a couple of them I love, but I've wasted more on ones I've hated...... At least you ccan always sell it on again I spose!