[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!