Donner Electric Bass Guitar 4 String P-Style Bass Full Size for Beginner with Bag, Guitar Strap, Guitar Cable (Black)

Purchased Bass as I am guitarist but fancied a go on 4 strings. Firstly I generally check reviews before purchasing and seeing a few positive reviews on YouTube I thought I would give this brand a try and I am quite shocked at how well this bass plays plus the extras you get. Firstly the bass is a nice weight not too heavy but not too light. Body has a deep sunburst finish which has been applied well. Maple neck with a wood similar to rosewood used for the fret board. Frets have been well dressed no buzzing or dead spots and fret ends have been nicely rounded off. Action was a little high but after lowering to my taste I had a play. I was impressed with the nice punchy tone this bass produces and how well it plays. The tone knob rolls off treble evenly which is nice to hear, usually on budget guitars you only have to touch the tone and the treble is gone in an instant. Nice quality gig bag which feels sturdy enough to protect the bass out and about and a decent jack lead and strap as well. I would honestly say I would be happy to gig with this bass. I would highly recommend this for a beginner or intermediate player really exceptional value and with a bit of a set up plays as good as any bass costing treble what this cost.

When you fancy learning a new instrument you tend to go for a cheap and cheerful option so you don't overspend only to find out it's not for you. Problem with that is that you'll end up with an instrument so bad that you will deffinetely hate it and never look at it again. I bit the bullet trying this cheap Donner as I had great value stuff from there before. Turns out it was the right choice! Features: - Built like a tank, no flimsiness, looks absolutely gorgeous in Sunburst. Mine has a couple of small knots for character. I like seeing a nice honest piece of wood in my instruments. - Tuning pegs are solid, no pitch loss. These are high quality, no compromise - Nice cut nut, no tagging there, strings slide smoothly - Speaking of strings, they do the job, but you will probably want to put your favourites on - Sounds great and plays great once you adjust the truss to your liking. For a guitarrist (manly) like myself, a nice low soft action is very important before growing some strength to handle a bass - Comes with cable, strap and bag. All you need. Would have liked: - A truss rod key. It is standard size but I still strugglle to find one in my tool box as I'm very disorganised. Overall, I really don't know how they can sell an instrument at this quality and make a profit. This is more than a beginner's instrument. Mine's up in its hook on wall ready to use in hiome recordings. Love it!

Got mine nearly new for £40 off the listed price via amazon warehouse. Still struggling to overcome the beginners fret but despite changing strings. Nice piece of kit otherwise.

You'll often here of people buying a lower priced instrument and saying something along the lines of: "It's perfect. I've just changed the strings, neck, pickups and electronics... bargain!" I've never really understood this ethos as I believe an instrument should be perfectly playable right out of the box, no matter the price range. Thankfully this Donner Bass delivers exactly what you would want and expect. The initial set up was great for my needs. As you can see in the video it's slinky enough to slap & pop, while allowing you to get a grittier - more attack driven - sound when playing with a pick. This is ideal for a beginner in my opinion as it means you won't need to tweak the neck/string height in order to try out different styles of play. The neck is a good width. It's on the thinner side which is ideal for people without monster-sized hands and allows easy access to all frets. The finish feels nice and woody under hand - which can be down to preference as some may prefer a more lacquered finish - which is fine by me. It's a standard size and weight for most precision style bass guitars. For those who haven't held a bass know, it's heavier and more solid than a guitar. This is still far lighter than a number of Epiphone's I've played in the past and is very comparable to that of my Fender Precision Bass. The finish on this instrument is top notch! I personally went for the sunburst and can honestly say that it doesn't look out of place stood next to my Fenders. I purchased this as a teaching tool to get my Dad started on bass and also to potentially use once gigs start up again. Lugging an expensive Fender to certain pub venues has never sat well with me and having something in the price range to travel local with is definitely more comforting. Yes, I can get gig ready tones I'm happy with from this bass when running into my amp/pedal set up. It has a similar sound to bass's of this price range. I recommend boosting the 'MIDS' control on your amp to really help round/fill out the sound. With everything even on the amp this bass sits more in the Low-Mid/Bass territory, which is fine but may get a little muddy in full band situations. Boosting the MIDS on an amp should help that and settle you more into the full band mix. Great bedroom axe/learning tool/worry free gig instrument. Helpful extras like the gig bag/strap/etc. are always welcome and really help you save a few £ when getting everything you need at the start. Highly recommended & hope the attached video gives you a better idea than my write up ever could. Happy slapping!

Great value for money, and very well finished etc. Quite a chunk too, you know you have a beast around your neck. I replaced the factory strings with some Rotosounds, and it really sounds great too. Gigged it 6 times since purchase, no issues.

The P-Style bass plays great compared with an original which costs 3 times as much. Got this one for Christmas and been playing almost every day since.

I’ve had this for about 6 months or so and it is a quality bass for its price and perfect for beginners if you ask me

This is a mighty bit of kit for the money. The value you get is fantastic. I have a £50 Donner Uke , it’s my favourite. Just love Donner kit. Buy it!

Far far better than expected. Good sound and construction. Better than some high end basses.

I was so happy to receive such a quality guitar, as I wasn’t familiar with this brand, and I have been through a lot of guitars over my 28 years of playing, lead 6 string guitars and Bass. The weight of it was surprisingly decent, as other reviews stated it felt heavier than most, but I’m quite comfortable with the weight, the fit and finish was flawless, action was great right out of the box, but might need a tweak to get it just right. Came with a nice strap, Allen keys and soft case. This was a straight up no frills great deal on a very nice bass I’d compare to a similarly priced Fender I’ve had in the past. Guitar was packaged very well, including fret foam to protect the neck and strings, as well as the satisfying peeling of the pick guard plastic wrap. Sound was as expected, nothing crazy just gets the job done. Guitar came fast and earlier than it was supposed too, extremely happy all around!!

Magnifique guitare !

The bass sounds really nice considering it's price

Ho atteso un po' prima di esprimere un giudizio sullo strumento. Acquistato circa 2 anni fa in offerta (ad un prezzo poco più alto dell'offerta odierna, anche se al momento la consegna risulta piuttosto lunga) come primo basso per imparare. Arrivato nel giro di pochi giorni, mi ha fatto subito una buona impressione. Ben imballato, con una comoda custodia morbida per proteggerlo dalla polvere e da leggeri urti durante il trasporto, è risultato da subito suonabile senza bisogno di grossi interventi. Ho solo provveduto a fare una accurata regolazione delle ottave, ma veramente poca cosa. Esteticamente molto bello, nella versione Sunburn, risulta abbastanza comodo da suonare seduti, un po' meno in piedi, perché è abbastanza pesante ed il manico tende a scendere un pelino. Per evitare ciò è bene regolare la cinghia a corredo lasciando lo strumento ben aderente al corpo, in modo che l'attrito col busto impedisca al manico di scendere troppo senza affaticarsi a sorreggerlo mentre si suona. Ha un bel suono, le meccaniche sono molto stabili e reggono l'accordatura perfettamente anche per lunghi intervalli, se mantenuto in condizioni di temperatura e umidità costanti. Le corde a corredo sono sufficienti in termini di qualità del suono. Ho riscontrato un solo piccolo difetto, ed è la tendenza ad avere un certo fruscio nei potenziometri. IL potenziometro volume scroscia un po' in prossimità del volume massimo, mentre quello del tono ha un comportamento molto più fastidioso, in quanto presenta una certa rumorosità e sensibilità al rumore di fondo in quasi tutte le posizioni, eccetto quando si trova molto vicino alla chiusura totale. Probabilmente la schermatura elettrica interna è poco efficace, ed il rumore statico dello strumento è piuttosto accentuato con le corde a vuoto. Un piccolo trucco per ridurre questo fenomeno è quello di legarsi un cavetto conduttore al polso e collegarlo al ponte oppure alle corde sopra il capotasto. Tutto sommato, per quello che costa, è un ottimo entry level per principianti che non se la sentono di investire troppo per provare. Approvato.