Frosty Summer Day - My Iceman 5 Bass Showed up! Pix

[xsspeed]

I ordered my body and neck 9 weeks ago yesterday and just got it today.  I'm psyched.  It's an Alder Warmoth 5 iceman body with Quilted maple top and Bengal Burst.  It's routed for Jazz pups and I am having a V-B-T set up with Badass v bridge.  Passive Aguilars.  The neck is a 24 fret maple with rosewood fingerboard.  Gibson size fretwire, Warmoth headstock. vintage notro finish. 

 

[xsspeed]

Here's what I got done today. 

 

[klangster]

Super cool !!I have never thought of an iceman for a bass before but I really like that body shape for bass!!

 

[xsspeed]

thanks! Yea Ibanez made the bass version but only in a 4 string.  I love that Warmoth makes them in a 5 and I could customize my woods and fret count and pickup routing etc.

 

[xsspeed]

Well, I filed down the BA bridge, adjusted my truss rod and intonation.  Drilled the strap lock buttons down and strung it up. Plays really nice.  The only thing I wouldn't do again is order the extra 2 frets.  I wanted a full double scale but I didn't think the highest frets would be hanging off the neck like a diving board unsupported.  :dontknow:

 

[DangerousR6]

Very cool, finish is outstanding...Always been a big fan of the IceMan.. :headbang:

 

[Unrepresented]

Tell me about the balance of the instrument when standing. How much does it neck dive? I see you've used different attachment points for the strap. Do those reduce any imbalance?

 

[xsspeed]

The neck dive isn't too bad.  I've lengthened a strap by bringing it to a shoe cobbler and having him add from another strap to it. 

 

[bagman67]

Dude, how did you manage to get a giant dragonfly to shoot out the headstock of your bass?


Sweet axe.  Looks like you're enjoying the hell out of it.

 

[Unrepresented]

Very cool. Thanks for the additional pictures.

Can you get a shot and/or description of the 24 fret extension and its unsupported float? That was another feature I'm interested in but didn't want to buy something that's fragile or not functional...

 

[Cagey]

Dude, how did you manage to get a giant dragonfly to shoot out the headstock of your bass?

That would be my question. Seems like a helluva feature. Get the drunks off the stage RFN  :icon_biggrin:

 

[xsspeed]

Haha that is awesome - the dragon flyer!  Here's a shot of the fretboard.  I have learned it's not too uncommon.  I still don't like it but I slap hard and it's not fragile....

 

[xsspeed]

Here's a little video of me playing it on stage this week.  I love it!

http://youtu.be/tdltFUWLe0k