silverfoxnik

[quote name='Beedster' post='684098' date='Dec 14 2009, 03:43 PM']Yep, having just moved from a lightweight Markbass rig to a monstrously hard to move Mesa Boogie, I agree [b](the f**king thing's so massive it has it's own gravitational field)[/b]. The soundguy at the first gig with the Mesa summed it up best; "it's not adifference you can hear, it's one you feel". He had a smile on his face all night (and he's a drummer). Came up to me at the end of the show and said he's gonna talk to his bassist about getting a new rig Lugging that heavy stuff around just feels more honest as well Chris[/quote] Classic! And FWIW, I'm totally in agreement with the OP..I prefer the sound from heavier cabs.. Not sure whether it's 'honest' or 'stupid' though Chris??

[quote name='wombatboter' post='684042' date='Dec 14 2009, 02:43 PM']I went to see the McCartney show last week in Holland....He played for two hours and three quarters. His voice was excellent and he didn't make it easy on himself (Helter Skelter, Got to get you into my life, etc...). The man is 67 years old and he was full of energy and the crowd went mad. I have seen him perform live five times and never am I disappointed cause the level of performance is that high. His voice has changed but what do you expect when you're getting old ? A miracle ? He never sings out of tune and still makes people happy (last week : 29.000 people) To me he has still more than enough reasons to be on a stage and more than anyone in the world. Funny that someone from Belgium has to say something about a person you in the UK should be extremely proud of..[/quote] +3 The guy wrote some of the best songs of the 20th Century IMO and will probably be the only electric bass player remembered in 100 or 200 years time..

That's some collection; congratulations on the new job!!

[quote name='Stingray5' post='681736' date='Dec 11 2009, 09:30 PM']That's tasty, tasty, very very tasty... [/quote] +1 That explains a lot Nig...

[quote name='Beedster' post='681781' date='Dec 11 2009, 10:39 PM']Thanks Nik, about time we did a trade? In fact I'd be more than happy to get to Clacketts for a coffee and a catch up anyway [/quote] Good idea.. January's a pretty dead month anyway so let's make a point of meeting up in the New Year!

[quote name='Beedster' post='678097' date='Dec 8 2009, 04:13 PM']Well, as for pics. how's this for starters? [/quote] Wow!!! Only just seen this Chris; that is amazing.. Congratulations! I think you've done what a lot of us here on Basschat would secretly hope/wish/love to do..circumstances permitting. But beyond having the right circumstances come together, it's also about knowing what you want and then setting about doing it..and you've done it!! Hope to see you at some point soon, with or without the bass!

[quote name='bigfatbass' post='681613' date='Dec 11 2009, 07:10 PM']Sounded alright on my 5 inch high computer speakers [/quote] Mine too! The Precision sounds fabulous...

Thanks - I've never heard that before. It's absolutely brilliant!! And totally what the OP was talking about IMO...

That's very good!!!

[quote name='Clarky' post='677543' date='Dec 8 2009, 09:32 AM']and some more of them leaning against the bath [attachment=37887:Summer_2...tuff_230.JPG][attachment=37886:Summer_2...tuff_232.JPG][attachment=3788 5:Summer_2...tuff_231.JPG][/quote] Absolutely horrible the pair of them! Send them to me for recycling immediately...

[quote name='Rich' post='678443' date='Dec 8 2009, 08:45 PM'][/quote] The Far Side!! Love it.. Naming basses is definitely wierd...

All very nice!! The DJ 5 is very cool...

[quote name='BB3000S' post='676193' date='Dec 6 2009, 09:52 PM']Here's my Sandberg, one of my all time favourite basses - plays and sounds like an absolute dream! [/quote] That's really cool!!!

[quote name='Beedster' post='677114' date='Dec 7 2009, 08:07 PM']This is now sorted, thanks for all the help above guys. Details to follow. Chris[/quote] Exciting news Chris!!! Have you sold your house to finance it I wonder...

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='675490' date='Dec 6 2009, 10:34 AM']my advice to the OP would be to go to as many shops as he can and go crazy and try everything. if he finds something he likes and is an upgrade buy it. Or come on here and see whats going secondhand. However if it was me I'm not sure i would go and spend so much so soon into starting playing again. Buy a 'better' bass, play more, practice more, and then after a while your decision (if you still make it) to get a WAL will be based on actually wanting it as a tool rather than a pretty thing. Also in the mean time you will get a highter chance of picking up a bargin[/quote] +1

[quote name='4000' post='674381' date='Dec 4 2009, 05:47 PM']Having said that, and this is important, every Wal you play will be different to some degree (all the ones I've played have been), as will every other individual bass (whatever the make) out there. For instance I've played great Fender Ps, mediocre ones and terrible ones, and it's also quite possible that the ones I thought were terrible someone else would've loved, and vice versa. You have to find the instrument that suits you, and that can mean anything from trying a lot to (if you're lucky like Bilbo) loving one of the first ones you pick up.[/quote] +1 Looking at the OP's original question 'Wal bass are they really worth the premium?' is interesting.. To me it implies that there is a premium added to the cost of buying a Wal just because of the brand/name, which is a fair question. But having thought about it, I personally don't think that's the case at all. To work out how a Wal bass is priced you would have to take into account the cost of the build materials, the considerable labour involved in making each bass, the general overheads of running a small company with a limited production run each year and of course, whatever it actually cost to buy the 'Wal' name and set up again from scratch as Paul Herman has recently done.. Given all of those factors I would say that, on balance, I don't think there's a 'premium' involved. Unlike larger companies like Fender, Warwick, Yamaha for example, Wal can only make a small number of basses each month so their income levels are obviously restricted by the quantity they produce. And in order to stay true to the original vision of the company and the expectations of their customers, they can't simply up their production numbers to bring prices down. After that, it's simply down to what a customer is prepared to pay, isn't it? As someone's already said, there's a big difference between the 'price' and the 'value' of something. For me, the price of any bass that I want to buy isn't what determines whether I'll buy it or not; it's the value I place upon it that drives me to buy it. And whilst upwards of £3200 is a lot of money to me and probably most people on here, to someone who can afford it, it's probably not going to seem like a lot of money to them in order to buy the bass they want!

[quote name='bigthumb' post='674852' date='Dec 5 2009, 12:02 PM']Its blooming lovely, one of the nicest naturals I've seen![/quote] +1 That's a very classy looking bass!

[quote name='Clarky' post='672467' date='Dec 2 2009, 08:42 PM']Gosh that's in amazing nick for a 31 year old bass! Congratulations on finding your dream bass, but most of all for emerging from adversity with your chin up[/quote] +1 Stunning bass too!!

[quote name='Clarky' post='672467' date='Dec 2 2009, 08:42 PM']Gosh that's in amazing nick for a 31 year old bass! Congratulations on finding your dream bass, but most of all for emerging from adversity with your chin up[/quote] +1 Stunning bass too!!

Very nice! Sounds like it's doubled up with something else, a clav or a synth perhaps?