well, here is an Austrian bass for sale,
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=558909
..looks like a nice bass , and at the right price. I have played quite a few good sounding German basses , but can't say i find the look of many of them attractive . They can look a bit ugly.
This one looks nice . . Those hat peg tuners just don't do it for me though.