LeftyJ

That would work, in case of emergency, but would feel like throwing away 300 GBP when I could have bought a bass that I'll use more than once

Lefty here. Wish me luck. Probably a black Ibanez GSR by lack of anything else, if the local stores carry anything at all.

This sounds familiar. Both my Warwicks (2002 Streamer LX and 2003 Streamer LX5) have ovangkol necks, and they're without a doubt the most unstable necks in my collection. Especially the 5 moves a lot with a change of seasons, and when detuning (my doom metal band plays in A tuning, and I didn't want to sacrifice a 5-string to keep in A permanently. The Warwick is completely unfit to tune down a full step and back up again, as the perfect setup will always be a compromise between the two - and at least in one of the two tunings it will barely be playable. It's just that bendy.

I've never tried an LB-100 (or any other Tribute than the L2000, as it's been the only lefty Tribute bass until the Fallout came along) but I did own a USA-made SB-2. As others have pointed out, it's a hell of a lot louder and hotter than a traditional P bass. The MFD splitcoil is incredibly hot, and the bridge pickup soloed feels underwhelming in output compared to the splitcoil. But it offers some really cool and unique tonal options. With the neck volume at 75% it's about as hot as a traditional P bass, and there's a little treble roll-off. The bridge pickup can serve as its tone control: Blending in the bridge pickup adds some bite, some slight mid scoop and a wide variety of blend options. I liked mine a lot, and really shouldn't have sold it. It's one of the many basses and guitars that I've owned that I would appreciate a lot more now than I did when I owned it, because I always just turned all the controls on my amp as close to neutral as I could and all the controls on the bass fully up and didn't like tinkering with onboard controls. That's changed, and it has opened up tonal options I never really explored before.

Ibanez EHB shortscale and short multiscale versions! The EHB1000S is the headless shortscale, and there's the EHB1005SMS 5-string headless short multiscale. https://www.ibanez.com/eu/products/model/ehb/

Pfff, I can sell you one of these for half the price of one of these stupid bedmats and you're sorted!

Nice! I like the look of these, except for the short headstock in relation to everything else. They seem well-built, and the first reviews have been great! I like the concept of outsourcing the manufacturing of all the individual parts to China, and doing the assembly and QC in the US to keep the prices low. They offer lefties too. Looks tempting...

Voyager are awesome! I saw them open for Leprous once here in the Netherlands, and have been listening to them regularly since. I wasn't aware they were competing in Eurovision this year, but that's awesome!

That looks stunning, and I love the shape! It looks very ergonomical and well-thought out, and it's absolutely beautiful. It's also not as tiny as many headless designs thanks to that 37" scale B! I look like a giant with my 34" headless Status basses

I have, my Atelier Z Baby Z-4J (Mustang-shaped and -sized) doesn't fit. It does (barely) fit my M80.

I carry my headless Status S2 Classic in a Mono M80 guitar flightbag (this one) and it's perfect. It's rigid, incredibly well padded, fits nicely and the padding in the bottom feels like it will withstand the dual lower strap buttons of my Status basses. I also have a Mono Guitar Sleeve and have tried fitting my Status 4-string in there too, but the way the Guitar Sleeve opens (from the top) doesn't accommodate lefty basses very well because the longer of the two horns goes in first. It might work for a righty - but the flat design of the Guitar Sleeve without sidewalls means there's some stress on the control knobs when moving in and out and I'm not too keen on that.

They do Rather than bridge pins, it uses a normal Warwick tailpiece.

It always seems funny to me how Warwick's slogan is "The sound of wood", when I wouldn't describe their tone as woody at all. All Warwicks I've tried were bright, clanky, a bit scooped and very tight. Acoustically, my two Streamer LX's aren't nearly as loud and lively as my other basses with more "traditional" tonewoods or even my two Status S2 Classics. I don't really play my LX5 (or my other 5-strings) anymore, my Status 5-string has taken its place a few years ago and is here to stay.

Cool! Looks like the Rockbass version? I think the Warwick one has the same tailpiece as their solid body basses?

I was going to post something, but just cleared my message because A: my only fretless basses either have rosewood boards or are just a maple 2x4 with strings, and; B: my only basses with ebonol fingerboards are my Status Graphite basses with carbon graphite monocoque necks, and their response is incomparable to any of my wooden necks. As you were. Nothing to see here

I love listening to Igorrr, and many of their lyrics are in the fictional language developed by the band ÖXXÖ XÖÖX (who sure love their Umlauts!). Even with the translation, it's hard to comprehend: https://www.letssingit.com/igorrr-lyrics-downgrade-desert-mbwmn3x

Oh god, they were the last band I expected to go woke. I liked them better before they went so political and were still raging against vending machines and leaf blowers

Jealous! I've always wanted a Fragile.

I don't live in the UK, but for my most recent shipping of a bass (a neck-through Ibanez MC924 with original case) I used UPS and they were great - mostly... Everything was easily arranged on the UPS website once I knew the final dimensions of the package. I had arranged pickup at my work address, but they didn't show up. But they also have many drop-off points in my area so I went with that. Many of these are small, independent shops who wouldn't be happy if you dropped off a huge box so I had to choose carefully. Just don't do what I did and don't use laminated wood or fibreboard panels to strengthen the package. I laminated the hardcase (of thin, fragile wood) between two boards of MDF, and US Customs weren't too thrilled because apparently there's formaldehyde in wood glue and the MDF had to meet certain US standards... I had to trace and contact the manufacturer for the specifications of the boards and the type of glue used, and meanwhile the package had to stay in a UPS warehouse until it passed Customs. And apparently a UPS warehouse is some sort of luxury parcel hotel, because for each night (over 3) spent at their fine etablissement they charged a considerable amount. No fun was had!

They do a lefty of the guitar version too (the Rapier 33, with three humbuckers). Looks really cool, and has some interesting sounds on tap. If there's going to be a lefty bass version, I may need to check it out

Sire U5 shortscale on Gumtree

I saw a clinic by Paul Reed Smith once, who told the audience he'd had the privilege once to hold TWO Stradivari violins at the same time. Interestingly, from the grain pattern and flame he was able to tell they were both made from the same tree

I voted no. Not because I'm opposed to the idea of a of buying a replacement neck for a bass or for a new build, but I would never buy one separately. I wouldn't buy one as an upgrade of an existing instrument - only if my old neck was damaged or broken beyond repair and if the original manufacturer wouldn't supply me a new one, be it under warranty or at a charge. And I'm also no home luthier, building bitsa's in my attic - nor would I be looking for such an expensive neck if I was, because 90% of the fun in building bitsa's is to make something nice and decent out of affordable or even cheap parts. I'd either buy from a supplier that can get me the whole package (including a body) or use parts of an existing bass to start from. To me, the neck would be the defining feature both in determining the basis to start from and the end result.

There was a thread about straplocks recently and I looked this up, because I was wondering about compatibility. Schaller says this on their website:

That Squier Paranormal Rascal Bass with two chunky Wide Range humbuckers