Bass Culture Posted September 26, 2018 Posted September 26, 2018 I'll just leave this here...32" scale; under-sized, chambered body; Haussel pickups and John East Uni 4 preamp. Driving down to Brecon on Saturday to rendezvous with Mike Walsh for collection. Can't wait. 7 Quote
Bass Culture Posted September 27, 2018 Author Posted September 27, 2018 A few more snaps for those interested: 4 Quote
Twincam Posted September 27, 2018 Posted September 27, 2018 Quality instrument, with a cool name! Quote
Merton Posted September 27, 2018 Posted September 27, 2018 PS I saw this in an unfinished state about 5 weeks ago and it was a stunner then, this is just A-MAZ-ING 1 Quote
Kevsy71 Posted September 27, 2018 Posted September 27, 2018 My word. Wonderful woodwork, Haussels sound ace, and 32 is just the right scale for my mitts! Must be back-friendly too with a chambered body. Quote
TheGreek Posted September 28, 2018 Posted September 28, 2018 Wow....lovely...I think we need a dictionary of superlatives... All paid up? Have you actually met with Mike? I may need to sneak down to his workshop and pretend to be you. 1 1 Quote
Bass Culture Posted October 1, 2018 Author Posted October 1, 2018 Well, drove down to South Wales on Saturday to collect this from Mike and meet up with Daryl Cook, the friend he was staying with. The weather was fantastic so the drive was really spectacular. Daryl turned out to be a lovely bloke and a great player himself. Mike was in good form too. The bass itself is simply superb. The East u-retro is very powerful and, in truth, probably overkill for my usual 'set and forget' preferences. But, because it's so powerful it does enable me to dial in precisely the sound I'm after. Tiny tweaks can have significant impacts on tone so I'm finding I really do have to be careful. But the playability of the bass - my God: it's simply fantastic, an absolute dream to play. And it looks so fabulous when I'm not actually playing it I find myself just staring at it! Anyway, if anyone is considering a custom build I would strongly urge you to think about a Zoot, and I'd be happy for anyone who wishes to, to pop round to Chez Bass Culture to try mine as a 'taster'. 1 Quote
Cosmicrain Posted October 1, 2018 Posted October 1, 2018 2 hours ago, Bass Culture said: Well, drove down to South Wales on Saturday to collect this from Mike and meet up with Daryl Cook, the friend he was staying with. The weather was fantastic so the drive was really spectacular. Daryl turned out to be a lovely bloke and a great player himself. Mike was in good form too. The bass itself is simply superb. The East u-retro is very powerful and, in truth, probably overkill for my usual 'set and forget' preferences. But, because it's so powerful it does enable me to dial in precisely the sound I'm after. Tiny tweaks can have significant impacts on tone so I'm finding I really do have to be careful. But the playability of the bass - my God: it's simply fantastic, an absolute dream to play. And it looks so fabulous when I'm not actually playing it I find myself just staring at it! Anyway, if anyone is considering a custom build I would strongly urge you to think about a Zoot, and I'd be happy for anyone who wishes to, to pop round to Chez Bass Culture to try mine as a 'taster'. It was a shame that you had other commitments later that day, as we carried on with our mini bass bash, and Daz Cooke's mate brought the "Master build" 5 string Zoot Funkmeister later that afternoon as well, so in all a great day of bass playing, chatting and fosters taking, Oh and the beers out on the decking were well welcome. 1 Quote
Bass Culture Posted October 1, 2018 Author Posted October 1, 2018 I had a play on this fiver when I was there. It's superb! Did it stay in South Wales or go back to sunny Essex with, Mike? Quote
Cosmicrain Posted October 1, 2018 Posted October 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Bass Culture said: I had a play on this fiver when I was there. It's superb! Did it stay in South Wales or go back to sunny Essex with, Mike? Hi Mark, Stayed in Wales, I sold it later that same afternoon to Ian (Dan) one of Daz's bass playing mates. He loved it and could not resist, so a deal was done. Quote
Bass Culture Posted October 1, 2018 Author Posted October 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Cosmicrain said: Hi Mark, Stayed in Wales, I sold it later that same afternoon to Ian (Dan) one of Daz's bass playing mates. He loved it and could not resist, so a deal was done. Ha ha - that must be some sort of record for brevity of ownership!! Quote
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