Good review. It's good to see the B string being used a lot in a fiver review. I've had the JJ 5 string for a couple of years now; there is a bit of neck dive, but a good strap sorts that out. I might put lighter tuners on it in the future. The B was a bit floppy but I have a 0.145 in it now, which is about as tight as the 0.105 E string. Great basses and if Charvel bring out some new colours for the fivers, I might buy a back up.
Dude thanks for making this. I was about to get a stingray then I picked up the 4 string charvel pj and was blown away by the feel. Wanted to learn more and your vid just showed how many other awesome things there are about this. Might have to go back to the store tomorrow to cop one! Curious to know if you’re gonna keep it or not.
THANK YOU for doing a good review on the 5-string! Anytime I see these basses in a store, they just have the 4-string. And as you said, there aren’t many good RUclips reviews on this bass in general. Also, I have a Jackson 5-string with a 35” scale, and the B string of the Charvel sounds about the same. To me that’s a compliment to the Charvel.
Thank you for the thorough review. I'm torn between this bass or the new Sadowsky MetroExpress. I haven't been able to find anyone comparing the two. Any thoughts or advice? Thanks!
@@Music-for-Miles I'm going to trade stuff towards a san dimas or btb this weekend. Leaning towards the San dimas for the price. I could get a nice pedal or something too
Why would you level the frets if all that happened to it was that it was sitting unused? In your words, it's "practically brand new" .... "The fret work is amazing"....
He didn’t level all of the frets only the last 6 frets per my request so I can lower the action to my liking with the fat strings I use. It was not because of bad fret work. I should have explained that better.
I just bought the blue 4 version. I wanted a modern PJ bass so The Charvel was a perfect choice for $499
great buy!!
Thank you. I bought it today.
Good review. It's good to see the B string being used a lot in a fiver review. I've had the JJ 5 string for a couple of years now; there is a bit of neck dive, but a good strap sorts that out. I might put lighter tuners on it in the future. The B was a bit floppy but I have a 0.145 in it now, which is about as tight as the 0.105 E string. Great basses and if Charvel bring out some new colours for the fivers, I might buy a back up.
Dude thanks for making this. I was about to get a stingray then I picked up the 4 string charvel pj and was blown away by the feel. Wanted to learn more and your vid just showed how many other awesome things there are about this. Might have to go back to the store tomorrow to cop one!
Curious to know if you’re gonna keep it or not.
Oh 100% keeping it! Friggin in love with the neck. Check reverb some of these like new prices can save you $200-300
THANK YOU for doing a good review on the 5-string! Anytime I see these basses in a store, they just have the 4-string. And as you said, there aren’t many good RUclips reviews on this bass in general. Also, I have a Jackson 5-string with a 35” scale, and the B string of the Charvel sounds about the same. To me that’s a compliment to the Charvel.
I’m so glad you found it helpful! Love this bass!
That active bypass is cool if your battery dies at a show 😂
or if you like the raw pickup sound too
Thank you for the thorough review. I'm torn between this bass or the new Sadowsky MetroExpress. I haven't been able to find anyone comparing the two. Any thoughts or advice? Thanks!
Man, you could be easily a bass play for some brazilian hardcore band.
Charvel is a better deal than ibanez now lol
I agree and they have the fender’s DNA baked into it!! Their guitars are great too.
@@Music-for-Miles I'm going to trade stuff towards a san dimas or btb this weekend. Leaning towards the San dimas for the price. I could get a nice pedal or something too
how's the weight???
It’s a little heavy but not too bad, I have a nice leather padded strap I use so it doesn’t bother me any.
@@Music-for-Miles thanks forthe reply,more power and God bless
Why would you level the frets if all that happened to it was that it was sitting unused? In your words, it's "practically brand new" .... "The fret work is amazing"....
He didn’t level all of the frets only the last 6 frets per my request so I can lower the action to my liking with the fat strings I use. It was not because of bad fret work. I should have explained that better.
Thanks for the clarification