Brian18242 Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 (edited) Looking for a headless bass for roughly £300? Any recommendations outside of Steinberger? Edited November 21, 2023 by Brian18242 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 A Hohner Jack could be had for roughly that depending on condition/seller. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 There's a Cort in the classified at this very minute that I would be rushing to buy in your shoes. £200. Marc is a great guy to deal with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 47 minutes ago, BassApprentice said: A Hohner Jack could be had for roughly that depending on condition/seller. That would be my suggestion too. That or a Washburn S-1000 and a bit of luck (as they seem to be going up). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian18242 Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 Love the Washburn S1000 but currently these are £1000+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 17 minutes ago, Brian18242 said: Love the Washburn S1000 but currently these are £1000+ Which is nuts, as you could buy an actual graphite-necked Status Energy for that kind of money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Maybe if enough of us gang up on GuitarGuitar, we can persuade them to start importing that SQOE headless. Apropos of nothing, is it pronounced 'Squee'? It is now. SQUEEEEEEE!!! 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian18242 Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 I'm honestly on the fence about ordering a SQOE Headless. Guitargutiar confirmed there are no further plans to bring in anymore SQOE basses. Ordering direct from Thailand may be quite costly with VAT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, Brian18242 said: I'm honestly on the fence about ordering a SQOE Headless. Guitargutiar confirmed there are no further plans to bring in anymore SQOE basses. Ordering direct from Thailand may be quite costly with VAT That's disappointing. To be fair, you could do a lot worse than the Cort suggested upthread by @Paul S - these are great little basses from the mid-80s (I have one) with licensed Steinberger hardware, quality neckthrough construction and nice, playable necks. They have standard P/J pickups so are dead easy to upgrade, plus are pretty rare & unique these days. Alternatively, if you're handy with a hacksaw, hammer & nails and a bodge sauce gun, you could make your own, like what I done last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bam Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Hohner b2a or b2b. They look like a steinberger and have some licence part/design from them. I had one was surprised how good it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 18 minutes ago, la bam said: Hohner b2a or b2b. They look like a steinberger and have some licence part/design from them. I had one was surprised how good it was. And EMG Licensed pickups if memory serves. My first 5 string was a B2V and as has already been stated it was great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franticsmurf Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 +1 for the Hohner jack. Great look and feel and there are active and passive versions (mine is passive but I believe the active version can be switched to passive as required). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 20 hours ago, Bassassin said: Alternatively, if you're handy with a hacksaw, hammer & nails and a bodge sauce gun, What’s a bodge sauce gun? 😂 Re that Cort- I’d be tempted if I wasn’t already committed to another project. Also love the Hohner Jack basses - great for strolling around the house playing without bashing doorframes. Very ergonomical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pn_day Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 (edited) If you haven't bought the Cort yet, or if somebody else has, I would recommend looking for a Hohner B2 or Jack that has single coils, rather than the 'Select by EMG' humbuckers which lack clarity and top end. I have a later Jack that has the single coils and the pickups are much better than the humbuckers. Personally, I think I prefer the Hohner Jack (the one with the body) over the Hohner B2A for ergonomics. However, the classic cricket bat is a marvellous travel bass. Edited November 23, 2023 by pn_day Corrected typo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 That Cort looks like a steal to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian18242 Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 The Cort does look great, but I quite fancy a bodied headless for comfort whilst sitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeEvans Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 If you're going secondhand, I recently bought an Ibanez Axstar fretted 4 string. Sounds great, the body is comfy sitting or standing and it hangs straight as it has an upper horn. Very slim neck and quite close string spacing, feels very well built. But pretty rare so might not be easy to find... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 I would avoid any Hohner with the Select pickups. I had one in the 80s which I initially thought was good but later realised was rubbish. Pickups have low output and limited tonal range. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 I had the soap bars, and accidentally broke the active circuit. Popped a Ki0gon loom in to convert to passive, and it was perfectly adequate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kickass Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 (edited) You might find one of these: my Washburn Force42. Neck through, ebony fretboard, passive. It's heavy for a headless. More pics here: http://www.sixpennyjack.co.uk/Guitars/Force42/ Edited November 22, 2023 by Kickass Added link 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 16 hours ago, JoeEvans said: If you're going secondhand, I recently bought an Ibanez Axstar fretted 4 string. Sounds great, the body is comfy sitting or standing and it hangs straight as it has an upper horn. Very slim neck and quite close string spacing, feels very well built. But pretty rare so might not be easy to find... I've never seen one with that headpiece before! I only know them with these (which weren't as good as the individual clamps): Nice score, those are great basses. I had forgotten about those! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifi2112 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 I made this from a J&D jazz using ETS bridge, ABM string locks & Bareknuckle pups ! It’s definitely not a looker but sounds & plays well … Might be persuaded to part if interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeEvans Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 3 hours ago, LeftyJ said: I've never seen one with that headpiece before! I only know them with these (which weren't as good as the individual clamps): Nice score, those are great basses. I had forgotten about those! The headpiece is really neatly engineered, individual string locks and a cover over the whole thing to keep the string end from snagging on things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 10 hours ago, sifi2112 said: I made this from a J&D jazz using ETS bridge, ABM string locks & Bareknuckle pups ! It’s definitely not a looker but sounds & plays well … Might be persuaded to part if interested How much would you want for a cheap bass with a £300 bridge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 The Jack (and B2/B2A for that matter) is a good bass - the 4-string version has a good neck, the 5-string version neck is a little on the chunky side. I had a 5-string Steinberger Spirit XZ-25 ages ago, I think that was a good bass, an XZ-2 would be worth looking at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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