Still in search of the perfect travel bass

Hello you all,

In my search for a bass wich can be used for small periods of time while being abroad (I think that was British for being out of the country, but I'm not sure), I found something which is called a Fernandes Nomad bass.

It's quite small and has a built in speaker. They're relatively cheap.
That sounds nice, but I've also heard that the tone it produces (piezo) is so annoyingly bad that you won't like playing bass anymore.

If the tone is okay (maybe with flatwounds - less clicking noise), it might be a good alternative for my other alternative:
Wooden Steinberger with a Dean headphone amp.

Any ideas?
I would appreciate them!

 

Thanks for the helpful replies!

Is there also someone around who happens to have tried the Nomad bass? I'm still a bit curious about that one.

And about the ashbory...playing a normal fretless is hard enough for me, and I don't know how the strings will adjust to climate change...
But still something to consider,
And still a disease, that when I stop playing for two weeks I get depressed/irritated.
But lets keep the topic on the instrument, not on my severe lack of internal psychological cohesion, or so.

 

Okay,
I could fit "horrible" nicely under "strong opinions for letting me decide not to get the Nomad bass".
Thanks Bert!

So, I think I'll decide on the Steinberger.
There's a new Steinberger-like bass made by Cort, from non-wood stuff only,
and I thought the hohner headless basses were nice as well. (but cheap is what matters more here, being for travelling purposes and all...)

 

How transparant....