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  1. Sold Greg another Wal (this has better not become a habit) and received a lovely Gibson in part-ex. As ever, he's a great guy to deal with. Cheers, John
  2. I like to think it was a realistic price. And I should amend the title to "on hold" as I am in serious negotiations right now
  3. The bass alone weighs 4.6 kg. The bass plus its case weighs 10.4 kg.
  4. Sorry, couldn't find the scales! Will try again tonight.
  5. Thanks for the info! It does make sense that they would have swapped the neck.
  6. Early example of a Wal Custom. As I'm sure you all know, these are top-quality instruments with a unique sound. This one has a solid mahogany body with maple facings, rosewood fingerboard, and the usual Wal active pickups and electronics. P.B. 1747 was built by Greg in 1982, and originally had "treated" maple facings and a fretless Macassar Ebony fingerboard. Pete the Fish changed it to a fretted with Indian Rosewood fingerboard in 1994. It's not clear whether he changed the fingerboard, or just swapped the fretless neck for a fretted one. In 2000, not long after I bought the bass, I got Pete to sand back the maple facings to (mostly) remove the "treatment", and finish the body with honey clearcoat. He serviced the electronics and fixed a dry solder joint around the same time. The instrument is in overall good nick, with a few scratches as befits a 36 year old working bass. All the electronics work, and it comes with a genuine, but fairly tatty, Wal hard case. I love this bass, but it's really not getting used very much. Will consider partial trades against high-end guitar effects, really nice Telecasters, really nice baritone guitars, or quality short-scale basses. Payment preferably by bank transfer or PayPal. Collection strongly preferred (located near Falmouth, Cornwall).
  7. Thanks for all the input folks, it's been really helpful.
  8. Haven't decided on a budget, but the top end will be limited by how much I could get for a 2nd-hand Wal I don't think that's going to stretch to a new made-to-measure Wal Superlight, as much as that would suit me sir. Eventually I will be doing a trip to London to see family, so if I haven't been distracted by more local pretty instruments by then, off to Bass Gallery and Wunjo I shall go. Might even decide it's time to go and visit my old friends in Andertons-ville, er, Guildford.
  9. We are a bit, but good to know about options over Devon way. And yes, looks like you've spotted the beast on MM.
  10. The Spector Shorty or the new Spector Bantam are now firmly on my radar. I did try a Spector NS-1 some years ago, lovely bass but at the time it was way over my budget. Was seriously considering the, er, similarly contoured Warwick Streamer for a while too.
  11. I'm near Falmouth, Cornwall. Suspect you'll be recommending I go at least as far as Exeter
  12. What I really don't like is the weight. And the fear of it getting damaged. What I like most is the comfortable feel of the whole instrument. Lots of other things to like: great sounds, quiet electronics, beautiful woods, fantastic craftsmanship. But the "it just feels right" was what sold me.
  13. After 18 years of happy Wal Custom (Mk I, 4-string, fretted) ownership, I'm seriously considering a change. I still love the Wal, but my bad back isn't getting any better and the Wal isn't getting any lighter. Also, the music I'm playing these days doesn't need that fabulous Wal sound. Mostly I end up with neck pickup only, all switches off, tone rolled off to 7. Maybe a nice, light, passive bass would suit me better right now. I might even contemplate something with a short-scale. But the Wal has always felt "just right". Dunno what combination of neck shape, fretboard radius, body shape, etc. it is, but the Wal feels "right" to me, and many other fine basses don't. So I call upon the wisdom and experience of BassChat. All you who have bonded with a Wal, what other basses also work for you? If I do go ahead and sell my Wal, what do you recommend I should consider? Thanks in advance, John
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