Allright ZoSo, I'm going to answer your question, but in two parts, because you actually asked two questions.
First, I like Peavey's stuff, and that includes the Millenium BXP. I don't know who in Korea is making these for Hartley, but their quality is decent for the price asked. Now, personally, I would look for a used one (unless you just have to pay full price. I see them all the time, at local guitar shops, at GC, and at Music-Go-Round.
Now, I'm going to ask you to think about what you said above. You want your home recorded bass lines to be "real," yet you readily admit that you've only "toyed" with the bass. I've "toyed" with a Coronet, but I wouldn't think myself anywhere near competent enough to play one on something that I was recording, at least not if I wanted a decent quality recording.
The bass is not just an overgrown, four-string guitar played at 3/4 speed. It's a different instrument with a different purpose.
If you wanted some nice sax lines on your recording, would you ask someone who "toyed around" with the sax?
Anyway, that's my opinion on the matter. YMMV. Keep in mind though, that even a first rate pro guitar slinger like SRV turned to Tommy Shannon when it came to laying down the bottom end! As good as Townsend is, he pretty much left holding down the bottom to Entwistle.
Rob Smith
I AM the bass player!
GUITARS: '93 ZON Sonus 4, '85 G&L L-2000 (Mahogany), '05 Schecter Stiletto Custom 4, '06 SX SJB-62MG (Fretless), '07 Squier Bronco (project), '06 Ibanez AEB10E-BK acoustic bass, '70s Epiphone OO-sized acoustic, '94 Peavey Reactor (extreme makeover edition)
AMPS: '03 Ampeg BA115 bass combo, '86 Peavey MkIV Series 400 bass head, SWR Workingman's cabs, 2x10" & 1x15", '00 Peavey Micro Bass