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I have two of these, one that my Sandberg came in (so perfect for P or J bass sizes) and another that's slightly smaller but should still fit a bass. Collection from WC2 only.

My son is 10 and just completed Grade 4 on drums after 18 months playing.... he's a natural! The point of my post though, is that we started him off on an Alesis [url="http://www.alesis.com/dm6usbkit"]DM6[/url] electronic kit (which will be for sale soon), but he now uses [url="http://www.musicradar.com/reviews/drums/arbiter-flats-lite-kit-26825"]"flats"[/url] as a compromise between a full acoustic kit and the need to preserve some space. I must say it sounds very good and is surprisingly loud for what it is. Cheers Gareth

I'm pretty sure the Sandberg preamps are made by Glockenklang too. The pre in my VT5 is vol/pan/treble/bass when active, but pull the vol pot up and it goes into passive with the treble pot becoming a passive tone. They also do a [url="http://www.musicstore.com/en_EN/EUR/Sandberg--3-Band-EQ-/art-BAS0004224-000"]3 band[/url] version. However, I'd agree with Jack that an East pre is going to give you all the bells and whistles you could want, and funnily enough I'd been thinking of dropping the same in my Sandberg to make it even more versatile. Great preamps and great service from East.

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1381354792' post='2238143'] Compound radius eh? That's not something you see every day. Would that be flatter by the nut or up at the dusty end? [/quote] Dusty end I hope!

If it's a trashy bass, simply get the frets pulled, have the 'board sanded level, and fit grounds or flats. Job done at minimal expense

Just remember I asked first

If it helps, I'll buy one of your HDs if you do decide to sell

Yeah, liking that a lot. Decent tort pattern too, and the "Offset Contour Body" decal in the right place! I see the auction is ended.... did you get it?

I used a Squier Matt Freeman P bass for a while a couple of years ago. It was a terrific bass, lighweight, good balance, and wonderful tone.

Yep, it's pronounced "Wol"

[quote name='philw' timestamp='1380715659' post='2229355'] That's very exciting Gareth and I guess goes some way to explaining why I can't tempt you with another of Joe's exotic creations :-) [/quote] Hi Phil Believe me, I would [i]love[/i] to have another Veillette... or two .... but this bass is special as it's a sort of 50th birthday present and tribute to my Dad combined, funded by my Mum and Mrs Walbassist. Cheers Gareth PS 50th Birthday not until 2016, but bass is ahead of schedule!

Hi guys The bass has been in "the book" for some time. It's going to be pretty special as the facings are from a chestnut tree that came down in my Mum and (late) Dad's garden in 2010. The wood has been resting at Paul's since then, was split in February this year, and finally cut down to body blanks last week. As I said, Mk I fretted, standard hardware. Might go for an ebony board though, and possibly a lighter body core wood. It'll be good to have a Wal back in the fold and legitimately call myself "Walbassist" again. Cheers all Gareth

Just had an email from Paul that my new Wal will be ready in the Spring! Mk 1 fretted 4, if anyone's interested Excited!

I'm no electrician, but sparks and burning smells are not good whatever the situation, so I would get it checked out. I'd drop ashdown an email too. They are usually really fast to reply and should be able to let you know what damage, if any, has happened. Best of luck Gareth

Yep, that sounds way too high to me. How low is the nut cut? Fretless basses can have the strings actually touching the 'board at the nut.... it's all about the relief!