Karera PB-32

Laminated pine (I think). One volume, one tone knob.

Okay, this isn't an Explorer or a Jazz. I have a crappy little practice amp, so I can't seriously fault the sound response. Plus, I don't have enough experience with basses to pass judgement on this.

A few chips in the laminate.
I also had the same experience in that the 1/4 inch jack plug was loose and I had to re-solder the wires to the plug.

For such an old, beat up guitar, it came out of the resale shop with a straight neck and good fretwires.

I did test drive a lot of basses before I picked this one, and there was no fret rattle, and great action. Just the right tension on the strings. Not too jello-ish, not too stiff. This played better than any of the $200 Ibanez's that I played.

This bass had lived a long and full life before I picked it up (for next to nothing). I don't know this for a fact, but from the laminate chips it looks like soft pine constructions. But the hell with that, the neck is still straight as an arrow.

it has 20 frets, laminated top, it has a volume and tone controls, passive pickups, came with 10 foot cable, and strap.

suits my style good which is punk, i use just a straight fender bass amp, not noisy on any settings, it has a high bright sound.

the wires inside the bass that conects to the paret where u put the chord in came loose twice, i had 2 sauter them back on.

it has atiquately withstood playing, the hardware will last, after 2 years now the open E string rattles, i can depend on it, i would use it in a gig without a backup.

ive been playing 2 years, i have a fender bass amp, i would prob buy another one, i love its durability compared 2 price, i hate that some frets and strings rattle sometimes, fav feature is the style