Yikes! I was mostly kidding about the pink, (It is her favorite color, but she understands the color is the last thing to consider) but I can't let her see that page or she will want one so bad...

They're a bit more than I'm looking to spend for a first instrument- I was thinking more around $250 for a bass, small amp, and starter set- ($200 If I can get away with it) which I know is cheap, but since she's learning (and younger) I have no problem buying her a more quality instrument once she learns how to play it and has the edges knocked off a bit, if you know what I mean. (By the way, dumb question perhaps, but will putting stickers or paint on a solid-body guitar mess with the sound?)

She'll have better amps to use at her school, so I can save a smidge on the home one, too, until she would need something that fills more than the living room with sound.