Thanks, Richie.
This Squire Jaguar Short Scale seems like a good deal.
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Squier/V...Short-Scale.gc
It's only $200 which is as good as most of the offerings on Reverb.com right now (after shipping). I'll look around Craigslist locally too.
What do you think about short-scale? Is that a good transition for a guitarist or keyboardist (like me)?
I can play a little guitar and have dabbled in bass with my last band.