Geek99 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Thinking about getting a travel bass - possibly sinsinido or hohner Any advice from owners or those who've tried this ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 (edited) I have a 30" Prosebass headless with removable neck that I cart all over the place, abroad on holiday etc. Always have it to hand at home as well for working stuff out on. It's probably the bass I play most often! For travelling in the UK it's perfect, fits in a small headless gig bag and just chuck it in the car or whatever. When flying I break it down and put it in my suitcase which to be honest is a bit of a pain. It's 90cm long which is just too big to squeeze in my case. At 5.5lbs it also eats up the weight allowance (the chunky bridge tuner unit weighs well over a pound by itself). Overall though a short scale headless of some sort is a great solution. If I was to build another one I'd use lightweight monorail bridge/tuners and just have a lipstick rather than a humbucker. Or better still piezo bridge pieces instead of a mag pup. Anything to keep the weight down. I'd also consider going down to 28" scale but depends what you want to do with it (I don't gig with mine). I've also tried a ukelele but the neck was just too miniature for me. I like the look of the Sinsonido but the 34" scale neck/body unit was a bit too long for what I was after. [url="http://s1090.photobucket.com/user/iankay/media/Stuff/IMG_3014.jpg.html"][/url] Edited December 3, 2015 by ikay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 I've tried a few of these, including the Sinsonido and the Traveler. If you have air travel in mind, then IME they're not so great. The Sinsonido for example is just over 36" long; yes, it can be packed down (complete with the plug-in 'wings') into a space not much larger than a cricket bat, but it still won't fit in a suitcase, won't fit in an overhead locker, and falls foul of the hand baggage rules on most airlines. These basses were designed before the huge uplift in security that we're now used to, and are probably more trouble than they're worth. If you're driving or travelling by train, then in truth you may as well take a normal bass. If you also take something like a PJB Bighead, then you're sorted for most holiday situations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Never taken a Sinsonido on a plane, but I do love them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoirBass Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Are Prosebass still making instruments? I'm after something like the above and can't find anything with a Google search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 No I dont think so. Its actually for keeping in the car for when I get practice time at work during lunchtime. P bass a bit of a handful in a 207 - so need to be quite small. Toying with the idea of the cheap build your own hohner style headless kits. Maybe I'm make it sunburst and relic for a joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoirBass Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Ahh, that's a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratman Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I bought a Hofner travel bass a few months ago. It was going stupidly cheap (and I'm a sucker for an impulse buy). I thought it'd be good for taking on public transport, cycling, living room rehearsals, tour bus, stuff like that where a full size instrument would be a pain to carry or play. The tone from the humbucker is a bit thin. It came with rounds on which I quickly changed to flats. That helped a bit with the sound but it's far from 'deep' tonally. It's a handy tool for occasional use. I shouldn't like it but I'm happy I have it, but I'd never gig with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 i'll keep my eye out for one, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Just seen this on here http://basschat.co.uk/topic/267174-alvarez-msb-travel-electro-acoustic-bass/page__pid__2836291#entry2836291 Any use to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 body too large, but thanks anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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