1979 Wal Pro 1 up for auction at GH.

[NikNik]

Wal Pro1

 

Also, see the 'custom' bass immediately underneath it with a Wal neck!

Edited November 20, 2021 by NikNik

[Reggaebass]

I don’t know much about Wal’s, do you think the neck from the other one is from the wal 

[BreadBin]

Estimate - £1500 to £2500!!

[Burns-bass]

38 minutes ago, BreadBin said:

Estimate - £1500 to £2500!!

+ 25% in fees…

[bartelby]

19 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

+ 25% in fees…

 

26.4% according to the website

[bartelby]

What happened to this poor Ibanez?!?

https://auctions.gardinerhoulgate.co.uk/catalogue/lot/c94395175ecb6dfd5389612efe7bbe23/63b778f7668dabe928d3800924a99077/the-guitar-auction-online-only-two-day-sale-includi-lot-180/

 

[NikNik]

28 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

+ 25% in fees…

That's to reel you in.

[Burns-bass]

17 minutes ago, NikNik said:

That's to reel you in.

Yeah I’ve been to the auction several times and to be fair they’re clear about it, but some people still get stung!

[CookPassBabtridge]

I'm keen on this lute - looks like it has a face!

[Woodinblack]

On 20/11/2021 at 08:12, BreadBin said:

Estimate - £1500 to £2500!!

 

Yes, sometimes their estimates are way out!

[warwickhunt]

On 20/11/2021 at 08:12, BreadBin said:

Estimate - £1500 to £2500!!

 

It's an old auction ploy to draw people in thinking they'll get a bargain... not much chance with the Basschat masseeve knowing about it.    

[TheGreek]

Wish I'd got £1500-£2500 when I sold mine....

[mikeswals]

Looks like it ended at £2600

[NikNik]

3 hours ago, mikeswals said:

Looks like it ended at £2600

+25%

[CookPassBabtridge]

5 hours ago, mikeswals said:

Looks like it ended at £2600

Is that a bargain? Or about right? 

[Rich]

On 20/11/2021 at 08:12, Reggaebass said:

I don’t know much about Wal’s, do you think the neck from the other one is from the wal 

The other one went for £520! Worth it just for that neck.

 

https://auctions.gardinerhoulgate.co.uk/catalogue/lot/fc5f905af9bd82f404796291de655e9e/63b778f7668dabe928d3800924a99077/the-guitar-auction-online-only-two-day-sale-includi-lot-294/

[mikeswals]

On 16/12/2021 at 04:33, CookPassBabtridge said:

Is that a bargain? Or about right? 

Still much less than what it would sell where I am.

[drTStingray]

1 hour ago, mikeswals said:

Still much less than what it would sell where I am.

Yeah I agree Mike - do the fretless Wals command the same sort of prices as fretted in the US? 

[NickA]

Highest price ive seen for a pro1 was £3900 but that was a slab body reissue one, this is an original pro1, so worth more, but fretless so worth less.  Also neck pickup where most of the reissues have a bridge pickup and hence sound "more Wal".  

 

Fretless tend to sell slower and cost less, but it's not a huge job to add frets ( vandalism though it is imho ), shouldn't knock more than £500 off the price.

 

£2600 +25% = £3250. Probably a fair enough price.

 

Someone will now try to flip it at £5000 plus on the basis of the Wal sticker.

 

That neck btw:. Having consulted my Wal pals ... It's from an early wal pro bass, so from a different and older bass.  Apparently people used to buy them with two necks ( fretted and fretless ) so there are a few knocking about.

Edited December 27, 2021 by NickA