Oh, got it. I called Make n when I was looking for a P bass, and the guy who answered actually discouraged me from coming in--he made it sound like they were getting out of selling basses completely.Yeah I was talking about the CME and Make n Music (they only pay lip service to basses there) The Halsted GC must have some customers with coin. They have a nice Fender room and a high end room if you want to try those one-off babies from yesteryear. I bought my Markbass there and got great service. The bass dept is starting to expand as well.
The Halsted GC's got a pretty decent bass selection. (And it's close to me.) I might take Crash Clint's idea and use the Fender room to try out basses.