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Wal 6 String Fretless As New 3'250 !!!


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It is with big regret that I have to let this go but I no longer need a fretless bass, this wal is as new & sounds & plays out of this world, it is on the wal web site in basses & gallery (american walnut facing with gold hardware, it cost me 4'250 I'm asking 4000 or px for the same but fretted, ken smith bt6 black tiger as in my avatar or maybe an alembic series 2 5 or 6 string,
Any questions & I'll be happy to answer them.

I'm offering this for 3850 for this week only :)

Now down to £3600

I will now let this go for 3'250

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[quote name='littleal' post='1075767' date='Jan 2 2011, 09:31 PM']It is with big regret that I have to let this go but I no longer need a fretless bass, this wal is as new & sounds & plays out of this world, it is on the wal web site in basses & gallery (american walnut facing with gold hardware, it cost me 4'250 I'm asking 4000 or px for the same but fretted, ken smith bt6 black tiger as in my avatar or maybe an alembic series 2 5 or 6 string,
Any questions & I'll be happy to answer them.[/quote]

That's a lot of bass to let go so soon. Why not do the classic Walnut trick and ask Paul to make you a fretted neck?

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[quote name='walbassist' post='1075771' date='Jan 2 2011, 09:34 PM']That's a lot of bass to let go so soon. Why not do the classic Walnut trick and ask Paul to make you a fretted neck?[/quote]
That might be a good option as I really do love this wal, I'll contact him & see what he can do

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[quote name='Soliloquy' post='1075784' date='Jan 2 2011, 09:44 PM']I enquired about a fretless neck for my old 4 string fretted Wal, Paul quoted me over £1000, that was last January. I shudder to think what a 6 string fretted would cost.[/quote]
I didn't think it'd be cheap & I'd probably have to sell another bass to pay for it.

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[quote name='pantherairsoft' post='1075873' date='Jan 2 2011, 11:03 PM']My Jaws just hit the floor! I wanted your Thumb Fretless 6... Now I want this sooooo bad. Price is outa my range... But my god this deserves to go to a good home![/quote]
That thumb was really nice too, very heavy though

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[quote name='littleal' post='1076958' date='Jan 4 2011, 01:20 AM']It's 1000 for a fretted 6 string neck too, I enquired with paul,[/quote]
I have also considered having Paul build me an additional fretted neck for my Wal six. It really is a point that fretless playing is for home or studio use mostly ...
I think 1000GBP for a fretted six string neck is adequate since most of the construction time goes into it. I think I remember reading on some Wal forum that Pete Stevens also mentioned that.

And there is the point of being able to swap necks without having to worry about playability and bridge setup because of that brilliant neck bolt construction of Wal basses. I once had a 1985 MKI marked fretless with ebony fingerboard and stumbled over a used fretted 1986 Wal MKI rosewood neck for silly money. I swapped the necks without any problems and had two basses in one with two different sound characters without having to adjust or change anything about the setup of the bass - incredible!
Oliver

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[quote name='thegallery' post='1078605' date='Jan 5 2011, 02:30 PM']Hi

like the man says, if you love it just have it fretted, we can do it, will cost about £170, much cheaper option

alex[/quote]
Hi Alex, I did think about having it fretted but it would mean repositioning the dots & the nut seems set deep into the fingerboard,

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[quote name='spiritchaser' post='1078275' date='Jan 5 2011, 09:35 AM']I have also considered having Paul build me an additional fretted neck for my Wal six. It really is a point that fretless playing is for home or studio use mostly ...
I think 1000GBP for a fretted six string neck is adequate since most of the construction time goes into it. I think I remember reading on some Wal forum that Pete Stevens also mentioned that.

And there is the point of being able to swap necks without having to worry about playability and bridge setup because of that brilliant neck bolt construction of Wal basses. I once had a 1985 MKI marked fretless with ebony fingerboard and stumbled over a used fretted 1986 Wal MKI rosewood neck for silly money. I swapped the necks without any problems and had two basses in one with two different sound characters without having to adjust or change anything about the setup of the bass - incredible!
Oliver[/quote]
Hi oliver, I like the idea of having both fretted & fretless necks but It's just being able to afford it at the moment,
I also miss my ken smith bt6 & this would fund another one :)

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[quote name='walbassist' post='1078730' date='Jan 5 2011, 04:12 PM']You could always by my [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=111384&st=0&p=1027742&#entry1027742"]Ken Smith Burner[/url] to feed your fretted 6 needs :)[/quote]
I did look at that & it looks lovely but unfortunately I don't have the funds to buy it, I'm surprised it hasn't gone at that price ,

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[quote name='overwater#1' post='1078895' date='Jan 5 2011, 06:00 PM']My word thats phenomenal... needn't say anymore, you all know it. Who needs porn... :)
Hmm.. i'll PM you something, but probably way off the mark. You never know though. :lol:[/quote]
Cheers Matt, pm replied :)

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