Depends what you are looking for. I owned a Washburn XB 120 once. It's a fair quality low cost entry level bass. Very nice neck but my gripe was the active pickups.....a very one dimensional sound and that's it. Since you have been playing for a year I suggest looking at some Ibanez, Yamaha and Fender models to hear the difference in tones. These basses might cost a little more than the XB120 but will offer you a bigger range of tones.