GLARRY Electric Bass Guitar Full Size 4 String Exquisite Stylish Bass with Power Line, Bag and Wrench Tool (Natural Wood)

For me this Glarry is a great platform for making my own custom bass.I’ve enjoyed doing kits because I like the customization that I can do. I think this is better than a kit because the components are better than anything in this price range. The neck was thick but a uniform maple grain. I sanded it down and now it’s a nice smooth comfortable neck.I also stained it and sealed it with satin polyurethane. It looks like a vintage neck. The body had a nice clear coat that saves all the grain filler for a nice paint job. I did a seafoam green and polished it to a nice satin finish. The tuners are really good, I just used some dry silicone sealer and they are really smooth. I gave the chrome a muratic treatment to age them. The black pick guard looks great. The pickups sound nice after I replaced the controller with an Alnico loaded controller. It was $20 bucks and feels like a much more expensive upgrade. The pots are large and good quality. I put D’Addario XL Half rounds on it and they feel smooth like flats but let the J Bass bridge pickup maintain its unique sound.All in I’m at about $150. And this bass sounds and feels like the much pricier one that I’ve never been able to afford.

This review is for the GJ-Style, Natural Yellow "Jazz" type Bass. I was concerned about a large instrument shipping without a hard case, but this was packaged appropriately, and shipped / arrived early. There were no issues there at all.Have to say I'm amazed that Glarry can manufacture and ship an instrument of this quality for $70 today. But there are a few caveats for those who may be considering one of these:- The tone knob, as mentioned in numerous video reviews of this bass online, is 'all-or-nothing' and only really effective for about 15-20 degrees of turn at one end. This isn't a problem if you're okay with the small range of tone at the end where it's effective.- The string holes at the bottom of the bridge assembly were far too small to fit the wrapped end of the D'Addario ECB82 (2014) flatwound strings I used to replace the stock strings. The fix required removing the bridge (7 screws), placing it in a vice and drilling out the E and A string holes to ~7/16'' so they'd fit. Reinstalling the bridge required *carefully* tightening its screws, as the basswood body is soft and the screws feel like they'll strip if over-tightened.- There are some 'buzzy' frets around #18-20, but it was fairly easy to adjust the action to accommodate and I'm not playing anything up there anyway. I suspect these frets aren't fully seated, and I may do a little work there later to find out, but beginner-intermediate players will likely not have an issue here.Aside from the above, given the almost absurdly low price of this instrument, the overall quality is remarkable. The body finish is glossy smooth, hard and flawless and the wood grain shows through nicely. The neck / body fit is perfect and there were no noticeably sharp fret ends along the neck. The instrument arrived set up very well, with intonation set dead-on. Tuners work just fine and hold intonation well. The range of tone using the pickup volume controls, while not on par with a bass costing 10x as much or more from Fender, is perfectly acceptable (as noted above, the tone pot could stand to be replaced). With the action now set properly it plays great.Also, this bass - thanks to the basswood body - is extremely light; probably around 6-7 lbs., yet very well balanced. I use a wide, woven cloth strap and experience no 'neck dive'.For my part, I did some very light fretwork while changing the strings - rounded the fret ends and gave them a good polish. I also oiled the fretboard as it was extremely dry, and applied a very light coat of Old English oil to the unfinished neck, which now feels buttery smooth.If you're just starting out, looking for something light to have handy for practice, or you want an inexpensive starting place to begin experimenting with mods, it's hard to see going wrong with this one, i.e., it's probably as good as most bass kits and comes fully assembled with a finished body!

I am very happy with the finish of this guitar. I couldn't find a flaw anywhere and the sound is totally acceptable. The POTS are low quality with little range, but 99% of the people who buy this instrument will leave them maxed out anyway so they are not a big deal.The tuners aren't great but they are good enough, and easy to replace if needed. I've heard a few complaints about the neck being a bit chunky. I don't think it is but I have big hands so you'll need to consider that if it is going to someone with small hands.I'm going with 4 stars because the fretboard looks like wood from an orange crate that was sanded and dyed to look like Rosewood. I have several guitars with Rosewood boards and this is not the same by any stretch of the imagination. Frets are good and smooth with no noticeable fret sprout\sharp edges. The nut is plastic. I'd rather have a bone nut but the plastic is fine for a beginner, and it helps keep the cost down.As you've probably read elsewhere, it is neck heavy due to the exceptionally light body. The neck needs a setup but I won't knock the guitar for that. Any new guitar should have a full setup done anyway.Overall, this is still a huge bargain. It looks great and sounds really nice, and anything better would cost considerably more.I totally recommend Glarry for anyone of any age wanting to learn bass guitar.

I don't know what more to say other than, for the price, this is a definite deal! I purchased this purely for home recording and I am happy with it. It looks really nice, is surprisingly light and sounds pretty decent in recordings, a little muddy perhaps but that's easily fixed with an EQThe only thing I noticed was a couple of the pots produced a bit of noise if turned on full, but turning them back just a fraction immediately removed the noise. The pots also don't seem to adjust the sound particularly smoothly - it takes a few extra tweaks before any change in sound is noticed, but for this price it's really not a big deal at all.There is also no toggle between the neck and bridge pickups - it's all done through the pots. But again, it's certainly not a deal breaker when you're spending less than $100, in fact it's amazing that it even has 2 pickups to choose from!Straight out of the box this bass played well, other than needing to be tuned it didn't need to have anything else done to it. The action is low enough without causing buzz, I didn't notice any intonation issues - honestly, I'm so surprised that a bass at this price actually works relatively well!