Mid-Level 5'er Recommendations

I'm looking for a good mid-level 5-string bass I can use for gigging. I bought a Squier VM Jazz V a while back as my first 5'r and simply don't like it much, but found that when I play certain models in the big box stores, I take to them much better. Planning to sell the Squier and a few other things pretty soon to upgrade.

I have an idea of what I'm looking for but want to be sure I'm not missing out on any jewels, so I figured I'd ask for some input from you lovely folks. I play in a covers band and the material ranges from popular 50's stuff, up through the decades, to current music; mostly pop/dance, but with some rock and country mixed in, depending on venue and how the BL reads the crowd.

Things to consider:
- Between $500 - $700, if possible, but willing to stretch a bit
- Modern tone
- Active with an EQ bypass
- Relatively narrow neck/nut width/string spacing
- 2 pickups preferred
- Multi scale or 35" scale not mandatory, but I AM curious about both options

The 2 basses that immediately come to mind would be either another Warwick RB Corvette, this time a 5-string $$, or one of the mid-range SR Ibanez models. But if you know of other models that fit those parameters and hold their own in a live setting, I'd love to know about em.

So, that said, what say you, TB?

 

Definitely willing to go used. And a Proline Vette for $650 is pretty durn good. Gonna go look into that right now.
Thanks for the heads up.

 

I've never played a G&L, but constantly hear good things about em. 17mm-18mm string spacing is just about perfect, and I like beefy necks (I guess that's part of why Warwicks feel so comfortable to me). I gotta give G&L a try. Just seemingly hard to find in any stores around me.
Thanks for the recommendation.

 

I was really interested in that model when it came out. Still am. I'm hesitant about the P/J configuration as the P/J's I've played aren't necessarily capable of getting the more modern tone I'd need. But I haven't yet played an active P/J, and maybe with different pups and an EQ tweak, I could find something that would work.
Either way, that model is on my "GAS" list for later. Maybe just for a different project.
Thanks for the suggestion.

 

Haven't checked string spacing on those, but the neck and spacing on the 5 string J I have isn't ideal. And if it's anything like that, I don't think I'd like it. I'll definitely do more research on that model, but of the Sire models, I'd be more interested in the M7. I've looked into the M7 a bit and like it, but the thing has so many knobs and pots... Definitely not a deal-breaker, but it just seems excessive lol.
Regardless, thanks for the suggestion.

 

I'd have to play around with one. Again, that P/J config could be a deal breaker, but maybe not. I need to give it more of a chance before I rule it out.
Thanks for your input.

 

I LOVE the Spector tone I hear when other people play em, but the Spector I had before was not my cup of tea at all. Sold it not too long after I got it. It wasn't their highest tier model by any means, but the feel of it was just not very good. I'd like to try a nicer one but, again, they can be hard to come by in a store anywhere.
Thanks for the suggestion.

 

Aww damn . Sounds like it would've been right up my alley.
Oh well lol... The hunt continues.

 

Much appreciated