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7 minutes ago, LukeFRC said:

Which would suggest that their new prices are justified and about right.

It's capitalism, price is set by desirability/market/supply. If it's too high it won't sell, if it's too low they won't make as much as they should be. 
The other thing about capitalism is if you don't want to buy something, no one forces you too.
If Jaydee were more popular and in demand they would cost more and have a longer wait time. 

This. They are also made in the UK and in a very desirable, leafy commuter town in the UK. Labour cost and premises will be ludicrous.

I just returned from an expensive repair bill on my vehicle. Total cost of parts £20. But 5 hours labour and tax made the repair huge. It’s why we dispose of so much stuff in advanced capitalist countries. It’s just cheaper to import from the far east.

I’m just glad companies like Wal still exist in this era of cheap imports.

8 hours ago, joe_geezer said:

Price increases since 2010 for a Wal bass:

 

2010: Prices from £3200. (https://web.archive.org/web/20100206152353/http://www.walbasses.co.uk/Ordering and Pricing)

2012: Prices from £3500. (https://web.archive.org/web/20100206152353/http://www.walbasses.co.uk/Ordering and Pricing)

2013: Prices from £3650. (https://web.archive.org/web/20130602181010/http://www.walbasses.co.uk/Ordering and Pricing)

2014 : Prices from £3850. (https://web.archive.org/web/20140605222820/http://www.walbasses.co.uk/Ordering and Pricing)

2015: Wal 4-string Mk1 - £4050 (https://web.archive.org/web/20150216000620/http://www.walbasses.co.uk/Ordering and Pricing)

2016: Wal 4-string Mk1 - £4450 (https://web.archive.org/web/20160128234324/http://www.walbasses.co.uk/Ordering and Pricing)

2017: Wal 4-string Mk1 - £5300 (https://web.archive.org/web/20170427020827/http://www.walbasses.co.uk:80/Ordering and Pricing)

price remains the same until:

2019: Mk1 4-string – from £6050 (https://web.archive.org/web/20200810215913/https://walbasses.co.uk/order-and-contact/)

2020: Price is not disclosed from this point onwards

2022 - If the we take the years from 2017-19 and the price increase of £750 then we can estimate that at least this is added again, possibly even more in 2022 making £6800 - but realistically we are probably looking at £7000+

 

And compare them to Status basses

 

Status bass:

2010: £1975  S2-Classic 4-string through-neck (https://web.archive.org/web/20090824011929/http://www.status-graphite.com/status/pricelist/Status_Bass_09_INC-VAT.pdf)

2022:  £3198.00 S2-Classic 4-string through-neck (http://www.status-graphite.com/status/pricelist/Status_Bass_Pricelist.pdf)

 

I could go and bring up ebay sales from 2010-2022 of used Wal basses and they would probably match the prices of new Wals as shown above...  

The good news is at the current inflationary trajectory a pint of beer will also cost about a grand

Wals are really expensive but if you really want one there isn’t really any option. As they are desirable with limited production runs second hand Wals are also disproportionately expensive so they will retain their value.

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22 hours ago, BigRedX said:

 

Leo Fender obviously thought that his original bass headstock "design" was too big because he reduced it on the Stingray.

apparently it was to reduce dead spots rather than aesthetics.. 

9 minutes ago, Cato said:

Personally I think the big change at Glastonbury happened with Britpop,

 

The festivàl was still mainly showcases 'alternative' and 'indie' bands just as it had been doing since the mid 80s, but mainstream musoc tastes shifted so that for a while some of the those bands,  were were amongst the best selling acts in the UK, so Glastonbury, which on any given years would feature most of the biggest bands suddenly started getting a lot more attention from the mainstream media

 

It also didn't hurt that Glastonbury was also quick to embrace the exploding EDM/rave scene with acts like Orbital starting ro headline the Pyramid stage.

 

It was almost a case of the mainstream moving to embrace Glastonbury rather than the other way round.

 

Once that happened the festival started to attract more and more acts who were outside that 'indie' clique it which eventually led to headliners like Beyonce and Kanye.

 

As I said before I went every year it was on during the 90s and even though it's a very different beast now and my camping in a sweaty tent days are long gone, I still get pangs of almost homesickness when it's on now.

This is all true but the really big change IMO was the transition from a travellers free festival to an organised profitable business. I can’t remember the full details but the clashes between the private security firm and travellers that caused the event to be cancelled for a year. When it returned there were police on site with better organisation and more infrastructure. Progressively more technology, fencing and perimeters were needed to stem the tide of ticketless punters. Glastonbury rapidly got organised in the early 90’s attracting bigger names (not just bands but vendors and investors).  

On 14/06/2022 at 22:20, Woodinblack said:

I went 3 years in a row in the 80s. I have no idea who was playing. 

The final time I went was in the mid 90’s. It was getting a bit too big for me to pay for by then. I would still go if a free ticket came up  … Idles and Khruangbin would be worth it. I would check out Billie Eillish and Sam Fender too. Not my taste really, but they both have something special going on. 

Like you I never really looked at the line up and spent most of my time enjoying the mad $hit going on in many of the peripheral areas and seeing bands on the smaller stages who were really into the whole experience. Really infectious energy.

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16 minutes ago, dutchwife said:

Highway to Hell ～ t̶e̶g̶s̶0̶7̶ AC/DC

last exit for the lost - fields of the nephilim 

my way - sinatra

hell hound on my trail - robert johnson 

idiot wind - dylan 

Start! - The Jam

i love to boogie - t rex

a boy named sue - johnny cash 

i wanna be your dog - stooges

thank you - led zep

taste of cindy - jesus and mary chain

jesus of the moon - nick cave 

The big country - african head charge 

israel - siouxsie and the banshees 

gold dust woman - fleetwood mac

3 minutes ago, Bassfinger said:

Neck glued on. The while thing rubbed down with ever fine grades down to 800 grit. I'm not going for a high gloss finish so no need to fill the grain. Index, the tung oil slurry method will take care of that anyway.

 

Now just waiting for the dye to arrive.

 

 

Looking good. If you did want a high gloss finish tru-oil with the slurry method would provide one.

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