Fishman

Thanks @Chopthebass – this is my first attempt so any advice appreciated – this is a way down my 'to-do' list so progress may not be immediate

Mods: we need a like emoticon for 'scared' 😟

bloody hell, that was tense! 😓 Well done Andy!

It's time to make a pick guard – I've ordered a few different sheets of A4 veneer to make something laminated – each sheet is 0.6mm, so 4 sheets should do the trick

The next step will be to scan this and make a paper template, fine tune that, then make something out of thin MDF, then onto the veneer

Seeing the wrench in your photo @TrevorR , it reminded me of this – slight thread derailment, but hey, it's my bass! 😉

25 minutes ago, TrevorR said:

Ha! Ironically this query post just popped up on the Wal Facebook group...

Hi @TrevorR – I'm posting my queries there as the group has a lot more members, with a specific interest in Wal stuff

Here's the link to the FB Wal page if anyone is interested:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2413094311

2 hours ago, TrevorR said:

Hi res scans here...

Thanks @TrevorR – I love the pic of the Pro in the field at sunset on the opening page of the brochure – so 'of it's time' !

I feel your apprehension! My Stingray build came to a halt due to not wanting to feck things up – now I am confident enough to plug the router in 😓

OK, you win @Jimothey 😉

any progress?

My Stingray build is, so far, 6 months slower than yours – I hereby request the mods take this build thread title and give it to me 😁

Seriously though, any progress?

2 hours ago, BassBod said:

put him in touch when I saw the wanted ad

Cheers @BassBod !

I cannot for the life of me remember who I bought the pre and pickup from though – it was on here about 10 years ago in the Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale section – maybe it was still bassworld or whatever it was called previously – either way the transaction details aren't still available

1 hour ago, Andyjr1515 said:

influenced by the styles of the era in which it was built'

It's basically a Shergold 😊

47 minutes ago, BassTool said:

Has the finish/colour been decided yet?

Currently we're looking at natural, with tru-oil – which, now I've seen it for the first time, I really like

But… I may change my mind!

New year bump – now includes hard case – UK shipping no problem

Great work Andy – now I can breathe out 😌

Just now, wateroftyne said:

 

There’s a bigger one on the Fraud thread.

Yeah, I saw that – unbelievable behaviour

5 hours ago, Nail Soup said:

For anyone else who is not understanding the debate about bridges  here is a pic of the the bass so we can admire the aesthetic qualities. Nice looking bass.

That big knob is quite impressive 😉

42 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

If it was me I'd pick a bridge for its looks and ease of intonation adjustment.

I agree

I must say that my description of the 201 as a BBOT is wrong – what I really meant was that the bass is high-end  and usually those kinds of basses have more expensive bridges

🤐

2 hours ago, Rich said:

Agreed. The basis might be similar, but really the Gotoh bridge has as much in common with a cheapy BBOT as a Lamborghini does with an Allegro. 

I would say that it is just a thicker bit of BBOT – not dissing the Gotoh 201 but it ain't nothing like the sophistication that a lot of bass folks are spending money on these days – I'm sure that a blind test wouldn't reveal any difference

I saw an Italian Allegro once, called the Innocenti! ☺️

4 hours ago, LukeFRC said:

this topic has been done at least once I think... 

never mind – we're doing it again 😊

Having done lots of bridge research for my in-progress @Andyjr1515 build I came across this amazing looking bass from Stradi that has a bent bit of tin for a bridge

Personally I'm not sure a bridge is something that does much more than hold the string down at the body end of things – obviously others will disagree, but sustain is hardly ever necessary and didn't mean much to Jaco or Jamerson anyway 😊

https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2020/11/30/bass-of-the-week-stradi-reformer/?fbclid=IwAR22HPFJshnDsjuAy1h3Z6t4p0jUElmc4a-awwCw5YXFwN4lKposjD1UaFQ

A bit of a nod to the Alpher Mako body shape too I reckon

I have their P, J and MMs in various basses – output is as expected, good and strong, no noticeable difference in output compared with other pickups I use

14 hours ago, NickA said:

Still wondering how @fishman came upon a pro 1e without its body or bridge!  

The simple truth is that I bought the neck earlier this year from someone on the Wal Lovers FB page and the pickup/preamp/scratchplate I bought in the for sale section on this very forum about 10 years ago

I had two lovely Mk I Wals that I had to sell a while back when business wasn't so good, so I kept my eye out for any Wal bargains and here we are

Oh yeah, they ate the bridge too 😢

What really happened was mice nibbled away at the body over a period of months while it was in storage, it was so badly damaged that I took the thing apart and left them to finish the body