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Hello everyone, what do you think about? The bid it's ending http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wal-Pro-IIE-Bass-Guitar-/111223063106?ssPageName
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Will be written on the back of your control plate!....also the person who finished it/QC will have signed it.
Ah, here we go...
W3450 Carl Aug 90 (I thought it was a 92!)
American Walnut facings,
Brazillian Mahogany Core
Indian Rosewood Fretboard.
- Nov 6, 2012
- 954
- 246
- Disclosures
- Endorsing : Elixir Strings, Digitech , Eden Amplification
Just re-posting this. It's a little blurb I got from Paul regarding factory setups on Wals. Obviously set to personal taste, but it always good to start from a good foundation. 
Thought it'd be useful for the newbs on this thread instead of looking back....
"Neck relief - measured by fretting at both the 1st and 21st frets to create a straight edge with the string - you may want to use a capo to hold the 1st fret down to help you with this. Relief can now be checked by looking at the gap between the top of the 8th fret and the bottom of the string on both the E and G strings - anywhere from 0.3mm(business card thickness) to 0.8mm(credit card thickness) approx is acceptable dependingon your preference.
Nut height - this will be affected by the neck relief but should ideally be as low as possible without buzzing when playing the open string. Compare the string height over the 1st fret when played open with the height above the 2nd fret when fretting the 1st fret. It should be just very slightly higher. If the nut is too high, it will not only feel harder to play but also not play in tune. If too low it will rattle when playing open strings.
String height(action) - if both the above are set, the final action can now be set. This is measured from the top of the 12th fret to the bottom of the E and G strings. An low to medium action would measure 2mm-2.6mm on the E string and 1.6mm-2.1mm on the G string approx. The action should taper from E to G so as the strings get lighter to action becomes slightly lower.
Pickup heights - individual pole pieces for the E and G strings should be set just proud of the pickup cover. The A and D string pole pieces slightly higher to follow the camber of the strings you have set. The overall pickup heights are measured whilst holding down(fretting) the E and G strings at the 21fret. The distance between the top of the pickup pole piece and the bottom of the string should be 6mm on the E string and 5.5mm on the G string approx.
Raising the pole piece height will not only increase the volume of that particular string but also give a more compressed darker sound - lowering gives a brighter more open sound with less volume.
All the adjustments above affect each other plus fret condition and of course playing style need to be taken into account so some experimentation may be needed. Hope the info helps and let me know how you get on."
Thought it'd be useful for the newbs on this thread instead of looking back...."Neck relief - measured by fretting at both the 1st and 21st frets to create a straight edge with the string - you may want to use a capo to hold the 1st fret down to help you with this. Relief can now be checked by looking at the gap between the top of the 8th fret and the bottom of the string on both the E and G strings - anywhere from 0.3mm(business card thickness) to 0.8mm(credit card thickness) approx is acceptable dependingon your preference.
Nut height - this will be affected by the neck relief but should ideally be as low as possible without buzzing when playing the open string. Compare the string height over the 1st fret when played open with the height above the 2nd fret when fretting the 1st fret. It should be just very slightly higher. If the nut is too high, it will not only feel harder to play but also not play in tune. If too low it will rattle when playing open strings.
String height(action) - if both the above are set, the final action can now be set. This is measured from the top of the 12th fret to the bottom of the E and G strings. An low to medium action would measure 2mm-2.6mm on the E string and 1.6mm-2.1mm on the G string approx. The action should taper from E to G so as the strings get lighter to action becomes slightly lower.
Pickup heights - individual pole pieces for the E and G strings should be set just proud of the pickup cover. The A and D string pole pieces slightly higher to follow the camber of the strings you have set. The overall pickup heights are measured whilst holding down(fretting) the E and G strings at the 21fret. The distance between the top of the pickup pole piece and the bottom of the string should be 6mm on the E string and 5.5mm on the G string approx.
Raising the pole piece height will not only increase the volume of that particular string but also give a more compressed darker sound - lowering gives a brighter more open sound with less volume.
All the adjustments above affect each other plus fret condition and of course playing style need to be taken into account so some experimentation may be needed. Hope the info helps and let me know how you get on."
Hey all,
I can honestly say it physically pains me to flip through this thread after having to offload my Wal to pay bills earlier this year. A week doesn't go by that I don't daydream calculations of selling all my gear to buy another one. With any luck, I may be fortunate enough to do something along those lines sometime in 2014.
Anyway, I'm not sure how many Greg Edwards/Failure fans are about, but I caught a look at an interesting Wal this evening. It looks like they were filming the show for TV and Greg was performing guitar duties at the moment, but there is an excellent shot of a silver Wal around the 1:24 mark. I think it even has a matching headstock, too. I can't wait to see some 2014 action shots of Greg's basses in action.
I hope everyone is doing well. Give your Wals a hug for me, would'ya?
I can honestly say it physically pains me to flip through this thread after having to offload my Wal to pay bills earlier this year. A week doesn't go by that I don't daydream calculations of selling all my gear to buy another one. With any luck, I may be fortunate enough to do something along those lines sometime in 2014.
Anyway, I'm not sure how many Greg Edwards/Failure fans are about, but I caught a look at an interesting Wal this evening. It looks like they were filming the show for TV and Greg was performing guitar duties at the moment, but there is an excellent shot of a silver Wal around the 1:24 mark. I think it even has a matching headstock, too. I can't wait to see some 2014 action shots of Greg's basses in action.
I hope everyone is doing well. Give your Wals a hug for me, would'ya?
Thanks for the link. I love Failure and Greg's playing. That sure looks like Troy Van Leeuwen playing guitar to me, but I could be wrong.
Indeed. Looks cool. Seems to be refinished, there's no logo on the headstock. Check out 2:26.
indeed! reading an article, it indicated Edward's Wal was a fretless but he added frets. I'm guessing this is a pic of how it first looked before it became silver.
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@Drop-D, thanks for the link, hopefully you'll back one day
