Any small headless basses that are reasonably prices and good?

[uOpt]

I would really like to have a Steinberger style headless bass that I can toss into a suitcase when I travel. It's stupid that on travel I sometimes have more time to practice but no bass.

However, available models seem to sharply fall into one of two categories:
- used $200 and garbage. Cheap wood with no body size?
- used $2200

Did anyone ever make one that is used maybe $700, has some strong material for the body and is overall decent?

 

[Vajazzled]

Re: Any small headless basses that are reasonably prices and good?

I think you'd have to go custom-shop for one that fits all your desires.

What would be your ideal:
-Wood
-Body dimensions
-String number
-Pickup(s)

Cuz it sounds like an interesting build challenge, I must say:33:

 

[ErikH]

Re: Any small headless basses that are reasonably prices and good?

A used Kramer The Duke. There's one on eBay right now for $349 BIN w/ HSC. Those are pretty sweet. Wouldn't mind one myself.

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Any small headless basses that are reasonably prices and good?

Fretted or fretless? The MIK Höhner instruments would be okay after a pickup upgrade. IMO, the fretting is their weak point.