on April 15, 2024

Great musical instrument for the price! This is my second Glarry Bass and I love it.Love it. Glarry produces very good instruments suited for beginners at surprisingly great prices. Did some basic setup and tuning and this thing sounds wonderful. Just what I was looking for in a fretted "J" style bass.

on March 05, 2024

Nice

on May 07, 2022

Bass was packed securely in styrofoam to reduce any shipping damage, a definite plus. The construction was surprisingly better than expected after reading previous reviews. The finish is very good with beautiful blue/black finish, comparable with other name brand instruments. The amp wire is rather thin & was replaced with one I had for a microphone. The strap was very uncomfortable & replaced with a thicker & wider model from Amazon. The strings were not the style I wanted & replaced with flat ...

Bass was packed securely in styrofoam to reduce any shipping damage, a definite plus. The construction was surprisingly better than expected after reading previous reviews. The finish is very good with beautiful blue/black finish, comparable with other name brand instruments. The amp wire is rather thin & was replaced with one I had for a microphone. The strap was very uncomfortable & replaced with a thicker & wider model from Amazon. The strings were not the style I wanted & replaced with flat wound style by Ernie Ball. I also added a D'Addario tuner to the headstock for convenience. The carry bag is not padded but works with plenty of storage for tools, extra strings, etc. The only adjustment made war for string height which was adjusted with the provided Allen wrench. I would have appreciated a on/off toggle switch at the controls for sound proof tuning. Volume & tone controls have plenty of range for multiple tones. I am very happy with this purchase & would highly recommend this bass for beginners & intermediate musicians.

on March 23, 2022

Received my jazz bass. Setup, fit and finish were exceptional for the price. Replaced the strings and this bass has become my favorite to play. Neck dive is not a problem for me as I keep my hands on the bass while playing. I own a Fender Jazz, Squire Jaguar and a Rickenbacker 4001 but I enjoy the weight and comfort of this bass. Sound quality is well within expectations for a bass of this price range.

on January 10, 2022

Nice bass, I did put round wound strings on it , hey it's a jazz bass. The one complaint is I had to shim the neck , the bridge was way to low. Problem solved.

on October 28, 2021

Nice glossy paint finish on guitar. Has good sound. Nice to have 2 pickups. The guitar cord plug tip got stuck in the socket on the guitar, had to pull hard to remove it. That caused 2 screws to come out of the metal plate on the bass.. The screw holes are now stripped, but used a longer screw to lock into the wood deeper, that fixed the problem..

on October 15, 2021

The bass was better then i expected, strings were a little too high, and standard gauge, too heavy for me . but overall I'm pleased with the manufacturing of this bass/price, like i email Glary the only problem i had is with FEDEX leaving it by my bottom step (and not on porch behind a big tote container for shipments to hide behind), after the crushed the box at the middle section and lost all the accessories, the only thing i got was the bass and the foldable gig bag( and (THANK GOD) it was da ...

The bass was better then i expected, strings were a little too high, and standard gauge, too heavy for me . but overall I'm pleased with the manufacturing of this bass/price, like i email Glary the only problem i had is with FEDEX leaving it by my bottom step (and not on porch behind a big tote container for shipments to hide behind), after the crushed the box at the middle section and lost all the accessories, the only thing i got was the bass and the foldable gig bag( and (THANK GOD) it was damaged at all, i might get the 5 string next, i might use UPS. thanks. i ll send video of me playing later.

on August 16, 2021

Nice playing bass for the money. Bright strings, great tone and set up great right out of the box.

on May 29, 2021

This Glarry Jazz bass has a nice neck and plays well .... great price for an electric bass. I would definitely buy more guitars from Glarry but unfortunately they never have any stock available for sale in the UK anymore.....? This is a real shame as I would like to buy the Semi-Hollow Tele and Strat style electric guitars they offer on the web site.

on May 07, 2021

nice beginner bass has a neck dive came with a mark on the bottom but i dont mind it enough to return overall super nice esp for 80 dollars

on April 05, 2021

This a good bass guitar and a really great value. You just need to be ready for the little problems that you may find. The cavities are not shielded and the guitar does pickup noise. The neck pickup was stuck in the guard and had to be pulled a bit to come up to height. After a little setup and tinkering, it plays well and is fun. Just be aware that it needs a bit of TLC.

on March 02, 2021

I was looking for an inexpensive axe to use as a project bass, and found Glarry after seeing quite a few positive YouTube reviews. While it's a little rough (literally) around the edges, this bass is definitely a good value for the money. The good: the body is light, the neck is straight, electronics work as they should, and the frets are dressed better than guitars I've paid ten times the price for. The not so good: the body may be a bit too light as there's some neck dive, the control plate ...

I was looking for an inexpensive axe to use as a project bass, and found Glarry after seeing quite a few positive YouTube reviews. While it's a little rough (literally) around the edges, this bass is definitely a good value for the money. The good: the body is light, the neck is straight, electronics work as they should, and the frets are dressed better than guitars I've paid ten times the price for. The not so good: the body may be a bit too light as there's some neck dive, the control plate has some scuffs and scratches, the paint on the back of the top horn has some bubbling, the finish on the back of the neck near the body is a bit rough and needs sanding, and the fretboard was extremely dry out of the box. Even with these deficiencies, this is an excellent value for the price I paid.

on February 24, 2021

4 because of the price, playability, the look is so great! First bass, also impulsively play unplugged. Took some free fender lessons over last summer. Anyway, there was a loose wire unsoldered to one of the pots. Bought a cheap solder gun and got reimbursed for it ( thankfully, thanks Glarry! ). But it still shorts out at times if I'm sitting and leaning downward. Hey I used to be a pretty darn good solderer at a camera shop. Maybe I would get a 200-300 dollar bass next to play out with. But th ...

4 because of the price, playability, the look is so great! First bass, also impulsively play unplugged. Took some free fender lessons over last summer. Anyway, there was a loose wire unsoldered to one of the pots. Bought a cheap solder gun and got reimbursed for it ( thankfully, thanks Glarry! ). But it still shorts out at times if I'm sitting and leaning downward. Hey I used to be a pretty darn good solderer at a camera shop. Maybe I would get a 200-300 dollar bass next to play out with. But this is definitely a great starter for 88 bucks and there are countless instructionals on YouTube.

on February 10, 2021

I'm gonna give my full honesty. Ive had it one week and played with it a few times. I was skeptical at 1st but said "hey i need a cheap bass just to play with from time to time" (my focus in the last fee months has been guitar). I had a 5 string I got rid of to reinvest into guitar. Now for $89 this plays well. Only issue is a wierd ring on the G string when played open but I'm gonna do some adjusting. The pickups work great. The knobs great. From time to time i may play for a church or just to ...

I'm gonna give my full honesty. Ive had it one week and played with it a few times. I was skeptical at 1st but said "hey i need a cheap bass just to play with from time to time" (my focus in the last fee months has been guitar). I had a 5 string I got rid of to reinvest into guitar. Now for $89 this plays well. Only issue is a wierd ring on the G string when played open but I'm gonna do some adjusting. The pickups work great. The knobs great. From time to time i may play for a church or just to jam with a couple friend but aside from the G string issue I give it a 4 out of 5. Id recommend for beginners, those who do there own recording on a budget that multi instrumentalist and even a small church looking to provide intruments thats in a growing stage with their worship team. Ive played bass in church off and on over the last 15 years.

on January 20, 2021

Blue jazz bass. Delivered in 8 days.Guitar almost perfect,Blueburst very dark, uneven color. Plays great lowered action and set intonation. Steel wool to smooth neck. Oiled fretboard. Good to go, Worth $80.

on January 01, 2021

I bought this bass as a Christmas gift for my wife. She has been wanting to learn to play for quite some time. After reading reviews, I decided to go ahead and order from Glarry. The bass got here right on time. I received it Christmas Eve and was able to wrap it up for Christmas day. She loved it! She even cried. She played around with it that night and felt comfortable with the weight. The head stock is a bit heavy for the bass itself and kept diving. I got her a nice heavy duty bass strap tha ...

I bought this bass as a Christmas gift for my wife. She has been wanting to learn to play for quite some time. After reading reviews, I decided to go ahead and order from Glarry. The bass got here right on time. I received it Christmas Eve and was able to wrap it up for Christmas day. She loved it! She even cried. She played around with it that night and felt comfortable with the weight. The head stock is a bit heavy for the bass itself and kept diving. I got her a nice heavy duty bass strap that seemed to remedy the issue. There were a few places on the neck inlays that caught her hand. Hopefully, easily fixed. She loved it all. The only real issue is it came with a bag but the zipper wouldn't zip up. It kept pulling apart. The bass is also too large around the tuners to fit in the bag. I guess I will be purchasing a new bag.

on December 27, 2020

The guitar came without injury. Surprised the wife for Christmas. She's been learning to play everyday. The sound is good and it looks wonderful.

on December 22, 2020

The bass was setup well and played well. The action was just a bit high. The fret wire was handled very well with no sharp ends. The only problem that I had was it arrived with a broken tuning key but glarry rectified the situation. I would recommend the basses for any beginner or for a good moding platform.

on December 17, 2020

Bass looks and sounds great but one the neck pickup is slightly imbedded into the pickguard. I haven't attempted to fix it myself yet but I may in the future.

on December 15, 2020

Excellent Bass I don't know how they make them for that price playable out the box I will buy from glary again well done

on July 20, 2020

Really happy with this purchase. The guitar looks great, sounds really good and feels well built and sturdy. Came with a tiny bit of fret buzz on one or two frets, but nothing a 5 minute set-up couldn't fix - and most basses need a little adjustment out of the box so that's to be expected. The head is also a tiny bit heavy in comparison to the body when it comes to overall weight balance - but this is a minor gripe indeed and the bass still plays comfortably and sits well. Will be using this bas ...

Really happy with this purchase. The guitar looks great, sounds really good and feels well built and sturdy. Came with a tiny bit of fret buzz on one or two frets, but nothing a 5 minute set-up couldn't fix - and most basses need a little adjustment out of the box so that's to be expected. The head is also a tiny bit heavy in comparison to the body when it comes to overall weight balance - but this is a minor gripe indeed and the bass still plays comfortably and sits well. Will be using this bass mostly in my studio to record simple lines for production music, film and TV soundtracks etc. and it's going to be great for the job!

on July 18, 2020

neat bass, especially for the money. Dig the neck a lot. Worth the 80 bucks on its own. I was gonna get a 5 string, but i didnt want to wait an undetermined amount of time to get it. But who knows maybe il get one of those too, i 'd dig it in that dark blue

on June 23, 2020

I am very happy with my jazz bass, for the price,you can't beat it. Straight out of the box it plays and sounds fine, intonation was even close. I'm going to use it as a mod platform, but for my home recording needs, it's good the way it is. I highly recommend Glarry instruments for beginners, people on a budget, or folks like me who love to tinker and enjoy modding guitars without breaking the bank.

on May 28, 2020

As I expected! Very good for the price. Great starting point for anyone who wants to jump into bass. However, quality control could have been better. Some of the fret finishing are rough, so when I play for an extended time, I usually get some minor marks or scratches on the palm and fingers. More, some frets are not leveled with the surrounding frets, for example, my 13th frets are higher than the 12th, so when I play G on the 12th fret - G string, I ended up getting G#. That happens at some p ...

As I expected! Very good for the price. Great starting point for anyone who wants to jump into bass. However, quality control could have been better. Some of the fret finishing are rough, so when I play for an extended time, I usually get some minor marks or scratches on the palm and fingers. More, some frets are not leveled with the surrounding frets, for example, my 13th frets are higher than the 12th, so when I play G on the 12th fret - G string, I ended up getting G#. That happens at some points around the neck which is very annoying, I thought my fingering was wrong but then I realize I will never get it right because that note will never sound, until I sand and polish that 13th fret. Also, the output is kinda weak, but it's true for a sub $100 bass. Will have to work around the amp and effects to get a good sound. For $79, this is a great deal! Throw in some of your guitar tech skills if you have some tools lying around, then you can turn this one very very playable.

on May 21, 2020

sounds great a little adjustment ,and a hell of a bass for the money.

on March 29, 2020

Good bass for the money!

on February 12, 2020

Pretty good sounding bass I would like to have a five string in white

on November 28, 2019

I've wanted a Jazz style bass for quite a while. Since I'm not a great player (mediocre would be an apt description of my abilities) and bass is not a primary instrument, I did not want to buy anything expensive for my first bass. So, when I saw this at such a price, I could not pass it up this time. I had seen many inexpensive bass guitars with a P/J pickup configuration (split coil neck, single coil bridge, ala Precision bass and Jazz bass respectively) , but I wanted a straight Jazz pickup se ...

I've wanted a Jazz style bass for quite a while. Since I'm not a great player (mediocre would be an apt description of my abilities) and bass is not a primary instrument, I did not want to buy anything expensive for my first bass. So, when I saw this at such a price, I could not pass it up this time. I had seen many inexpensive bass guitars with a P/J pickup configuration (split coil neck, single coil bridge, ala Precision bass and Jazz bass respectively) , but I wanted a straight Jazz pickup set. I got it with this instrument. I some ways I was disappointed, in others I was pleased. The disappointment came in the neck shape and size, and, to a lesser degree, the electronics. First, this has a very big neck, very fat, very wide. I was looking for the narrow neck of a Jazz type bass, this is not it. That being said, it is well made, and quite solid. Even with the bigger neck, I have little problem banging out notes on this up and down. Second, this is expected at the price, the pickups are quite micro phonic and a little noisy with some overdrive. The main reason for this is they are not wax potted which is quite reasonable for a bass in this price range. A simple pickup upgrade would fix this. The good. It has the Jazz bass growl and mid range punch I was looking for out of a bass, and with a single coil, Jazz style, middle (or neck, depends on how you say it and what you call it) it does not have the smooth boomy sound of a P-style bass pickup, much tighter and more mid range sound. The setup is good enough to play, but it could be better, again, this is to be expected on such a low priced instrument, room for improvement. The fit and finish are very good, no issues that I have found as of yet. I love the natural, unpainted, look of the body, reminiscent of the F-type Jazz basses from the '70s. I am an experienced tech with as soldering iron and have replaced many, many pickups in my guitars over the years, haven't opened it up yet. Overall, this is good stuff.

on August 17, 2019

It was wrapped and packaged perfectly. No marks anywhere. The only problem was the input jack was loose. But most guitars will have the same problem. Put a star washer in and problem fixed. The sound is very good considering the price. I plan on changing the pickups which should sound like my Fender Jazz Bass.

on July 28, 2019

It's good bass for the money, came off the Truck opened it up tuned setup good right out of the box and ready to play, will probably get hotter pickups latter but good for now , I'm a guitarist who just wanted to have a bass to play with