What bass has these characteristics?

A Le Compte VBX, all that and more!.

 

Go to his website, he's a custom builder who posts a lot here and in the Luthier's Corner forum. Scroll down and read the Le Compte mega-thread. Bud will build to your specs and sound requirements and best of all, it's a custom hand-built bass!

 

My MTD 535 blended to the neck pickup gets the best "5 string P-bass" tone I've heard so far. Not that it sounds that much "like a P-bass", but its got that same shape and attitude. A little out of your price range ... but save up and find a used one.

Zon Sonus 5/2 did pretty well also.

 

You might want to look for a used Roscoe. That's almost exactly what i was looking for in a bass and my SKB killed my GAS like nobody's business.

 

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+1.
IMHO, it perfectly matches your criteria.

 

A used Mike Lull P5 may fit your needs.

 

Gotta agree with the Roscoe Beck.

 

Roscoe Beck, Mike Lull; Modulus Genesis, Musiciman Stingray 5. The Roscoe Beck is my favorite bass that I don't own yet! It can do that and it's passive. Old school sound with so many options with the pickup switching. One of the best bass values around

 

I'm a huge RB5 guy. The only caveat is that it doesn't have the playability of the Cirrus. The RB5 has a wider/chunkier neck. But I find the asymmetric profile to be extremely comfortable... maybe you can adjust?? Good luck in your search!

 

There's a Mike Lull 5 string P bass, Bass player says it's fantastic and it looks the part too.

 

I assume you`re not thinking there`s relation between
a "Roscoe Beck" and the "Roscoe LG 6".

 

I think you may be a bit confused. A Roscoe Beck and a Roscoe are two different basses made by different companies. The Roscoe Beck being referred to above is a Fender Roscoe Beck signature 5 string.

 

Right-o. "RB5" in my post above is shorthand for the Fender Roscoe Beck 5.