My dad asked me to test the blue yamaha bass guitar last night because he swapped the pick-ups with the wood body bass guitar. He recently found out that that pick-up is already expensive. When I tried the blue yamaha, it really do sound good. The tone can go as deep and the crunch is powerful. I love it. Maybe we'll check another pick-up (same brand) on music instruments at musicians friend. I hope it's not that expensive on this store. Now I'm excited to get back into music and use the blue yamaha. You ask when? I hope soon!