I have owned a C5 for little over a year. It looks good, and the pickups sound good if you want the active pickup sound.The tone is fantastic but I find the B note a little loose (this is my first 5-string so this may be typical). Overall an excellent 5-string at a very good price.I am a bit partial to Schecter, because I own a C-1 Plus guitar and love it, but never really knew what a great bass was until I bought this one. You can get any sound known to man out of this bass. It is very sturdy and does a good job for the price.couple of videos to check out-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHFgQ9-Pvqghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1GJ4XAe2RYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXJytphB-uI