TheGreek Posted May 10, 2019 Posted May 10, 2019 Odd BIN price but easily worth the money https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Iceni-4-string-Bass-Active/273835174010?hash=item3fc1d9287a:g:M5IAAOSw9ylc0ChY Quote
oldslapper Posted May 10, 2019 Posted May 10, 2019 I had one of these. Wonderfully well made. I couldn’t quite get over the body shape, just a taste thing. Custom built bass by Mike Walsh for that money is silly. 1 Quote
Jabba_the_gut Posted May 11, 2019 Posted May 11, 2019 Just saw this on eBay and was about to post the link!! Looks nice! Quote
vinorange Posted May 11, 2019 Posted May 11, 2019 Thing is, are they any good? I would imagine you can’t go wrong with a hand made UK built bass for less than a Mex Fender. I’ve owned some zoot cabs and they were really good but his basses??? Quote
AndyTravis Posted May 11, 2019 Posted May 11, 2019 (edited) Wasn’t there a zoot bass made in Japan for a bit? Is this one of them? Edited May 11, 2019 by AndyTravis Quote
BassBunny Posted May 11, 2019 Posted May 11, 2019 3 hours ago, AndyTravis said: Wasn’t there a zoot bass made in Japan for a bit? Is this one of them? Yep there was. I know Mike well and I'm sure he mentioned they were made in the same factory as the last Nanyo Bass Collections. They were Zoot Chasers I think. This isn't, (wasn't as it's now sold), one of those it's a Custom shop one from mike's fair hands. Quote
AndyTravis Posted May 11, 2019 Posted May 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, BassBunny said: Yep there was. I know Mike well and I'm sure he mentioned they were made in the same factory as the last Nanyo Bass Collections. They were Zoot Chasers I think. This isn't, (wasn't as it's now sold), one of those it's a Custom shop one from mike's fair hands. Wow. I passed it by as one of the cheaper models. What an asshat I feel. 2 Quote
lemmywinks Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 I thought the Chasers were only partly made overseas and were finished in the UK? They were £900 new IIRC and were still high end basses, cheaper but not cheap. Either way the eBay bass is far too cheap, whoever got that is extremely fortunate. Quote
BassBunny Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 47 minutes ago, lemmywinks said: I thought the Chasers were only partly made overseas and were finished in the UK? They were £900 new IIRC and were still high end basses, cheaper but not cheap. Either way the eBay bass is far too cheap, whoever got that is extremely fortunate. Think you are right @lemmywinks I've had a few conversations with Mike about the Chasers and now you mention it, rings a bell. It was around the time he had a retail outlet selling bass gear. Quote
itsmedunc Posted May 16, 2019 Posted May 16, 2019 I would have bought it but trying to flip it for £265 on here would have destroyed my reputation... 😂😂😂😂 2 Quote
AndyTravis Posted June 12, 2019 Posted June 12, 2019 This is back on - starting bid £99... 12lbs?! What’s it made out of, LEAD?! Quote
lemmywinks Posted June 12, 2019 Posted June 12, 2019 Mine is probably around 12lb, compact body but very heavy (it does have a load of ebony on it though). Never been a problem and sits nicely on a strap, just wish it had one more string! Quote
Hellzero Posted June 13, 2019 Posted June 13, 2019 For those about to rock, here it is : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Iceni-Zoot-Bass-Active-UK-Luthier-custom-made/133082948482?hash=item1efc5ca382:g:~yoAAOSwNC5c~4DZ&redirect=mobile Quote
Simonsbass Posted June 20, 2019 Posted June 20, 2019 So did anyone on this thread win the eBay auction? or was 368 too expensive for basschat 😂 Quote
Cosmicrain Posted June 20, 2019 Posted June 20, 2019 (edited) The bass above (Ebay sale) was indeed a hand made bass (Made in Essex). Out of all the Iceni Zoots that were the same as this one, I only made 3 in this peacock blue. The reason for this was I used up the left overs from the bass bodies I painted for the Mark King basses he endorsed for Fender (Martin Simms did the necks and LED's etc and final assembly) I remember at the time I had some heavy swamp ash in stock and that got used on these Iceni Zoot basses as well, I seem to also remember they were as punchy as hell. The original Zoot Chaser was indeed made in Japan by Nanyo Beakoi (bass collection, Deviser basses etc) However, we did the final setup in Essex, and fitted with a John East 2 band E.Q. and our own custom made "Iceni CSD" pickups (or you could have Bartolini / Seymour Duncan's as a cost option upgrade) Here's a picture of the Mark King bodies being painted at my old factory. Note the colour. Also a picture of one of the other 3 that had a pickup option upgrade and is still being gigged every week by Bassist Steve Clark. The King bodies are in fact the same colour as the Zoots, it's just that the King basses are waiting for the second and third colour coats to be applied, that's why they look a bit lighter in the pictures. Edited June 20, 2019 by Cosmicrain 3 Quote
BassBunny Posted June 21, 2019 Posted June 21, 2019 Thanks for updating on the history of this bass Mike. 1 Quote
Cosmicrain Posted June 21, 2019 Posted June 21, 2019 5 hours ago, BassBunny said: Thanks for updating on the history of this bass Mike. No worries Stuart, you basically had all the details correct anyway. Cheers Buddy. Quote
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