Question:
I am thinking about trading for one but can’t try one out around here.
Response:
> I am thinking about trading for one but can’t try one out around here.
I’ve had one for 3 years and love it. I learned the 5-string on it and traded away my Music Man Sterling 4-string because I stopped playing it. The XB-925 has a very full bodied warmth to it plus it is pretty versatile with those 2 Bartolini pickups and active electronics. The workmanship is very good but there are a couple of cheap looking parts on it – the black metal plate where the neck bolts are and the black sticker on the headstock. The other negative is that when you mention to other guitarists and bassists that you have a Washburn they automatically assume it’s a cheap bass. I paid $635 for mine. Guitar Center was closing out all their Washburn inventory for rock bottom prices because they were angry that Washburn also gave the line to Mars Music. I had tested the XB-924 and XB-925 when I bought my Music Man but I didn’t want to pay the price when it was the same as the Music Man. It was a steal at $635 and I couldn’t resist it. I have to admit that it is the best sounding bass I’ve ever owned and I’ve owned a lot (Fender Jazz & Precision, Rickenbacker 4001, Gibson EBO & Triumph, Ernie Ball Music Man Sterling). By the way, most stores that carry Washburn probably won’t have a XB-925 in stock but they can have one shipped in for you to test (I did that myself). Dave