Changles

Simply because from a quick look around on this forum there isn't enough of Mike Walsh's great work. So, I'm getting a Chaser from Iceni/Zoot! If you don't know what it is click here; [url="http://www.zootbass.co.uk/2-1.html"]http://www.zootbass.co.uk/2-1.html[/url] I'm looking forward to it. This is only my fourth bass so progressing into the world of handmade basses for the first time. I like to think the Chaser is a good one to start with! Here are the specs that Mike sent me a few weeks ago: Zoot Chaser 4 string 34" scale 24 frets. Neck: Three piece neck constructed of Bubinga and canadian "Rock Maple" (flat headstock) Fitted with pro truss rod. 40mm at nut. Shallow D/C profile to rear of neck. Finger board: Birdseye Canadian maple 24 medium size nickle/silver bass frets. Ivoriod Top nut Compounded radius Black marker dots to face and edge. Body: One piece American swampash cut and turned, with a quilted Honey Maple bookmatched top, divided by Ebony black venners. Contoured for forearm and belly. Finish: Waxed/oil satin to body and neck Pickups: 1 X MM Seymour Duncan bassline (four core). Bridge 1 X Hot Jazz Seymour Duncan bassline (two core). Neck Controls: 2 X volume 1 X tone 1 X MM Bi-tone mini switch in chrome 1 X barrel Jack in chrome 3 X Solid brass (chrome plated) dome knobs. Hardware: Gotoh EB70 machine heads in chrome 2+2 Iceni string thru' and/or top load sustain bridge in chrome String thru' ferrels to rear of body in chrome Schaller strap locks in chrome. Case: A hard case to be supplied. I've asked for a passive one, as you may have noticed, because I am naturally disposed towards worrying, so whatever I can do to make sure as little goes wrong as possible at a gig, (for example, dying batteries) I will do it! Also getting it passive took a chunk out of the price, which I really like! I'm a sucker for a good deal. And here is the first of a batch of pictures that Mike sent me today. I live up North and Iceni are in Essex, so I can't pop into the factory to see how it's going too easily. So there should be quite a few more pics on their way in the coming weeks/months! Here is a block of wood with my name on it. If you can't read it, it says "Charles Eager". I hope you feel you're getting to know me by this stage! I'll post the other pictures in a moment when I upload them onto photobucket.

Hey there. I've been on this forum for a couple of weeks now but neglected to do the whole introduction thing, but I have reconsidered. Better late than never yeah? My name's Charles. I am 18, live in Harrogate, and play in a Harrogate/Leeds based pop band called Thief Taker. (www.thieftaker.co.uk if you're interested) Yes! i know it's a dumb name, hahaha! It's good fun playing with them, it's because of them that I now play the bass. I had been a guitarist since about age 14 or 15. I never got very good. Then one day these guys asked me to come play bass for them, and that was the start of a beautiful musical journey. I've been in that band and playing bass for a year now. Now I really don't listen to pop at all and have developed a taste for jazz, fusion, classical etc. obviously jaco and weather report and other artists of that ilk. I'm now dedicating a lot of time to improving my playing and learning the theory, and am looking into forming a jazz side project. I play a fender jaguar bass, which i hate to say i bought cause it looked cool more than anything else. I'm not all that keen on it. But currently Mike Walsh of Iceni/Zoot is making me a bass, which I look forward to. I really like Hartke amps - don't cost a fortune and sound pretty good. I play the LH500 head through a 115 hydrive cab. Thanks for having me Bass chat!

[quote name='alexclaber' post='548822' date='Jul 23 2009, 12:42 PM']Unfortunately yes, that's how it works. Does the DI hiss as much as the power amp out?[/quote] i wouldn't know, the amp is still quite new, and it has not yet been DI'd... but i'd really rather mic up the cab cause it really does sound awesome despite its hissing..

low passing sounds like the best option.......but does that remove or cloud any of the high end? i like a real bright sound y'see

so i've got a hartke lh 500 going through the errr hydrive 115, great half stack, really love the sound i'm getting out of it, but there is a hiss, and i want to get rid of it in time for recording, which is this saturday am i right in guessing that a noise suppressor only gets rid of noise from the pedals? if so, what am i to do? thanks, charles

i love my lh500, especially with the hydrive cab, though it does hiss a little, which worries me since i'm recording with it this saturday!

i never got to see the vid!

this is amazing. I'm getting Mike and co. to make me a chaser bass soon, looking at this I am inspired with confidence in their ability!