The box arrived, lookin' fine, and it was well packaged with bubble wrap and double boxed.
It included a small patch cable, and, of course, the allen wrenches to get it all set
The G string was off the saddle coming out of the box
and there are a couple small dings in the finish around the jack… but it's not big enough to worry about.
First impressions are relatively solid. I've played a Fender Jaguar Baritone Custom a bit ago, and the feel is similar. I was surprised when I picked up the box from the post office by how light it was; certainly much lighter than my Jag and even my basswood Jazz Bass. Other than the small dings near the jack, the finish is pretty nice, and the tort looks ok, though busier than I tend to like.
The action is a little low out of the box, the E and A strings have some buzz. Shouldn't take much effort to get it set up well. There's a fair degree of tone flexibility, and it'll take a bit to go through the pickup combinations (10 of them) to find what I like best in what situations. So far the middle pickup in humbucker mode is sounding pretty sweet.
Full chords far down the neck are a bit muddy, but higher chords ring nicely with an interesting voice. This thing will probably make a nice addition to my band setup in a few applications.
More thoughts later; I'm a little cramped for time right now, so can't play and write
