I am not bass player but I simply could not resist thisBeast. This Epic bass plays great, is well balanced and heavy (~11.5#). I have rarely played it. The neck is straight and the body, neck & headstock are without dingies. I included a pix of the neck that looks like a dingie but is in fact a wood grain artifact. The top is maple and back/sides appears to be mohogany. Scale length is 34.50". I kept it tuned to C-C due to the large gauge strings. Also included will be a nice heavy duty gig bag and extra set of bass strings. Replacement cost for this bass would be over $8k. I think the piece speaks for itself. Cheers