Decisions Decisions..

[jay-syncro]

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P? Wal? Moon? Alpher?

No matter which one I take to the gig, the band will insist i sound the same. Bloody non-bassists. Edited September 23, 2017 by jay-syncro

[Beedster]

Mate, live it's the truth, I've see you playing a few different basses and whilst the basses are really different sounding solo'd, in the mix there's not much in it. But keep the Wal

[jay-syncro]

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1506179270' post='3376923']
Mate, live it's the truth, I've see you playing a few different basses and whilst the basses are really different sounding solo'd, in the mix there's not much in it. But keep the Wal
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Between you and our mutual Wal-loving friend, I think I'll have to. I just need to enroll on the Wal preamp course and I'll be sorted.

[Beedster]

[quote name='jay-syncro' timestamp='1506179600' post='3376928']
Between you and our mutual Wal-loving friend, I think I'll have to. I just need to enroll on the Wal preamp course and I'll be sorted. ��
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Courses, you'll need the undergrad to get a usable tone, the MSc to get those tones consistently, and the PhD to enable you to get every tone possible out of it. The problem I had with Wals live was that the tones I loved solo'd didn't work, so I resorted to finding Jazz- and Stingray-like tones (even Wal can't do a decent Precision), which begged the question of whether it was really worth taking £3k's worth of early 80's vintage bass to the Dog and Duck. The flip side is that once you take the time to find the unique Wal tones that do work, nothing else comes close.

[jay-syncro]

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1506179843' post='3376931']


Courses, you'll need the undergrad to get a usable tone, the MSc to get those tones consistently, and the PhD to enable you to get every tone possible out of it. The problem I had with Wals live was that the tones I loved solo'd didn't work, so I resorted to finding Jazz- and Stingray-like tones (even Wal can't do a decent Precision), which begged the question of whether it was really worth taking £3k's worth of early 80's vintage bass to the Dog and Duck. The flip side is that once you take the time to find the unique Wal tones that do work, nothing else comes close.
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Brilliant, looks like it's going to be a long road to becoming a fully competent Wal operator. It's funny you should say it can't do a P tone as I thought I nailed the fat 70's funk vibe last night, using the 'bass' pickup only with the associated mystery knob set to 5..

[Beedster]

[quote name='jay-syncro' timestamp='1506187490' post='3376981']


Brilliant, looks like it's going to be a long road to becoming a fully competent Wal operator. It's funny you should say it can't do a P tone as I thought I nailed the fat 70's funk vibe last night, using the 'bass' pickup only with the associated mystery knob set to 5..
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Mystery knob never does the same tone twice though Jay, will sound like a flute next time you use it

[Beedster]

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1506189043' post='3376989']


Ha ha. That did make me laugh. The mysteries of the Wal pre-amp. Someone should write a book on it. Or a thesis perhaps?
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Dr Synchro

[jay-syncro]

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1506189670' post='3376995']


Mystery knob never does the same tone twice though Jay, will sound like a flute next time you use it
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Haha, at least the band mates might notice that I've got a different bass!