Raven West Review: RMB4300 Bass

History:

Purchase: i was in a small music store in my grandmother's home town and tried the "basic" raven bass, the RMB400, and i thought i was in love. i went online and basicly freaked out when i saw the RMB4300 for 444, a bass with all the qualities i wanted and at a price that i had never seen on a bass of this caliber. $444.99 with a free gig bag. This bass is made of walnut and alder construction.

What I Like About This Raven West RMB4300 Bass: I love the hard maple thru neck with the rosewood inlays. It reminds me of an old long board from the 60's. I also like the shape, and sandwich of alder in between walnut as the body. active electronics, are a major plus and of course price. Did i mention it's beautiful? with the smooth action great tone and solid build it's wonderful.

What I Do NOT Like About The Raven West RMB4300 Bass: when i first got it the action was so low there was some fret buzz, but a quarter turn was all the truss rod needed to fix that, and the blend pot was slightly stuck, but a slight movment of the alen wrench took care of that. over all for the money i could not ask for a better instrument and i would highly recomend this to every bass player for it's versatility and superb performance..... (especialy for the price)

Raven West RMB4300 Bass Quality Rating: solid construction good electronics, little bit of fret buzz, easily fixed, one sticky EQ pot. also easily fixed.

Review Summary: absolutly recomended... beautiful guitar with wonderful sound for minimal bucks! www.ravenwestguitar.com

Rating of this Raven West product: 5

This Raven West RMB4300 Bass Bass Guitars Review Submitted By: Adam Childress

Review Date: 2002-07-12