I've been playing guitar for couple of years and wanted to try bass. Because I've had good experiences with yamaha guitars, I decided to buy this bass and must say I haven't regretted my choice. This bass feels good to play and the setup was great right out of the box. There were no sharp fret edeges, action was good and it's not too neck heavy at all. My only minor complaint would probably be that the output seems to be qute quiet so that amp needs to be turned up quite a lot, but it's not really an issue.
All in all, this seems like a great bass for this pricepoint.