On hold until tomorrow Zoot Funkmeister 5 T-Bird Passive PRICE DROP £575 - SOLD
£625
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

jimbobothy · October 15, 2023

Now asking £575 collected

Hey all,

I'm putting out a feeler for interest for my Zoot Funkmesiter 5 T-Bird Passive I bought on here a while back, in two minds at the mo though.

I think I got an outstanding bang for your buck when I bought it so I'd be passing that on (albeit considering fuel costs collecting and a new set of strings added).

The bass was originally made and owned by Mike Walsh (of Zoot Bass and Purple Chilli fame) I understand, then did the rounds and bought by a member on here, then sold again, then bought back again and sent back to Mike to refurbish into what it is now.

Please see the thread below for full details:

I bought it via this thread:

... the hardware alone would add up to more than £500 (x5 Hipshot USA lollipop tuners,

Hipshot USA bridge and custom Gemini splitable T-Bird pickups). For more details please see the original F/S thread.

I'd be selling to recoup some £ spent on pedals recently so in no rush really.

Also the spacing on the Hipshot bridge is 17.5 mm centre to centre (measured and checked spec online), my other two basses are Warwick Broadnecks that have, err, slightly wider spacing. I find it easy to go from the two Wicks to the Zoot, but a bit odd for me to go from the Zoot to the wicks tbh. I also don't need 3 basses 😄.

It's in good cosmetic condition, a few blemishes and swirls in the finish and a couple of slightly high frets on the G string, but I just put some new Ernie Ball flats on and this seems to have mostly dealt with that somehow lol. Also comes with a set of Schaller strap locks and a nearly new (but a 2nd from factory) Hiscox Zoot branded hardcase.