J-P

CamdenRob, you mean the same way everyone else thinks? His Bass playing is far better than his guitar and this is where he’s ended up... it would certainly be more straightforward that’s for sure.

Thanks for all the advice, will keep looking.

Lownote is right, in fact the idea is he’s trying to shift the range higher up the register and increase the breadth of chords he can use... making it more of a tenor instrument I suppose.

My Lad is a Drummer/Bass Player studying Song Writing at Uni and has found that since re-stringing his Acoustic Bass it’s working well as Song-Writing Tool through playing Chords.  He has asked me for a 5-String Acoustic to develop this further to give him mor flexibility on how to shape the chords.  Having read loads of threads and phoned half a dozen UK Companies I’m really struggling to find the right Bass at the right Price... I’m looking at no more than £750.

I really liked the Warwick Aliens but they are discontinued everywhere I’ve looked and the only other Brand I know about is the Ibanez 105, Others available are the Crafter 580, the SIGMA 155, the ESP TL 5SM or a couple of Ortega’s.  EBay’s no real help though there are a couple of interesting Michael Kelly Customs from overseas and Reverb seems to have quite a lot of options though I’ve never used it so a little nervous about importing a second hand Bass un-played/in-seen.

So, the question is, do you have any advice on what BAsses to avoid or are recommended, and where I should or shouldn’t I be looking to buy it from.

Huge thanks for any guidance anyone can provide.

JP