My first choice was Cort C5 Plus, but it was out of my budget range so I picked this up. I have had it for barely 5 days now and I have totally fallen in love with it. It is perfect for a wide variety of genres, but it really stood in metal songs. I am originally a guitar player, and I am just learning bass at this point, but you can have a look at my Meshuggah - Corridor of Chameleons cover and judge the tone for yourself. It sounds absolutely insane.