If you have to decide between the Fender Player II Strat & an Edwards:
- Fender - a typical Strat, nothing special. Maybe those Alnico V pickups might appease to the contemporary players who are more at home with driven tones.
- Edwards - a typical Strat as well, one less fret + truss rod access at the neck heel. tradition 6-screws bridge. Made in Japan.
- Something with Fender on the headstock vs Japanese QC... tough call.
If you have to decide between the Squier (Affinity) J-bass & a Bacchus WJB
- Squier - ceramic pickups, laurel fretboard. Good features for something in at this price point.
- Bacchus - roasted maple neck + steel frets, both for a sub-$500 asking price.
- $60 price difference between a good beginner bass & something that offers more in terms of value-for-money. What would hold you back - that Bacchus brand name, yes?
If you have to decide between a Jackson (RR24) & Edwards (Alexi Ripped) V-type outlines
- Jackson - Ebony 'board + JB/Jazz pickups, potent combo
- LTD - Ebony 'board + EMG HZ pickups, equally potent (EDIT: Pic shows the ESP version... oops)
- It's always a little difficult putting money into something with an endorser association but the Alexi Laiho models are popular (till today) with a good re-sale value. But in this outline domain, the RR will always be the standard reference / to beat. A single coil in the neck for the Laiho might be deal breaker for many of us. Then again, it already sounds very good just with the bridge humbucker.
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