Beedster Posted June 15, 2019 Posted June 15, 2019 (edited) For sale is a bass project I'm simply not going to have time to finish, and would probably have sold even if I did as I'm not even getting the time to play bass these days! A stunning 1980's Warmoth body and a more recent beck. Both are finished in very light oil and are both beautiful to look at and, more importantly, absolutely lovely to play. I recognise that it sounds a bit daft, but having owned three Wal fretless basses during what I loosely call my career, there is something very Wal-like about this bass. Tone wise the sustain is noticeable, and the action will go very low without any board issues (in short, the neck is very well made and the ebony board has not been worn by play). Goes without saying that the heel/pocket fit is outstanding. PUPs are a matched pair of DiMarzios bought new late last year. Circuit is generic I assume. I will sell it with both the full Precision pickguard seen in the first photo and the cut down version with the circuit in the second. Please note that I am selling this as a project. Everything works, and it's a seriously good instrument for the money, seriously good. But please note the following: 1. The circuit will need to be reconnected to the PUPs, and a jack output socket added 2. Excess tuner holes in the rear of the headstock will need filling if they annoy you (they never annoyed me) 3. There's probably a few screws need adding replacing And yes, that is an original Badass II bridge, not a copy Tuners not actually screwed onto headstock yet, hence slight alignment issue! Edited June 17, 2019 by Beedster 1
silverfoxnik Posted June 15, 2019 Posted June 15, 2019 Another beautiful looking instrument, Chris! The fretboard is stunning... GLWTS
Shaggy Posted June 15, 2019 Posted June 15, 2019 Fab FL Chris! Whats the body and neck wood - padouk?
Beedster Posted June 15, 2019 Author Posted June 15, 2019 Thanks guys, it's lovely. Greg, as you know, smaller and far more fiddly instruments have stolen my heart recently, or this would be going nowhere (it's actually only a project because I was going to replace the circuit with a more versatile circuit from John/Kiogon with series/parallel options on both PUPs, in short given that those nice guys at Dimarzio have provide lots of wiring options, with that I circuit I was going to be able to do P/J, J/J, P,P and J/P, but I simply haven't got around to it. Happy to include that circuit in sale also to be honest). As I'm sure is the case for many, I'm also trying to support my mothers nursing care costs at the moment, so am going to sell the stuff I have that doesn't get regularly used and put the proceeds into that. God bless the complete failure of successive governments to provide decent care for our parent's generation when things go wrong. Anyway, woods? Funnily enough, in both case I'm not 100% sure, both were bought used, one from the US last year, and one IIRC from Europe a while back. I don;t think they're Paduak, but I'm not sure. The look and feel of both in the flesh are outstanding, and both Nik and Greg, being Wal-heads, will know what I mean by this bass having more than a passing resemblance in looks and feel, and whilst it would be daft to say in tone, the core tone of the instrument, i.e., unplugged, has a gorgeous nasal quality, think Song From Under the Floorboards. If anyone wants this as an intact, fully working instrument, with the new circuit, I'm happy to sell it on that basis but it's going to take a few weeks to do and it will cost around £150 more, trust me, it's worth every penny, it's glorious. Cheers C 2
grahamd Posted June 15, 2019 Posted June 15, 2019 Aaaah Chris why do I ‘need’ every bass you put on here!?!?!
silverfoxnik Posted June 15, 2019 Posted June 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Beedster said: Anyway, woods? Funnily enough, in both case I'm not 100% sure, both were bought used, one from the US last year, and one IIRC from Europe a while back. I don;t think they're Paduak, but I'm not sure. The look and feel of both in the flesh are outstanding, and both Nik and Greg, being Wal-heads, will know what I mean by this bass having more than a passing resemblance in looks and feel, and whilst it would be daft to say in tone, the core tone of the instrument, i.e., unplugged, has a gorgeous nasal quality, think Song From Under the Floorboards. Love that track Chris, being a Magazine (and Barry Adamson) fan.. Not sure what a Wal-head is though.. 😁 1
Shaggy Posted June 15, 2019 Posted June 15, 2019 10 minutes ago, silverfoxnik said: Not sure what a Wal-head is though.. 😁 Same as a Wal-nut or maybe even a Wal-ly The switching options would be easy to do and would make this such a versatile beastie - if I didn't already have 3 FL's (strangely enough including a Wal and an Ovation Magnum 1 a la Barry Adamson) I'd be all over this Very sorry to hear about your Mums situation Chris, I've been in the same boat for a couple of years - hope things improve mate!
silverfoxnik Posted June 15, 2019 Posted June 15, 2019 31 minutes ago, Shaggy said: Same as a Wal-nut or maybe even a Wal-ly The switching options would be easy to do and would make this such a versatile beastie - if I didn't already have 3 FL's (strangely enough including a Wal and an Ovation Magnum 1 a la Barry Adamson) I'd be all over this Very sorry to hear about your Mums situation Chris, I've been in the same boat for a couple of years - hope things improve mate! Ditto regarding your mum, Chris.. We've had something similar for 3 years now with Mrs Silverfoxnik' mum who had a stroke in 2016. Nik
Guest BassKS Posted June 15, 2019 Posted June 15, 2019 What a bass!!!! i would love it to complement my fretted warmoth jazz with the same neck wood. the shaft is Gonçalo Alves. It’s resonant as feck. Over the last 15 years I’ve easily bought and sold 30 basses. Warmoth has been with me always. I wish I could justify it.... truly amazing
Beedster Posted June 17, 2019 Author Posted June 17, 2019 On 15/06/2019 at 15:07, Shaggy said: Same as a Wal-nut or maybe even a Wal-ly The switching options would be easy to do and would make this such a versatile beastie - if I didn't already have 3 FL's (strangely enough including a Wal and an Ovation Magnum 1 a la Barry Adamson) I'd be all over this Very sorry to hear about your Mums situation Chris, I've been in the same boat for a couple of years - hope things improve mate! On 15/06/2019 at 15:41, silverfoxnik said: Ditto regarding your mum, Chris.. We've had something similar for 3 years now with Mrs Silverfoxnik' mum who had a stroke in 2016. Nik Thanks guys, not a great time to be old-aged in this country is it
Beedster Posted June 17, 2019 Author Posted June 17, 2019 On 15/06/2019 at 12:56, grahamd said: Aaaah Chris why do I ‘need’ every bass you put on here!?!?! On 15/06/2019 at 15:10, oldslapper said: That neck........🤪😍 On 15/06/2019 at 16:29, BassKS said: What a bass!!!! i would love it to complement my fretted warmoth jazz with the same neck wood. the shaft is Gonçalo Alves. It’s resonant as feck. Over the last 15 years I’ve easily bought and sold 30 basses. Warmoth has been with me always. I wish I could justify it.... truly amazing Yes, it's a rather lovely thing, and now sold I'm afraid
silverfoxnik Posted June 17, 2019 Posted June 17, 2019 49 minutes ago, Beedster said: Thanks guys, not a great time to be old-aged in this country is it Very true Chris!
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