I wanted to dabble in fretless but I was worried that I wouldn't have the ear. I will only play Warwicks so this seemed like a good low cost option to give it a go without too much risk. At this price point I am pretty much blown away by how good this is. I took it on holiday and within a week I can play it in tune just fine, so I was pleased I didn't opt for something with fretlines. Quite happy to record this bass. Plays great, sounds great, looks great. Negatives - It had a hard plastic thing explaining what the controls do that was tricky to cut off without scratching the bass itself, and the gig bag is a Cagoule