beater Bass guitar

Squier J bass at a pawn shop here for $100.

I'm tempted.

See if there's a "Musicgoround" store near you or other used gear store.

I got some great deals at ours before it closed.

Guitar center is a bit more pricey on their used stuff but sometimes they have stuff in the $100 range.

Any lower than $75 and it's probably crap or you got super lucky.