[quote name='Geek99' post='410160' date='Feb 15 2009, 04:45 PM']Luke, your budget should get you a respectable level of quality in a bass that will last you if you carry on with it. If it were me, I'd be looking at Squier, Cort, SX or Vintage. If you bought off someone on Basschat, you'd likely be getting one that was setup reasonably well.
Small amps are cheap and easy to pick up online or in a music shop as many people trade up. Do you care if the amp is used rather than new?[/quote]
no im not worried about the amp as long as it works.