spiritchaser

7/2010 + 9/2011 Wal porn:

[quote name='supabock' post='1372227' date='Sep 13 2011, 07:05 PM']You lot have got too much money [/quote]

No, we just sell them on for twice the amount to an 80-year old without internet access

very soon in Germany:

bump for a great bass - unfortunately not for me
Someone grab this one quickly!

[quote name='wombatboter' post='1355333' date='Aug 29 2011, 04:38 PM']I've used Wal basses in different bands and each time I'm really pleased with the fact that it cuts through anything while maintaining deepness and character. It just has a sound of its own and it works for me.
This is a youtube-thing of me playing my Wal-bass in a straight forward rock-band.
The clip doesn't have the best sound-quality but it's imo a good example of the bass keeping its definition even in the worst circumstances.. I heard from lots of sound-engineers that they love it in live situations..

[/quote]

Yeah Geert! I also remember funky fingers on that Wal

BTW cool that you got that Pro Wal to convert to fretless - great find. Enjoy!

[quote name='purpleblob' post='1336963' date='Aug 11 2011, 09:28 PM']Whilst I was at the workshop Paul appeared to be putting the finishing touches on, what I think was a flamed maple bodied, MK1 - it was absolutely stunning.

Anyway, I suppose I'd better start saving for a fretted MKIII next [/quote]

Great Wal 5 man! Congrats! Paul is a real master of the craft and it's always a pleasure to talk to him.

The flamed maple MK1 could be mine which is due this month - did it have a black neck and was the finish somewhat light brownish?

I can hardly wait for it to be ready and compare it to my white MKII which you can hear and see live on stage here:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5fC2CTYt5k&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5fC2CTYt5k...feature=related[/url].

At around 1:30 into the clip you can hear it soloed.

tc Oliver

Just received mine and it really kills my Tech 21 Sansamp.

Together with my Wal or Ken Smith over a Trace Elliot rig with a tube preamp this device rips your face off - GREAT pedal. And worth every cent, Douglas. Well done!

I could imagine that it could even enable you to replace a second guitarist in a band context when playing chords on your bass - and with a much more sofisticated and full sound than that of an Akai Unibass for instance.

His downloadable mp3s are also awesome - I bought them. Sounds like Primus' evil brother.

Hopefully, I'll nail down that sound with the 4 string Wal through the TE rig when the Microtubes B3K arrives

highly recommended and trustworthy - we just swapped our Wals and everything went perfectly between England and Germany
Chris is great to deal with and has an awesome knowledge of basses, too.
Cheers again for the fair deal Chris - and funk it!
Oliver

[quote name='funkgod' post='1295737' date='Jul 7 2011, 11:37 AM']I had a bass sent from Germany arrived very well packed, arrived on time only 3 days, and was true to his word, its everything he said it was and more i love it.
Oliver is One of the nicest chaps i have never seen !, He was ringing me up almost dayly just to confirm his good intensions and to put me at ease, he is a credit to bass chat, I would trust him 101% with any other transactions in or out of bass chat.
Good luck with your band oliver, i will be poping over to catch you live and a few beers soon.[/quote]

thanks for that chris - great to deal with you, too!

I contacted the seller and he expects at least 3000GBP+ - so I reckon it won't go cheaply.
Also, be aware that this one is an 80ies Wal and hasn't recently been checked by Wal, though from the pics it looks immaculate.
hmmm

[quote name='littleal' post='1288084' date='Jun 30 2011, 07:38 PM']Now sold [/quote]

At last Hope you're going to find you Smith now

should be on a plane to the UK right now headed for its new owner

traded

My self-built Wal Pro 4 plain ebony fretless Hybrid shortly before leaving the workbench (neck original Wal from 1979).

another bump for Geert! Nice Wal, even better playing - I'm still fighting with my Wal 6

Moby Dick - My white Wal:

sold.

[quote name='littleal' post='1252166' date='May 31 2011, 11:45 PM']Oh no!! I've just pulled the frets out with a spoon as I thought you would buy it,
Dam! Where's the double sided sticky tape ?? [/quote]

[quote name='wombatboter' post='1251202' date='May 31 2011, 11:48 AM']That could be a solution but I don't like modifying these fine basses..
I think the easiest solution is to get back to a Pro-fretless with one pick-up (I used to have one but sold it because I enjoyed Pedulla basses for a while) since those Pro-basses seem to have those dots on my preferred place.
Also my eyesight isn't getting better so I need all the possible help I can get..[/quote]

This could be one for you Geert

[url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Wal.html"]http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Wal.html[/url]

greetz from Germany

[quote name='AndroWal' post='1225769' date='May 10 2011, 03:58 AM']Any songs or clips of the 6-String Wal?[/quote]

There aren't any pure 6 string songs I did with the Wal, but if you listen to little eels' great recordings of his Wal 6 here on the Basschat forum when it was still fretless, you're there.
Also, there are some overdub bass lines on the songs I did with [i]After The Rain[/i] and [i]The Different[/i]:

[url="http://www.myspace.com/reasonandrain"]http://www.myspace.com/reasonandrain[/url]
[url="http://www.myspace.com/thedifferentband"]http://www.myspace.com/thedifferentband[/url]

It's just a great bass.
Oliver

traded for a real funky Wal 4

there you go: Wonderful Life/Black - great song; didn't know at that time what a Wal Bass was - actually it seems they propped up on every second song I listened to as a teenager, and now I play them myself - cool

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YCE_LAiSdU&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YCE_LAiSdU...feature=related[/url]

[quote name='littleal' post='1209029' date='Apr 23 2011, 12:09 PM']Hi Oliver
It was definatly the right decision for me, Martin has done a superb job, he used narrow gauge dutch mandolin fret wire, same as he uses on the sei basses he builds, he also moved the side position markers & you can't even tell where the original ones were,
I use this bass all the time now & the sound is full & thick with a sweet percussive edge,
When compared to my dads 4 string the overall tone colour is the same but slightly fatter with more headroom,
I would say go for it Oliver & I would recommend Martin at the gallery every time,
That's a lovely sixer you have there oliver,
Keep us posted on you're thoughts [/quote]

yeah - will do! That's a great idea to use narrow gauge fret wire to keep the weight down.
Also greetz to Jens - hope you're still digging the old Midi Wal

[quote name='littleal' post='1183516' date='Mar 31 2011, 05:34 PM']Just got this back from the gallery (sei bass) & Martin has done a stunning job fretting this for me [/quote]

Great decision to have it converted to a fretted, Al!

How does it alter the sound? I guess it now kills every speaker around?

What about its weight now - still comfortable to play? I'm asking since I've been pondering on having mine fretted, too, but being afraid of the weight the Wal will gain by that. It's still my heaviest bass ...

Anyway - enjoy your beauty!

Oliver