Stagg B300BK

Made in China
Pickups: 2 x plastic JB
Controls: 2 x Volume + 1 x Tone
Body: solid Alder
Neck: Hard Maple, bolt-on, 867 mm, (34.2 in.)
Fingerboard: Rosewood, 20 frets
Bridge: "JB" Classic
Machine heads: Standard "P", nickel

Not really a good sound. Don't like it at all. In fact it's the worst sounding bass I've ever played. The sustain is rather short.
Also, you can't make a variety of sounds with this bass either.

Action was a bit high, volume knobs keep falling off. It's not very comfortable to play since it has very thick neck, but one can get used to it. Eventually one pickup mysteriously stopped working.
The frets seem to be placed randomly... at the 12th fret it sounds nearly 1/2 tones higher! So I have to play my basslines on higher strings and lower frets to play in tune. I guess the quality of these basses coming out of the factory varies, you might be lucky and get a great bass, I'm sure, but this one surely isn't one.

This bass has withstood several live performances and I have never used a backup (because I didn't have any). I don't use it anymore, but it served me rather well.
It doesn't stay in tune at all, so I had to retune it after every song.

I've been playing bass for over 3 years. This was my first bass, but also the worst. When I bought it I didn't know much about basses and I didn't know what things should be checked befoure buying one.
After this one I bought a Dean Edge Q5 which I love - it has great sound, very comfortably thin neck and I always wanted a 5-string.

I wouldn't recommend anybody to buy this bass. There are certainly other basses in the price range with better sound and higher quality. My advice would be to invest a bit more and buy a better bass because if you buy this one, you're probably gonna buy a new one soon. Of course I'm not saying you should go and buy an expensive bass, no - first go through different stores and try the basses yourself and compare them.

Don't get me wrong, It's not a totally bad bass. I've had a lot of fun with it. But I wouldn't buy another one like that.

As a beginner in bass playing I bought this instrument three months ago on Ebay, including a (pretty decent) 20 watt amp for 179 Euros.(new).
Origin: made in China
Pickups: 2 x JB, black plastic
Controls: 2 x vol and 1 x tone
Body: solid alder wood high gloss black colour and plastic white scratchboard.
Neck: hard maple with rosewood fingerboard, 20 frets.
Bridge: JB classic, nickeled
Machine heads: metal, nickeled
Accessories: 20 Watt amp and cable

Likes: a decent sound for the money (you always get what you pay for, don't forget that)
Dislikes: on the full treble setting it sounds awfully metallic, but I never use this, so it doesn't bother me, it is also quite noisy on this setting.
The bass itself cannot make a wide variety of sounds, it's something between "all or nothing" going from warm and dark to a sudden harsh metallic sound. However, I sometimes use a "GLX" bass overdrive stomp box with it and this changes things dramatically of course.
In my youth(late sixties, early seventies) I played a lot of early Black Sabbath music on a Fender Stratocaster clone (no name, no brand whatsoever, but obviously also made in China or Taiwan. In the early seventies it probably was Taiwan) Only as a reference: with this bass(and the stomp box!!) it is perfect for this kind of music.
Depending on your position between amp - instrument the sustain with the stompbox is literally endless on all four strings on any fret.
I rate this category a 7 because, without the use of extra paraphernalia, the bass has not a very wide variety of sounds.

Very short on this one: it was simply perfect for me, except for a loose volume knob (which I fixed in a matter of a few minutes)
Action was perfect (for me at least). The instrument shone like a mirror!
Maybe one word of caution: the pickups housings are made out of some very cheap looking plastic, so be careful if you adjust them.
Except for the pickups everyting looks and feels quite sturdy.

No experience with live playing.
The overall feeling seems quite sturdy (certainly has very solid strap buttons), finish seems durable (during three months of playing daily about two hours, no visible scratches or damage).
Except for the pick-ups which have a really cheap looking plastic housing, it seems to be a quite decent instrument for the money.

I have been playing various instruments (Spanish guitar, electric guitar, organ, keyboard, bass) for the last 35 years, but only as an amateur for my own enjoyment. Nothing professional, nothing really serious. My comments and ratings should be regarded in this sight.
I bought this bass because it was cheap, and honestly, I expected worse. It has no sense trying to compare a cheap Chinese made bass to an Overwater or an "F" bass etc. You get what you pay for and that's it. In this case it was nice I think.
For me, as a complete amateur, an instrument has to be fun, cheap and not to serious and that's what this bass is all about. After all, I'm 51 years of age and I've been playing music on and off for the last 35 years, just for fun.
A real serious pro would look at this bass in a totally different way and wouldn't even dream of buying it.
Be honest, at a price of 179 Euro, including a 20 Watt amp, one can not expect the world, isn't it ?
Overall: it's a bass for beginners, amateurs and people who like to play music just for fun, but that doesn't mean it is a really bad bass. It's not a 3000 Euro's Alain Caron's signature "F" bass, but...well then...I'm not Alain Caron isn't it? (and I never will be)
One more remark: This bass is uncomfortably neck- heavy, use a wide leather strap. This eliminates (not completely) the need to sustain the neck with your fretting hand. Don't use a nylon strap.