Andy Posted March 28, 2017 Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) The great clearout continues with my 1986 Wal Fretless! This bass is in great condition for the year. It has a few light scratches on the back that are barely noticeable due to the nature of the finish ( I've tried to capture them in the photos) + a couple of fine lacquer cracks in the headstock. It has a mahogany core, stained sycamore facings and ebony fretboard. The one quirk of this model is that the position markers appear to have been moved, suggesting maybe that it was originally a fretted model and has been been defretted (having said that, the ebony fretboard might support the idea that it's always been fretted?). [attachment=241930:IMG_1556.JPG][attachment=241931:IMG_1555.JPG] Edited July 3, 2017 by Andy
Andy Posted March 28, 2017 Author Posted March 28, 2017 [quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1490732945' post='3267558'] Love this bass. It is a thing of beauty. The photo's do not do it justice. Buy in confidence. Andy is a thoroughly recommended seller. [/quote] Thanks Warren
Chiliwailer Posted March 29, 2017 Posted March 29, 2017 If I buy 3 of your wonderful basses can I get 1 free? Bump for a top seller, and a fine gentleman with exquisite taste in basses.
Andy Posted March 29, 2017 Author Posted March 29, 2017 [quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1490766494' post='3267713'] If I buy 3 of your wonderful basses can I get 1 free? Bump for a top seller, and a fine gentleman with exquisite taste in basses. [/quote] ROFL! PM'd with this months special offers Daniel
Andy Posted April 2, 2017 Author Posted April 2, 2017 [quote name='zomnius' timestamp='1491094752' post='3270511'] any trade wishes? [/quote] Sorry Zomnius - I need a straight sale only
Fishman Posted April 28, 2017 Posted April 28, 2017 (edited) Ah, this used to be mine - sold to Andy in 2010, or was it 2011 I bought it from ABC Music in Oxford in 1989 - I always thought the action was a bit 'not quite right' but my main bass was a Precision and this saw little action so I wasn't that bothered I took it to Pete around 2008 (amazed that he returned my call!) along with my fretted Mk I for a once over and he looked it up in his book and saw that it started life as a fretless, which means it was fretted in the first two years or so After Pete had stopped the Wal workshop I had it returned to it's original fretless state by Paul Herman via Charlie Chandler - the fret lines are Pearwood Alas, not all is lost - soon Fishman Towers will resonate to the sound of my soon-to-be-built Wal Pro 1e clone - nabbed a Pickup/Preamp from here a while back - watch this space (or the build diary section) +1 to Andy, a good guy to deal with Fishman Edited April 29, 2017 by Fishman
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