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    What's the last bassline you learned?

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by walbassist

    [quote name='kdphysio' post='274991' date='Sep 1 2008, 09:54 PM']Some Tom Jones classics; Delilah, Green Green Grass, What's New Pussycat, plus some of the newer, mainstream stuff ala Sex Bomb etc

    (for a family birthday gig next month............the Welsh Possie obviously! wink.gif )[/quote]

    Tidy, mun.

    Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours' basses

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    [quote name='silverfoxnik' post='272107' date='Aug 28 2008, 10:40 PM']Just what I was thinking... Me and my basses (or should that be my basses and I?) may need therapy to get over the deep sense of rejection that this thread has caused.. :)[/quote]

    I think your Pro's a sweet bass Nik, and it sounds even better!

    New driver for my Epifani 1x12":

    in Repairs and Technical

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    [quote name='Platypus' post='256160' date='Aug 6 2008, 12:21 PM']Was it death by 'natural causes' Gareth ? Can't have been very old.[/quote]

    Just over a year old. Our very own OBBM checked it out and said the coil was open circuit.

    I've never driven the cab(s - I have two) very hard and they've been used with an Epifani PS600, which is the recommended amp (600 watts at 4ohms). The other cab seems fine btw. I bought the speakers from the US, so I can't be arsed to try and sort it with the supplier, so I'm just looking for a quick fix really.

    New driver for my Epifani 1x12":

    in Repairs and Technical

    Posted · Edited by walbassist

    [b]This is an updated thread.[/b]

    The driver in my [url="http://www.epifani.com/products/ps_112.php"]Epifani PS112[/url] cab died, so I needed to find a suitable replacement for it. As I knew Epifani use OEM Eminence drivers, I asked Eminence what a suitable "like for like" replacement would be. They advised the following:

    [b]Eminence Delta 12LF 500W Bass Driver[/b]
    Impedance: 8 ohms
    Resonance: 45Hz
    Usable frequency range: 45Hz-3Khz

    ++SOLD++ Ken Smith BSR 5 string £700 ++SOLD++

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted · Edited by walbassist

    [quote name='Le K' post='255453' date='Aug 5 2008, 03:03 PM']US ?[/quote]

    It's a BSR-B, later version of the Burner series with the new BSR shape. Japanese build with US finishing. Details [url="http://www.kensmithbasses.com/models/bsrb/bsrb.html"]here[/url].

    Good basses, and that's a good price.

    Show your Wals... Appreciation Thread

    in Gear Gallery

    Posted · Edited by walbassist

    [quote name='BassManKev' post='255275' date='Aug 5 2008, 12:08 PM']iv admired your avatar for a long while, most attractive wal bass i think there is[/quote]

    Many thanks.

    Here are some of the other Wals I've owned:

    W3306, built for me in 1989 and my first Wal



    W12397 "Blondie", with beech facings (note, again, the custom placement of the neck pickup done especially for me)



    W30496 "Fifi", walnut fretless. The one bass in my life I wish I'd never sold.

    Show your Wals... Appreciation Thread

    in Gear Gallery

    Posted

    [quote name='overwater#1' post='255245' date='Aug 5 2008, 11:39 AM']Anyway.. I'd love to see some close ups of your MkIII!!!! Its jaw-droppingly stunning.. ! :)[/quote]

    You asked for it....

    My Mk III was one of the last two basses Pete made. It was very special for a number of reasons, not least because I supplied the facings he used (picked up on a ski-ing holiday in Vermont). This is the only spalted maple Wal in the world.





    I also asked for a walnut core ( usually mahogany), and Pete gave the bass a double pinstripe veneer (usually only one).



    As this was going to be my ultimate Wal, I also had Pete make fretted and fretless necks (ebony boards, no dots, unlined fretless) for the bass, so I could swap them over as and when I fancied a change. I also asked him to put his fish signature on the back of the necks.



    Pete also bound the pickups with contrasting laminates. Again, a very unusual feature.



    Often the back of a Wal looks just as good as the front!



    And here it is, finished....









    Enjoy!

    Value of Wal Pro IIE

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by walbassist

    [quote name='silverfoxnik' post='253823' date='Aug 3 2008, 06:04 PM']Maybe if it was one of the 'leather scratchplate' models, of which only 24 or 25 were made.. Otherwise, I don't think so.

    In fact, GAK recently sold a Custom Wal for around £1100/£1200 to someone here on Basschat, so that gives you some idea of where the market is at.[/quote]

    Wow that's nice. I want...

    I agree with Nik on price. A few months ago I would have said the sky's the limit because folk were paying silly money for Wals (I was offered £5k for mine!), but with the economic downturn prices should become more reasonable.

    Also, one important thing to remember is a lot of the electronics that went into these Wals are now no longer available, so should the bass break down it could be a big issue for the owner.

    Cheers

    Gareth

    Wal's...

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    [quote name='silverfoxnik' post='250216' date='Jul 29 2008, 09:51 AM']I was using it for the first time in ages yesterday and it sounded just amazing..[/quote]

    I second that. Nik's Wal has a really nasty tone, but "nasty" in a good way!!!!!!

    ++SOLD++ JV Jazz ++SOLD++

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted

    Do you have a ballpark figure in mind? These early JV series Squiers usually attract a good premium because they were so well put together, but as yours has been heavily modded to your own spec I wonder what value people will put on it?

    Best of luck with the sale.

    Cheers

    Gareth

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