I am a slowly improving player who has recently branched out to the Bass. I actually got two interments from Thomann and tried them each at home. Although the other was a lovely instrument, the moment I sounded a note on the Kung I was smitten. The tone is warm and rich and earthy to my ear, and the instrument feels just right in my hands. One thing is that it does need a lot of air, so maybe I will need to lean to breathe properly at last! The case is really high quality and the addition of the spike for resting the instrument on the floor while sitting to lay is a welcome extra. Definitely worth the extra £200 over the other one I looked at.