That would be similar to me using my old St. Blues bass, serial #000153. It was unknown at the time, but a fabulous bass!!

I am a beginner in the music world. I haven't heard Mitchell bass, but i have six string . It has not required an amp of sound. The best advantage is that without any extra equipment setting, you can play best. thank you for giving me new information about Mitchell bass. I am always buy my musical instrument on bestorchestralvst.com

Mitchell is the Guitar Center house brand, named after the founder Wayne Mitchell, and obviously sold only at Guitar Center. They buy instruments from manufacturers in Asia and put their brand name on them. They're not necessarily bad instruments, but they're not necessarily good instruments, either. The quality varies widely from guitar to guitar, so make sure you know what you're getting if you buy one. They will never be collector's items or have much resale value (unless you become a rock star), and in fact you might have a hard time a year or two later even finding another of the same model.
 
Personally I think you'd be better off with a low-end Yamaha or Ibanez. These are real basses designed and made by real companies that have a genuine interest in your satisfaction because they are going to want to sell you your next bass and the one after that. There's likely to be a variety of exact matching accessories (pickups, tuners, pickguards) available for your bass from both the manufacturer and third parties. There's quite a selection of these instruments in the $200 - $300 range.
 
But if you are in love with that Mitchell bass, I can assure you Guitar Center was making money at $250. Go in and play it for a while, sometime near the last day of the month, and then politely tell them you're sorry you missed the sale but your budget is only $250 and offer them that much, cash right now. You might be surprised.

If you're looking at a low cost bass, I'd look to Fender/Squier.
Fender J or P style basses are proven classic designs.
 
In a lower-cost model, you'll typically get lower quality wood/construction and lower quality hardware.
The hardware can be swapped out (many times with drop-in replacement parts - no drilling/defacing).
Try several... and pick the best one.
 
Also try out the Sterling by Musicman series.
That's MusicMan's import series.
Surprisingly good...
 
 

If you've got more of a budget, used American Fender or MusicMan would be perfect.
MIJ Geddy Lee Jazz Bass is also very nice.  Just a tad heavy, but not a boat-anchor.

Jim Roseberry
If you've got more of a budget, used American Fender or MusicMan would be perfect.
MIJ Geddy Lee Jazz Bass is also very nice.  Just a tad heavy, but not a boat-anchor.

 I scored a MM Sub 5 for $500 in a GC years ago.  It was their budget MIA series no longer made. It's like wearing a railroad tie. 

Yeah, some of the American MusicMan bases can get on the heavier side.

In the dregs!
 
Kidding, I'm liking the later feedback. I ended up going with the Yamaha TRBX174 on recommendation of a good friend (and FAR better bassist), and I've been running with that for the past half year. The pickups are *too* clean, especially after having gummed around with my brother's P-bass which had SUPER-clean pickups that sounds beautiful for funk and more "open" sound, but the Yamaha does the trick for a player of my caliber.
 
On another note though, those Kala fretless U-basses sound sweet.... :)

Oops. Looks like I got sucked into an old, dead thread. Enjoy your Yamaha!