DonnerElectric Bass Guitar 4 String P-Style Bass Full Size for Beginner with Bag, Guitar Strap, Guitar Cable (Sunburst)

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!

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 media could not be loaded. 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!

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!

Not very good audio keeps cutting out when I plug the jack in, one of the tuners broke and the body easily gets dents in it wouldn’t recommend this bass

Let me begin by saying I'm not a bassist; in fact, I'm not even a great guitarist, but rather an enthusiast who likes to experiment in his home studio. That being said, I purchased this for myself so I could lay down some rudimentary bass lines to glue together some song ideas ahead of someone else doing the real work, so take my comments in that context.I have to say, I LOVE this bass! As an owner of 3 other guitars, I CAN recognize good build quality and this certainly exemplifies that. There isn't a single blemish on this thing--it's shiny, slick and pretty. It's also SOLID, but not overly heavy. I'd guess it weighs about 7 or 8 freedom units (pounds) and its center of gravity is probably about the fourth fret from the end of the neck, so there's an ever so slight tendency for neck dive, but that's without the friction of a strap, just me holding it against my stomach and playing (yes, there is a carved comfort scoop).As it arrived, it was ALMOST in tune; the strings feel nice, well-coated so they're smooth with no biting. The tuners seem to work and one thing that actually surprised me is that it appears to have a bone nut--it's gritty, off-white and carved perfectly for each different string girth. The tuners are simple, but effective. At the other end, the bridge and saddles seem solid enough, though I'm not an expert, so I included a close-up picture for you to decide. The action is ever so slightly high due to my fingers being a just a bit shorter than average, but that's easily remedied. I included a pic of that, too, for your own reference.The knobs for the pots offer a pleasant resistance--just enough to feel substantial. The knobs themselves are straight and are installed securely. The pickups seem to be seated adequately and overall; this thing feels solid and pleasant to hold, which is important--especially if you're going to be using this for more than a couple of minutes.As for the playing, I like the classic P-Bass tone that this Donner provides; I ran this through my DAW and everything sounds good. Like I said, I'm not a professional bassist, but I was more than pleased with the sound I got. The strings stayed in tune and I had a great time. I'm not the next Michael Anthony or anything, but based on my experience as an incredibly mediocre guitarist, I'd say anyone else could probably get even more out of it.I will admit to one thing being a slight demerit in the evaluation of this bass: there is a tiny (I mean almost imperceptible, but not quite) bit of fret sprout on about three of the frets, something that is easily addressed by anyone with a luthier's kit--which, as the owner of 4 guitars now, I happen to possess. Fixing those frets will require about 5 minutes of work.The bundle includes a NICE, padded gig bag, a strap, a cable (which is surprisingly thick and deluxe-feeling) and an Allen wrench. The bass alone would have been a solid value, but with the added bundle, this is a home run for anyone who's a beginning/sometime/pro bassist (in need of an inexpensive backup). There are virtually no flaws and for the price, the potential downside is almost non-existent.

The bass sounds really nice considering it's price

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Die E Bass Gitarre hat sich meine Tochter gekauft, ihre Begeisterung war sehr groß. Hat sie am selben Tag noch ausprobiert. Mit einem 😁 im Gesicht 👍 Die Zustellung war nicht so schön. Wurde durch DPD geliefert und bei einem Nachbarn im Haus abgegeben. Leider wurde keine Nachricht im Briefkasten hinterlassen. 😕 So ging die Suche erst einmal los. Aber am Ende hat sich alles aufgeklärt. Also Begeisterung u. Freude sehr groß.

The media could not be loaded. Summary: It’s worth it but only if you’re willing to invest time/money into a good setup and strings. This sounds better than anything below an American Fender. I also found the neck to feel broken in from the get go. The neck is pretty chunky though, it feels very similar to my Sterling Ray5 and I really dig that. It’s a great neck profile, for me. I also think style-wise the gold logo and engraved neck plate are pretty nice.The trade off is if it’s like mine it will absolutely need a fret filing, and while the stock setup is actually passable, and pretty good with a slight truss rod tightening it could use a proper one. That said for the price of an Affinity Squier (which is just the bass, no accessories) you can get this Donner, which comes with a strap, gig bag, and cable then have it professionally set up with a good set of strings.That is a way better option for a beginner or someone just wanting a bass laying around.If you’re looking for a project bass, move along.Quality: Is a mixed bag. My bathroom scale says this weighs 9.8lbs which for me is heavy but manageable. The body's finish is absolutely flawless but my neck has a tiny nick and the headstock looks like it got smacked or smacked something at the factory. The electronics are great, the pots feel very smooth and work well.Mods: New strings, strap locks, knobs, and fret inlay stickers are about as far as I got. The pickups, bridge, possibly neck, likely tuners, and pickguard are all different from Fender/Squier sizing. So changing anything means you could be changing quite a few things. I really wanted to throw my tort pickguard on here as I love black/tort/rosewood but it won’t even fit over the pickups, forget the fact that it’d need all new holes drilled for the screws and the electronics need to be specifically positioned to fit. Fortunately I didn’t buy this as a mod bass but as a backup and travel bass.Sound: Is massive and incredible. I would say it’s very much aimed at the bedroom bassist as it naturally dips in the mids but by digging in with a pick you can create this growly and aggressive tone with a HUGE bottom end. Donner really took the bass part of bass guitar seriously here. I don’t know if I’ve ever heard a split single sound so big.Playability: If you like a 59 style P bass this is a great and playable choice for you. It did scratch my hands up pretty bad before I filed the fret ends but I really enjoyed getting to learn and use a new skill and because this is such a cheap bass there was no worry about damaging the fretboard (which for the record I didn’t at all). Now that the frets are nice and smooth it plays like butter and feels like home. I own 2 other P basses and a Stingray, 2 of those are 5 strings, so I like and am used to bigger necks and P basses. If you’re into a smaller neck, or you need a bass to be lightweight this isn’t for you.Accessories: Are totally usable. None of them are special but you do get a standard gig bag in terms of padding, quality, and pockets, the cable is actually a quality, thick cable with metal ends unlike some of the cheap, useless cables you sometimes get with starter instruments, and the strap while not particularly high quality is comfy and would have no problem lasting a long time if strap locks are used. All of this is light years ahead of the garbage that came with my first Squier Bullet guitar (that I still own and love but the accessories were all trash) 16 years ago, and it cost the same if you factor out the amp.Conclusion: I feel like this is a great bass, but it needs a tiny bit of love to get it there. Still if you’re really into that classic P bass feel and a tone that could knock over a building given enough amplification this is an incredible option for a mass-produced bass. We’re long past the days of country of origin mattering for stuff coming off the production line, and while spending more does get you some nicer fretwork and more pickup options, and is basically required if you want a project bass there’s always going to be trade-offs (namely in stock sound and accessories). For me this hit a real sweet spot and fits nicely into a really tight budget.