MattW

Hi All, Am new to the Forum but I have just ordered a custom 5 string Zoot Funkmeister from Mike Walsh so thought I'd document the progress here! It's my 40th Birthday present to myself, and can't wait to see it start taking shape. Spec is: Body: Funkmeister shape in American swamp ash, Bookmatched flame maple top with high gloss sunburst finish. Leo Quan Badass bridge with string through. Jazz style Tort Scratch plate and chrome control plate and hardware. Neck and Fingerbaord: Canadian Rock Maple, Black blocks inlays and binding. 47mm nut width, 3+2 headstock, Warwick MK1 Brass Just-A-Nut. Electrics: Aguilar AG-5J-70 pick ups. Klaus Noll 3 band EQ with Parametric mid, Bass, treble, pickup blend and active/passive options. 18vdc via a Gotoh 18vdc double quick change battery box. We may make some tweaks to that as we progress, but thats the starting point. Mike is pretty busy at the moment but hoping it will be ready before the end of the year. Thankfully I am only about 15 minutes from Mike's workshop so will be able to pop in regularly. Updates to follow...

Andertons have quite a few Sire V7's on sale at the moment at the sub £400 mark. I have 2 of these (one fretless) and I think I they are amazing for the money. There's a choice of colours and necks, the 18v active electronics are great but you also have passive switching, and they are really well put together. Certainly worth a look.

Hi All, Finally joined this forum having browsed on and off for a few years. Have been playing for 20 years since I was 19, had a few years off gigging while the kids were young but have been getting back into playing in a big way in the past 2 years or so. I reach the big 4.0. this year so planning on getting something special to mark the occasion, hopefully a custom built 5 string, but more on that later. Might use the classifieds to thin the herd a bit to help raise some funds, but in the meanwhile look forward to getting involved! All the best, Matt