a second hand SUB would be a very nice purchase indeed, but don't rule out some other basses just yet. If you don't have to have the typical musicman neck and looks, then i would HIGHLY reccommend a warwick corvette $$ over a musicman. They can nail the musicman sound, but can also be WAY more ballsy, and with the extra pickup, active/passive switch and coil tap switches, there are loads more tonal options, and i find the body and neck much more comfortable.