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Normally not my cup of tea but I like the atmosphere a lot.... tight groove and in general a piece of music played with intensity and dedication.
Good musicians and the right sounds... You've put a lot of work in this. Well done , good luck with it.

Didn't know it was him playing the Harrison concert...great player indeed, thanks for the info.

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Things go fast around here... posted this morning and I was already on the third page :-)
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I bought a fretless Pedulla Buzz here on bass-chat and it's an amazing bass. Because I liked it so much I have been looking for a fretted Pedulla MVP which I had never played in the past.
I bought this one just recently but I don't get the "click" I'm looking for. I need a huge "Yes" if I want to keep a bass and I'm a bit spoiled.
This is a lovely bass and I can see myself using it live but on the other hand .. now I 've bought another Wal bass this weekend and have some other great basses too, I know I won't be picking up this one when I've got choices to make.
So I'm selling it back although I have it only since hardly two weeks.
Good mid tones, nice slap-sound, full bass sound, bartolini pick-ups, PJ configuration, bass was made in 1988 serial number 21.
I can deliver this with a gig bag. Prefer local pick-up but this can also be shipped.
I'm asking 650 euros (which is less than I paid but so be it).
Any more questions : feel free to email me
Thanks
Geert

Met Gary this weekend in Belgium at the coast... He was kind enough to bring this bass along. Really nice person to have a long chat with about basses and life. The instrument itself turns out to be absolutely marvelous. I knew Pro-basses were good (I've owned mostly MK I Wal basses) but I didn't know they were this good. It brings out the best in me which is about all you want from an instrument (cheap or expensive). Thanks !

Recently a local bass-player (Claude, also here on BC) bought a similar Pro bass sunburst and he let me play it...Though it sounds a bit different than my MKI model the typical Wal-ingredients were still there and I liked the solid feel ànd the looks. When this one popped up it was too hard to resist.
Filip Moortgat, one of my favourite bass-players here in Belgium (and a big influence when I started playing bass) has also been playing a Pro Wal bass for more than 20 years and all these combined factors made me go on my knees again. Really pleased with this and looking forward to have one myself.

I was the one who send the first email when this bass appeared and the seller has been so kind to respect this.. Normally this bass is heading for Belgium this week (looking forward to it and thanks for the kind replies, Gary).

That's why I sold mine too : I didn't use it enough ..
Let's also not forget that this bass without the midi-function is a great instrument on its own...

I had a Wal MKII midi bass (sold it to Spiritchaser)...it allows you to experiment and do some pretty cool stuff and it opens up possibilities which are mindblowing. I used it on a couple of tracks on a solo cd I'm still working on and I had a couple of marimba-and synth-solo's (you can blend the clean bass-sound with the midi-sound). People are amazed how tight the bass and the keyboardplayer play together
I have to admit that your playingstyle has to be really precise and balanced. Midi-systems have some difficulty to deal with muted notes which they find hard to "understand" or place. But if you learn to deal with these rules and give the midi-bass "clear" information thanks to a good technique, you can do really inspiring things.
Good luck with the sale !

Beautiful bass, I love spalted maple...

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About ten years ago I had the honour to play two concerts (Brussels and Lausanne) with this percussionist Trilok Gurtu. I was so nervous that there was sweat on top instead of in the palm of my hands. He played a solo in 5/4 while I had to keep the tune going. Very kind musician to play with but on a musical level which was planets beyond mine. I treasure the memory of those two concerts.

If only this would be your MVP 4 ... :-)

Great basses with a broad range of sounds !

Beautiful bass and a top person to deal with as I have experienced...good luck with the sale, Nels !

I'm not that fond of the tone Verdine gets when you isolate it but it works great in the band (my favourite : Fantasy).
I watched a live dvd a couple of weeks ago (a shared bill with the band Chicago) but it was obviously re-played since Verdine throws his hands in the air at one given moment and the bass-line continues ...

[quote name='andyorks' post='803401' date='Apr 12 2010, 09:15 AM']Hi
This bass is as new not just in good condition and it was built by the people who made Wal great. A new one is just a bass built under license, very good but it's never going to be the same as owning a real Wal.
I think it is priced about right, it will cost you £3300 for a new one, you'll have to wait a while, it's a voyage into the unknown and it never have a collectable value. This one however is a classic, £3500 seems a fair price.[/quote]

I sold a similar one about a year ago (not a scratch on it), I asked for 2500 euros (even at that price it took quite some time to sell it (only one person was interested)).
But if you find the right person at the right time, you might pull if off. I think that in the States there is a bigger market when you want to achieve this sort of price for a Wal bass.

I was offered an endorsement for Peavey a couple of years ago.
I loved those Peavey Cirrus basses and in a local shop I was asked by someone who worked there who had seen me play a couple of times if I would be interested in Peavey gear.
I was interested and I met the Peavey representant. He told me to go to Frankfurt (the music fair) and check out the Peavey stuff and write down what I wanted.
So I did but after a couple of months I gave it all back. I used Peavey amps and speakers but they couldn't compete with the material I already had (Epifani gear) and I preferred other basses like my Wal etc..
There wasn't any real pressure to use it all of the time (I did in some tv-shows) but I felt more at ease when I returned it. It was mentionned that I would have to give some sort of bass clinic but I wasn't keen on that idea since that isn't the easiest thing to do..

I saw the new Miller CD in the shop but I didn't buy it although I normally always do.
I have most of his CD's since I like his style. Unfortunately I find it hard to listen to a complete album, after three or four songs I have enough.
A couple of times a year I pick up one of his cd's and listen to it but if I play it too often I easily get bored. Something in the repertoire, the production, I don't know.
I have to admit that I thought "Silver Rain" was one of his best.
He is still a fantastic bass-player and has accomplished amazing things but maybe I'm waiting for the moment that he re-invents himself which is not easy when you have that famous style.
Most of us don't even reach that level so going beyond that is even harder.

Pfew...I love this sort of finish. Recently I tried out an Overwater for the first time and it had a great sound. The B-string had a great sustain and the controls offered a wide range of sounds. Good luck with the sale !

Each one of these bassplayers had a huge influence on me...they opened doors which I didn't know about.
I saw them performing with the SMV show in Gent and it blew my mind, one of the best concerts I have ever seen.
Even soundwise it was great, no blurring lows, no undefined sounds ...They blended perfectly together and they treated each other with mutual respect. Also hats off for the keyboardplayer, great solo's and tasteful playing.

Nice one, Oliver ! Good luck with the sale...
I sold a couple of my Wal basses...I used to own five but now I've just one left.
Of course you want to have them all but in the end the basic sound you love comes from just one Wal bass.

Wish it got sold...I keep coming back to this one (checked some youtube clips with Elrick basses and they made the GAS even worse but I feel strong enough).

It looks pretty beat up but as long as the sound is ok ...
I have a Pedulla Buzz fourstring-fretless and I like it a lot (bought it from Jenswest here on bass-chat).
There's something special about Pedulla's, they really have something distinctive. They have a sort of hi-fi sound but still have warmth and a great percussiveness of their own. Hard to explain but I'm a fan.
Good luck with this one..

I noticed that the bass got sold... maybe you should have put a minimum price in your add. It's a shame that this fine instrument didn't raise more money.
I was interested but then I realised that the time for collecting basses (however beautiful or excellent they are) is a bit through.
Someone was really lucky tonight !