silverfoxnik

All very nice!! The DJ 5 is very cool...

[quote name='BB3000S' post='676193' date='Dec 6 2009, 09:52 PM']Here's my Sandberg, one of my all time favourite basses - plays and sounds like an absolute dream! [/quote] That's really cool!!!

[quote name='Beedster' post='677114' date='Dec 7 2009, 08:07 PM']This is now sorted, thanks for all the help above guys. Details to follow. Chris[/quote] Exciting news Chris!!! Have you sold your house to finance it I wonder...

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='675490' date='Dec 6 2009, 10:34 AM']my advice to the OP would be to go to as many shops as he can and go crazy and try everything. if he finds something he likes and is an upgrade buy it. Or come on here and see whats going secondhand. However if it was me I'm not sure i would go and spend so much so soon into starting playing again. Buy a 'better' bass, play more, practice more, and then after a while your decision (if you still make it) to get a WAL will be based on actually wanting it as a tool rather than a pretty thing. Also in the mean time you will get a highter chance of picking up a bargin[/quote] +1

[quote name='4000' post='674381' date='Dec 4 2009, 05:47 PM']Having said that, and this is important, every Wal you play will be different to some degree (all the ones I've played have been), as will every other individual bass (whatever the make) out there. For instance I've played great Fender Ps, mediocre ones and terrible ones, and it's also quite possible that the ones I thought were terrible someone else would've loved, and vice versa. You have to find the instrument that suits you, and that can mean anything from trying a lot to (if you're lucky like Bilbo) loving one of the first ones you pick up.[/quote] +1 Looking at the OP's original question 'Wal bass are they really worth the premium?' is interesting.. To me it implies that there is a premium added to the cost of buying a Wal just because of the brand/name, which is a fair question. But having thought about it, I personally don't think that's the case at all. To work out how a Wal bass is priced you would have to take into account the cost of the build materials, the considerable labour involved in making each bass, the general overheads of running a small company with a limited production run each year and of course, whatever it actually cost to buy the 'Wal' name and set up again from scratch as Paul Herman has recently done.. Given all of those factors I would say that, on balance, I don't think there's a 'premium' involved. Unlike larger companies like Fender, Warwick, Yamaha for example, Wal can only make a small number of basses each month so their income levels are obviously restricted by the quantity they produce. And in order to stay true to the original vision of the company and the expectations of their customers, they can't simply up their production numbers to bring prices down. After that, it's simply down to what a customer is prepared to pay, isn't it? As someone's already said, there's a big difference between the 'price' and the 'value' of something. For me, the price of any bass that I want to buy isn't what determines whether I'll buy it or not; it's the value I place upon it that drives me to buy it. And whilst upwards of £3200 is a lot of money to me and probably most people on here, to someone who can afford it, it's probably not going to seem like a lot of money to them in order to buy the bass they want!

[quote name='bigthumb' post='674852' date='Dec 5 2009, 12:02 PM']Its blooming lovely, one of the nicest naturals I've seen![/quote] +1 That's a very classy looking bass!

[quote name='Clarky' post='672467' date='Dec 2 2009, 08:42 PM']Gosh that's in amazing nick for a 31 year old bass! Congratulations on finding your dream bass, but most of all for emerging from adversity with your chin up[/quote] +1 Stunning bass too!!

[quote name='Clarky' post='672467' date='Dec 2 2009, 08:42 PM']Gosh that's in amazing nick for a 31 year old bass! Congratulations on finding your dream bass, but most of all for emerging from adversity with your chin up[/quote] +1 Stunning bass too!!

Very nice! Sounds like it's doubled up with something else, a clav or a synth perhaps?

Great photos - looks like a good day was had by all! Lots of nice basses to look at but I must say that the Tobias looks very nice, as does the fretless Wal of course.. So what's with all the South Wests Markbass lurve then - statistically, that's a very high percentage of MB gear in one room?

Looks like a fantastic event in a very nice venue.. And some lovely gear on show! Sorry to hear about the Mesa, WoT - hope that the amp man can work some 'low-cost' repair magic for you??

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='668263' date='Nov 28 2009, 01:50 PM']That looks quite hard to do. Glad I don't have a metronome. [/quote] +1 It was great to watch though.. VW has fantastic feel and that comes through even when the only other thing accompanying him is a metronome.

Looks great! Good story too...

[quote name='jimi_1985' post='666474' date='Nov 26 2009, 05:19 PM']I've had this set up since the release of the fusion and don't think i'll ever change, love it! [attachment=37117:004.JPG][/quote] That looks amazing! Is it 550 watts then; 500 for the woofer and 50 for the treble?

Dennis Dunnway on almost all of the 'School's Out album by Alice Cooper..

Barry Adamson on Magazine's 'The Light Pours Out of Me' (from the Real Life album)

[quote name='mcgraham' post='662432' date='Nov 23 2009, 10:05 AM']Another plus one for Al. I messaged him out of the blue about a 2 year old for sale ad. He swiftly got back in touch, and very generously honoured the same price he'd advertised it for. Al got it to me quickly and for a great price (considering the item's weight!). Top bloke and would recommend dealings with him to anyone. Mark[/quote] +1

Good luck chaps! Hope you have a great day and that the weather is kind to you...

Great looking rig! Must be a PIA to move around though... Good to see another West Sussex Basschatter by the way!

Loads of records have been made that were sped up when mixed & cut.. Another old favourite trick in the 60's was to make the song slightly louder from the Middle 8 onwards when doing the Cut, just to keep people's ears interested..

[quote name='victor5string' post='658310' date='Nov 18 2009, 04:55 PM']Hi have got myself a Tobias standard v and was wondering if anyone else plays one and what they think of it. Also what color is yours my one is a very cool metallic(ish) white cheers Vic[/quote] Had a 1990 Tobias Classic V a long time ago and that was lovely.. excellent construction, playability and sound.. Having said that, the Standard V models I've seen over the years have all looked pretty impressive as well, so I'm sure what you have just acquired is a pretty amazing bass!

Nice compact set-up.. That's a great looking Stingray! And the P/J configuration is always a winner IMO...

[quote name='phil_the_bassist' post='655444' date='Nov 15 2009, 09:29 PM']I just wanted to give a big thank you to everyone who's helped me out by buying my stuff, and the guys I've bought and traded with/from. It's proved that Ebay Suck, Cash is King, and Paypal is useful at times (mebby) and Bassist are all top people who don't get the credit they're owed. None of this would be possible without all the members, Mods, and of couse our fearless leader, Ped. It's been a big help having a community like this when my lifes been turned upside down, and I know others feel the same. This wouldn't happen in many demographics, and it proves that there's still some decent people left in this world! Big up yo' selves, you deserve it![/quote] Agree with this 100% - Basschat is is a great community!

[quote name='Johngh' post='653893' date='Nov 13 2009, 06:06 PM']After owning Alice Coopers Killer and Billion Dollar Babies albums years ago, I've just bought them again on CD, I knew they were good albums but I'd forgot how good. Dennis is incredible, they are true workbooks on how to play rock bass. Spotify Under my Wheels and Halo of Flies to see what I mean.[/quote] +1