Love this bass mine was an 2001 so it Korean and then I sent it to a Lutherien and had frets polished and set up so it plays like a Gibson just makes me sad Gibson or epi doesn't make it an longer I thought about putting a Gibson bridge just to confuse people at shows only Gibson I'd take is the reverse thunder bird but na..jack Casady in blue will be my next and I'll have it set up that's really difference between both brands is Gibson takes more time on set up