Fishman Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 (edited) I'm thinking of building a Wal Pro 1e clone and wondered if anyone has a detailed template for this shape I should explain that I have a Wal Pro 1e pickup and preamp, complete with scratch plate – all I need is the wooden bits etc Dimensions such as thickness and routing would be most useful – the neck pocket is dictated by the scratch plate shape, so no problem there Cheers! Edited April 27, 2018 by Fishman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilmour Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Can't help I'm afraid, but I love the look of those really early Wal's I've always dreamed of having a clone made in 5 string format... but time, money etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishman Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 Yes, great aren't they – I've had two Wals, both MkI customs, and would like to get that sound again – I'll probably have to make an approximate body template using images from the web Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommorichards Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Dam. However did you get hold of the electrics for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishman Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 I bought them from a fellow Basschatter about 10 years ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umcoo Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 There is a Wal Facebook group and a chap posted in it recently about a company in Japan who make clones of instruments. They're making him a Wal clone (well, the wooden bits at least) for quite a reasonable amount. They may be able to do you the body and neck of Pro 1E? I'll try and find the details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishman Posted May 4, 2018 Author Share Posted May 4, 2018 Interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umcoo Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 The guy is having them made by rareguitarheaven.net This is the Facebook group if you want to look - it's from a few months back so you might have to scroll a bit - good luck with the project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umcoo Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Sorry, forgot link - https://www.facebook.com/groups/2413094311/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishman Posted May 5, 2018 Author Share Posted May 5, 2018 Thanks for the Wal link – I see that the rareguitarheaven outfit get some rather scathing reviews – I'll almost certainly get someone around these parts to build it for me as I'm a fussy git – I'll make a fresh post once the build is underway, don't hold your breath though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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