bone PJ bass has a tone that is second to none and the smooth playability that only expert craftsmanship can deliver. Above all else, Bite has THE BEST customer service in the biz. All of my questions were answered promptly and updates around my bass' production were received like a kid anxiously awaiting a gift on Christmas day. Bite is revolutionizing the market for custom instruments and I am positive that my first Bite bass will not be my last!
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bass. That deep sound beats my Marcus Miller and my Stingray hands down. I'd give it 6 out of 5 stars if I could.
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Red, and yours is really super! I played it through my headphone set up last night and it sounds great! Super punchy and LOUD! I can't wait to hear what it sounds like when I plug in and play with my various bands.
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ep lows. I posted it on closed bass pages of James Eager ebassguitar.com where there are around 5000 bass players from all over the world and many of them praised the look and the sound of the instrument. I wish you guys long and good work and all kind of blessings!
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tsmanship and excellent customer service/communication.Thanks a lot to the Bite Guitars Team. This won’t be my last Bite Bass!
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took a BITE. Every time I pick it up it scares me 🙂 It sounds amazing. Every little detail in the sound is very well articulated. Just by changing your playing style - or adjusting with the controls (which actually works throughout) - it's possible to get the tone and expression you want for any genre. And it is a very easily played instrument. Effortlessly, with no strain on your hands, you can get clear harmonics, thumpy lows, growling snaring snaps or loads of slappe-di-plucke-di-slap. Every time I play it other band members, fellow bass players or guests notice the sound and the spot-on balance in the mix. The craftmanship is excellent, and easily exceed what I have experienced on way higher priced brands. No gaps, loose components, rough fits of shortcuts. Just amazing craftmanship and assembly. Even after travelling 1000 km (measured in a straight line) the setup was flawless. On top of that, the dialogue with BITE was top class.
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ery smooth (comfortable with great playability). The Bite pickups are outstanding - very powerful. Highly recommended!
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tars I would recommend to a serious buyer - A second hand Carvin or Bite. We will be back for more
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a single fingerprint on the hardware. I own an Ibanez, Sadowsky, Lakland, and Miller, sold my Fenders years ago. I haven't seen anything liek the Bite level of accuracy and neatness before.I took off the scratchplate and did a continuity test , connected several shield spots and ground joints. The highest reading was 24 ohms, not kohms but ohms! Just what kind of shielding paint you guys apply is beyond me. No wonder there is not the faintest noise to be heard from this bass. The Bite tone itself beats everything that hangs on my wall or was hangin on my wall. This is the one bass that I will run back into the house to save come flood or wildfire. 
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a short time later they sent me a mail announcing dispatch, it came with stunning pictures of my bass, the bass arrivd, I unbox it, tune it, plug it an find the sound hard to believe.I play it every day and have not found single flaw, this brand is waaay underrated, could charge 3 times their prices
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the neck is easy to fret, while (or because) it has a thicker D shape. Personally I prefer that, because I never fret the notes with my thumb, and that's almost the only reason to have a slimmer shape for me. The bass isn't heavy, its weight is standard/light and the body is smaller than the norm. This, compared to bigger basses like my semihollow bass, give away some support for the right arm, tough is only a really minor incovenience and only when you finger right under the neck (wich is out of fashion but I like). But again, it is only matter of getting accustomated to and is a good trade off for less weight and price.The second most important thing is sound, and output levels: I prefer higher output basses because I always lean towards fingering stronger than I should and this bass has an impressive output, wich really helps me playing lighter. It also helps with effects, like envelope filters, overdrives and flangers. And the sound itself is really defined. I use the bass 99% of the time with the pickup wired in series and the result is dark, yet roaring and really powerful and punchy in the lower/groove register. The higher register really seems like it sings, it amazes me. I want to specify that notes sounded really "full bodied" also in the high register.Regarding durability, everything seems made to last. With appropriate care and handling, I foresee to keep and play this bass for at least the next twenty years without issues, and I really hope so.Regarding aestethics, it is a nice looking bass. I love the colors and the bitten head, woods looks very nice too. I've chosen to have my signature lasered on the body, and that for me it's "that thing" that turns me on. Like it's Elio's bass, and that's it. A signature look and sound.The price was good too. I can't afford very much and this was the chance to have something designed my way (simple things that usually are never put togheter in the same basses) paying less than more famous options that , tough with similar quality, would have been a sort of compromise in terms of features.Would I buy another one? Hell yeah, but mostly a 5-er or a fretless, because this one is so versatile I can do whatever I want with it.My bass is a 4 string Punch model, with black locust fretboard, the wider neck choice with dots, an humbucker in bridge position and a 4 way switch between pickup in series / neck only / parallel / bridge only. The body is caramel and the pickguard is tortoise red, non matching head and the body has my signature lasered on it.
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tion. I will definitely (and have already) recommend the Bite brand in the future.Solid product, love it!
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played unplugged, the sound is already present with a nice resonance.The customer service: fast, courteous and efficient.
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hy not? That was part of the fun, and with a ton of customization options, I figure you might as well go for it. I’m really happy with the result. It’s really pretty and unique.I went with the J style neck and P “Punch” bass body. It’s a full scale 34” neck with a 1.5” nut. It has an oil, low-gloss finish and is honestly one of the best feeling necks I’ve ever played. I’ve got the action dialed in pretty low, where I like it (courtesy of the high-mass Gotoh brass bridge).It came set up well, but I didn’t love the La Bella flats that were on it. I switched to my usual Earnie Ball cobalt flats that are a slightly lighter gauge on the E and A, so gave it a quick adjustment, which was easy to do. The fretboard is black locust, which is a sustainable rosewood substitute, and the feel is basically identical to rosewood.The body is incredibly light and it’s scaled down slightly from a traditional P body, which I like a lot. It’s easy on my back and easy to play. The finish is good quality. It’s hard and doesn’t seem prone to scratching.The split coil P pickup is super high output (1000mv). Even though it’s passive, they recommend using active settings on an amp because of this. However, I find that sucks the oomph out. Maybe turn the gain down, but just a hair. I get a lot more volume out of it than my Fender P with normal, medium output pickups, but it’s not overly trebly or distorted due to the high output. I really like the tone. It’s definitely got a good growl, but also a very clean, even, and ballanced tone across frequencies. It definitely cuts through the mix and I think I like it better than the Steve Harris pickup I put in my other P.Bottom line, I am really falling in love with this bass. It has become my new #1. I still can’t believe I won it.
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a fulltime bassplayer, mostly I play the guitar. I took it to rehearsals with some bass players and they were amazed by the looks and the sound, playability, the way it cuts through the mix and overall the price-quality balans.
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layed a Rickenbacker 4001 (since 1995) and an SX Jazz bass since 2010. My Jawbone (JJ) Bite bass is exactly what I thought I would get, but even better.Neck? Amazingly fast, comfortable, no sticky finish that would slow you down.Pickups? Please make yourself a favor and listen to a demo of the sounds of the J Bite pickup. It's loud AND clear. Usually, when you increase the output of a pickup, the definition (clearness, focus, detail) goes out the window. Goodbye highs, hello low mids. If you try to add those lost highs through EQ, it doesn't sound natural at all - it will sound harsh because you can't put those back.Why do I need a higher output? - you may ask yourself. Because the louder the signal is, the less you need to add gain. When you add gain, the noise will be amplified too! A common ailment to such a problem is using active pickups. But when you use active pickup, the woodiness, the natural character of your bass is gone. With the Bite pickups, you have the clarity, definition, focus, the BITE (hence the name). Clear as bass, punchy, articulate.The body: Light! Surprisingly light, which is achieved by the use of cavities. That, together with a fantastic neck, make it one of my go to basses. And I have 8.Bottom line: If you care about your instrument being top notch, with no added frills for the sake of looking expensive, such as exotic wood tops, make yourself a favor and configure a Bite bass down to the tiny details. If you are set on buying a Wal or a Fodera for 9 times the price of a Bite bass, why are you reading this review? 🙂
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ne that cuts perfectly through the mix and the looks are gorgeous.Regarding Bite as a company, same flavour: they offer a great support that makes deciding the build and the ordering process a really easy thing to do. They pay a great attention even to the smaller details to ensure that the bass they build is just the bass you are expecting, and it ends up being even better!Best custom bass you can get for the money, period!
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