I'm in Portland for almost 3 weeks visiting family, and I was wondering if there are any music stores where I could expect to find lefty basses. Honestly, even a single bass would be worth the trip, considering it's basically impossible to find them at home.
Time to do the Music Shop Crawl. Trade Up Music on Alberta had a lefty Fender Jazz in black a month ago. 1834 NE ALBERTA ST PORTLAND OR 97211 They also have another location at 4701 SE DIVISION ST PORTLAND OR 97206 they are almost all use so you never know what you will find. Check Portland Music Co. 531 SE Martin Luther King Blvd Portland OR 97214 They have four locations so call them and ask if you want to save a trip to the other locations. Portland Music Company, Contact and Store locations Old Town Music might. 55 SE 11th Ave Portland, OR 97214 (503)-295-6808 Five Star Guitar if you want to travel a bit West they have two locations. Instruments | Lessons | Repairs - Five Star Guitars 2303 NW 185th Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97124 (503) 439-9500 270 E Main St, Hillsboro, OR 97123 (503) 906-8995 Centaur Guitar mostly guitars and pedals call and see. 2833 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR 97232 (503) 236-8711 We also have three Guitar Centers in the area. 13029 SE 84th Ave Clackamas, OR 97015 (503) 654-0100 1147 N Hayden Meadows Dr Portland, OR 97217 (503) 286-6327 9575 Southwest Cascade Avenue Beaverton, OR 97008 (503) 644-9500 Good luck.
Thanks for such a quick and thorough response! Looks like there will definitely be a music shop crawl (or more than 1) in my near future.
Sure, but everything is relative. Schecter is lefty friendly compared to Fender, but Fender looks like they specialize in lefty instruments compared to Gibson.