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"I, too, am I guitarist who plays bass as necessary for recordings. In other words, I'm not really a bass player. For my tastes, budget, and ears, I find that even a Squire (gasp!) bass can do the job, and for a fraction of the cost of a new US Fender. ANYthing is better than keyboard bass (IMHO), and unless you're going to drag the thing out to a bunch of gigs, reliability will never really be much of an issue. My Korean knock-off stays in the case until it's time to lay down bass tracks, at which point it sees a couple of hours of indoor, sit-down playing time. Speaking strictly for myself, that kind of rare, gentle use just doesn't justify laying out $900 for a US JB. The sound that the MIM, MIJ, and Squire basses produce are more than adequate for my needs, and I defy anyone to be able to determine what brand of bass I'm using on my recordings, much less its country of origin.
That said, when I bought my GUITAR, I chose the American Telecaster over the Mexican or Highway 1 version. The difference is that I play the thing day in and day out, both live and in the studio, on every song I write. The tone helps to define my "sound," and the neck fits my hand like it was made for it. So the moral of the story is, for your primary instrument, spare no expense. For a secondary instrument that won't be featured prominantly in your recordings and never played live, save some bucks and put the savings into a more critical part of the recording chain."