Yes indeed Ian, that's really why I suggested it since you know about how good these little gems are for not much money either. I believe that the neck was common to both the P and the J Silver Series basses as a good compromise between the two.
I think all the Electra's are all active (not sure if they have the pull for passive vol. knob like the German Sandbergs). I've owned an Electra VS bass (P bass) and that sounded 'crisper' for want of a better word than the Fender/Squier offerings. There's a nice black TT f/s on here which I was eyeing up the other day, not too far away maybe to try out. I know the seller, lovely guy.