As a carpenter I still can’t get my head around how (I know the answer and it’s called very very poor wages) you build a guitar for less than $100 and make a profit.
You have to source the body and neck material, run it through a machine to shape it, then have a human spray the body, assemble it, insert the frets, solder in the wiring harness, attach the pick guard, tuners, strings; package it, ship it, deliver it at the other end.
I’m truly amazed at that price point it even plays at all.
I understand parents not wanting to splash out coin on something that might be a fad. But I can go on Reverb and pick up a used (as per @howard suggestion) for a song.
$60 for a used Squier P Bass. Perfect for finding out you hate bass and then giving it away to someone who might love it.
Used Squier, Yamaha, Ibanez is where it’s at. IMHO
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