I Have tried a few budget basses over the years including Harley Benton, J and D, Vintage , artist hybrid , Squier , Peavey, yamaha
not yet tried the Budget Mark basses . thats probably next on my list to look at.
all have been very good for the price point , i have actually gigged with these basses just to try them out and never had any issues with any of them
if you go down the Fender copy route you can always upgrade the electronics etc if you feel the need as there are parts widely available.