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Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
Elsewhere in this price range, pre-owned, you might find a Sterling SUB4, the Ibanez/Soundgear SRB(X), Talman and ATK. Many of these are made in Indonesia, at the Cort factory, just like the entirely worthy Action bass.
The lower end of the Yamaha RBX series bass guitars can often be found inexpensively. The woodwork and fretting are excellent. The pickups and electronics are what let them down. My personal favourite is the (long discontinued) Attitude Plus. I habitually modify these with a Gotoh 201B bridge and a posh pickup.
On a general level, life will be easier if you choose something with pickups that cancel noise individually rather than only when two single coils are turned up full.
Bridgehouse usually suggests the Precision Bass. He has a point. One pickup, two pots, four strings, no distractions, get on with it.
A bit like a LP Junior or an Esquire - nice and simple - the bonus with a Precision is it also seems to fit most bassing situations very well
Coming from guitar, you might find a short scale easier. The Ibanez TMB30 is only about £170 new, so can be had for very little if you can find one second hand. It's a superb bass for the money.
If you are comfortable on a long scale bass, then some kind of Squier Precision is the obvious answer in your budget.
You could try a Jazz, as the necks are slimmer and easier to play, but the Precision sounds better.
The other option is some kind of hybrid PJ configuration. There was an Indonesian made Squier P Bass Special that is really good if you can find one second hand. Precision body and neck pickup, but with an added Jazz bridge pickup, and a Jazz neck.
It's not that difficult to get used to playing a full scale bass for most adults and the choice is far greater, and the tone will be 'as expected' given most bassists play full (34") scale basses.
Of course if all your favourite bassists play short scale basses then it's worth considering. But most people when they think of 'bass tone' are thinking of a 34" scale Precision, Jazz, or a Stingray tone.
The 60s hollowbody used by the Animals that sounds just like a hair spray
Those Masonite and lipstick pickup lightweight awesome 60s basses
Those see through Dan the Man basses that had the name of that massive amp manufacturer on..
Not those Rockinbetter ones tho. No.
Harley Benton isn't bad. Deffo need a setup. Lots of people say to try Cort.
However 33.25 is near enough 34" that I'll let it go.
The Epi semi/hollows are good - the Jack Casady is good, as is the 90s Rivoli. More moolah tho.
Still think the Ibanez offerings are really very good - I have one I gig regularly over US Fender offerings and it’s cracking.
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