Stagg BC300

this bass was built in don't ask me when. i think it was 2002-2003.

the body is made out of some kind of really cheap wood, the neck is purest maple with a rosewood fretboard. the pu's are a split coil and a j-style one. they come with an olume controle each and a generally tone controle.
the bridge was a typical cheap metal-bridge, the saddle was an hollow (!?!) plastic one.
the tuners were fine in my eyes.
with a little know-how you get your player-setting of choice.

for that price, good quality.

at first, i replaced the bridge, the saddle and the j-style pu.
this cost me round about under 50?.
but with these small changings it made an great efford to the sound and the playability.
the sustain has risen, the sound is now more various (with this cheap but effective new j-style pu) and i've got to repost the matter of the price again, because for this little amount of money, you get a nice starter-bass guitar.

set it up in half an hour, now it fits exactly my playing style (rough fingered & a little slap and pop).
but i've got to criticise the neck-head disbalance. with a leather-strap it is okay, but with an other strap you've got to hold the neck with xour left hand, which is not supposed to do that.

no problem so far with any piece of this bass. it was my first bass-guitar and no matter waht, i will always own it.

never dealt with them.

for that priece you'll get a damn solid piece of bass!

Made in 2004, 24 frets, 4 strings, solid-top, PJ noname pick-ups, passive electronics, (supposedly) alder body and maple/rosewood neck, transparent violet finish (nice), soundgear body style, top-load bridge, noname non-locking tuners, medium-to-thin neck (very similar to Ibanez Soundgear, maybe a little bit thicker), medium frets, included cable (surprizingly, not too crappy) and wrenches.

Well, I use it at home for practicing and play in variety of styles, from jazz to metal, using my Korg pandora PX4 and, sometimes, thru PA amp and speackers - it's reasonably noisy at all settings, though I don't really use drive/distortion for bass.
Sound is reasonably rich, somewhat bright - I've compared it to many other basses in this price range and guess it's much better than competition (cheap ibanez, squier).
Never used it on stage or in studio - actually I'm a guitar player, so it's only for fun and home recording.
Well, i like everything in this bass, considering it's price, actually I had an Ibanez GSR 205 before - it was way worse in every category and much more expensive, happy that I could sell it!

The action was just right, though I had to tune intonation a little and lower the pick-ups.
The only flaw was a loose tuner peg which made some nasty buzz, but i easily fixed that.

Well, I guess it could withstand live playing, though I'd probably bought higher class instrument for that.
Hardware seems to be reliable, finish is good too, strap buttons are solid, though they're not locking - so it definately can fall from the strap.
Well, it's dependable, the neck seems to be very stable - I didn't adjust it for 9 months and it's still okay, though it's stored and used in air conditioned room, so your mileage may vary.
I never gig without a backup.

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Well, I play guitar and sometimes bass for some 14 or 15 years, so I'm not a bassist, though I started to seriously learn bass for a last couple of years, after listening to Victor Wooten.
I'd buy yamaha RBX if this one was stolen.
As i've said earlier in this review, I bought it because it sounds good enough and very playable (fingerstyle, pick, slap, tapping - whatever), the neck is very comfortable for me and the price is right.
I'd recommend it to beginners or somebody who needs an inexpensive, but good quality entry-level bass.

2002, somewhere in asia
as seen in the other review: 24 fretts
2 passive pickups: Jazz bridge element and a P bass style pickup

I like to play ska music and some punk. Not with a plectrum. So it needs to have a full finger sound. Well it doesnt realy have that
Witch might be becouse i play it on an old 100w Rickenbacker bass amp.
The sound is a bit flat, When playing over the Pbass element it sounds better and warmer but it realy misses a lot of depth.

The Finish overall good, except for the D-string tuner witch 'detuned'in a matter of hours.
The other thing is that the pickups are VERRY noisy

The reliabiligy is ok, The quality of the parts that where used are overall low.

Not used it

made 2004, taiwan.
24 fret small bodied 4 string bass
2 volume and one tone control
fitted with generic jazz and P-bass pickups
passive
looks like a 3 piece alder body. the neck is maple with the headstock scarf jointed to the main neck under the 1st and 2nd frets, rosewood board.
satin finished on both the body and the neck
dinky bass style body
good generic gotoh style tuners ( sealed)
fully adjustable string through bridge
34" scale length slim/fast neck..jumbo frets used on rosewood board.
the neck is easy to play and smooth, no nasty fret ends to tangle with.

i play mainly rock and was looking for a bass to use for home recording, I didnt want to spend very much to start with in case i didnt get on with playing bass.
I am mainly going direct onto my boss br864 and using the boss effects/amp simulators built in to it but i hope to later purchase a small bass combo so i can mic up as well.
The thing that impressed me most when i recieved the guitar was that it was playable straight out of the box..it was in tune and the intonation was spot on. I dont know if this was down to the shop i bought from but it was a pleasant suprise!!
the pickups are controlled by 2 volume controls and a single master tone..
forget the tone..its passive and doesnt introduce that much variance between its extremes but the twin volumes are handy for blending the 2 pickups.
the sounds from this bass are classic P and J bass sounds but with some careful eq on your amp or processor are very usable..the overall sound is a little on the light side but i think some of this is due to the lightweight woods used and the lightweight metalware..i am going to try changing the bridge on mine and may run the strings through the body as well for more sustain
i only intend to use this bass for home studio work but i feel it would suit those looking for an inexpensive bass for either stage or studio/practise.
For the guitar player into home recording and wanting to lay down some bass tracks on the cheap then i would say yeah!! go for it!!
likes..
price
sound
feel ( the most important after sound)
looks
dislikes..
ineffective tone control
slightly neck heavy

good overall set up, some slight buzz on the d string when its hit hard. pickups adjusted on the conservative side.
overall its a nice looking bass only let down by a couple of tiny mineral marks in the body wood

i havent had the bass long enough to comment on reliability but its looks and feels like it will last.
the finish is a soft finish and though it will mark fairly easily (in my opinion) I like my guitars to show signs of being used..
strap buttons seem to be solidly fitted
i wont gig it but i will be relying on it for recording for now and dont feel it will let me down.
one thing it does have going for it for live playing is its relatively low weight which will not have you walking of stage shouting esmarelda!!!

1 years warranty

i have been playing guitar for well over 30 yrs now and own several good quality guitars both acoustic and electric ( gibson, fender, ovation).
I am amazed at the quality of guitar available for the low prices from the low end makers these days..its nothing short of astounding.. to get the quality of bass i have with this one would have meant spending several hundred pounds when i was younger and yes im impressed!!
yes i would by another if i lost this one...
If i had to pick any overal point that made me like this bass its the feel!! going from guitar to bass can seem daunting and some necks out there you really have to wrestle with..this is a nice fast smooth neck..what more do you want!!
my only wish is that the tone control could be more agressive in operation with more range