barend Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 (edited) Hi, I have a beautiful shedua fretted Wal MK1 from 1985. Serial number is W2616. I really like the bass but since I mostly play fretless I want to swop it for fretless Wal. This can be an MK1 or a Pro or the budget line Pro with one bridge pickup. The bass is all original. It is in good shape. It has some user mark near the bridge pickup and some buckle rash on the back. The electonics are perfect. The bass sounds very good. I prefer a swop no sale. here are some more pictures. [url="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/walbassesnaturally/photos/album/841118526/pic/list"]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/walbassesnat...118526/pic/list[/url] You can contact me for questions or additional pictures. Edited November 7, 2009 by barend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleal Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 [quote name='barend' post='423912' date='Mar 3 2009, 09:58 AM']Hi, I have a beautiful shedua fretted Wal MK1 from 1985. Serial number is W2616. I really like the bass but since I mostly play fretless I want to swop it for fretless Wal. This can be an MK1 or a Pro or the budget line Pro with one bridge pickup. The bass is all original. It is in good shape. It has some user mark near the bridge pickup and some buckle rash on the back. The electonics are perfect. The bass sounds very good. I prefer a swop no sale. here are some more pictures. [url="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/walbassesnaturally/photos/album/841118526/pic/list"]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/walbassesnat...118526/pic/list[/url] You can contact me for questions or additional pictures. [/quote] Dude don't let that go it's lovely, give martin or alex a ring at the gallery (the guy's that make the sei basses) they removed a rosewood fretted fingerboard from my wal & replaced it with an ebony fretless one & even put a nice abalone inlay on it for me for around £300 & i've just had them do the same on my warwick thumb nt6, The job these guy's do is second to none Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiritchaser Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 seconded! You should really keep it! Maybe order another neck at Paul Herman. Cheers Oliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barend Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 I certainly have some doubts about letting it go. That is why I want to swop it. It also crossed my mind to have it made fretless. But I like to keep it original in case I ever want to sell it. Making it fretless will cost me money and also will devaluate the bass. Ordering a fretless Wal neck would be a good idea, but god know how long that will take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 [quote name='barend' post='424737' date='Mar 4 2009, 08:09 AM']I certainly have some doubts about letting it go. That is why I want to swop it. It also crossed my mind to have it made fretless. But I like to keep it original in case I ever want to sell it. Making it fretless will cost me money and also will devaluate the bass. Ordering a fretless Wal neck would be a good idea, but god know how long that will take.[/quote] There used to be some spare necks lying around at the Wal factory in High Wycombe and it may be that Paul herman has them now, since he's taken over everything.. Worth a try at least? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barend Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 I have emailed Paul herman about a spare fretless neck lying around somewhere or ordering a new fretless neck. But he doesn't seem to reply very fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logicalmike Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 [quote name='littleal' post='423980' date='Mar 3 2009, 11:15 AM']Dude don't let that go it's lovely, give martin or alex a ring at the gallery (the guy's that make the sei basses) they removed a rosewood fretted fingerboard from my wal & replaced it with an ebony fretless one & even put a nice abalone inlay on it for me for around £300 & i've just had them do the same on my warwick thumb nt6, The job these guy's do is second to none [/quote] Hi mike from cardiff here I have an early wal fretless, but I can't get used to it I would prefer a fretted wal-are still intersted in a trade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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