dyerseve Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Pricey but just wow! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264427326214 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagsieblue Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) Nice bass Edited July 17, 2020 by bagsieblue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Not for me that. Everything barring the facings is perfect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 I love me a Wal, but no. That top 🤮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Not exactly selling it in the description either. Doesn’t seem to know whether it’s active (it is, obvs) nd states it’s had an ‘overhaul’ 😂. Not posting from either. Good luck sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Nicer one IMO - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1985-Wal-Mk1-Active-4-String-Bass-Guitar-with-Hardcase/164296079819?hash=item2640cf39cb:g:BEsAAOSwI-5fEw3j are they really fetching £5K + these days? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 39 minutes ago, Shaggy said: Nicer one IMO - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1985-Wal-Mk1-Active-4-String-Bass-Guitar-with-Hardcase/164296079819?hash=item2640cf39cb:g:BEsAAOSwI-5fEw3j are they really fetching £5K + these days? I’ve just asked the wife for £5k ”I don’t get it Trav, I just don’t...” 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 16 hours ago, Shaggy said: are they really fetching £5K + these days? I've owned three Wals. Two of them I sold for £2k each which - at the time - seemed pretty ballpark. They were a Custom Fretless and the original Pro II used by Nick Beggs on Too Shy, and that was maybe 8/9 years ago. The third one, a Wal Mk.III 5-string, I sold for over £3k five years ago and at the time I felt that was an outrageous amount. I reckoned I'd paid too much for it in the first place, and I was genuinely astonished that someone else would pay the same to take it off me. In hindsight he got a bargain ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 It's a good job I think most Wal's are fugly, so I'm not affected 😝 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Seeing Alan Spenner play one with Kokomo some 40 years or so ago, I wanted one for years after. But could never afford, my desire waned commensurate with my bank balance. 😳 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 8 hours ago, MacDaddy said: It's a good job I think most Wal's are fugly, so I'm not affected 😝 I've never been that keen on them either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edstraker123 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 (edited) On 20/07/2020 at 17:50, prowla said: I've never been that keen on them either. Hideous things that remind me of 70's wardrobes. I'm sure they must be endowed with some kind of magical power to command the prices they do. Beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder ! Edited July 22, 2020 by edstraker123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 I can’t say I like that one and I don’t think I’ve ever played one but they do look ergonomically comfortable, Kulit17 has a few beautiful black ones in the black bass thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Not a massive fan of the look. I like a boring P shape personally. But the tone that Spenner got, has stayed with me ever since those sweaty nights at Dingwalls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Buying a Wal is better than keeping money in the bank, it’s daft. I sold mine for £3.4k 4 years odd ago, and I’d easily get £5k for it now. It’s so odd really. There is no vintage value to them as they are made identically today, I think it’s just impatience for a new build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graphics1988 Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 I am more of a MK3 fan (looks and weight) - - but i turned down 8K USD a few weeks ago that someone offered me - not sure the currency diff for you good folks - but hindsight, 5 yrs ago i should have bought a few! Its the electronics that sets these apart from all other brands - thats it. Quality is on par with many boutique builders, the necks are chunky and not overly likeable - but the electronics are just crazy good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 11 minutes ago, graphics1988 said: ... but the electronics are just crazy good. And that's just about the size of it. You can get a staggering range of totally useable, musical tones from a Wal. I sold my first Wal when I realised that I spent all my time making it sound like a Precision ... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 1 hour ago, graphics1988 said: the necks are chunky and not overly likeable I found this too... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graphics1988 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 I don't think the nut width is wider than a P bass nut - but the thickness front to back with the V shape, takes some getting used too. If i strictly play that bass daily - i get used too it - then, if i play any of my other ones - i think i 'sigh' out loud. lol - regardless...NOTHING sounds as good as my Wal. (if you want active tones) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 On 22/07/2020 at 15:25, edstraker123 said: I'm sure they must be endowed with some kind of magical power to command the prices they do. Beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder ! Same could be said of vintage Fender JB's and Wals are built properly and by craftsmen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Having said that, i love that Wal exactly because of its oddball body facings. The price is stupid. And they have baseball bat necks so i'd never buy one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickA Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Yes they do sell for £5000+ at dealers. This one is at a dealer (elite Vintage guitars) not a genuine private sale. They don't sell for £5750, certainly not this one. Probably worth £4250. Replicas of Geddy Lee's Black one or Justin Chancellor's maple one go for silly money to USA based fan boys who then play along with rush and tool recordings. Beats me. Especially as the rush fans are now arguing about whether geddy's had a face-wood under the plack paint or not .... and now it transpires that he recorded an album called power windows on a brown one!!! Arghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! Madness. I have two, one cost £800, the other £4150. Doing much better than my pension fund despite a £500 service last year. The four string fretless is the bass I'll never part with, sounds great and nice to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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