[quote name='Doddy' post='1341383' date='Aug 16 2011, 12:29 AM']No....Rock stars get given them.
Back to the OP....I really don't know what you are getting at. It doesn't matter how much money you
spend on an instrument-it's what you play on it that is important. Spending a fortune doesn't make you
pro-all it means is you spent a fortune.Likewise,spending a couple of hundred pounds doesn't make you
any less of a pro. Take a player like Paul Westwood,who has played with so many people both live and
on record...his main bass is a Hohner Steinberger copy.
I find the whole concept of 'pro-level' gear to be bogus and a pure marketing ploy to get people to
spend more money.[/quote]
Well said D.
I find these topics annoying, so shouldn't look, let alone post.
But.....
I honestly believe that whatever your budget, take 25% off and spend that on your ACshukerfellow, or Stagg copy, and invest the rest in some lessons. You'll probably have some money left over to celebrate in a years time when you realise how much better the bass sounds under your fingers.
But what would I know, I tend to think expensive back line is a better investment for a working musician.