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    [quote name='Chopthebass' post='249619' date='Jul 28 2008, 02:35 PM']Sold to Silverfoxnik, subject to the usual. Thanks[/quote] Cheers Ian!
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    [quote name='walbassist' post='249418' date='Jul 28 2008, 10:16 AM']Hi Mike Sweet bass - the older Smiths are wonderful basses. That one must be what, late 80s or very early 90s? Cheers Gareth[/quote] +1 Though I'm not a 6 string player at all, having played one of these and heard a number of them over the years, there's just something about these Ken Smiths that kind of define what a 6 string bass is IMO.. Good luck with it!
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    PM sent
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    [quote name='WalMan' post='249234' date='Jul 27 2008, 11:15 PM']Yes sorry I really should shouldn't I To quote Harry Hill "And relaaaaaaax"[/quote]
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    Hi Ian Do you have the dimensions of the unit please? We're looking for something like this for some of our PA gear but the guitarist & keyboard player deal with all this so they're bound to ask me for a bit more detail.. Cheers Nik
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    [quote name='WalMan' post='249203' date='Jul 27 2008, 10:39 PM']Nik - I KNOW I DID A VERY STUPID THING!!! STOP RUBBING IT IN!!! See you Thursday @ The Crown [/quote] Al, Have you considered talking to someone about this, so you can move on with your life and 'let go'??? Seriously, I was thinking very specifically of the Pro models, not the Customs which you do see come up for sale a bit more often... See you Thursday! Nik
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    [quote name='Sibob' post='248850' date='Jul 27 2008, 11:53 AM']That vid of them on youtube with her singing Under Pressure on the Reality Tour is amazing!! Si[/quote] +1 Great musician...
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    I like all of them! Those DiMarzios on a P bass always look cool I think..
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    Yes, pics would be good....
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    Lovely bass! With the two necks it'd be like having a fretless and a fretted Wal; perfect.. Might be worth posting it on the 'walbassesnaturally' forum on Yahoo? Good luck with the sale.
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    That is gorgeous - every ding and every knock.... History and character!
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    [quote name='4000' post='247632' date='Jul 25 2008, 10:43 AM']So, having been out of the Wal loop for years, was Paul originally working with Pete? BTW, if anybody is ever selling a Pro, let me know.....[/quote] Yes; Paul worked with Pete for some years so in my opinion, is the perfect person to take the Wal name forward.. Don't see too many Pro's for sale but if you do - grab it while you can!!
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    [quote name='Happy Jack' post='248425' date='Jul 26 2008, 02:10 PM']My point? You have absolutely NO IDEA who you are sharing cyberspace with most of the time. Sneer at those funny foreigners if you want, but you would probably be appalled if you could interact with [b][i]SOME[/i][/b] of the people you think you "know" in the UK.[/quote] Wise words! But, having said that, all the Basschaters I've met in person over the last couple of years have been great company, even if we are all members of the 'strange bass players' club...
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    [quote name='Thunderthumbs' post='245816' date='Jul 23 2008, 12:55 AM']I currently do not have piece of earthenware to urinate in. However, I'll reiterate they are great basses....so £200 is a great price for anyone. A mate's put a video on YouTube of me playing mine in our band about 18-19 years ago ([url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=g1YUQwD9qKk"]click here if interested[/url]), and I thought it sounded great even considering it's recorded on a camcorder.[/quote] It does sound good!! Very tight band as well... brings back too many memories of that [i]clothingly challenged [/i]80's/90's era for comfort though
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    [quote name='Dr.Dave' post='245597' date='Jul 22 2008, 06:53 PM']Finished messing with the 54P reish. So here she be............. Enjoy.[/quote] Thanks; I did!! Looks quite stunning and very individual to me...
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    [quote name='bilbo230763' post='245656' date='Jul 22 2008, 08:24 PM']Oh, and 6stringbassist, that was a beautiful thing you did for your brother. Some things matter more than basses.[/quote] Well said...
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    [quote name='6stringbassist' post='245325' date='Jul 22 2008, 01:13 PM']Did Wal ever make a 6 string, I'm sure I saw one once in a shop called the Embassy in Mansfield.[/quote] Yes, IIRC the first one was made in the late 80's or very early 90's and is owned by a lovely chap called Tony Lewis who plays in a band called The Progs...
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    [quote name='bassjamm' post='244985' date='Jul 22 2008, 01:00 AM']By older Pro models, do you mean 70's/early 80's or what mate? Do the late 80's Pro models have that funky fliter thing? If not, are they easy to get hold of and install?[/quote] Hi Jamie, It's not an exact science, but it goes something like this: The older Pro models started production around 1978 and continued until about 1981-2. The Custom models - with mahogany core bodies & multi-laminate facings, custom electronics and slimmed down headstock - appeared around 1982. But there are some hybrid models out there that have the old ash body and paddle shaped headstock but are fitted with the custom electronics.. The late 80's/early 90's Pro models vary; some have the custom electronics, some were completely passive and some had series/parallel switching that most other Wals were never fitted with.. So this particular batch is not easy to categorise. The custom electronics as a product in it's own right is almost impossible to get hold of and instal, as Wals have been out of production for at least 2 years now, hence the reason that s/h prices shot up! But the good news is that a deal appears to be close to completion whereby production is going to start up again under the control of one of the old Wal production team..
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    [quote name='Josh' post='244632' date='Jul 21 2008, 05:55 PM']Definetly for Uni![/quote] Join the Musician's Union and you'll get the first £1000 of your gear insured for free!
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    Jamie The older Pro models didn't have the filter based electronics that the Customs have and I suspect the tone you're hearing on 'Mystery to Me' is that of a Custom model.. I'd agree with Warwickhunt that Wals have a very unique tone and certainly, they're a long way away from a Fender tonally. But, they do things that most basses just can't and that's what's so exciting about them IMO. The older pro models (all 4 string) were made mainly of ash and can approximate a Fender tone, especially a P Bass. Hope that helps.. Nik
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    Good luck with the Roscoe Beck V! I've got one and I love it but they seem to have divided opinion on here recently... Nice Warwick by the way..
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    [quote name='CHRISDABASS' post='244608' date='Jul 21 2008, 05:30 PM']WOWSERS!! thats a lot of cash!! i bet its a beauty!! well done mate! [/quote] +1 Looks like a fabulous instrument! I hope you've got it or will get it (and the Kingbass) insured?
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    [quote name='Merton' post='243981' date='Jul 20 2008, 07:14 PM']This better? [attachment=11016:DSC00025.JPG] (sorry for its size, not on my PC and there seems to be f**k all imaging software on here!)[/quote] Yes! Have a free BUMP....
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    [quote name='WalMan' post='244093' date='Jul 20 2008, 10:22 PM']I almost PM'd you first Nik, but I have dropped you in it too much recently and to have it that nearby would break my heart Wasn't sure of the true style. They had it up as Pro2E, which I think was from the bloke who traded it (!!!???) who I believe may have had it from new. If Custom has a belly contour & Pro's have a flat body / no contours, then it was more likely a Custom. It had the smaller headstock like my Pro with the twin string retainer for the A & D strings (again like mine originally), rather than the 4 string retainer that Pete replaced it with when he converted mine I was -|[sup][size=1]this[/size][/sup]|- close to hammering a card yesterday, it really did play so beautifully[/quote] Sounds like it's a Custom from that description.. Unusual colour though. Funnily enough, my Pro2e that I bought from Gwilym in 2005, was found by Gwil in GAK in exactly the same manner as this one?? I think even you with a cunning plan to hatch yet more cunning plans on a cunning day in cunning town, would have found it difficult to get that one through the door at WalMan Towers, Al! Next time something like this happens, which of course it won't now, let's go halves on the bass (and halves on the pain!)... Mike: I'll look for you on facebook in a minute...
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    [quote name='mgauction' post='244023' date='Jul 20 2008, 08:10 PM']All's good here, Nik! Thanks. I trust the same for you. Yes, what a lovely and different Wal. Can't say I didn't think about it myself. If it wasn't for good ole Chris Franklin, we'd all be thinking doomsday about Wal. And it looks like I may be toward the head of the pack for a new one, accoring to Chris! Any idea where Chris F. & Trevor are posting now?[/quote] Glad to hear it Mike! Not sure about Chris & Trev, though Trev is on Facebook these days... To be honest, I hadn't notcied that they weren't on the Wal forum any more? Are you on Facebook yet; I am but I really don't like or use it much... Nik
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