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No idea if it's any good but it looks cool....and different
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No idea about this company...I will try to find out one to try locally, thanks man

Thanks guys, I'm enjoying from the very first read.

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The last Hofner 185 to sell on Basschat (earlier this year) went for £200. I bought a Hagstrom in near showroom condition off eBay a few months ago for £500.

You may be looking in the wrong places!
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Thanks man, I will look for one of these ones here and on ebay.

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Danelectro Longhorn could be considered for your short list, too. Certainly lightweight! The quirky look isn't for everyone, I know, but they play nicely and sound fantastic.

I've had a few shortscale Fendery things and the Squier VM Mustang was my pick - to my ears it sounded 'exactly' like the proper vintage Mustang. Although the neck is Jazz width - 38mm at the nut - so maybe too skinny?
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Danelectro Longhorn is not for me I think, I didn't know the Mustang is 38mm, so maybe too skinny for me.

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If coolness matters to you, check out the Hofner 182, Hofner 185, Hagstrom and Futurama from the early/mid 60s.

I've had several examples of each of those, all have played and sounded fine, they have stories to tell, and they tend to go up in value rather than down.

There's also little wrong with most Eko, Kent and Gherson basses that a decent set-up won't deal with.
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A quick look for those on reverb and ebay...but all of them are between 700-1000...out of my budget.

The kay's are definitely out...thanks guys, I will rethink the modern options

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If You always travel to the same destination you could also just have a bass of your preferred model stationary there.
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Not really...I work building recording studios, so I usually change my destination every 2 or 3 months

Thanks 42hz,I prefer a classic bass either in sound and look, the traveller is just too much. The main reason for this bass is not so much reducing costs on traveling,It is more about not putting a 2000 euros bass on the flight

Good to know Andy...st least before spending any money

Thanks guys, I dont like the look ok the ibanez...so I'm considering the jaguar by now.

Nobody has played any of these vintage ones?

Hi guys, I'm in the market for a short scale bass, mainly it will be a backup bass and my travelling bass because next year I will have to take many flights. So what I need is a solid body bass with a classic tone in the cheap side I prefer the 9.5 radius, and not so thin necks. I already have some good 34 scale basses, precision and jazz, so I need something different.

My options near here are 3 vintage basses that I will try next tuesday:
-Kay eb100
-Kay K1b (Eb0 style)
-Guyatone EB1 (mosrite style with one pickup)

All of them between 200-250 euros, and all of them would need a cleaning.

My options with the modern ones are:

-Squier bronco (basically to mod...changing pickup and bridge)
-Squier mustang ( the mosg expensive...its 295 euros used)
-Squier Jaguar (the cheapest one it's 170 euros)

What would you choose?what's your experience with your Kay or guyatone basses?
Thanks guys!!

Hi guys,I'm a Alvaro from galicia, Spain. I play electric bass since 1999. My last project is a rock progresive/experimental band, we have recorded 3 albums till now (http:\\guerrera.bandcamp.com). And my daily job is building, repairing and installing audio equipment.

Lately I'm interested in other musics like electronic,hip hop and jazz...so a lot to learn and study.

Thanks in advance and sorry for my limited english skills.