leftyhook Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 (edited) I was cleaning 'the mistress', AKA my Wal Custom, when I noticed the neck pick up was quite low. I had also been feeling a little jaded with the sound of my bass lately, just lacked a bit of oomph. So, I adjusted the pick up, raising it higher than I normally would. Wow. I had forgot how this lady can almost drive the whole show! Tonight at the show, my Wal was awesome! It had guts, finesse, and made me play with a passion that I forgot I had. I looked over at my Precision on it's stand and thought, " how on earth can I bring you off the subs bench when my bass version of Lionel Messi is playing like this?" ! Thank you Wal and Pete. Thank you. Edited January 15, 2012 by leftyhook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 You have made me want to go and free my Wal from it's case. I've not gigged or even rehearsed it for an age. That will have to change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fender73 Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Cool. Goes to show how the same bass can feel totally different with a few tweaks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Sometimes I'll have a couple of weeks off playing a bass, and then go back to it and fall in love with it all over again. This tends to happen with my ACG however much I play it, I can always find a tone that sounds fresh and interesting to my ears and I remember why it's such a great bass. Filter preamps do give that flexibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanew Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 According to me, when you love your bass it gives back to you. Taking care of the instrument, finding something to improve, i have a better feeling and i play even much better. For sure, your Wall deserves to be "appreciated" and you deserve a such mistress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubbybloke68 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Hi guys, picked up the wal passive that I brought on here a couple of days back, first gig last night, one of those basses that immediately feels soo right , and well the sound just speaks for itself. Simply stunning. I've had/ still got a wal 5 for years but to be honest it never gets gigged cos I just can't get into the ' 5 string thing' but this latest one, what can I say but WAL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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