Based on my experience (which is not too much

) the worst part is to remove the paint and do the sandpaper work compared to painting the bass. If it's a cheapo, why not to try?
And before doing such a paint job I was not aware there were so many options and (unfortunately) I've later learned that some paints/finish was not doing well over some others (cellulosic-acrylic-synthetic-whatsoeveric

)