5 String Bass

So I've been window shopping for a new bass guitar and my hope was to get a Rickenbacker. This is the premiere name in bass guitars. I'm left-handed and it has been impossible to find one that 's new. I would have to go directly to the manufacturer and ask them to custom make one. It would probably cost me over $2,000. Now I'm thinking about getting a bass that has 5 strings on it. I haven't played one but I have seen them in the stores. They do have have them left-handed. Trying to find the right bass.