Whats a good bass guitar to get?

Depends what kind of sound you want. A p-bass will have a low thumpy sound and a some what wide neck, while a jazz bass will be a little higher pitched with a thinner neck. A jazz bass would be good for funk where you want to get a good slap sound. If you want a decent chinese bass instead of a squier go get a sx bass from rondo music.

Jazz bass:



P-Bass:

there's other brands like ibanez, yamaha, etc but those two fenders are the standard for performing musicians unless you're balling and can afford a rickenbacker. Right now I'm trying to get money together for a jazz bass, in my opinion it would be more versitile and easier to play.