Highfox

Must post something. C'mon guys show us your builds. Maybe these long Wal build lead times are ok in some respects. Gives me months to decide what facings I'd like to have. Padauk or American black walnut are my favourites from the standard choices. Bit hard to know unless you see them in the flesh!

Seems to be a very nice one for sale here now!

[quote name='FuNkShUi' timestamp='1465845659' post='3071568'] Cheers. I have no idea!! Didn't even think to do that. Fell free to have a go [/quote] Comes back as a 1970 neck plate

Nice, like that lots. out of curiosity what happens when you put the serial number on the neck plate into the F database?

[quote name='BassBus' timestamp='1465825335' post='3071299'] 22 months to build a bass guitar!!! Are they growing the trees to build the things with? How come Status and Overwater can build and deliver them in 10 to 12 weeks nevermind months? Maybe these guys need a Dawn Green to kick them up the back side. [/quote] I'll let you know if it was worth the wait in a year or two !

Nice one Rob I'm in for the long haul.. could still be the full 22 months for me. Lets have a look and a chat about what people are having built or received.

Inspirational for me Done this list before I think . Paul Simmonon Jah Wobble Sting Aston Barret Good old Norman Watt Roy. Foxton, Edwards, Pino, oh boy the list goes on....

I didn't listen to all 6 minutes, but liked what you have done with it.

Funny that, I'm fussy as hell about my tone at home or through headphones.

Here's the pickup from my 69-70 Precision, that I believe to be origional, if it helps. [url="https://flic.kr/p/HHX396"][/url]

I do like the Dunlop 45-100's in Nickel, get about 8 months out of a set. Good tension for me and decent bit of brightness.

Moikka Eero. Tervetuloa.

I like my jazz, but I seem to be forever twiddling it's knobs Seems to come across better for me on recordings than how it feels playing live. I have played on the same bill as a few guys using jazz's and got what I thought was a great sound, had a peek at their amp settings and was surprised to see a lot of them had cut their mids drastically.

Oi Oi Oi ! that's a lot of clank on the bass Catchy song, likey.

Hedaman. I'm waiting for the Mothership

[quote name='W1_Pro' timestamp='1464408217' post='3059270'] Highfox, did you manage to source Velve tune machine heads? One of mine is an odd one and I can't find replacements anywhere. If you have a source, I'd love to know! [/quote] Thanks. Unfortunately I didn't manage to source any Velve's , when I took it to my luthier he had a box of old tuners and he just used the ones that matched best. The neck is original and shows signs of wear on close inspection, and being neckthru I'd imagine they would be a pain to try and change.

[quote name='W1_Pro' timestamp='1464339896' post='3058542'] Thanks Highfox, and congrats on the acquisition. The fretless ones are lovely- does it have an unlined board? [/quote] Yes, here "She" is. Had the tuners on the right side replaced with ones that match now. [url="https://flic.kr/p/FBHcG9"][/url][url="https://flic.kr/p/FBHcG9"]I[/url]

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1464336421' post='3058487'] I've always done both. It's all music. [/quote] Yes, I agree with that. Here in my part of Finland unfortunately it is harder to get gigs if you only do originals, very limited opportunities especially if you only sing in Finnish. Had one band doing only originals in Finnish that I felt we had something, got some radio play, but never really got going 3 years in practice and only 1 gig lol. One of my current projects (talking as an oldie, attracting a mature audience ) we seem to have it covered kind of 50-50 with covers and our own songs, the covers we try to do our own versions of, so the creative freedom is there still. From my experience people like to hear music they are familiar with, to do only originals I think you need to hit a certain niche, style of music that will attract enough punters, it's a hard slog here and boring imo to have to categorise your musical style.

Nice. I recently picked up the fretless version, very nice basses. I have left mine with all it's battle scars, it still plays nicely and I think it sounds great. Your's looks like it will a stunner when it's done.

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1464299930' post='3058365'] Are you on Facebook? The Wal group there often flags up Wals that come up. I mod it and it's a nice, friendly bunch. The link is here... [url="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2413094311/?ref=ts&fref=ts"]https://www.facebook...?ref=ts&fref=ts[/url] [/quote] Thanks Trevor, yes I'am joined recently...

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1464271987' post='3058097'] Keep your eye out for a bargain... Just before Christmas I was beaten to a fretted 80s MK1 on gumtree the seller had up for £1200. I believe another BCer got in before me! Aside from that spectacular bargain, used prices seem to be pushing up from £3k... [/quote] Cheers Rob. I guess I have to be realistic pricewise. If you spot a fretted MK1 for sale on your travels please drop me a pm .

Yes Rob, that is a wait and in all seriousness I think I'd prefer a used one, so would my wallet. At somepoint I see myself having to move on a few basses if I can't hold out. That is a beaut Joe and if it was fretted and more around 3k I'd be going nuts