Headless & Thru-Neck & Multiscale?

[TeresaFR]

I'm curious whether there are any basses out there that combine all three of these characteristics, and not simply one or two? There are clearly a growing number of multiscale headess basses, but I've never heard of any that were also neck-thru - maybe there's a technical limitation that would prevent such a construction method? So, I thought I'd ask all of you; does such a bass exist, and if not, is there a scientific reason why not? Thank you.

[itu]

No, there are no technical limitations. This has all the features you asked for: 

 

https://www.kdbasses.com/basses/rev-ii-5-string-multi-scale-headless/ 

[MichaelDean]

Overload Guitars in Italy do them too. 

 

https://www.overloadguitars.com/basses

[Wolfram]

They are a rare beast, but absolutely no technical reason they can't be made. Kiesel's Vader Bass ticks all the boxes with the right configuration, and if you go custom built then Sei and Shuker definitely make them, as I'm sure could many other luthiers. 

[Hellzero]

If you like like challenges, there are also some fretless headless neck through multiscale basses out there too...

 

Nothing is indeed impossible.

[binky_bass]

And make it a 9 string bass... with triplet strings, so a 27 string... double neck. So 54 strings... fretless, headless, neckthru, multiscale... 

[Wolfram]

1 hour ago, Hellzero said:

If you like like challenges, there are also some fretless headless neck through multiscale basses out there too...

 

Nothing is indeed impossible.

... + unlined 🤣

[Dood]

6 hours ago, binky_bass said:

And make it a 9 string bass... with triplet strings, so a 27 string... double neck. So 54 strings... fretless, headless, neckthru, multiscale... 

 

let's give it a 14mm string spacing, a "coffee table" top, ramp, slap slot, kaoss pad, 27.54v electronics, exotic tonewood combination mixed with plastic and ten control knobs - we might just manage to upset every "bassist" 😂

[Dood]

In answer to the OP, Here's Ned Steinberger's latest: https://thinkns.com/instrument/ns-design-fin-electric-bass-guitar/ 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 21, 2025 by Dood

[binky_bass]

1 hour ago, Dood said:

 

let's give it a 14mm string spacing, a "coffee table" top, ramp, slap slot, kaoss pad, 27.54v electronics, exotic tonewood combination mixed with plastic and ten control knobs - we might just manage to upset every "bassist" 😂

Sounds similar to both my Conklin and Bee Bass! Built specifically to upset other bass players, naturally!

[velvetkevorkian]

3 hours ago, Dood said:

In answer to the OP, Here's Ned Steinberger's latest: https://thinkns.com/instrument/ns-design-fin-electric-bass-guitar/ 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If we're being pedantic is a hollow monocoque strictly speaking neck-through? 🤔

[Sean]

Please could someone explain this from the Overlord website about the Fujin bass?

Japanese wind god, a terrifying magical demon who carries a large bag of winds on his shoulders. 

Often pictured alongside Raijin, and like him, our second headless bass model features a classic double-cut design.

 

What's the double-cut design got to do with Raijin? I've lost the plot.

 

On 20/12/2025 at 06:51, MichaelDean said:

Overload Guitars in Italy do them too. 

 

https://www.overloadguitars.com/basses

 

[itu]

22 hours ago, Dood said:

let's give it a 14mm string spacing...

You mean a g-word, or Gerald Veasley's Jabanez? 

 

https://www.ibanez.com/na/products/detail/gvb36_1p_04.html 

[Dood]

3 hours ago, itu said:

You mean a g-word, or Gerald Veasley's Jabanez? 

 

https://www.ibanez.com/na/products/detail/gvb36_1p_04.html 

 

Yep, I had the GV bass, super nice to play!