I agree with the vm jazz.
It was my first pass and it worked great for funk, rock and actual jazz. The pups in it sound great for the price, and the neck will be sooo much easier to get used to if you play guitar.
Heavy sob though...
Swollen pickle and then a soundblox pro bass distortion. Blending them both together can actually get some pretty interesting tones since the soundblox can get pretty synthy.