Rogue or Ibanez make a pretty good bass at a cheap price. i have a Ibanez 5 string that was my first bass and it did me well but i have since moved on from it. as far as amps go in your price range i would probley get the Behringer Thunderbird BX108 1x8" Bass Combo, my friend has one and although its not powerful it got a good sound to it.
hope that helped you out a little
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