Best bargain P-bass

[tonybassman]

US-made Peavey Fury FTW!

+1 for Peavey Fury, Milestones are pretty good too.
The great thing about going for a bang for your buck bass is you should be able to get your hands on lots of em to try out in person at your local music stores, pawn shops and through craig's list.

Agree with the USA Made Peavey Fury. You can find them on Craigslist for $100 or less. I have two, love both of them.

 

[experimental bassist]

I just bought my first bass yesterday. Squier Affinity P-bass. I'm a rank beginner with basses. I seem to be playing a lot of bass lines and decided what the heck, why not a bass? Crafted in China. It growls even without the amp LOL. Quiet rumble anyway. I paid $100 for it. He's definitely a pre loved baby. Anyone play one? Or did play? Opinions would be greatly appreciated.

Welcome to the deep end!

 

[Chuck King]

I just bought my first bass yesterday. Squier Affinity P-bass. I'm a rank beginner with basses. I seem to be playing a lot of bass lines and decided what the heck, why not a bass? Crafted in China. It growls even without the amp LOL. Quiet rumble anyway. I paid $100 for it. He's definitely a pre loved baby. Anyone play one? Or did play? Opinions would be greatly appreciated.

A friend of mine has an Affinity P-bass and I did a set-up on it for him, and I was quite pleasantly surprised with how it played and sounded when I was done. In my experience the weak point on most low-end instruments is fretwork, but with that one at least I was able to dial in pretty decent medium-low action without too much buzz or fretting out. The pickup got the job done.

If I needed a cheap bass, I would certainly have Affinities near the top of the list of options. I've played some in stores that felt like they should be a lot higher in the bass hierarchy.