I expected a little better after hearing pretty much nothing but good things about Sandberg. Granted, this is one of their cheapest model but even so, I'd expect them to get the fret ends right. They're not terrible, the bass is very nice and playable but again, I expected better. If Sire can do it, so can Sandberg.
Came near perfectly in tune out of the box, needed a slight setup adjustment but that doesn't bother me since I'm setting it to drop B anyway so a setup is expected after that.