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I use a Geddy Lee jazz and it’s been a few years since I had a spare bass which has been on my list to sort.
To contrast with the jazz I was debating a precision or a stingray, a sire or one of the older bass collection models - maybe a 5 string.
I notice they are about to get a new cheaper v3 version of the sire basses so unless a bargain used bass appears over the next week that would be top of the list for now.
It got better with a new bridge and wiring but it was great out of the box for sub-50 quid.
If you fancy a cheap stingray and are anywhere near the West Midlands, I’ve got one of the old OLP stingrays in black that I never use and would let it go for £100. In good nick for the age, just needs new strings and a bit of contact cleaner on the electrics. Been collecting dust for a while as I no longer play bass.
https://www.basschat.co.uk/forum/19-basses-for-sale/
A Squier's pickups won't be the best, but it will be eminently upgradable (like the rest of the hardware, etc) if you wanted to do that in the future. The Harley Bentons are generally unbelievable value for the money but can be quite (or very) heavy.
It might be wiser to put the money that you propose to spend on a budget "spare" bass guitar towards upgrades for your Fender. Pickups, D-Tuner et cetera.
One overlooked instrument on the pre-owned market is the Squier VM Jaguar (full scale length version). These can sometimes be found cheaply. The version with a single *soapbar* humbucking pickup has active EQ - albeit cheap 'n' nasty. Again, upgrading would be easy.
For under £200 it merits the phrase "no brainer".