mikeswals Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 (edited) I like lots of basses. Edited January 26, 2013 by mikeswals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deksawyer Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Candid late night Wal shot..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dixon Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 [quote name='mikeswals' timestamp='1358626046' post='1942546'] took some updated pics today: '90 MkII midi, '09 MkII '00 MkI, '86 MkI, '90 MkI [/quote] Sweet.. That black Mk1 is giving me Wal GAS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeswals Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 (edited) This picture is old, from a get together many years ago. I do recognise a few of the basses in there belonging to some long time forum folks. But the one bass I want to know more info about is the middle fretless Custom MkI sitting on the chair: it has a single pickup more in a MM position rather than a Pro position, and still has 4-control knobs. Who owns it? [url="http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/396018_10150614877533023_1472807727_n.jpg"]http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/396018_10150614877533023_1472807727_n.jpg[/url] Edited February 1, 2013 by mikeswals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oli@bass Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 [quote name='mikeswals' timestamp='1358626046' post='1942546'] took some updated pics today: '90 MkII midi, '09 MkII '00 MkI, '86 MkI, '90 MkI [/quote] Beautiful pics, Mike, thanks for sharing! I think the one I envy most is the Midi bass. BTW, all of yours have ebony boards, is that correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeswals Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 [quote name='oli@bass'] BTW, all of yours have ebony boards, is that correct? [/quote] Oddly enough, the black one has a rosewood board. A very dark piece of rosewood. But I don't think board material contributes anything on a Wal. Whereas the solid-mahogany body of the black one gives a very noticeable lowend depth over the others, that one is my favorite sounding one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeswals Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 (edited) I sold off my violet MkI and replaced it with a maple MkII 5 string. I sure wish I didn't have to sell one of the "kids", but no way for me to keep them all. [url="http://s48.photobucket.com/user/Negative7bass/media/DSC08792_zpsf839b340.jpg.html"][/url] Edited May 9, 2013 by mikeswals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oli@bass Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Ooooh! Ahhhhhh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass42 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 This is my babies ! 2013 Geddy Lee MKI with Block Inlays : My 1986 Glossy Paduak MKI My 2013 MKIII 5 American Walnut, very light weight 5 string bass My 90's Geddy Lee in Action MKII Birdseye : My MKII 5 2010 (Blocks inlay, Clear Original Finger Ramp, Glossy, Neck with ebony stripes), My 2009 MKIII Zebra , Light Weight, Black Gloss neck and 90's MKII Lined Fretless. Mu 90's MKII Geddy Lee , Trans Red Birdseye, Satin Black neck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barend Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 wow, that is an impressive collection! Not so fond of the block inlays and the little scratch plate on Wal basses though. But good to see that Paul herman is thinking out of the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass42 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 (edited) Some cool live Shots ! Edited June 11, 2013 by Bass42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Horton Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Cool photography ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoJoKe Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 [quote name='Bass42' timestamp='1370915099' post='2107457'] My 2013 MKIII 5 American Walnut, very light weight 5 string bass [/quote] This one please...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 It would have been a good idea if I had never found this thread, but I did. That's a MKIII on the wish list. [size=4] [/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeswals Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 This thread needs more pictures. A little stagnant since June! [URL=http://s48.photobucket.com/user/Negative7bass/media/DSC09013_zps36369f49.jpg.html][IMG]http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f224/Negative7bass/DSC09013_zps36369f49.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Horton Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 That is a crazy , beautiful collection you have there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 [quote name='mikeswals' timestamp='1377453817' post='2187739'] This thread needs more pictures. A little stagnant since June! [url="http://s48.photobucket.com/user/Negative7bass/media/DSC09013_zps36369f49.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] Wow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oli@bass Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 [quote name='mikeswals' timestamp='1377453817' post='2187739'] This thread needs more pictures. A little stagnant since June! [url="http://s48.photobucket.com/user/Negative7bass/media/DSC09013_zps36369f49.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeswals Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1349441287' post='1826371'] Have you considerd the option of buying back your old MK1 and buying a new fretless neck for it from Wal ? Paul could make you one , lined or unlined according to your preference, and send it to you and if neccesary you could have someone local like Mike Lull fit it for you. Back in the day plenty of people bought fretted Wal basses with an additional fretless neck to swap between the two whenever it suited them. [/quote] Dingus, alot has happened since this series of posts about a fretless. I did buy back the fretted violet MkI I mentioned, but I then sold it and bought a MkII 5 string since I thought I was going to be needing one. Of course I miss that MkI now too! However like your suggestion above, I did manage to pick up a spare fretless neck. So for now, the white bass in my avatar is back to being a fretless, which I'm having alot of fun with again. But I think eventually when I have more money than I know what to do with (yeah right!) I'll have Paul build me a body for it. Oh btw, Rob Burns is pretty active on the Wal/facebook page. Edited March 22, 2014 by mikeswals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 (edited) [quote name='mikeswals' timestamp='1395508229' post='2403228'] Dingus, alot has happened since this series of posts about a fretless. I did buy back the fretted violet MkI I mentioned, but I then sold it and bought a MkII 5 string since I thought I was going to be needing one. Of course I miss that MkI now too! However like your suggestion above, I did manage to pick up a spare fretless neck. So for now, the white bass in my avatar is back to being a fretless, which I'm having alot of fun with again. But I think eventually when I have more money than I know what to do with (yeah right!) I'll have Paul build me a body for it. Oh btw, Rob Burns is pretty active on the Wal/facebook page. [/quote] Glad to hear Rob Burns is still around in cyberspace,. A friend of mine had some lessons with him when he was still based in London, and as well as being a great player he is also very nice guy, apparently. Last I heard he was still happily settled in New Zealand with his wife and young family. As for your bass, I don't need to tell you that there are only a precious few basses on the planet that can rival the sound of a Wal fretless . In the U.K back in the 1980's , it wasn't unusual for some of the top producers at the time specifying to session bassists they hired that they wanted them not only to play fretless but specifically a Wal fretless. Uber-producer Trevor Horn was a devoted exponent of the Wal on his highly successful recordings with various artists during that era. I remember reading an interview with some American session player whose name I have long-since forgotten and he was relating the story of how he was hired to play on a Rod Stewart album that Trevor Horn was producing in L.A and Trevor promptly sent him down to the Bass Center in Studio City to get a fretless Wal five string because he said it recorded better than any other fretless on the market. . Edited March 26, 2014 by Dingus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaners70 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Here are my babies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoombung Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 [quote name='deaners70' timestamp='1403656849' post='2485072'] Here are my babies! [/quote] magic.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21iozz Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Here is mine, a 5 string MK2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kulit17 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 (edited) not a full family pic, but here are my two dark knights that i posted on another forum! one of them i actually picked up here in basschat enjoy! Edited July 10, 2014 by kulit17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 The GAS I am getting from all the Wals is blinding! If anyone has one for sale or is thinking of selling one please, please get in touch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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