Clarky

My '63 is gorgeous and this is a looker too - another one from Si's vintage loft of dreams!

[quote name='ShergoldSnickers' post='1211535' date='Apr 26 2011, 11:10 AM']Can they make a mean cup of char and sweep the floor and vacuum up dog hairs? Could be interested you know. [/quote] No, all they can do is play XBox and consume nachos. Still interested?

[quote name='ShergoldSnickers' post='1211517' date='Apr 26 2011, 10:54 AM']If I didn't already have a build ongoing from Robbie at RIM I'd be round your gaff in a shot and no messing. All I can do is hope that you get the right result in the end Clarky, sale or no sale.[/quote] Right now matey, I am extremely loathe to sell this on. It really is so easy to play and so great sounding. My leaning is to keep it and to be more careful with spending in the next few months. Oh and to sell one of my kids into slavery

Spent some time playing this last night and am wondering if, my recent overspending notwithstanding, I will later massively regret moving this on. Its so ridiculously playable! Hence I am withdrawing from sale for a few days to consider alternative plans of action and whether I should keep this bass regardless.

Forgot to add that the bass weighs 9.4 pounds and the neck is slim and almost Jazz-like in dimensions, as opposed to the chunkier neck of earlier model Wals

[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='1211039' date='Apr 25 2011, 05:19 PM']+1 All the best with it Clarky...hope all is OK![/quote] Thanks Nik, 73Jazz and lozbass ... and of course Beedster Find out tomorrow if Mrs C needs surgery on her ski-damaged knee - unfortunately insurance policy excesses and exclusions (including all equipment such as wheelchairs, crutches, knee braces etc) mean her accident will have cost in excess of a grand which, together with other unbudgeted-for spends (extra DB amp when my last one failed, kids school trip to France etc) means this gorgeous bass has to go

Yes I know .... no p*ss taking please. I had been searching for a while for a fretless Wal and it does not disappoint. Its extraordinarily playable, has a beautiful range of tones, and is in truly immaculate condition (difficult to tell from new). However I have had an expensive time recently with some rather large and unexpected bills (including medical ones for Mrs C that are unlikely to be covered by insurance) and a £2.5k bass that was really a luxury is the one that has to budge, given I will not sell my YOB Precision come hell or high water. I only got this a month or two back from The Bass Gallery in Camden and its still as immaculate as when I got it. Specs are that its walnut faced (with a mahogany core), ebony necked (with side marker lines and dots but not full lines), has a Mk II body shape but a Mk III (downsized) head and Mk III neck joint (countersunk bolts, instead of old-fashioned neck plate) - thus its a Mk II/III hybrid. I have converted back my (considerably less valuable) '71 P/J to fretless so that can cover my fretless needs. Comes with Hiscox hard case. Made in June 2004. Cost me £2,500 and I would like that back please as it seems an entirely fair price based on other Wal sales on BC plus the fact its absolutely immaculate. I know its not the time to be selling expensive basses but these don't come up often. Given my recent outgoings, no trade offers please. Can be collected from London or I will post at cost. [attachment=78377:wal.jpg] [attachment=78376:P1040152.JPG] [attachment=78378:P1040149.JPG]

.... and gone to the Beedster

I have decided which strings I like after much experimenting (La Bella and TI Flats, DR SUnbeams) so this lot are going. All stuffed in a box so will need separating gently but simple enough. How about £15 for the lot posted? Edit: at least 5 sets were cut for a Fender 4-a-side P/J (although I cannot remember if the TI Rounds were cut for this or my old 2-a-side Alembic; sorry but bagged up now!)

[quote name='oldslapper' post='1210253' date='Apr 24 2011, 07:13 PM']Yup. Before I read the thread I tried it on E/A side and it was too boomy, even with eq adjustments. So put it on D/G wing and it was nice and even, and loads of volume. John[/quote] Fab, many thanks! Got a band rehearsal on Saturday so will give this a try out then (I assume my replacement ATPFlex won't have arrived by then as Lando were waiting for stock, grrrr)

In the TB thread, people talk about affixing the TM piezo into the D/G wing rather than, as I would have assumed, the E/A wing ... is this your experience John/sloebluesine and oldslapper/John?

[quote name='slobluesine' post='1209831' date='Apr 24 2011, 09:38 AM']there's a whole thread here Clarky... [url="http://www.doublebasschat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10561"]http://www.doublebasschat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10561[/url] yep it's a wing pup, very similar in size to a Bassmax but way way louder and feedback resistant, very similar sound to a Schatten RB1 IMO[/quote] Cool, I'll take it please. Can you PM me payment details please?

Hi mate, I assume this is a bridge wing piezo? I googled these and the only clip I could find was a rockabilly slapper - is that what this is designed for? If not, could you tell me something about its characteristics (and why its feedback resistant) as I am thinking it would be useful to have a backup pickup to my ATPFlex Electret (actually right now it would be useful to have [i]any[/i] pickup, since I am still waiting for Lando Music to send a replacement ATPFLex after my first one was faulty)?