Bass Culture Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 I'm looking for a set of this for a rather special new build I've commissioned from Mike Walsh (Zoot Bass). There's a guy in the states who makes them but the cost ($65 a set) including delivery, VAT (in all likelihood) and import duties makes them very expensive (as £65/70 expensive!). I'm sure someone will suggest posting to the Wal Facebook group, and I will do that, but can anyone here recommend anything similar? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Tbh that doesn’t seem like a bad price for a set (assuming four?) if they’re decent. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Culture Posted September 21, 2021 Author Share Posted September 21, 2021 20 minutes ago, ped said: Tbh that doesn’t seem like a bad price for a set (assuming four?) if they’re decent. Good Lord - really?! I am out of touch! I think the originals are milled aluminium, aren't they? The ones I'm talking about are cast resin. They have the gradations etched but these aren't highlighted in white as on the originals. If that's all there is out then I guess it's a seller's market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Bass Culture said: Good Lord - really?! I am out of touch! I think the originals are milled aluminium, aren't they? The ones I'm talking about are cast resin. They have the gradations etched but these aren't highlighted in white as on the originals. If that's all there is out then I guess it's a seller's market. Yes I think so. So maybe not so great then. But I don’t think that would be too bad for a set of original spec and material copies. Anything Wal is definitely a sellers market at the moment! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMoon Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 With a bit of work, these Framus Vintage knobs will get you almost there. Here they are on my Wal bitsa. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Culture Posted September 22, 2021 Author Share Posted September 22, 2021 Thanks @BlueMoon - they definitely look as though they could be worth investigating further. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JottoSW1 Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 (edited) How many laminations are required for a WAL style knob ? 😆😆😆😆 Batteries not included, 9 volts should be adequate. Edited September 26, 2021 by JottoSW1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkle Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 On 22/09/2021 at 08:54, BlueMoon said: With a bit of work, these Framus Vintage knobs will get you almost there. Here they are on my Wal bitsa. This looks like a great solution to the Wal-ish bass project I am working on. May I ask, how did you add the numbers to those knobs? Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMoon Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 I first prepared the knobs for paint by filling the V/T indentations on the top of each knob as well as the indent on the rim of each. Undercoat and then matt black coating. The numbers, letters and markers were prepared using white laser water slide decal film and transferring the appropriately resized images from a simple PC software. The hardest part was the alignment of each of the numbers/letters and getting the angles and spacing correct. When I was happy, I fixed the decals using satin lacquer. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkle Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Thanks @BlueMoon. Goodness me, way beyond my skill set. Ah well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxmsblck Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 On 15/12/2022 at 23:44, BlueMoon said: I first prepared the knobs for paint by filling the V/T indentations on the top of each knob as well as the indent on the rim of each. Undercoat and then matt black coating. The numbers, letters and markers were prepared using white laser water slide decal film and transferring the appropriately resized images from a simple PC software. The hardest part was the alignment of each of the numbers/letters and getting the angles and spacing correct. When I was happy, I fixed the decals using satin lacquer. The result looks really good. Amazing craftsmanship. May I ask how and with what you filled the V/T indentations? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMoon Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 2 hours ago, mxmsblck said: May I ask how and with what you filled the V/T indentations? I used JB Weld. Basically, it’s an epoxy resin but I’m others would be fine as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxmsblck Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 19 hours ago, BlueMoon said: I used JB Weld. Basically, it’s an epoxy resin but I’m others would be fine as well. Thanks very much for the tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 OK, they havent got the overhang of the Wal, but it's quite a good likeness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remizik Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Hi, I just received these today which are a decent replacement I think : The shape is not as good as the FRV 00004V but I'm quite happy with them :) 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkle Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Nice. where'd you get them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remizik Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 there's a link on the "these", but i'll put it again here : https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/4000831762315.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkle Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Ah, thanks. Didn’t realise the underline was a link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remizik Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 (edited) On 22/09/2021 at 09:54, BlueMoon said: With a bit of work, these Framus Vintage knobs will get you almost there. Here they are on my Wal bitsa. Funny how we did the same thing with the bridge, a mix of a Chrome and Black 3D Schallers edit : even the screws lol Edited June 14, 2023 by remizik 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lidl e Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 5 hours ago, remizik said: Hi, I just received these today which are a decent replacement I think : The shape is not as good as the FRV 00004V but I'm quite happy with them Looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remizik Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Hi all, just to let you know that I just started making some myself with a SLA Printer. I just got the printer yesterday so I'm still prototyping, but the results are already pretty good : After painting the numbers, cleaning up and varnishing (ignore the delamination at the bottom, I was trying to print it with support under) : I have no idea how these would age, I'm going to leave some outside in the sun during summer and some under water in the garage. If anyone is interested for some, shoot me a MP, but I need some more time to experiment 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remizik Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 (edited) Be careful with the link I shared a few post above for alt knobs, I got some more and they changed the font to a thin and ugly one Edited June 30, 2023 by remizik 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 On 25/06/2023 at 15:23, remizik said: shoot me a MP Now that's the sort of hunting I could get behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remizik Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 (edited) Hi all, a quick update, looks like the resin printed knobs are holding very well. I have a couple for more than a month underwater and they are still perfectly fine. Also left 3 in the sun/rain outside for the same amount of time, still looking great. Here's the last batch I made (printed, painted the markings, lacquered). FIY, the whole process of cleaning the resin prints, painting the numbers/letters and finishing takes about 3 hours of work.. Not a big fan of the shinny laquer, the mat one looks much better. Also the prints have a weird line defect, which will be corrected in the next prints. Edited August 22, 2023 by remizik 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remizik Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Here's how they look on the MK1 replica : 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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