I'm am absolutely blown away. I was not expecting how nice this bass was. I bought this with the intent of having a project guitar that I'd spend time fixing up and making really nice, but out of the box this thing is AMAZING for how much it costs. Most of the work I was planning on doing to this I didn't even need to touch as it was perfect out of the box. I still can't really believe it Firstly I'd like to say that I've played bass for a while now and I've held axes much much more expensive than this from some very reputable names and this guitar has felt better than even some of those. Some of the positives I received out of the box - Only one buzzy fret, fixed in 20 seconds by just raising the action a hair. - Action itself came out of the box at the perfect height once tuned. -all of the strings were perfectly intonated except one which was only about 8th of a tone off once you reached the 12th fret. -absolutley no hanging frets , massive plus A common complaint I saw about this bass is that the neck is quite large for a jazz bass. I'm not entirely sure if this is true since I've mostly played precision style basses and can't speak for jazz basses but I can absolutely say that mines neck is nowhere near as wide as most precision bass necks I've played. I don't have very large hands and I'm still able to get ALL FIVE , yes five, fingers on the fret board, meaning I'm able to fret all four fingers and even wrap my thumb over to fret the e string with ease. I also adore the pickups this thing ships with. I've gotten such an awesome variety of tone from them. As someone who plays many styles of music, I couldn't be happier. All of the hardware feels solid, the body finish is gorgeous, and it's a blast to play. It feels so so good in my hands. I know the bass guitar is the main squeeze but I figured I'd also touch on the accessories it ships with since some beginners may want to know about these. -The gig bag is more of a "dust cover" rather than a gig bag. It's awkward to get your bass into it and it has no padding whatsoever. That said, it does have back straps so you can carry the bass on your back and have your hands free to carry other things but the straps are dubious and I'm not so sure I'd want to trust this gig bag for regular transport. You can spend 20 bucks and get a proper padded one that is much much nicer and with more extra storage for cables and whatnot -speaking of, the cable it ships with is nothing special, it does work. It certainly feels like a cheaper cable but it will get the job done until you can get another one. -the strap is also very cheap. Made of the same material the back/shoulder straps of the gig bag are. It is also quite small. I had to fully adjust it out to it's largest settings just to match what would be considered a normal adjustment on most straps. It'll work if there is nothing else but I recommend finishing yourself something better, especially since this strap doesn't counteract the neck dive very well (more on that later) -it also comes with a pick and an Allen wrench for neck adjustments. Definitely keep the Allen wrench around just Incase you need to make truss rod adjustments. Mine came perfect but I'm not sure how ac is with a guitar this cheap so better safe than sorry. The pick is ok. Nothing special. Its just a standard sized "medium" thickness pick. It'll work but I'm sure you'll lose it at some point anyways so go ahead and buy some more if you haven't. Plus for them giving me my favorite color though

I'm a hobby guitar builder. I take cheap/used guitars and rebuild them into something I like. I've used various Glarry instruments for this as they are inexpensive and have a lot to offer for someone who wants to work on guitars. This particular Jazz Bass impressed me and is probably the best quality Glarry instrument I've purchased. That is not to say it doesn't have issues, but for the money, it could be a good beginner instrument. The neck isn't particular nice to the touch, but it's still playable. I'll be sanding this to my preferences as well as doing some light fret filing. However, it's worth noting these frets are in the best shape of any Glarry I've had....still a little rough, but no noticable sharp spots. The body condition is good and the bridge seems centered correctly along with the pickups. I'll be replacing both of these for myself, but they would be fine for a beginning player. The only real complaint I can find is the strings that come preinstalled are terrible. Very rough to the touch. Thought I might cut my fingers on them. Even if you change nothing else about the bass, these strings should be replaced. The cheapest Ernie Ball or D'Addario strings or any other major brand would be much, much better than these. Read more

This review is for the GJ-Style, Natural Yellow "Jazz" type Bass. I was concerned about a large instrument shipping without a hard case, but this was packaged appropriately, and shipped / arrived early. There were no issues there at all. Have to say I'm amazed that Glarry can manufacture and ship an instrument of this quality for $70 today. But there are a few caveats for those who may be considering one of these: - The tone knob, as mentioned in numerous video reviews of this bass online, is 'all-or-nothing' and only really effective for about 15-20 degrees of turn at one end. This isn't a problem if you're okay with the small range of tone at the end where it's effective. - The string holes at the bottom of the bridge assembly were far too small to fit the wrapped end of the D'Addario ECB82 (2014) flatwound strings I used to replace the stock strings. The fix required removing the bridge (7 screws), placing it in a vice and drilling out the E and A string holes to ~7/16'' so they'd fit. Reinstalling the bridge required *carefully* tightening its screws, as the basswood body is soft and the screws feel like they'll strip if over-tightened. - There are some 'buzzy' frets around #18-20, but it was fairly easy to adjust the action to accommodate and I'm not playing anything up there anyway. I suspect these frets aren't fully seated, and I may do a little work there later to find out, but beginner-intermediate players will likely not have an issue here. Aside from the above, given the almost absurdly low price of this instrument, the overall quality is remarkable. The body finish is glossy smooth, hard and flawless and the wood grain shows through nicely. The neck / body fit is perfect and there were no noticeably sharp fret ends along the neck. The instrument arrived set up very well, with intonation set dead-on. Tuners work just fine and hold intonation well. The range of tone using the pickup volume controls, while not on par with a bass costing 10x as much or more from Fender, is perfectly acceptable (as noted above, the tone pot could stand to be replaced). With the action now set properly it plays great. Also, this bass - thanks to the basswood body - is extremely light; probably around 6-7 lbs., yet very well balanced. I use a wide, woven cloth strap and experience no 'neck dive'. For my part, I did some very light fretwork while changing the strings - rounded the fret ends and gave them a good polish. I also oiled the fretboard as it was extremely dry, and applied a very light coat of Old English oil to the unfinished neck, which now feels buttery smooth. If you're just starting out, looking for something light to have handy for practice, or you want an inexpensive starting place to begin experimenting with mods, it's hard to see going wrong with this one, i.e., it's probably as good as most bass kits and comes fully assembled with a finished body! Read more

For me this Glarry is a great platform for making my own custom bass. I’ve enjoyed doing kits because I like the customization that I can do. I think this is better than a kit because the components are better than anything in this price range. The neck was thick but a uniform maple grain. I sanded it down and now it’s a nice smooth comfortable neck. I also stained it and sealed it with satin polyurethane. It looks like a vintage neck. The body had a nice clear coat that saves all the grain filler for a nice paint job. I did a seafoam green and polished it to a nice satin finish. The tuners are really good, I just used some dry silicone sealer and they are really smooth. I gave the chrome a muratic treatment to age them. The black pick guard looks great. The pickups sound nice after I replaced the controller with an Alnico loaded controller. It was $20 bucks and feels like a much more expensive upgrade. The pots are large and good quality. I put D’Addario XL Half rounds on it and they feel smooth like flats but let the J Bass bridge pickup maintain its unique sound. All in I’m at about $150. And this bass sounds and feels like the much pricier one that I’ve never been able to afford. Read more

I am very impressed by the quality of this bass. I'm 72 years old and have been playing mostly guitar since I was 13. I took double bass lessons during my teens and played in a couple of garage bands and taught guitar up until 5 years ago. I bought this bass to to keep my hands exercised and I am very impressed with how well this instrument is built. Very little tweaking was needed to improve the playability. Something that instruments costing 5 times as much need as well. Great instrument for a young or new player. I'm very happy with my purchase. Read more