Eisen Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 (edited) Selling my WAL MK II 5 string fretless bass for 4.900,00 GBP or 5.500,00 Euro plus shipping WAL MKII Fretless 5 String with Fretlines Born 2009 Ebony Fretboard! Walnut Facings New DÀddario Strings Original WAL Hiscox Case The bass is in like new condition The bass was checked by a high renown german luthier last week If seriously interested pm me for detail photos I sell this bass because I decided to just play 6 stringers and own 2 WAL MKIII 6ers. The bass is in Germany Edited October 13, 2018 by Eisen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisen Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 sunday morning wakeup bump... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisen Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 Still here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyerseve Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Love the grain on the body. Another stunning Wal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesco Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Just the bass I need.😄 Bump for this beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisen Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 @Francesco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisen Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 Sorry, something went wrong....Just wanted to thank Francesco for the bump😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterMute Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 You know what else has gone wrong? Too many fantastic 5 string fretlesses on here when I can't afford them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 When I grow up I will have one of these. Oh, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffo Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Stunning And the perfect fretless wood combination Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will4bass Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 What is the string spacing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisen Posted September 26, 2018 Author Share Posted September 26, 2018 String spacing is 18 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will4bass Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Okay thanks.... too small for me. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickA Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 You won't notice the string spacing. As soon as you start to play, it will feel just fine. It is a Wal, period; and that's the string spacing they have. Never heard anyone say "well I'd love a Stradivarius Violin, but the strings are too close together" 🙂 Seriously though, they are the most amazing fretless basses and despite the weight and the rather fat neck they are very comfortable to play. I was at a Jazz session with mine the other week (a 4-string custom, but the string spacing's the same) and no other bass players turned up; I played for 2 hours with a 5 minute break to get a beer and ... well, just fine. Kinda pricey though, and this one is premium price, I guess, due to A1 perfect condition and the much favoured walnut facing which, debatably, is the "perfect" wood for a fretless wal ... frankly, and I may get caned for saying it, I doubt the face wood makes much difference (though the walnut does look and feel fantastic). Anyone who likes the sound but doubts the ergonomics should give it a try (money notwithstanding .. I've had mine 20 years and it cost much less back then!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaners70 Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisen Posted September 28, 2018 Author Share Posted September 28, 2018 Hi guys, no she ain`t cheap but she feels so alone amidst the sixers... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will4bass Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 21 hours ago, NickA said: You won't notice the string spacing. As soon as you start to play, it will feel just fine. It is a Wal, period; and that's the string spacing they have. Never heard anyone say "well I'd love a Stradivarius Violin, but the strings are too close together" 🙂 Seriously though, they are the most amazing fretless basses and despite the weight and the rather fat neck they are very comfortable to play. I was at a Jazz session with mine the other week (a 4-string custom, but the string spacing's the same) and no other bass players turned up; I played for 2 hours with a 5 minute break to get a beer and ... well, just fine. Kinda pricey though, and this one is premium price, I guess, due to A1 perfect condition and the much favoured walnut facing which, debatably, is the "perfect" wood for a fretless wal ... frankly, and I may get caned for saying it, I doubt the face wood makes much difference (though the walnut does look and feel fantastic). Anyone who likes the sound but doubts the ergonomics should give it a try (money notwithstanding .. I've had mine 20 years and it cost much less back then!) No offense but I prefer 19-20mm spacing on any bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisen Posted September 28, 2018 Author Share Posted September 28, 2018 No offense but I prefer 19-20mm spacing on any bass. I have no problem with that😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickA Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 More Wals for the rest of us ;¬) :¬) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickA Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 PS: Apart from owning several Wals AND an ACG (which shows great taste IMO) .... how do you find the ACG compares? I have a project bass with the East ACG-01 electronics in it and am mighty impressed - probably more so than with the Wal electronics (but the project bass has only puny Delano J pickups not the mighty 8 winding Wals, so will never be quite the same). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisen Posted October 2, 2018 Author Share Posted October 2, 2018 First: a WAL is a WAL! As Sinead sang "nothing copares to you"...If you have played, heard or dreamed of a WAL you`ll have to buy one because of the mojo. Maybe one can build a similar sounding bass but he can`t build the mojo.Period! But if you are looking for a bass that can compete with the WAL a ACG is the right adress. I have owned a Krell with the mentioned EQ 01 and ACG Single Coils which i had defrettet: man, that was Jaco on steroids! I had a 6string Recurve SC, same preamp, with ACG Humbuckers, i felt like Chet Atkins on this one and i had a 5 string Recurve fretless with MULTICOIL PUs which was my starter drug. To make it short these were great basses in their own right and i regret selling them deeply ! But you know the story...you`ll have to sell one to buy another. To answer your question: If you want to go all the way down the WAL road with Alan you will need Multicoil PUs and the DFM preamp and a maple neck! Ps. I know i will get stoned to death for that Pps. Please excuse bad english 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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