As others have said, pick up Heavy Weather ASAP. Not just to hear Jaco in a way you may not have before, but it is just a wonderful album. Zawinul, Shorter, Jaco, Acuna, Badrena = Magic! Dang it, I'm going to go listen to it myself now.
Check out Ed Friedland's Building Rock Basslines book. I think you'll find a lot of what you are looking for in there.
Amazon.com: Building Rock Bass Lines: A Solid Foundation for the Rock Bassist (0073999449082): Ed Friedland: Books
There's one right here for example. Seller is asking $700 and seems willing to deal:
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/fender-jag-dingwall-combustion-789761/
This is from an interview with Paul in The Bass Player Book:
Around the time the group recorded Magical Mystery Tour (April-December 1967), Paul's Rickenbacker got a psychedelic paint job; you can see the hippy-dippy colors in the film. "Yep, I got out the old aerosols," Paul confirms. "We...
I just wanted to say I'm drooling over the beautiful basses in this thread. I hope to become an SB owner in the not too distant future.
Quick question: Is the bass SB plays in the demo videos on the Carvin website an active or passive model?
I'm thinking of picking up a CV jazz. I've noticed they're $350 at the online retailers. Is this a good price or is there usually some room to talk them down a few dollars if you buy in person locally? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Now that's funny!
To the OP I say do what you like. Your $, your bass and you're the only one who has to live with it and look at it. If it doesn't work out you can always take this approach when you go out in public with it.
I think Bass Central sells a botched bass mod bag for...