Ktaxon Bass Guitar 6 String Electric Bass Guitars, Beginner Bass Guitar with Professional H-H pickup, 3 Way Pickup Selector, Premium Cable, Unique Body Design for Beginner (Upgraded White)

After reading several reviews about this six string bass, I was convinced enough to buy it. My background, I am new in the bass world and I was brave enough to jump onto a 6 string.My take on the instrument:It is well designed and sounds great out of the box. It is a beautiful instrument in my opinion at a fraction of big name brands. However, you might need to tweak it to suit your needs as I did.Tweaks:I replaced the sound jack since the one that comes with it honestly doesn't grip well and that affects the sound output.The preamp that comes with it works but I wanted to experiment with a single NFP filter preamp. With the NFP I kept the 3 way switch that came with it. I replaced the stock vol and tone pots with B500k and added a 0.2uF capacitor to the tone port.With the NFP preamp I was able to make the bass both passive and active. So my apologies to a reply I did in regards to the pickups that come with the bass. They are actually passive pickups. They are a little loud than name brands but with the NFP I was able to attenuate the pickup output to my liking.I also replaced the strings with Markbass Ultimate series with soft touch. They were $20 off so not bad and they are so soft on my fingers. They are round wound so versatile for different genres.I also insulated all the cavities with copper tape including the cover. I also sandwiched rubber between the bridge and the body to make it nice and quiet maintaining sound fidelity.My total including the bass was about $380. It sounds much better and cleaner it's hard to put it down once I have started playing it.I hope this is helpful and glad to demystify some conceptions about the bass. I love tinkering so who knows what else I will do to it.

It's great for the money. I haven't opened the electronics- I know it'll be the cheapest stuff in there but I don't have a reason to. The pots aren't noisy and overall it sounds great. The first thing you noticed is that the neck is dry as a bone. The strings are dookie but who cares you are getting a good deal. I went and got strings right away. Just know that the 130 as B will not fit the bridge. Go smaller or make the hole bigger and clean the hole so you don't cut your strings. Intonation will need adjusted but I found it easy to get the top of the neck to match to lower frets. It's a nice player. I'd gig with it if the pots hold up. Proof that low cost isn't always an indication of playability

Incredible for the price! Solid build. Nice finish on the body and neck. Plays great out of the box. Don't let the price or country of origin fool you. This is a decent axe! I have 4 and 5 string Warwick Thumbs, Fender American Jazz, Washburn, Rickenbacker, Yamaha and Gibson basses that I have bought for thousands of dollars over the years and this little guy stands up to them all. It's not a work of art by any means, but for $70, it plays well, looks nice and has a more-that-decent sound. Buy this for your student or for a thrasher bass. You won't regret spending the coin. I am pleasantly surprised.

All of the electronics work well, the body is cheap and light wood, but the neck is really dense and sturdy.It has two trussrods, awesome.It holds tune, new strings will ofcourse need to be worked in.It's not really worth upgrading, but, you can get a fretwrap to help with your muting/dampening,You'll get more value buying pedals/an amp combo with nice tone modeling than if you upgrade this bass,Since any pedals you buy and such can be plugged into your next bass when you find the "perfect one".This is the best value if you want to try 6 string but not sure yet what you want in a 6 string. It'll be easy to resell as well if you want to get some cash back later.It sounds good, it could sound better, but it sounds great and does everything you need to sound atleast good and decent

It arrived about 2 days early, the box was in good shape, opened it up, the bass looks sound, no blemishes noticed, out of tune as expected, pretty white finish. Had to adjust truss rods, and raise action a little, the harmonics were already adjusted, that's nice, tuned it up, it feels pretty good for a 6 string bass. Its kind of like an Ibanez feel but not quite as thin. I got this bass on sale for $79.99, that's nuts, I know!.. Am I right? Anyway, this is an insane deal for the price! I have to give it 5 stars. Thanks, Timo Strick

Update: so I found out that the electronics (at least in mine) are ALWAYS on, meaning the battery drains _while the instrument isn't plugged in._ I assume this is just a wiring mistake, but yikes..Extended scale extended range basses, especially active basses are fairly difficult to come by, especially at the low price range. I wasn't expecting a lot, and probably got an exceptional specimen.Mine came nearly perfectly setup - it was even intonated correctly, and the fret ends, while not perfect, are playably dull. (Buyer beware, though: the Glarry 5-string I bought in 2022 was basically unplayable until a professional setup). I've had significantly more expensive guitars be significantly less playable out of the box.It's really heavy? 8.6lbs isn't too bad for a bass, but my Glarry 5-string was like 5.5lbs. The body is supposed to be basswood (and thus incredibly light), but either the body is a different type of wood, or the neck is so big it's where the bulk of the weight is. My guess is the latter - the neck is larger than my forearm in many places 😅The electronics do leave a bit to be desired: the poles of the pickups don't line up to the strings leaving the low B really quiet. The active EQ is quite wonky. The battery cavity isn't deep enough, making it bulge a bit with a battery in.All in all, though, this instrument is fantastic for the price. If you're looking at getting your first extended scale, extended range bass, or want something that you won't dearly miss if it's stolen or broken, definitely pick this up.