I have been using this bass for around four years and trust me its a great buy. The overall feel of the neck is smooth.The bass being small and compact ,dose not require a big gig bag as it can fit into a guitar gig bag.wanting to have a piece of cake in all genre this bass has given me all the ranges possible thus the versatility of this bass is indispensable with various tone possibilities,Its an active bass therefore one has to carry a pair of extra 9V batteries just in case this bass has the high and the low being a 5 string its an amazing buy and i love it.......:-)