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Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2025
Has a nice smooth finish and good weight without being heavy. Quality is what you should expect for the price ($60 give or take when I purchased). Benefits from someone that can do a proper set up but fully functional on arrival and smooth to tune. Bag and strap are cheap but fully functional, tools came with as an advertised. If you enjoy the look then it is a great electric bass to get started with and I personally will make it a project down the road.
AC
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2025
The Glarry GIB bass is an excellent beginner instrument, but with minor improvements and a little wiring fix (more below), it rivals more expensive instruments.This bass finish is beautiful and feels great after light polishing the frets. Straight out of the box, the setup wasn't terrible, requiring minor action adjustments by lowering the bridge saddles by a couple of full turns. The plastic nut was too high and had a terribly rough finish around the string grooves, which couldn't be lowered because it was hollow, so I replaced it with a GraphTech XL. (see picture of how rough it was)The fret ends were not rounded (I rounded them myself) but were not sharp or protruding. The maple fretboard needed to be oiled, and I cleaned up some glue beside the nut. I replaced the volume and tone pots because they only worked about 30% of a turn. (Afterward, I realized the small pots were not the issue; it was faulty wiring by Glarry that I had to alter.) I also added shielding tape to the control cavity to eliminate humming from nearby electronics.There was some confusion about whether it would have a maple or rosewood fretboard (pictures and descriptions say both in multiple places). Mine came with maple. The instrument is light, well-balanced, and plays well with a good tone. Stock strings were not bad, but new strings were slightly richer in tone. The padded gig bag is a nice touch. The guitar strap would likely do the job, but it was cheap for my taste, so I used a color-complimentary Fender strap I had lying around.
Nymphadora
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2024
First, I'm a luthier and I used to build high end electric guitars. I bought this to see if I could turn a $79 bass into a $1700 bass. So.... As it was, out of a very fine gig bag, the best bag I've come across. It seems heavily padded and something I would tour with as carry on luggage. The bass was immaculate except for the frets. They were more like standard guitar frets. There was not any fret sprout, but worse...they never finished the ends and they were sharp as razors. Too sharp to play. The finish was perfect everywhere. This is the blue to black fade. So is the headstock. The back is just black. The neck and fingerboard are maple but so white it looked like those cheap Affinity type necks. It is finished front and back are finished in a very flat clear and sanded to an unfinished feel...it felt chalky to me. I have no problem with shiny necks, I prefer them. The tuners are black, not the Cosmo black, the bridge is a cheap chrome one, but useable till I change it to a heavier pro Cosmo black one. Same with the chrome football jack plate. The body is bass wood, very light, and shaped like the Yamaha's, Schecter's, Samick, some Dean's... It fits the Yamaha hard shell case. The long sleek upper horn stops most neck dive. The PJ pickups are the typical Mystrerisoso 'typical of chinese guitars. At this point I choose not even to change them. They will be custom painted anyway in the upgrade. The new change...all Cosmo black metal. A neck block extension into the body like the Ibanez basses. Pull the fingerboard in install a curly ribbon maple fingerboard with black pearl block inlays...sort of shiny charcoal to match the metal. Back of neck will be tinted with Birchwood gun oil and so will be the front. Body and headplate will be a fade-to-pink sparkle using Lil Daddy Roth rattle bomb paint for the sparkle pink. A zero fret, heavier nickel frets.All in all, this bass is a beautiful bass except for the frets. Buy the bass, buy a fret crowning file, finish the fret ends, and as it sits you will have a very nice bass guitar for fun and stage work. I am Nyms.
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