Soledad

New here so bear with me!
I've been playing decades and came back to my first love (bass) recently after years over there (classical, flamenco).
When I was starting out in the 60's (yep) affordable basses were really sh*t, I mean awful. Same with amps.
So I just picked up a Yamaha RBX370A 4 string for no money - well £100 on FB and local too.

I am utterly gobsmacked how good these low-price entry basses are. I spent my life playing Fenders (all '60s vintage, several pre-CBS) and to come back now and find basses like this Yamaha for peanuts is quite a shock. I'm not saying it's a match, but it is plenty good enough and a great starter bass I'd say. I'm not specifically recommending the Yamaha either - there seem to be loads of Far Eastern basses around at a similar used price.
My input on this would be keep it simple: 4 string, no weird shapes or extreme designs:, get a knowledgeable helper to sift the good from the bad. I think there are quite a few budget basses sitting under beds unplayed (and probably unmarked). Mine needed setting up - it had never been touched at all and truss rod needed a series of tweaks. Set of D'addarios and sounds a lot more than OK.

Don't know yer born, you kids....😂
 

Thanks all - I reckon I have some catching up to do - new gear, styles, basses etc. Probably be along with questions soon.

Found Basschat when I've been looking at used basses, amps etc. Been playing many years but why stop - the notes haven't changed after all. Now tutoring my 9 year old grandson!

Was always a Fender devotee (3 Precisions but only one at a time, a '67 Jazz) a Warwick Thumb thru-neck (about a '95), a Sei Flamboyant 5 string headless (got to know Martin Petersen).
When I started out there were very few actual bass amps - Fender bassman if you could afford, Vox Foundation, Selmer Treble n Bass 50... so I feel like I go back to the beginning. The 3 landmarks in bass that I see are / were, Leo's original design; bass sound systems (Acoustic 360 and onward); and round wound strings. 
So now I'm playing at home - a budget Yamaha 4 string, a Dean (budget) fretless; a Trace 715 combo. On the lookout for a decent fretless, not too decednt, maybe around a £400-ish something.
Sorry to ramble on - I love bass, always have and it never goes away. I'll be in good company here I guess.