Good bass on 800$ budget

[Alexander]

G&L L-2500 (you should be able to geta good used US model for that, I would think).

 

[mindflow]

i would look into getting a japanese fender at around $600 and then use the rest to upgrade the bridge and maybe pickups. i have 3 MIJs and i love the necks on all of them. the pickups are amazing on two and i replaced the bridges. my 2 cents