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What is this kind of bass called? And what companies make them?

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The Miezo.

'Miezo' means 'half' in Maurizio's Southern Italian dialect, and the Miezo is just that: half the size of a traditional bass. Two full octaves, starting from the 12th fret of a long scale bass, tuned accordingly. Travel instrument or a creative tool in your arsenal, Miezo just works.

One of the features that sets the Miezo apart is how it recreates the ergonomics of a standard bass. Body size, contours, contact points, balance: Miezo instantly feels right. What works on your full scale bass works on your Miezo and vice versa - seamlessly. Because the Miezo is designed with us bass players in mind. And, just like every MüB, it's made by the same people who make your custom MüB, with the same tools, parts, materials, passion, cult of personality and creative drive.
 
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Jjango said:
Is there a name for this class/style of “half-sized” bass? And what companies make them?

I'd like to see what's available, but I can't Google for them because I don't know what search terms to use!



PS: Any of you out there that plays one?
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bholder said:
I'm not sure who was first. Wing bass was one of the early proponents of these, if not the first.
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As the founder of Wing Instruments hisself admitted, they weren't the first (in 2013) to come up with the concept: initially unbeknownst to them, it had been Chilean bassist, composer, teacher and author Luis Cheul, who designed the instrument and had it made by luthier Alfonso Iturra in 2007.
Luis Cheul signature mini bass?




As said upthread, the one in the OP is a MüB (Maurizio Über Basses) Miezo. Rhonda Smith has a signature model of it.
TB threads: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)


Polish company MihaDo Guitar Studio also makes a number of models called FingyBass, the most basic of which are pretty affordable.
Review: 22" Fingy bass by MiHado Guitar Studio (sub-short scale content)


There isn't an established name for this class of basslets, but Wing is the most prominent brand and the first to produce them in any significant numbers. I have referred to them in general as "Wing basses" in a pinch.
*The Wing Bass Club*
Cheul ended up becoming an endorser for [This invalid link has been removed].
 
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