I started on one of these, [url="http://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/vox/bass/Clubman.php."]http://www.vintagegu...ss/Clubman.php.[/url] It cost me £5 in 1965.
Then I had an Egmond B2 shown here. [url="http://www.egmond.se/egmond_se_History.html."]http://www.egmond.se...e_History.html.[/url] Also cost £5.
Then progressed to one of these, [url="http://www.tuneyoursound.com/collection/burns-artist-bass-1960."]http://www.tuneyours...tist-bass-1960.[/url] Yet again £5, wish I still had it now.
Got one of these next, brand new from Bells Catalogue. [url="http://www.allguitars.com/Guitar/Electric/slides/Wilson%20Sapphire%20Bass.html."]http://www.allguitar...re%20Bass.html.[/url] Left handed of course. All the others had been turned upside down. Surprisingly good bass at the time.
Then in 1972 got my first, and last, Fender P, just like this one, [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/251697484583?limghlpsr=true&hlpv=2&ops=true&viphx=1&hlpht=true&lpid=108&chn=ps&device=c&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0-L&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=108&ff19=0."]http://www.ebay.co.u...f14=108&ff19=0.[/url] Mine only cost £220 though.