i have one of the new cort gb 74 jj basses also a gb 74 jh and till last week an A4 i dont know why they are refered to in some circles as budget as with hipshot tunners and solid bridge not a million miles away from some named bridges the finish is a lot better than i have seen on more respected basses, yep as mentioned before cort have been clever and used some of the good bits from lots of the other named basses they make and produced a cracking bass. cant fault it any more than i could some of the other expensive basses i have had. i still believe that to some the name on the headstock is what matters , having said that we all have our opinions and we dont all agree what is better than something else, if we did it would be very boring lol what suits one does not suit another .