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Gear you lusted for but could never find
- Thread starter matti777
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Saw that one. Made an offer. I'm not paying too much for one. That one was double the price new and it was used. I want one but not that badly.
I totally understand, i've seen a few sell in the last 2 years, always north of 2k though, a bit rare to find one for under that. I've been looking for the P bass version for a while myself. I'll remember to let you know if i see one again
Yes. It was really a fun bass but the Thumb was my dream bass. Jack Bruce.
I've been hoping to find one of these one day. I found the old ad from guitar center.[This invalid link has been removed]
I'll bet that's a beast.
My Starcaster has the similar mudbuckers (surely not the same quality as what's included in this FCS bass,) and it sounds fantastic. I can only imagine what this bass sounds like.
Japanese Tune Bass Maniac 5er. I had a 4 string and stupidly sold it. GREAT BASSES! I got my 4 as NOS from the original importer and it was the first really good bass I had.
@sleddogn - Just a reminder that Fender made a Modern Player Telecaster Bass with the double-mudbucker as well at a fraction of the cost. It's not a Custom Shop Bass, but it may be a worthy alternative.
Hey Nixdad, funny you mention that. I've been watching for one for a couple of months, have looked for neck with binding and inlays. I also found a source for a tele guitar pickguard that can be tweeked to fit. There is actually 2 different threads here at TB where that exact bass is being recreated. Even got quote for paint job. I've been hoping to find a real one before going down that road, but it would be an option.
Yes, a friend of mine had a Bahama Green one back in the day. I had a white and a red one. His was a 9v, mine were both 18v models. We were big Stu Hamm fans! Bahama Green and yellow are probably my favourite Kubicki colours.
Wal Wal Bass - Mk 1 early 90's Birds-Eye Maple | RB Shop | Reverb
This posting still haunts me everyday. A Wal bass that sold for $1,700 because the facings were peeling away from the core... a deal that'll probably never pop up again, or even anything close
This posting still haunts me everyday. A Wal bass that sold for $1,700 because the facings were peeling away from the core... a deal that'll probably never pop up again, or even anything close
Wow, that doesn't really look too bad when you see it face on but the pictures of the bottom and sides where the wood has twisted away from the core are pretty grim.
Yup I can only imagine the life that bass lived. I bet it's got quite a history and was played ALOT! I wish I could have brought it home and given it all the TLC it deserved
Just didn't have the funds at the time 
Speaking of those Wals that got away, I saw one for sale at The Gallery in London many years ago - maybe 2004 or 2005? It was cheap by today's standards, just a plain mk1 in mahogany with a little player wear. It looked like a nice bass. It was £1250, and that was about the going rate at the time. There was a time, not so long ago, when Wals weren't really in fashion and the hardcore of supporters hadn't really rallied around them to the extent they do now. Even though the association with Justin Chancellor was well known at the time, they weren't all that sought after. You could still order a new one at the time. It was only when the company started to fall behind on order and then closed completely that the hysteria started and the prices ballooned.
It's kind of ironic because at the time the company had shut down I remember the prices for used ones were around $4,000 in the US. I couldn't afford that but I was infatuated with them and made a Facebook page for Wal basses because none existed. After a while I realized a lot of people were messaging the page trying to get in contact with Paul Herman who was restarting the company. I eventually found their website after it was revamped and put up again in 2009 and I emailed them about all the inquiries I had gotten. Eventually I handed over the reigns and my page became, and still is, the official Wal Facebook page which I think is kinda cool. Prices around that time for ordering were around 4.5k new with a 12 month wait time. I couldn't afford one then, and now the prices have more than doubled and the wait time has tripled, it seems I'll probably never get one.... and yeah I'm a little sour about it haha, it's quite obvious this is definitely the bass I've luster over and will continue to do so
Yes, it's a shame that when Wal came back, the prices were stratospheric and and production seems very, very slow. If it's any consolation, I think the best part of a Wal is the pickups and the tone. Distinctive enough, but not worth the cover charge these days when the rest of the construction is rather simple or even rudimentary. I hope that whatever you end up playing, you can be happy with it!
Hell, I don't even care about the "affordable price" part, if I could find a fretted 6-string Curbow XT-33 in great condition I'd probably pay whatever the asking price was!
