Out of my geographic area unfortunately.
However, I have seen a Music Man Stingray SUB 4 (which looks in good nick) going for £150.
Unfortunately the seller said he has someone planning to pick it up later this week.... but if they fail to show, I may swoop in and pull the trigger on that one.
Otherwise.... think I'll be looking at what deals I can find on Yamaha or Vintage.
Then... I need to try and figure out a nice little practice amp (so any suggestions there are welcome).
Also... if I ordered a bass online, should I expect it to be reasonably playable out of the box (or at least after tuning) - or, should I be looking at getting a proper "set up" done? There is a chap down the road from me who does a "set-up" for £80 + strings... this adds a fair chunk onto the cost for me, but if it's the right thing to do, I could bite the bullet. Or... if I ordered from an Andertons or Dawsons (the only accessible bricks'n'mortar stores for me), should I ask/expect them to be able to set up whatever I buy to a reasonable standard (or will they just give me the guitar in a box and shove me out the door)?
Apologies for all the super naive questions, but I am completely new to this :-)