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Here's a quick pic of my collection of abused and misused ... L-R: Music Man Stingray 5 Iceni Zoot Funkmeister Yamaha TRB 5 Stuart Spector Designs NS94 Double bass of unknown origin Full details on [url="http://www.gilmourvisualnoise.co.uk/Gilmour_Visual_Noise/Blog/Entries/2011/1/14_My_Basses.html"]my blog[/url]

I had a bunch of lessons with JakeBass (off of here) really nice guy and a very good teacher. If you're in the South East I'd look him up.

DR280 - very brave for a first build, but looking great so far.

I play upright as well as electric, I was just a little surprised that 35" felt different. By no means am I saying the OP shouldn't get a 36" I can really see the logic in it especially if tuning to Bb - just think it's a good idea to try one first.

I've heard back from him and we've been trading emails. It would be fair to say that his English is better than my German We've started talking about design and what not, they won't be cheap, but not so much more than a set of stock Nordstands (although using the word stock for Nordstrand pups seems a little unfair)

[quote name='Spoombung' post='1085487' date='Jan 11 2011, 01:45 PM']I would recommend playing a bass with the same scale length to see if it suits you first. 36" scale is pretty huge.[/quote] Definitely, I've just had a 35" made and (wrongly) thought my other basses were 35's. The difference is noticeable, I'd think 36" would feel huge.

[quote name='icastle' post='1085035' date='Jan 10 2011, 11:44 PM']There's not a lot there for Google translate to work with! They do look rather nice though... If you look under the 'impressum' link you'll find an e-mail address - you could try dropping the a line and see if they have a UK distributor perhaps?[/quote] Done

Has anyone experience of Bassculture pickups? They're list of users seems very impressive, and I love the look of these, and (looks wise) I think they'll be perfect for a project I'm planning, but I'd like to know more. Trouble is the website looks [url="http://www.bassculture.de/"]like this[/url] and even with Google translate there's not a lot I can make from it.

Looking good, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by how loud the 100w Laney will be using the Jacks.

[quote name='henry norton' post='1070931' date='Dec 28 2010, 01:27 PM']Well the Thunderbird had a 34.5" scale mahogany neck - mahogany is lighter than rock maple but is still very strong. It's also very stable.[/quote] Cool. I've always fancied a bass with a mahogany neck (my dad has a mahogany necked guitar and it feels fantastic), but had previously been told it wasn't possible. Interesting stuff. Sorry for the thread divert I'll let you get back on track.

Aren't most of those short scale?

I heard that mahogany couldn't be used as a bass neck as it wouldn't be strong enough. Is this incorrect, if not what have you done to strengthen it?

[quote name='bleedproof' post='1068253' date='Dec 23 2010, 09:24 PM']Good choice with the option to string through the body and the Dimarzio Ultra J's - I have the same in my Copper OW [/quote] Out of interest what strings are you using on it, I'm not sure what strings I'm going to be able to use that are35" plus through body.

[quote name='Roland Rock' post='1067958' date='Dec 23 2010, 05:00 PM']Beautiful and very tasteful. I would never have thought of a clear scratchplate, but it works really well.[/quote] Thanks dude, it's actually a smoked perspex rather than completely clear, so it's transparent grey in light - looks great - Mikes Idea I was expecting just black

Over the last few months Mike Walsh from Iceni basses, mostly famed for his Zoot bass, has been building me a bass. The model he’s been making for me is a “Funkmeister” his take on the classic Jazz bass shape. When working up the spec for the bass Mike was really responsive to my desire to not have something to OTT, instead I wanted a ‘players’ bass that I could be out gigging with every week, but still retain a few subtle boutique touches. It's come out really nicely - just a black jazz at a glance, but those in the know will see all the subtle touches Specifications: • Iceni Funkmeister 5 string, 35" scale • Hi gloss, Ebony burst finish • Chrome Hardware • Idigbo body • Three piece maple neck, ebony veneers • Maple fretboard, no markers • Burl Walnut veneer top, matching headstock • Smoked clear scratch-plate • John East J-Retro 01 deluxe preamp • DiMarzio ultra jazz pickups • Customized BadAss bridge, for top loading or string through After a few failed attempts to collect it (thanks to the weather) I got it home yesterday - I haven't played so much at home in years. The build quality is fantastic, and it plays beautifully. The string spacing at the nut end is a little further apart than on my other basses, I was initially a bit worried by that as it looks daunting, but when playing it feels very natural, and hardly made any difference TBH. I imagine this is because the spacing is similar to a 4 string. The clear scratch plate is a bit of a magnet for dust, but it looks cool so ...:cool: It's a 35" scale but that doesn't feel odd in any way, again very comfortable very quickly. It does however mean that I'm going to have to change the strings as Mike got a set of the Long scale D'Addarios, but they're not quite long enough, so from now on it's the super expensive super long sets. The east j-retro gives a huge range of sounds, and will take a bit of getting used to, as I keep completely altering the sound by accident! The mid stack (which Mike tells me John sells separately) does a huge amount on it's own, and TBH I think you could get away with just a volume and mid stack and still have a huge range of sounds. Overall I'm delighted with the bass, plays great, looks great, sounds great I can't wait to get out and gig it. I'm in the studio today so it may make it onto the album I'm recording, I'll certainly take it for the producer to have a listen too (although he normally makes me play the Squire P that he bought for £40 - it's on just about every recording he does!). I really enjoyed working with Mike on this and he really got where I was coming from as a customer and what I wanted from a bass. Here's some pics taken by Richard H I love this one - the camera focussed on the reflection of the workshop rather than the bass itself! There's Mike in the reflection I've picked up a New Years Eve gig with a scratch* band so would like it to loose it's virginity then. I'm grinning like a cheshire cat a the moment I really like the J bass shape, but in a world of Shuker's and Sadowskys it's nice to have something a little bit different * No rehearsals just some emails outlining a rough funk set. :cool:

Rich, AFAIK nitro is less effected by the temperature than other spray paints. Have a look at the montana Black cans, they say they're winter proof... here's some pics from their website: Might be worth a shot they're not very expensive. Sorry for the thread divert

I used Joiners Mate PU adhesive on all my builds. Slightly different to the US stuff, but triples in size and hard as a rock. [url="http://www.screwfix.com/prods/44485/Sealants-Adhesives/Adhesives/Wood-Glues/Polyurethane-Adhesive/Joiners-Mate-Adhesive-500ml#"]Joiners Mate[/url]

That looks awesome. Nice work.