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Wal Bass Club.

I'm typically looking for the grindiest tone I can get, so it's usually both filters open and pulled. I am out I town for a week, but I would gladly do a similar recording when I get back home so that we could compare!

Just to clarify, I'm not an expert but I wanted to add that there's no "all open" setting on the Wal filters. The tone settings aren't either full on or off, there are tonal differences all the way from 1 to 10 and anywhere in between.
 
PJ, that is some awesome wood!! Aside from the bird's eye fingerboard, Paul won't build a body for you using that Asian ebony?
BTW, PJ can probably answer that question best regarding the previous topic of tonal difference of wood since all his Wal's are strung up with Elixir's.

Anyhu, This was my weekend during a nice downpours yesterday morning (decided to take solo pics of all my kids - but i'll post only my Wal's here):

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Wait a minute how'd she sneak in there!!!!

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Heehe cool ! Warwick are the prince and the Wal are the king in my bass world!
 
Just curious what are you using amp-wise?

I don't even own an amp at this time. I do all of my playing right into my pro tools rig! I have the Ampeg SVX and gallien krueger amp sims, and I use both on my final mixes.

Actually, I do have an old tiny peavey gorilla practice amp, but rarely ever use it and when I do it's usually just the headphone out.

Edit: I think I remember one guy way earlier in the thread posting a demo he did that was a DI straight into his computer. That was the track that even got me thinking about this whole thing in the first place.
 
PJ, that is some awesome wood!! Aside from the bird's eye fingerboard, Paul won't build a body for you using that Asian ebony?
BTW, PJ can probably answer that question best regarding the previous topic of tonal difference of wood since all his Wal's are strung up with Elixir's.

Anyhu, This was my weekend during a nice downpours yesterday morning (decided to take solo pics of all my kids - but i'll post only my Wal's here):

Wow Nice collection ! The Black MKIII makes me anxious to have one !

Yes , all my Wals are loaded with Stainless Stell 045 100 Elixirs so :

Black MKI , Ebony FB= Most brighter sound and more "Twang" of all
Pro II = Super Vintage tone, Low Mids and no bright
MKII Walnut = Mix between the previous PRO II and Black MKI
MKII Birdseye, Ebony FB Trans Red, Lee bass, Ebony FB = Very dirty and a lot of Bass / Treble. Less mids
MKII Flamed, Rosewood FB = Very Bright, Very low and a lot of mids
MKIII Zebra , Ebony FB= Mellow tone, too light weight bass
MKIII 5 Walnut , Rosewood = Bright, not so much lows





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That would be amazing if you could! I am a finger style and occasional pick player, but almost all aggressive finger style. I'm typically looking for the grindiest tone I can get, so it's usually both filters open and pulled. I am out I town for a week, but I would gladly do a similar recording when I get back home so that we could compare! No rush of course, but I really appreciate the offer if you have a chance.
 
Well thank you very much. Glad to know you think they sound good! :) I just mean I'm not too computer savvy in general and don't know a lot of things that others may take for granted or consider basic. And believe it or not my recording setup is actually super simple and not too expensive at all!
 
I would recommend the program Reaper to anybody for recording. It's only 50$ and its awesome. Sure it is not protools but for 50 bucks you can't beat it. I use it for all my videos on youtube. You can also use it for free for 30 days to see if you like it before you buy it. Killer value for home recording on a budget.
 
PJ, that is some awesome wood!! Aside from the bird's eye fingerboard, Paul won't build a body for you using that Asian ebony?
BTW, PJ can probably answer that question best regarding the previous topic of tonal difference of wood since all his Wal's are strung up with Elixir's.

Anyhu, This was my weekend during a nice downpours yesterday morning (decided to take solo pics of all my kids - but i'll post only my Wal's here):

14764725164_81e367e248_h.jpg


14766766162_ce3d365707_h.jpg



14764733904_ee4763e076_h.jpg



14786960973_f597c3771e_h.jpg



Wait a minute how'd she sneak in there!!!!

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Great collection!
 
What is drop box and how do I use it. Hold your laughter. I am aware of how ridiculously computer illiterate I am for a 23 year old haha.

Its basically a free service that allows you, or another person(s) to upload files to the same "storage folder" (also allows you to download, what is dropped in shared folder)
You can set it up so you receive an email saying "someone shared a file with you in DropBox"

Its pretty easy to use and convenient :bassist: