British Basses

[PatrickJ]

5 minutes ago, Russ said:

I think they're lovely, unique instruments with peerless build quality and a sound all of their own that can't be easily replicated. But they are a bit of an acquired taste.

I confess my statement was made never having actually played one myself.  The recordings I've heard (Flea, Colin Edwin etc.) have sounded great so I get the sound thing but I can't see the justification for the price tag.

Edited May 17, 2021 by PatrickJ

[Russ]

3 minutes ago, PatrickJ said:

I confess my statement was made never having actually played one myself.  The recordings I've heard (Flea, Colin Edwin etc.) have sounded great so I get the sound thing but I can't see the justification for the price tag.

A combination of scarcity and charging what the market will bear. Wal was out of business for quite a few years until Paul Herman took the reins, which created a huge amount of pent-up demand.

Have you seen what Wals change hands for secondhand? I saw one the other day that was up for $10,000. The worst part is that it will sell, since interested buyers would rather pay that than wait four years! 

[Rich]

My Wal is part of my pension plan

[zbd1960]

oooh... shiny.... On my bucket list is to commission an instrument - more realistic and significantly cheaper and more predictable than commissioning a cello.... 

[chris_b]

3 hours ago, Rich said:

My Wal is part of my pension plan

Selling my Wal paid for the patio.

[Cosmicrain]

On 15/05/2021 at 12:07, PatrickJ said:

I couldn't find a decent picture of a 34" scale 4 string Funkmeister.  @Cosmicrain - do you have one?

Here's one I made for Mark Newman, again, it's a 32" variant.

 

Edited May 22, 2021 by Cosmicrain