shen 3/4 willow

[Vincent Maiolo]

i'm interested in purchasing a shen willow 3/4. i believe this is the model 200 (spruce top and willow back). does anyone have any experience or opinion on the quality of this instrument or shen basses in general. i play primarily pizz. i'm currently playing a new standard cleveland laminated bit finding it a little too big. will the shen be a comparable in sound and construction. thanks.