When I got a Fender P bass that was a step up on the Epiphone and Jim Deacon I’d had before it.
Then I was gifted a music man SR4 that was a real step up in value and build quality.
Probably peaked when I had an Overwater J5 and a Warwick Thumb NT5.
Both gone due to finances but hoping to one day add a vintage Fender and a Ken Smith 5 which for me are as good as it gets.