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A gold coloured pickguard like an anodised one would look killer.

I was offered a lefty one for £2500 by a local music store which was closing down some years back. I declined to try it because I knew I would want it if I played it. I later found out it eventually sold for £1750.

Best fretless I ever played was a Wal. I owned a fretless Steinberger L2 at the time but the Wal just blew it away. Sadly I couldn't afford it.

I would have a bit of fun and make that dial go all the way up to 11

Had a bolt-on 4 string. Loved - the small size body, the lovely woods, the thin fast-playing neck, the passive/ active electronics. Hated - the neck dive, the ridiculous stretch needed to play those low notes, the angled bridge pickup.

I've been looking at the dot inlays on the 12 fret position and they look kinda squint in the pic above. Is it just me?

Rare as hen's teeth. Pricey though. https://reverb.com/uk/item/3098240-fender-mustang-bass-1968-red-lefty

Down to only two for now although if an original lefty Steinberger should present itself it may become a three-way. On the left, Alvarez mini travel electro-acoustic, and an Ibanez Mikro. Both short scale, compact bodies.

Interesting. I read somewhere that the noise is because the wrong resistors have been fitted to these basses but It didn't explain why and what a remedy would be. I have managed to get a great action with almost perfect intonation on my bass so really happy with that aspect. My E is tight with maybe the harmonics my only grump. I have looked at an active EMG PJ set as someone also wrote that you tend to get less noise issues with an active bass. No idea about this either. Considering that a good set of pups will cost almost as much as the bass itself I didn't want to buy ones which need major mods. I shielded the cavity and replaced the plastic knobs with black anodised ones. The lightweight and size is great. The neck is quite flat and wide even though it is short scale with good access. I still have the strings on it that it came with. Will need to borrow a micrometer to determine what gauge they are although its possible it won't be standard. I did contact Ibanez on their website but never got a response.

Looks fab!

I like my Ibanez Mikro bass so much it has become my main bass and so I'm keen to make it sound as good as it possibly can. I think the PJ setup works really well with a good range of tones available but its either an issue of wrong pots or dodgy pups as there are some noise/hum problems and also bleeding between pups and tone etc. If this can be fixed by changing the pots alone I would be happy to know but otherwise I'm wondering if anyone knows if any brands will be a direct replacement fit for the existing pups?

Nice work! Getting a cool lookalike/soundalike for not a lot of cash. Certainly less to worry about on gig duty.

I like the look of the Gold Tone micro basses. They do one with a longer scale length so prob better intonation and also an electric cutaway version. The UK stockist is Eagle Music.

Haven't played one just watched reviews on youtube and fancy a portable upright-sounding bass. I can't see the ME on the website at the moment to verify the price.

I contacted Eagle Music about getting a Gold Tone micro ME bass, fretless left handed version. Very helpful and turns out the factory in the States will do any mods before shipping. I play with the strings upside down and asked for a right hand bridge and nut fitted. Still deliberating as not sure I can currently justify spending almost £400 ( which includes fee for the mods )

Pics aren't showing on here for me but interesting about the P basses.