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Inexpensive 24 fret PJ 4 strings?

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Kawai made some nice 24 fret PJs.
 
Ibanez' newish SR-660, SR-655 (Ash body 4 and 5s) & SR-750 & SR-755 (Mahogany & Bubinga body 4 and 5s) may certainly be closer to the "midrange" price-point, but with their newly designed Carey Nordstrand "CND" P & J pickups, powerful yet dynamic 3-band Active Preamp with Passive Bypass & Tone Control, bolt-on bodies with choice of very different Tone Woods, I've been considering one... and while I started out as an "Ibanez Guy" and will back them pretty hard, they haven't released a model that I've wanted to purchase in a decade. These change that... ;-)

24 fret 5 string PJ, nordstrand pickups and passive option? Never been a Ibanez guy but... WANT!
 
+1 to the Yamaha RRbx270.

Great basses, light, sound good, and are cheap. Yamaha's quality surpasses most companies when it comes to their lower end stuff.

I used to have a natural RBX270 when I first started playing. Played it for years till it was stolen at one of my old band's first gigs.

Just a great bass for the money