Depends on what you want out of it. The one advantage to a Fender is that so many companies out there sell parts that fit that you can customize it pretty much any way you want it easily and relatively cheaply.
Don't like the neck? Allparts and Mighty Mite sell Fender Licensed ones in several varieties or you could have Warmoth make you one to your exact specs. You can always find tons of them for sale. Want to change out the pickguard? eBay has a bazillion of them for sale in all colors, shapes, and styles for Fenders. Pickups? Everyone makes Jazz pups that will fit a Fender. Even nuts from bone to brass are pre-cut, easy to find, and inexpensive for Fenders. Good luck finding nuts that fit a Cort perfectly without having to have one made.
The nice thing about Fenders is that even if the bass starts to look or feel "boring", for very little money, you can give it a complete facelift and feel like you have a new bass. Everyone sells parts for them. I'd pick a Fender over a smaller company like Cort in this case just for that reason.
