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What bass for a new player?

I'm over 60 and want to start learning the bass. Guitar center has two I'm interested in. A fender short scale mustang and a MIM precision bass. They both some good when the sales person played them and feel good in my hands. What would you choose for a new player?
Can’t go wrong with a p bass as a first bass imo. It’s what I started with and decades later I’m still playing.