tauzero Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 [quote name='DavidMcKay' timestamp='1444758211' post='2885711'] I have never heard a bad word about or against Wal basses - and that makes me ultra suspicious! [/quote] Personally, I don't like the neck profiles, so I wouldn't have one. Other basses that I have tried and didn't like the neck profiles of - Fodera, Spector, some Warwicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 [quote name='steve-soar' timestamp='1444769225' post='2885920'] Meanwhile, in Saudi Aribia, a 3 times cancer surviving 73 year old man is expecting 350 lashes for having wine. [/quote] He could wear a Wal on his back, that should help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 [quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1444810351' post='2886166']This, of course, is the heaviest Wal of all: [/quote] Not showing up any more. Let me guess, it was the Great Wal of China. Hadrian's Wal would be next and then the comparatively lightweight Berlin Wal, although Jeff wasn't entirely happy with the neck profile and traded it in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 [quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1445086932' post='2888713'] Not showing up any more. Let me guess, it was the Great Wal of China. Hadrian's Wal would be next and then the comparatively lightweight Berlin Wal, although Jeff wasn't entirely happy with the neck profile and traded it in [/quote] I'm guessing it might be this beastie... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMcKay Posted October 17, 2015 Author Share Posted October 17, 2015 [quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1445104545' post='2888863'] I'm guessing it might be this beastie... [/quote] Looks like some sort of therapy for ADHD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChunkyMunky Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 This has been a hilariously entertaining read. Well trolled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMcKay Posted October 17, 2015 Author Share Posted October 17, 2015 [quote name='ChunkyMunky' timestamp='1445108249' post='2888899'] This has been a hilariously entertaining read. Well trolled! [/quote] I looked into this Troll thing and apparently it has a lot more to do with hijacking threads and baiting users for an emotional response. Given that I started this thread does that mean I have Trolled myself?....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 (edited) Starting a thread can definitely be trolling. Had you called your thread "All we need is just another prick on a Wal" - THAT would be trolling Edited October 17, 2015 by Roland Rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanuki Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 This is just good natured edutainment surely? A spirited debate with some good information about wildlife and financial wellbeing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMcKay Posted October 17, 2015 Author Share Posted October 17, 2015 [quote name='tanuki' timestamp='1445113310' post='2888941'] This is just good natured edutainment surely? A spirited debate with some good information about wildlife and financial wellbeing? [/quote] Absolutely. Something for everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderpaws Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I wonder if Mr Wal will be along for a look at this thread and use it positively for market research purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMcKay Posted October 17, 2015 Author Share Posted October 17, 2015 [quote name='Thunderpaws' timestamp='1445117199' post='2888989'] I wonder if Mr Wal will be along for a look at this thread and use it positively for market research purposes. [/quote] Bit hard - I think he's dead! Paul Herman might happen by though, but even that is unlikely given that it he's got an 18 month waiting list for his guitars...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil.c60 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 [quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1445104545' post='2888863'] I'm guessing it might be this beastie... [/quote] Is this Wonderwal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 [quote name='phil.c60' timestamp='1445168307' post='2889215'] Is this Wonderwal? [/quote] Close! It's the Wonderful Land Wal. (actually the Journey to the Centre Wal, but that's a mere detail) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 And it's the AwakenWal... https://open.spotify.com/track/4DQ2LaCYTlmoQwJApaXIHU http://youtu.be/HaTrjZBzuKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I think proportionally the Wal looks beautiful, for me it just looks right however, I would be put off owning one due to perceived weight issues and I don't think the electrics would give me the sound I wanted (not being keen on active electronics) I owned a Status series 3000 a few years ago, another beautiful looking bass but I just could not get a sound out of it that I liked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyvee Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) [quote name='DavidMcKay' timestamp='1444757388' post='2885698'] Honestly - you can't spend 10 minutes on the Basses For Sale forum without someone posting an update about the latest Wal for sale and how the guitar is a 'stunning masterpiece', 'gorgeous beyond belief', and 'why did I ever sell my own one years ago?!?!' (Hint - you probably sold it because it wasn't worth keeping, or else you would still have it). 'Oh - but the intonation, the Wal growl, the tone - it is sublime!'. Eh..... this is a bit like full HD or 4K TV. Most mere mortals don't have the eyesight to discern the difference - and I would argue most listeners to Wal don't 'get' the nuances either. I also believe there is a 2 year waiting list for these (rolls eyes to ceiling). Seriously! Really! If you have too much money burning a great big hole in your pocket then go buy a couple of iWatches or something. Every - and I mean every - photo of a Wal that I have seen looks like an over-varnished by-product from a Prison Workshop. Bits of wood glued together (helps if the woods don't match - I think it is called [i]character[/i])), put in a vice, sanded and then varnished with a Bill Posters brush - multiple times. Not just the ones from the 80's - but the new ones as well! And don't get me started on Mick Karn and how he was the master of the fretless Wal. All Mick Karn ever did was play [u]as [/u]Mick Karn on the fretless Wal. Even where he was guesting as part of a 'super group' type of set up for the Princes Trust or whatever - he still sounded like Mick Karn [u]being [/u]Mick Karn playing a fretless [u]like[/u] Mick Karn. That's not a signature tune or sound - that is someone who was incapable of playing any other way. I will never be able to play like Mick Karn, I will never have enough money to own a Wal, and I will never feel about the Wal bass the way some of you do. But I am OK with that. Wal-lovers. I'm calling you out. Let's have some grown up critique (ooh - get me, after said rant above!) about the pros and cons of the Wal and not some knee-jerk fanboy reaction everytime someone posts an image or a for sale post. Honestly - if you want a Wal. Dip your bass in Cuprinol repeatedly for 8 weeks and you'll be there Thoughts?........ [/quote] LOL I know nothing about Wal's but this post was worth reading twice. :-) Edited October 18, 2015 by jazzyvee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMcKay Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 [quote name='jazzyvee' timestamp='1445199387' post='2889591'] LOL I know nothing about Wal's but this post was worth reading twice. :-) [/quote] Well - I pride myself on providing a balanced picture! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 http://youtu.be/kQFKtI6gn9Y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMcKay Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 [quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1445202353' post='2889628'] [media]http://youtu.be/kQFKtI6gn9Y[/media] [/quote] But Guv - I'm innocent I tell ya! I didn't break section 21 of the strange sketch act: causing grievous mental confusion of the great British public. It weren't me. Strike a light, and no mistake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanuki Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Saw a Warwick today, it buzzed at me but it couldn't get me because I was out of range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanuki Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 i think my equivalent thread / beef would have to involve those amps with little yellow speakers.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil.c60 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Can I get one of these at Walmart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMcKay Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share Posted October 19, 2015 No - but you could try finding it in "Where's Wal-lie?" [i]groan.....[/i] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 [quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1445196789' post='2889563'] I would be put off owning one due to perceived weight issues ... [/quote] [URL=http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Just%20Stuff/Music%20and%20Musicians/JuniorBrown4_zps419fc188.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/h4ppyjack/Just%20Stuff/Music%20and%20Musicians/JuniorBrown4_zps419fc188.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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