cello-size "headless" double bass

[alyctes]

A rather weird beastie to my eyes, but if it plays well and sounds nice...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DOUBLE-BASS-SMALLEST-DOUBLE-BASS-EVER-/262706260632?hash=item3d2a836a98:g:BLMAAOSwcLxYHeWN

Though I do wonder what the string lifetime is.

[SubsonicSimpleton]

Looks very wrong to me - most importantly how the fingerboard is laying right on the top of the instrument which doesn't suggest it will play well past the neck joint, or at all (in any meaningful sense) with a bow. Might be worth a punt at £95, as you could sell the schaller pickup and get some of your money back if it is a total turd, but a grand will buy you a good preloved DB or pro level EUB.