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I am a complete beginner so currently lack the ability to play a riff or three. You could upsell me to pick a Music Man StingRay Special £££ 😀

Hi everyone Thank you letting me join basschat! Some of my family play various musical instruments, (mainly violin, acoustic guitar, piano and clarinet), but when I said I'm going to learn to play the bass, it was a shock, for as one relative put it, "you dont like loud noise!? While I really can't handle loud high pictched noises, but low frequency, thats an entirely different matter.... Musical Influences, 70's, 80's Michael Jackson, Motown, Stevie Wonder, Jamiroquai, Marcus Miller. Hence the reason I want to play the Stingray type sound On the shortlist: Sterling by Music Man Intro series RAY2, X Or opt for an Active Preamp Ray 4/ RAY 34 with Active Preamp from the outset so I don't have to upgrade - The Sire Z3, Z7 Keen to get a decent quality bass, so the budget is less of a concern than the actual quality, which is flexible, but equally dont want to run before I can walk Weight is a consideration, due to a prior lower back inury, which I'm keen not to have a recurrence Keen to get everyones thoughts