Ok. Had a good browse around this v.helpful forum.
I'm looking for cheap. I played a little bit a few years ago but am really a beginner. I'm small with small hands.
Been to my local music shop - they have three possible basses:
Westfield (don't know the model but it was cheap)
Tanglewood rebel
Stagg 300
Of these i liked the stagg best. It felt better, more comfortable and was the best sound. The body is quite small and i liked this. It also looked the best of the three(!) Then I read some reviews on the net, which didn't rate it at all highly!
So now I'm off to the next nearest music shop - 30 miles away. The next one after that is about 100 miles, so we won't go there!
The next shop has the following:
Ibanez GRG 180
Peavey ML
Stagg BC300
Stagg P200
Stagg P300
Cruiser PB350
Squier Affinity P Bass
Thought i'd get some input from other people before i head off. Any views on which of the above are likely to be best and which would suit me best in terms of size?
It's quite tough trying to weigh it all up in the shop, so i want to go prepared!
Finally I appreciate people's comments on other threads about buying second hand, which i may end up doing, but first I need to find out what i want.