lemmywinks

That bridge isn't for a bass guitar, it's for an electric uke or banjolin. Annoyingly there's tons of them if you're searching eBay or AliExpress for bass bridges.

I get the banjo novelty thing but is there really a market for this? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265392824605?hash=item3dcaa5211d:g:c0YAAOSwqJlhhWdD A £210 bass ukulele converted from a cheap child's guitar, you can already buy this sort of thing for less money as a stock instrument.

That seller started off doing the bass uke conversion kits for kids' acoustics, looks like he's grafting headstocks onto other instruments now. Here's the back of the nut on this one:

Harley Benton do a pretty cheap bass focused preamp/DI, loads of great features and only £72 but I think I remember someone on here saying it was too noisy: https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_custom_line_bass_di_expander.htm If you need a decent preamp/DI then it's probably best to just grab a used Nux or Fishman, something like that. They're worth their weight in gold, there's a NUX in the Marketplace at the moment:

Doubt it would be the same size as the regular Gnome, the 280w i Pro is larger than than the 200w model and that doesn't quite manage to be a true nano head for me. Would be nice if they could pull that off though.

That looks poor IMO, really rough printing and the Future Compact projects in standard metal project boxes look much better. Also they've relocated the footswitches to the side which means you'll need to use MIDI switching live.

Ibanez used to do some small fretless acoustic basses, sub 30" scale and reasonably priced.

One on FB not too far from you, bit rough for £150 though. Could make an offer then flip the hard case to make it nearer a ton: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/953066981945630/?ref=search&referral_code=marketplace_search&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A3f7e3325-7518-4b30-9525-c8be098347ba

You've just described every Level 42 album.

There's something cool about those old 80s Arias, definitely of their time. I was given a load of old guitar mags when a music shop closed down and there was loads of cheesy adverts with badly dressed pseudo metal players holding Aria Cats and Night Warriors. EDIT: Like these dudes!

Should have used the neck from one of these:

Is it the IGB 68/5 that was on eBay? I was casually watching that, had been relisted a few times so was hoping the seller would drop the price! They're decent basses, my local music shop had one in back in the day for around £450 and I had the passive 4 string version (IGB 55) a few years ago.

Looks like they eventually found their singer, good luck to 'em:

These seem to go on sale once a year for half price, they're usually around £100 but down to £50. I picked one up a few years ago and it's a great lightweight but sturdy bag for a nice price, basically the same as their Transit bag: https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Gator-Pro-Go-X-Series-Gig-Bag-for-Bass-Guitars/2SSL

I'm stealing this!

Ibanez used value always tanks a fair bit as well, your only other sub £200 options are off brand stuff, the odd Shine and the Harley Benton (which is super cheap) so this is probably a great deal for someone wanting a cheap 6er.

The £160 it reached is probably about right for a £300 Ibanez marked as collection only. The seller listed it last month and it only reached £104. It had sold for £185 but was relisted as the buyer rightly assumed it included free postage.

A 5 string Korean Legend sold on eBay near me for £103 the other week, had to stop myself from buying it just because it was cheap.

I thought that but when you compare it to one the only similarity is the F holes really, did remind me of one though. The horn shapes and. err. rear end protrusion are more like a Ken Smith BSR to my eyes. Shame Tanglewood never did that one in fretless and kept the entire Warrior line to 4 strings only IIRC.

Depends how much you want to spend and what size (if any) hole you want to make in the sides. Easiest way would be to use something like a Headway HE5, not the cheapest but does the job with minimal modifications: https://www.headwaymusicaudio.com/product/he4-ab-feq-acoustic-bass-baritone-guitar/

Tanglewood Warriors have been going down in price over the years, seen a few go for sub £100. The Warrior I is a Warwick Corvette clone with JJ pickups and the Warrior II is a Thumb clone with a single MM pickup. The Warrior 3 is the most interesting as it has an original shape and f-holes: One went for £80 last month, normal price is £120 - £200: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tanglewood-Warrior-3-FH-Bass-Guitar-Transluscent-Green-Relist-due-to-timewaster-/185125600048?hash=item2b1a587b30%3Ag%3ANhgAAOSwkEdhXFcO&nma=true&si=xcdkfYLg3Jf2in%2FQSCIic1WvPj4%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Crikey that's amazing! Just out of interest how much did you sell that 5er for?

When I had to move to 5 strings I had a new baby and had just moved house so money was tight, I bought an Ibanez EDB555 but didn't get on with it so bought that Cort and a £60 Shine 5er (actually a fancy amber quilt thing, looked pretty sweet) as backup. Was playing weddings with two basses totalling £150 and nobody was any the wiser!

Another cheapy worth grabbing is the old Korean Cort C4p, they have a Fishman piezo bridge and really tight build quality despite looking rather plain. I picked one up for £90 and still use it as my backup bass, albeit with a regular bridge due to the original preamp failing. Last one I saw on eBay went for under £200.