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[quote name='walbassist' post='1088024' date='Jan 13 2011, 02:09 PM']If you like my Archtop then check out Joe's newest bass, the Concorde, which Phil and I are guessing is a short scale hollowbody. [/quote] I'm not convinced it's short scale Gareth. I suspect it just looks a little that way thanks to the perspective of the photo. Anyhow, we'll know for certain soon enough once Joe & Co are back from NAMM. Phil

[quote name='fatback' post='1087798' date='Jan 13 2011, 12:00 PM']Stop that, now! < eyes creep furtively towards credit card>. [/quote] Don't worry, I only take cash P

That's really interesting. Here's how I did. [attachment=68410:Muisc.jpg] And as far as raw numbers are concerned Enthusiasm - 92% Perception - 100% Emotional - 100% Social - 100% Curiosity - 100% Match the beat - 11/18. Tap the beat - 6 high, 2 medium, 1 low. Melody matching - 10 right, 2 wrong. Phil PS. Was a bit drunk when I did it. So match to the beat was slightly dodgy.

[quote name='Shaggy' post='1081348' date='Jan 7 2011, 05:52 PM']I'd have thought it would have been an ebony board if that fretting arrangement was original, but could be wrong. It was common on Kramers of that era - can't see the point of it myself. Lovely Wal BTW! [/quote] My thoughts exactly. It would have had an ebony board if fretless to any degree originally, so is undoubtedly a later conversion. Wouldn't have had dot markers on the fingerboard either. And there's more: Pete didn't like wenge faces on fretless basses (he thought it sounded too middy) so there's very few of them (like mine). Looks a nice instrument though and could be easily re-fretted. Phil

That really is very, very sad. I'm gutted.

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1076125' date='Jan 3 2011, 11:03 AM']This John Giblin track sold me my Wal [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClCvm4eAT38&feature=related"]April[/url] It wasn't until later that I realised it was the tune, not the sound, that moved me.[/quote] April is one of my fave warm-up/practice pieces (or as my seven year old daughter says, "Oh Daddy you always play that"). Lovely tune and it's really good for intonation practice as it moves a long way up and down the fingerboard. It wasn't just John Giblin that got me playing fretless though (and made me sell everything to buy a Wal in my 20s), it was mainly Percy Jones (Jaco and Eberhard too), and he's not had a mention so far in the thread, which is near criminal. Anything off the Masques album would do, but the title track is a bit special: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQYkBwfzHAc&feature=related Phil

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1072787' date='Dec 30 2010, 02:47 PM']Hi Phil, how's the new job down the HM Customs and Excise fraud office going for you. [/quote] LOL. Kind of my point really. If I did work for HMRC I'd keep an eye on muso forums. P

[quote name='CHRISDABASS' post='1071784' date='Dec 29 2010, 02:38 PM']i only paid £38 Duty and vat for it too![/quote] I'd be fascinated to know how the duty and VAT came out at only £38. Care to explain? Phil

[quote name='TheGreek' post='1069831' date='Dec 26 2010, 10:04 PM'][size=4]Here is my fretless semi acoustic/ hollow bodied Fender P bass. [/size] Not too much info about it I'm afraid - it has "Fender USA" on the neck plate but "Made in Japan" on the headstock (IIRC). Allegedly one of 200 which escaped the factory following a law suit against Fender - anybody with any additional info can PM me. Alternatively put it up here for all to see..Weighs pretty much nothing!! Currently with a friend who's trying out some new styles - he's only been playing about 25 years!! - so I can't actually provide serial Nos, etc.. I hope you enjoyed seeing a slightly different Fender..[/quote] And if you ever feel like moving that one on. I'm first in line ok? Phil

Nice looking Wal that. I've always fancied a Pro 1 with the pickup in the bridge position and they seem relatively rare compared to ones with a "sweet spot" pickup. Judging by the serial number (W2176) it was built in the summer/autumn of 83, which makes it a very late Pro 1. I know that 'cause my Mk 1 Custom is W2109 and was built in May 83. I'd say the Pro 1 is worth maybe £1000 – £1400. P

[quote name='bumnote' post='1042122' date='Nov 30 2010, 11:18 AM']Mick bought my classic vibe 50s bass Excellent Transaction and a good bloke to boot[/quote] And I then bought it off Mick, who is still a good bloke. Phil

I actually played a fretless Bobby Vega Ribbecke at the NAMM show in 2009. In fact I kept going back to the Ribbecke booth to have another go. It's an unbelievably fabulous and deeply cool instrument, and I was seriously tempted to get my Visa card out despite the $7k price tag (not sure my mate Joe Veillette would have been too impressed though if I'd have bought it). Vega's a wonderful player too. Phil

[quote name='walbassist' post='1040655' date='Nov 29 2010, 12:13 AM']Have you parked the Veillette then Phil?[/quote] Gareth, No, the Veillette is still on the way. Should be with me week after next. It's a piezo only one though and I'm still hankering after something Precision based in Lake Placid Blue with a maple fretless fingerboard. Got the possibility of a previously loved Squire 50s Classic Vibe, but I already know the standard neck on it will be too chunky for me – hence thinking about a replacement neck. Phil

Ahh now I didn't know about B Hefner. Looks the business. Thanks Phil

Perfect! I'll have it! Just one snag. We're at opposite ends of the country. Why do basses like that never come up within less than a few hundred miles of me? Phil

All, I have a plan to create a bits and pieces precision using the body of a Lake Placid Blue Squire Classic Vibe 50s Precision. Trouble is, to get the bass I'm after (and the look), the neck would have to be an unlined fretless with a maple fingerboard – not a standard item from the likes of Mighty Mite, All Parts or Warmouth. So any suggestions where I might find one (other than keeping an eye on eBay or ordering a completely custom neck)? Phil

Sorry guys but family stuff means I'm now going to have to give the bash a miss. Phil

[quote name='Beedster' post='1027443' date='Nov 17 2010, 11:23 PM']And a very happy buyer! Adi is a true gent, and the bass is not only a dream to play, but tonally very different to my current DB, almost in a kind of Jazz with rounds v Precision with flats way. So looking forwards to picking this up. BTW, sorry Phil, looks like I beat you to it mate! Chris[/quote] Yes, you did. Hurrumph! P

[quote name='walbassist' post='1027156' date='Nov 17 2010, 06:26 PM']Hi Phil Presumably you want something that is good for arco [u]and[/u] pizz? Depending on what tension you like, perhaps something by Innovation would be a cost effective experiment, like their Honeys or Super Silvers? Cheers Gareth[/quote] Gareth, Yes, it has to do pizz, but I'd happily compromise the pizz sound for a better arco sound. I'd like something with higher tension than the standard strings too. Phil