General
If you're looking for the best of both worlds on the bass front within a set budget, Squier is the bass player's best friend. This Fender affiliate offers the Vintage Modified Precision Bass PJ, for example. This version has a 3-colour Sunburst finish and a pickup configuration that takes up a starring role, as it features a Jazz Bass single coil in the bridge position and a Precision Bass split single-coil in the mid position.
Vintage Modified Precision Bass PJ
Thanks to the independent volume control, the choice is all yours. Those who like to have a growling, present and warm Jazz Bass sound can unleash the bridge pickup and for more punch and a more basic sound that carries, there's always the split single coil. Naturally, these pickups can be combined and the master tone control will fetch you the desired sound in no time. This is a very smooth guitar to play, thanks to its slender, C-shape neck.
The Squier brand
The most famous Fender guitars are the Precision and Jazz bass guitars and the Stratocaster and Telecaster electric guitars. Many manufacturers have imitated these in different price ranges. In order to be able to provide a reliable and attractive alternative for beginners, Fender started their subsidiary Squier in 1982. Squier guitars and bass guitars are built according to specifications by, and under supervision of, Fender.