Hooch Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 (edited) Bloody beast. Got this one a few years ago, as I wanted to experience the « Wal thing ». The experience was quite impressive. I'm going back to 4-strings now. Tried to justify having this one under my bed for months, and did not succeed. She's a MK2 from october 1988. Worn-in but really good condition. Electronics is dead-silent, frets are good with very few signs of wear, and neck is damn straight with a nice low action (2mm above the 12[sup]th[/sup], except for the B-string). Trussrod is effective in both directions and has very little effort to do to keep the neck straight. Two things have to be noticed : 1/ there are only 2 screws on the preamp backplate, 2/ The G-tuning peg broke a few years ago and her previous owner replaced it with a non original one. There are some crazes due to this replacement. If you look at the pic, it's only the coat which was crazed. As for these 2 points, I just ordered new set of screws and a G-tuning peg to Wal. I'll gladly forward this to the future owner of this bass. Indian rosewood fingerboard, one-piece brazilian mahogany body and gorgeous shedua facings. 11 pounds, not a light one (anyway, is there any lighweight Wal fiver ?), but as you may know you can gain not far from one pound combining the MS4 tuning pegs with Ultra light Schaller ones. As for the sound... well, wal-ish obviously, many (many) tones, always thick and defined, with a huge amount of growl if needed. Pick attack, filters and trimpots work fine. B-string is the best I tried, even if it's a 34 scale. You can use it on the A, and have a pretty defined tone. She's really a great bass. Original case is included in the sale. [s]3150 GBP, fully-insured shipping to Europe included.[/s] [s]2950 [/s]2900 [b]2850[/b] pounds, shipping fees excluded. "[/URL] "] " "] " Edited June 29, 2015 by Hooch
TheGreek Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 Priced to sell when compared to some others I've seen recently...shouldn't hang around for too long..
littleal Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 Oh no wal gas alert,,, shame you're not looking for a Ken Smith black tiger sixer,,
ras52 Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 [quote name='littleal' timestamp='1433502537' post='2791600'] Oh no wal gas alert,,, shame you're not looking for a [s]Ken Smith black tiger sixer[/s] kidney. [/quote]
Hooch Posted June 5, 2015 Author Posted June 5, 2015 (edited) Thanks fellas, nice proposals too but my kidney's fine at the moment, and I'm not looking for a 6-string - btw gorgeous bass ! I was asked for some details. First I live in Paris, France. [s]My price includes a full-insured shipping to European countries[/s] (EDIT: bass is now on sale shipping fees excluded). I regularly ship basses, got everything to ensure a safe shipping. As for the B-string's height. There is no issue at all with the neck, which is perfectly straight. The B-string's height above the 12th fret is 2,5mm - other strings' height is 2mm and under. It's due to the fact that a B-string needs more height to ring. It's quite normal, especially on a 34 scale. She's strung with (new) 45-125 DR Hi-beams strings. Edited June 8, 2015 by Hooch
Francesco Posted June 6, 2015 Posted June 6, 2015 Always had a soft spot for these heavy beasts! Good luck with the sale.
Norwood Posted June 6, 2015 Posted June 6, 2015 Amazing bass! I swear that Hooch is a very serious seller and bass expert. Good sale my friend!
Hooch Posted June 8, 2015 Author Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) Thanks Greg and Francesco, much appreciated ! New price: 2950 GBP shipping fees excluded. Edited June 8, 2015 by Hooch
Hooch Posted June 10, 2015 Author Posted June 10, 2015 (edited) Still there. As for trades, no basses I'm afraid. I'm looking for some effects though: Solidgoldfx Beta, Empress ParaEq (boost version),[s] IE Xerograph, 3 leaf Wonderlove[/s]... just let me know Edited June 12, 2015 by Hooch
Hooch Posted June 12, 2015 Author Posted June 12, 2015 Have found my envelope filter bump. Price is now reduced to 2900 pounds, shipping fees not included - I live in France.
Hooch Posted June 15, 2015 Author Posted June 15, 2015 Just received the missing parts from Wal (backplate screws + Schaller MS4 G-tuning peg), will post some fresh pics soon.
Hooch Posted June 16, 2015 Author Posted June 16, 2015 (edited) Here are new pics with the parts I received yesterday. As for the G-tuning peg, it's possible to combine the key with the original black and silver plate – unfortunately, i don't have the proper tool for this. [url="http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=566353P1010962.jpg][IMG]http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/566353P1010962.jpg[/IMG][/URL"][IMG]http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/566353P1010962.jpg[/IMG][/url] Edited June 16, 2015 by Hooch
Hooch Posted June 17, 2015 Author Posted June 17, 2015 Sorry for the 36-hour bumping rule, but i forgot to mention that i'll be in London this friday's evening, which may ease and sweeten the deal. New price drop: 2850 pounds, shipping fees not included.
mikeswals Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 As for rebuilding the original Schaller tuner ; yes its very simple to transfer the worm and string post shafts, the collar and the wing onto the original black logo body. All you need is one small flat head and a medium flat head screwdrivers, real simple! They only used those black logo ones for about two years and you can't find them anywhere, and would be special to retain them as much as possible.
Hooch Posted June 29, 2015 Author Posted June 29, 2015 Looks more easier than i thought indeed. Its new owner has the black & silver plate, so nothing's lost. Now sold.
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