garyleejohnson Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I am selling my Wal bass, which I have owned since 1990. My price is £1350. Although I have been playing the bass since 1978, I am the world's most untechie person, as anyone who has seen me spending the last half hour struggling to figure out how to upload the photos to this post will testify. Bearing this caveat in mind, I can tell you Wal-nuts that it is a passive bass, and the serial number is W2176 (pic attached). I had some correspondence with a Wal expert called Trevor Raggett a couple of years ago and, as I recall, he told me it was most likely made in the early 1980s. It is in vgc, with the usual dinks and scratches for this age, but with one exception, which is a strip of veneer/lacquer (not sure what the technical term is) about 1 inch x 0.5 inch is missing from just by the rear strap nipple (pic attached). I am selling because I switched to playing double-bass in my country gospel band The Johnsons back in 2005, and on the rare occasions I have need of a bass guitar, I have a Yamaha that does me okay. I am based in Somerset but travel to London quite often if the buyer is based down south, so we can exchange easily enough. I only joined Basschat today, but very regular Basschat participant Dominsomerset can verify that the Wal and I both exist, and indeed he has held it in his horny mitts. I will try my best to answer any questions, but you Basschatters out there are likely to know much more about my instrument than I do. Gary Lee Johnson of The Johnsons (real name Amon Cohen) [attachment=97411:IMG_2202.JPG][attachment=97412:IMG_2203.JPG][attachment=97412:IMG_2203.JPG][attachment=97417:IMG_2205.JPG][attachment=97417:IMG_2205.JPG][attachment=97418:IMG_2206.JPG][attachment=97419:IMG_2209.JPG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatboter Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I have a similar Pro and I really love it.. has the classic punch of a Wal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I can confirm everything in the original post, except the use of the word "nipple" in place of "strap button". I found the neck particularly pleasing to play on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 (edited) If it helps, the Wal database shows that the basses completed two and four before yours (W2172 and W2174) were made in 1983 and 1984 [url="http://www4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/~koesters/Privat/Wal/walspec.html"]http://www4.informat...al/walspec.html[/url] Good luck with the [s]nipple[/s] sale Edited January 15, 2012 by Clarky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubbybloke68 Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Hi Gary, I've sent you a pm. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shemeckfrac Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 knew it wouldn't take long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyleejohnson Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 Thank you everyone for your advice and encouragement. Growing up in the Somerset blues delta, I was always told that bit of metal sticking out of the bottom of your bass was a nipple, but maybe the rest of the world is different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyleejohnson Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 Dear Basschatters I have now agreed a sale for this instrument. She's going to a loving home. Thank you for your interest. Gary Lee Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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