When I was doing my search, I narrowed it down to the Azola acoustic BugBass II and the BSX Allegro. I have an order in for the Allegro, and expect it to arrive in a month or so. Can't go wrong with either an Azola or BSX...and both have great service. You can get the BSX info at
www.bsxbass.com and the Azola info at
www.azola.com. I would call both (Jill at Azola and Dino at BSX) and talk to them. I think the lead time for the Azola is a bit longer than for BSX. If you are interested in a nice BSX 5 string, there's a nice looking one for sale right now on Ebay.