Headless/ fretless bass for less than £1k

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

What’s out there ??

[Linus27]

Ibanez is probably your easy off the shelf option and comes in under a £1000. Its fretless but does have lines on the top of the board so technically a lined fretless. It also only comes as a 5 string option. Very good basses and I'd love one if it wasn't lined.

 

[pn_day]

Or look for a 2nd hand Steinberger copy 'cricket bat' from the 80s by Hohner (B2) or others (the wooden through-neck versions). You might have to strip out the electronics, but the actual cricket bat part should still be fine. 

 

 

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

3 hours ago, pn_day said:

Or look for a 2nd hand Steinberger copy 'cricket bat' from the 80s by Hohner (B2) or others (the wooden through-neck versions). You might have to strip out the electronics, but the actual cricket bat part should still be fine. 

 

 

I’ve seen many of those basses , and had a hohner cricket bat . It’s just that it’s hard to find a fretless version these days . 

[Hellzero]

If you don't mind (that much) paying import taxes, there are quite often some second hand headless fretless basses on zikinf.com or bassic.de or mercatinomusicale.com ...

[Hellzero]

These, in your price tag, are on Mercatino Musicale at the moment:

 

https://www.mercatinomusicale.com/mm/a_cort-b2-fretless_id8205089.html

 

https://www.mercatinomusicale.com/mm/a_ibanez-ehb1005f-5-string-fretless-bass_id8272522.html

 

https://www.mercatinomusicale.com/mm/a_marleaux-betra-headless-fretless_id8265629.html

 

https://www.mercatinomusicale.com/mm/a_laurus-stylish-fretless_id8265614.html

 

https://www.mercatinomusicale.com/mm/a_vendesi-laurus-stylish-fretless-4-corde-ribasso_id7705996.html

 

[pn_day]

There are a few options on eBay. Chyla basses has one up for sale (30" fretless) or there is an old Aria Sinsonido.