I know knock offs (like mine) often get a load of shit and I find it in this case to be unfair.

I got this bass for £100 new and It has been my primary gigging bass for nearly 2 years now. As soon as I was happy with the way it was set up, bulked up the action, lowered the pick-up and got a decent set of strings on it. I absolutely love my cheap bass. Before my current amplification set up I was running it through a 2x10 Fender rumble combo and again it sounded just the same, if not better, than the real deal.