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Yeah it's £100, they're that price for a reason & I've got decent basses. But if the question is cheap P bass, you don't get a lot cheaper than those. Plus it's a bit of fun to build.
I did see a video of her one being made, I don't know if the guy is a luthier or just a friend but is a pretty stock version of one of those kits.
Precisions are so basic I kind of feel if you're confident with being able to set-up a bass, how bad can they really be?
We'll see - they're on my list of fun ways to fritter away £100, so they'll get their chance eventually!
Lw.
Some kits are obviously really high quality, but I picked up a <£100 kit a few years ago ('Saga' - looked very similar photos to those Harley Benton ones, don't know if they're the same) and whilst it was fun and cheap and I got something decent looking to lean in the corner of the room, it wasn't playable. It would have needed at least a fret dress and setup to play properly; and if I'd have started into it, also a new nut and tuners.
The one she's playing has a decal on the headstock, which suggests at least that it's been given to some one to tart up for the video.
edit - don't want to put you off. I would get one again, as it's good fun to build your own thing, but just be aware that the quality might be quite variable.