Second half I say we take out Emenike , Volkan , and Souza , and bring in Stoch , van Persie , and SalihOzan <| sep |> uUnimatrixZeroOne you did the right thing , dont be sorry <| sep |> A clock uses far less energy than a lightbulb . <| sep |> I didn ' t buy a beater , but I did by a cheap bass off Amazon . $ 100 for the bass itself , or $ 130 with a cheesy little amp . Resale is really not an issue . It ' s got a maple neck and a wood body . Yeah , it had some fret buzz when I first got it , but being my first bass I didn ' t know if that was me or the bass . Once I decided to make some adjustments , a few youtube videos and a week of tweaking and playing , and now it ' s set up really well . Having done the setup myself , I now have just a little more mastery of my instrument . Going into a store and finding one that feels right can be deceiving . One of the tricks in retail is to make sure the high profit items are at their best and the low profit items are not . Just ask anyone who ' s sold stereo equipment . Now that I ' ve got it set up , the thing is fantastic . It stays in tune for weeks at a time . As my playing has gotten better and I ' ve been trying different songs , I ' m amazed at how good this thing sounds . It has great sustain . I ' ve been learning for a bit over a year and I have absolutely no interest in replacing this bass . Look at my history with camera gear , and you ' ll see this is not the norm with me . Maybe it ' s basses like this that are the reason quality instruments are no longer stupid expensive . Looking at your Fazley , it looks decent enough . Wood body , maple neck . Maybe the shop will even help you set it up . On a side note Google . It ' s only been 20 hours , and this post is already the # 5 hit for Fazley FMS 300 BK . Crazy .