Lownote, tbh I cant remember exactly how old the bass is it has to be knocking around 20 years but it was, and I am sure still is a really sold beast. This is a real players sixer no a tarty boutique bollx The neck is flatish to compensate for the width. In my old function band I used to lap out Papa don't Preach on a low C and it used to cut through like a hot knife. Its also sweet at the top end articulate. If I didn't own 13 basses it would be coming back.