Okay, it's time. Wal Bass Club.

[AN0INTD]

...and more...

[Oreomeister365]

Would one of you fine wallers be able to tell me if there is a low pass filter (tone knob) for each pickup, or is there one LPF for both of them...and if the latter, then what does the fourth knob do?

Thank you.

[AN0INTD]

I think this has what you need...near the middle of the page
http://www.trevorandthea.eclipse.co.uk/specs2.html

[Oreomeister365]

I appreciate it, but I have read through that before and it does not explicitly state if the two tone knobs are 1 for each pickup or if they both effect both...

When it states that you can use the pan as a sort of master tone control, it leads me to believe that it is indeed 1 tone control per pickup, but I was hoping one of you fellows who owns one of them could confirm that.

Thanks though.

[AN0INTD]

Ok Ok. As I understand it, based on several threads here, there is one volume knob, one blend knob, and two parametric type controls (one for each pickup). Each of the parametric controls pull up to activate an "attack" function.

[Oreomeister365]

Exactly what I needed, thanks.

[oddio]

It's great to see SOME Wal activity, as there hasn't been much to report lately. Congrats on your new bass, ANOINTD! Please be sure to post a report once you've spent some time with your new bass.

The "attack" function is activated by pulling up on the volume knob. There is a tone control, actually a low pass filter, for each pickup. When you pull up on these it activates a 10db boost to the harmonics at the notch. Enjoy!

[bt1300]

Hey guys, I picked up my Mark I last November I think? I believe it belonged to a TBer once upon a time. I haven't taken any proper pictures of her yet so the first couple are from the seller.

[frigo]

most of you wal fanatics know this picture... my walnut mk2 fiver

Shot at 2005-12-27

[frigo]

oh, and this is the '83 mk1...
on the second picture you can see the sauron eye...

Shot with FinePix30i at 2008-03-02

Shot with FinePix30i at 2008-03-02

[UncleBalsamic]

Originally Posted by DigthemLows

This is my favourite Wal ever.

[AN0INTD]

Ok, so I just got my Wal today, and I have to say that it is in worse shape than I had imagined. The story of this bass according to the seller is that his friend came home to his apartment and smelled smoke coming from a room. When he went to check it out, there was a fire ablaze. So he got the bass out of the room and just left the building, losing most of what he had in there. The guy I got it from told me that despite the fire the Wal was in "excellent cosmetic and electronic condition." The pics he gave me were a bit blurry and I figured, hell, for $650 a bit of a burn mark ain't so bad! Well....they ain't so good either The neck has absolutely no finish on it, and the laminates are a bit separated at the headstock. The fingerboard has some sort of finish (superglue I think) on it and the side markers are gone and instead are filled with some weird gold-yellow paint. The metal dots that indicate the position for the knobs were melted in the fire, so there are little flat blobs where they used to be And finally, the back has some wood missing...about 3/4" around the belly cut.
Ok, after all this though, can you guess what? I am in love with this thing! The neck feels awesome. The bass plays super comfortably (and is somewhat light to boot...about 8.5lbs.). And the electronics DO WORK...sounds freaking HUGE!!! I guess $650 isn't so bad in the long run. I get a great 4-banger that has MOJO
and the pics: check below V

[coolrunner989]

Originally Posted by AN0INTD

...hell, for $650 a bit of a burn mark ain't so bad!..

for 650 that thing is perfect! lol. I wouldve paid a hefty bit more than 650 for that same bass...consider yourself lucky!

I want a Wal sometime...

[AN0INTD]

I figured it out...

[AN0INTD]

Originally Posted by coolrunner989

for 650 that thing is perfect! lol. I wouldve paid a hefty bit more than 650 for that same bass...consider yourself lucky!

I want a Wal sometime...

Thanks coolrunner. Despite the issues, I still do consider myself lucky...lucky #18 (sig)

[AN0INTD]

more pics...

[AN0INTD]

last ones, I promise...
for those with poor eyesight, the neck says "Carl Oct. 90" and the serial is W3478

[danweb22]

My new addition........

[jameswhat?]

beautiful...

[Papersen]

Sooo beautiful.
I`d like to find one someday. Congrats.