[quote name='thedarxide' post='223343' date='Jun 20 2008, 11:58 PM']Depends on "cheap". I have a Nevada jazz that I swear by. Out of 20 basses, it's my favourite. I also have a "Texas" bass, one of those £50 jobbies on ebay, and I hit lucky with that one. My 3rd one is a fretless columbus, but that's not great.
I keep eyeing up the SX ones....[/quote]I have a "Texas" J-style bass too. It cost about £42.50 + £10 p&p. It arrived with the pickup insides dropped out of their shells, but after fixing that, adjusting the truss rod and the bridge, and replacing the jack socket with something sturdier, I'm very happy with it. I like the range of tone, and it plays well enough. I was worried that the pickups might be low output (saving on copper wire!) but they're fine. The varnish on the neck is uneven in one spot right on the edge of the fretboard where it doesn't actually affect anything. I'm not worried if it gets knocked about a bit at that price, either. In fact, some of these instruments are so cheap that you could afford to smash them up on stage if you were that way inclined!