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Another thing to research! Thanks!!

Ok after all the helpful comments I thought I would report back! Went to Andertons on a very busy Saturday to try a Hils but just felt a bit weird! So while I was there I tried a 1200 £ Ibanez 1200 or whatever it is. Headless. Didn’t like the colour! But sounded good and pretty light! Full scale but must be just about the shortest full scale bass as headless and strings only terminate at the body end about 2 inches before the end of the bass. Anyway Andertons was too busy to let my addled brain think properly so went home. And lo and behold there was a b stock return EHB1000 in a nice blue at Bax for £725. Comes with guitar sized gig bag. Ordered it. It came. Checked truss rod moves ok! Seemed fine but sound not great. Bit dull. Ahahahaa was a flat battery! Just got a new 9 volt battery and sounds great!!!!! Using Katana Go and Sennheiser 206 headphones. So I have to say I think I have cracked it for my particular circumstances. Not taking it by plane really but actually looks pretty easy to take the neck off and put in a suitcase. Small and light and a much better bass than my skill level requires! Neck is flat and wide compared to the jazz neck I am used to but I don’t really care for this purpose . Ibanez actually have a new range of lower cost headless basses coming out but not available yet. Cheers Rob

Yes the most obvious option really! How do you find it? I don't really like the colours!!!!!!

I think some of the couriers include it. I think the normal tax situation is VAT plus import duties. 20% plus 2% (I think) in this case. So if it’s $300 shipping plus 22% on top it’s getting quite expensive!!

I just put one in the shopping basket and it adds $300 shipping. I wonder if that includes the UK VAT at 20%. Did he say?? $799 for a short scale. So $300 for shipping alone seems quite a lot! Import duty itself is only 2% I think.

Here? Basschat? I am losing my grip. I thought I had been through the adverts!! Off to look now!

Aha still a month! But I will be coming through Manchester. Kind offer! You could demonstrate as my bass knowledge far outweighs my proficiency! Is it a B2A?

Aha I did see that! Thanks. Any experiences of whether that is a satisfactory experience? Or is a small body a better solution?! I think I can probably test the modern Steinberger and Cort Space 4 quite easily in London to compare.

Hi, I have read a lot of threads on travel basses but I have a slight twist! I am a very average bassist but soon will be spending part of the year first in a campervan and then a boat! Airplanes are not a problem. My main bass is a great Frankenstein put together by Beedster of this parish. It’s a fender mashup and is in a decent massive square fender case! Definitely too big for easy storage in a limited storage setup! Anyway have looked at the stick options but I will be sitting down to practice obviously and as long as it all fits in a small gig bag it should be fine! I think headless is the way forward. So there is hohner jack cheap on ebay, new cort space 4 for maybe £600, all the stick options new Steinberger, second hand Hohner thing, Yamaha something. Or more expensive?!! Which is crazy. Ibanez and the ultimate which is Boden 4!! Looks great and is perfect weight and ergonomics!! Actually there is Marcus Miller M6. Having said all that I just think stick ones not so good for sitting down and not wearing a strap? Need small and light though! I’m abroad at the moment so haven’t tried any! Need to go to a shop in uk and try modern Steinberger and Cort? I hate sensible options!!

Yes actually I have a US jazz bass that I bought second hand that amazingly might be worth the same or more than when I bought it. Better than some of my other hobbies.....!!

I definitely wasn't trying to say I am better than anyone else! I was implying I am worse.... Gear much better than my ability....!

Wow great stuff!

Love this. I was discussing with a friend getting deliveries from the daily Amazon driver that comes round and he suggested putting some kitchen roll on their subscription service so once a month you get a surprise delivery!! Not great for the environment though so I haven't done that but great minds seem to think alike!!

That's my middle name.....!