Just recently received this bass, need to scale down in respect of neck for health/functional reasons, and this is the answer to my problems, may upgrade or modify the nut as I have fitted it with Pyramid "Rooftop" stings and the E is .112, so it's guage is causing a small amount of fret buzz, but this is in no way the a fault of HB,
The finish is flawless, the frets are smooth, the tuners are solid and the pickups are as punchy as you like, may upgrade to EMG Geezer Butlers, but again, this is a personal choice, all in all, does it sound like a £1k bass? No, but equally it sounds nowhere like a £99 bass, imho, it can stand up against my £380 Squire Jaguar (with flatwounds) that cost near 4X more, HB definitely got this one right 🤘🏼