Don't know if this one is an irrational prejudice or just a part of my evolutionary journey but here goes: 4 string basses. Despite me learning to play on them!
Yep this is all true. I actually have a Mexican Player Plus Jazz V bought used from The Gallery earlier this year modified with an onboard Sadowsky preamp. I'm not a Fender fanboy but I really like this particular one.
That applies to Fender rather than Squier in my experience. I've had several of each. It's to the point where I don't understand the immense price difference between the two brands.
I have an NT AND a BO Warwick 5 and neither B string is better or worse than the other one. So I would say any German Warwick 5 based on that as I've owned a few in the past for comparison.
Dunno if it's a fashion statement dude as a lot of people including myself just simply don't care for them. As always we have to factor in personal taste I guess ☺️