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This. Some Fender strings are higher tension then D'Addario.

You're welcome. 😁

Maybe the Reviews section? Or maybe the OP could use the search function. Or even post in Bass Guitars section. This is not a General Discussion!!! 🤣

If only there was a section on this site for Technical and/or pinned posts for Recommend techs and luthiers?!? 🤔

If you want a good bass, have a look in the For Sale section of this site. There's a G&L bass just listed at a bargain price, better than any Squier 60s vibe at same money. 😃

Wedding singer wanted? 😉

Did you lubricate the tuners? A tiny bit of vaseline is all that's needed. All cheap tuners don't come lubricated, so metal rubs on metal. Simple fix. 😀

This is why everyone should try before you buy. Nice choice. P.S I did come to this thread thinking it was about a chocolate bar, was pleasantly surprised it was about a nice bass. 😎

I recently got given a cheap gsr200 it had stock strings, bass being over ten years old. Unbelievably the old strings sound amazing, I've used pretty much every brand and most types of string. These old stock strings look bad, but they are super smooth to play and are still really punchy. Nails the vintage roundwound sound I love. Everyone says change stock strings, and before this bass I would agree. But now, these stock strings are fantastic. 😎

I see, some Sire's cost over £1k which was what I was thinking you were referring to with your £800 budget. I've played numerous US fender basses which were (to me) not as good as so say lesser MIM ones I've played in terms of build quality, playability or sound. I think you get good ones and bad ones of any mass produced range, just throwing money to get a good bass won't always pay off (pardon the pun). I look for general reviews from owners, if the concensus is good then it's probably a good start. This applies to any bass of any price bracket, then getting it set up well is very important, as are little tweaks like getting the fingerboard rolled - just makes playing a bass so much nicer, and often overlooked.

I fail to see how your post relates to this thread about cheap basses?!?

Are you sure the neck is straight as that sounds like an upward bow? The other thing to consider is the tension of your strings. If you like a low action and your strings have a low or medium tension, you won't achieve a low action as the oscillation of the string will be too big, causing fret buzz, especially if you like to play or pick hard.

Which part of the neck are you getting fret buzz, near headstock and/or near bottom of neck, or middle of the neck?

If the neck is "absolutely straight" when strung and tuned, why do you, or why are you trying to adjust the truss rod? 🤔

You didn't think this through did you??? 🙈🙈🙈

Or scratch some of the paint off. Simple.

If you're talking about jazz basses, the position of pickups on 60s and 70s basses are slightly different.

Were you using the same brand of strings on all these basses? I find some strings/brands just work or sound good on certain basses, and poor on others. No idea why, just the experiences I've had.