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[itu]

@tubbybloke68, is there any chance to get a picture of that fretless? That top looks good.

[tubbybloke68]

Here you go! Unfortunately one of its previous owners decided to put the strap holders in different positions, so it has a couple of excess screw holes in it. Shame but shit happens I suppose x 

[itu]

I downright love that wood!

[Piers_Williamson]

35 minutes ago, itu said:

I downright love that wood!

It has a bit of the Mick Karns about it (although I think his had lines??).  Is it of a similar vintage?

[itu]

But Mick Karn's was something uncommon, wait... tulip. Wasn't his bass a one off, because of that wood?

[tubbybloke68]

2 hours ago, itu said:

I downright love that wood!

 

[franzbassist]

7 hours ago, tubbybloke68 said:

 

Wal were still based in Chairborough Road in 1988, rather than Leigh Court, so maybe it went in for a service at some point once Pete moved operations and a new sticker was applied?

 

 

[Piers_Williamson]

10 hours ago, itu said:

But Mick Karn's was something uncommon, wait... tulip. Wasn't his bass a one off, because of that wood?

It was Tulip Wood, but the distinct stripes in this Shedua reminded me of it (a bit)  His was older too

 

 

[Piers_Williamson]

18 hours ago, itu said:

But Mick Karn's was something uncommon, wait... tulip. Wasn't his bass a one off, because of that wood?

If you look on Nedcom.nl/WAL and look up PB 1757 from 1982, you will find it

[RonC]

A new family picture of my 3 Wals together with a new born Claassen bass which I made myself.

if you’re interested, here’s the build diary of my tribute to Wal:

Wal tribute build diary

 

[mikeswals]

On 13/02/2025 at 13:59, itu said:

But Mick Karn's was something uncommon, wait... tulip. Wasn't his bass a one off, because of that wood?

Mick had two Mk1's: One was tulip, seems he really favored that one. The other one was cherry. Both very rare woods, but a few cherry ones were made, as IIRC the cherry tree came from one blown down in a storm.

[Piers_Williamson]

17 hours ago, mikeswals said:

Mick had two Mk1's: One was tulip, seems he really favored that one. The other one was cherry. Both very rare woods, but a few cherry ones were made, as IIRC the cherry tree came from one blown down in a storm.

PB 1814 (Cherry) 1980

PB 1757 (the famous one: Tulipwood) 1982

[mikeswals]

This landed back in 2022, never did share a pic of it.

 

 

[Piers_Williamson]

Does anyone get a bit sad when their own Wal turns up second hand.  I commissioned this one from Pete the Fish:

 

https://www.andybaxterbass.com/collections/bass-guitars/products/1993-wal-mk2-custom-shedua-facings

 

I'm sort of happy because I have since acquired a slightly older one, in better nick (and at a lower cost)...but the Shedua on my old one is just gorgeous!

[pantherairsoft]

2 hours ago, Piers_Williamson said:

Does anyone get a bit sad when their own Wal turns up second hand.  I commissioned this one from Pete the Fish:

 

https://www.andybaxterbass.com/collections/bass-guitars/products/1993-wal-mk2-custom-shedua-facings

 

I'm sort of happy because I have since acquired a slightly older one, in better nick (and at a lower cost)...but the Shedua on my old one is just gorgeous!

 

I know the pictures tell you all you need to know, but don't you find it odd that the listing here never once mentions that this is a left hand bass?

[Piers_Williamson]

1 minute ago, pantherairsoft said:

 

I know the pictures tell you all you need to know, but don't you find it odd that the listing here never once mentions that this is a left hand bass?

Forgive me saying, but as soon as I saw the pictures, I knew it was my old bass.  I get to look at 100s of right handed basses, knowing they're not for me (and they never say they are right handed😁)

[pantherairsoft]

10 minutes ago, Piers_Williamson said:

Forgive me saying, but as soon as I saw the pictures, I knew it was my old bass.  I get to look at 100s of right handed basses, knowing they're not for me (and they never say they are right handed😁)

Entirely valid. I guess I'm just used to left handed listings making a very clear point of it. You know, because we're only bassists and can't be expected to tell right from left without some help

 

That aside, the Shedua on that is a really quite special!

Edited yesterday at 16:20 by pantherairsoft