[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1509904146' post='3402501']
If coolness matters to you, check out the Hofner 182, Hofner 185, Hagstrom and Futurama from the early/mid 60s.
I've had several examples of each of those, all have played and sounded fine, they have stories to tell, and they tend to go up in value rather than down.
There's also little wrong with most Eko, Kent and Gherson basses that a decent set-up won't deal with.
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A quick look for those on reverb and ebay...but all of them are between 700-1000...out of my budget.