Does it stay in tune decently? I am blessed with a singer who would rather buy some stupid electric tuning jobby than an instrument which stays tuned...
These are surprisingly good, if the one I had for a while is anything to go by. Refined they are not, but they sound good and play nicely and the build quality is much better than might be expected.
J-style four-string in Reigate. Cheap, if anyone's interested. Nice colour.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Electric-Bass-Guitar/173416500418?hash=item28606dccc2:g:F8kAAOSwUXFbTkQt
Hm... I wouldn't mind a fretless J