dmz Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Just spotted one of the above at the Bass Gallery in Camden http://www.thebassgallery.com/BassProductListingTemplate.cfm?Brand=Wal&type=Bass%20Guitar&Cat_ID=1 Not cheap ! Didn't know there was a signature bass - or did this actually belong to the man himself ? Possibly not as it has a lined fingerboard. Any Wal experts out there know about these ? Would love to hear Percy spanking his Wal again .....mind you if Percy were to pick up any bass he would make sound like PJ that's for sure.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 (edited) I spotted that and wonder exactly what the Pj connection is as the text underneath the pictures doesn't mention him at all, only the title, plus - as you point out - I have only ever seen him playing unlined fretless basses. It's certainly a beautiful bass and it's within the range of Wal prices the Gallery have been selling at over the past year. If it were really Percy's ex, I would have thought the price would be rather more than that of a new Wal (£3500+) Edit: I just spotted the headstock carries the initials PJ so maybe Percy did own this? In which case £3200 isn't such a bad price at all, relatively speaking ( in the sense that there are no cheap Wals!) Edited February 20, 2012 by Clarky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 If you look closely on the rear, there appears to be some scrawled writing including the words 'Nile Rodgers'. Wonder what went on there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 There must be a story behind this. Someone in London, ring the Gallery and find out what the score is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 By the power of Greyskull, I sense that this beautiful bass is now owned by a lucky BCer of Belgian persuasion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierreganseman Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 this bass is now mine people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Pierre, whats with the writing (Nile Rodgers etc) on the rear - was it signed for Percy by Nile? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftyhook Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 [quote name='pierreganseman' timestamp='1329950022' post='1550401'] this bass is now mine people [/quote] Nice! if it's your first, welcome to the wonderful world of Wal basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierreganseman Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 (edited) second one Very weird... feel like i've found a very unique sound with those.... Wich at the same time can sound "classic"... then can have a quite modern sound too.... THe fingerboard is from unknown sort.... but sounds awesome... According to mister Sei bass it's "some sort of rosewood" I'll assume this bass used to be fretted.... cuz i have never seen a frettless fingerboard of some sort of flamed rosewood... or even possibly shedua... but again.. have never seen a wal with shedua fingerboad.. Edited February 22, 2012 by pierreganseman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierreganseman Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 As for the writting on the back.... It was Nile's signature indeed... some owner at some point had him to sign it... First thing I got to do was erasing this... just looked wrong... Paul herman FINALLY got back to me... This bass was NOT made for percy jones after all... Apparently there was a few Percy jones bass made... but he could not say how many... and yeh clarky... as you said... quite expensive... but was aint never cheap anyways.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftyhook Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Only person's name i wouldn't clear off the back of a Wal would be Elvis Presley Good move. Percy Jones, Percy the Train, whoever...get off that beautiful bass!! A lot of money, but these things will outlive all of us,and bring so much pleasure. Money? priceless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I echo the above, quite wonderful fretless basses and yours is a beauty, irrespective of whether Percy slid any harmonics on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierreganseman Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 well maybe it's just me.... but i think some basses are priceless... and are "worth it"... If I had for example £6000 to spare... I'd not hesitate a second to buy a wal if they were considered to be worth that much.... Music... instruments... what you can produce with them... etc... is absolutely priceless.... well.. that's maybe why i'm always broke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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