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Thanks for all the advice. I do have another friend(newish) who is a [b]pro base player[/b] so I could ask him to help, but I thought if I did that my son may end up wanting £1000+ bass!!
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How would a baseball player help? Only messing.
My first bass was a Vox Standard which picking up now, is probably the heaviest bass I've ever come across (I'm sure it's made of cement). Most kids aren't gonna worry about weight.
Charic's advice is good though, get him to a shop to try a few out. Maybe here? [url="http://www.basscentre.com/"]Clicky linky.[/url]