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kulit17 said:
btw, is this the same one???

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Hey, I appreciate the greeting above. I've always been more of a spectator on the various forums but decided to go out of my comfort zones a little bit more.

That is the one. I'm guessing that's the stock photo from The Gallery? I tried to collect as much info as I could on it beforehand and thought it had an interesting past being, at first, a project bass for both Pete and the owner. If I recall correctly it was to have a different on-board preamp but due to Pete's health at the time the idea was kind of scratched. Paul later on had it fitted with the standard pickups and normal pre-amp. Also, I think it was one of two 36" scales but I'm sure that's changed since.

I believe the guy selling it originally posted it on basschat under the name WalBone. Emblazened on the headstock is "A.L. Custom" and strangely my first two names start with "A" and "L" although having someone remove it has been a consideration. I wish it had a serial number though. My other two Geddys are W3456 (1990) for the black poly and W4038 (2000) for the red.
 
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SiberianKhatru said:
Hey, I appreciate the greeting above. I've always been more of a spectator on the various forums but decided to go out of my comfort zones a little bit more.

That is the one. I'm guessing that's the stock photo from The Gallery? I tried to collect as much info as I could on it beforehand and thought it had an interesting past being, at first, a project bass for both Pete and the owner at the time. If I recall correctly it was to have a different on-board preamp but due to Pete's health at the time the idea was kind of scratched. Paul later on had it fitted with the standard pickups and normal pre-amp. Also, I think at the time it was one of two 36" scales but I'm sure that's changed since.

I believe the guy selling it originally posted it on basschat under the name WalBone. Emblazened on the headstock is "A.L. Custom" and strangely my first two names start with "A" and "L" although having someone remove it has been a consideration. I wish it had a serial number though. My other two Geddys are W3456 (1990) for the black poly and W4038 (2000) for the red.
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cool!! very interesting history too! ya i remember when it was listed at the Gallery. i loved the bass cleff on the twelfth fret (which actually inspired my current build now). I have the stock photos of the gallery saved and i knew that looked familiar. Its a 94 right??
 
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kulit17 said:
cool!! very interesting history too! ya i remember when it was listed at the Gallery. i loved the bass cleff on the twelfth fret (which actually inspired my current build now). I have the stock photos of the gallery saved and i knew that looked familiar. Its a 94 right??
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Y'know, here's a pic of the cavity plate revealing ... nothing. I've been meaning to write Paul about it, though. I'm guessing it's 2005 or 06 given its almost perfect condition. I could be wrong, and that's not an uncommon thing. :)
 

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SiberianKhatru said:
Y'know, here's a pic of the cavity plate revealing ... nothing. I've been meaning to write Paul about it, though. I'm guessing it's 2005 or 06 given its almost perfect condition. I could be wrong, and that's not an uncommon thing. :)
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in my notes i have it as a 1994.... not sure where i got it from :rolleyes:
**i could be wrong too**

just found the original basschat post

Rare Wal 6 String for sale

but if it is one of the earlier prototypes, it should be either a 1994/1995. perhaps our Wal historian @TrevorR can shed some light.

here's something i found just now regarding a shedua 6 prototype...... so maybe your 6er is part of the 3 it refers too.

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Wal Brethrens..

Has anyone experienced significant shrinkage of their guitar due to arid/dry environments?? Its been just about a year since I picked up my new Wal Mk 2.. I live in Reno NV, which is a very dry place.. Hasn't rained here in 6-ish months for example.. Anyway.. Went to put a new set of strings on the guitar last night and :woot::woot: problems.. Removed the strings and during wiping/cleaning up a bit I noticed there was ~1mm of slack between the neck and the body.. While holding the body firm I could get a little "knock" back and forth pushing back and front on the neck.. In addition, the tuner nuts that clamp the tuner to the headstock were finger tight!! And everything was consistently loose.. Therefore, I can only assume it was due to the wood itself shrinking over the past year as it has dried out. The more I thought about it the more sense it made in that, the wood that has dried over several years in England is only going to get as dry as the environment.. Nevada is significantly dryer, and thus the wood contracted enough to loosen the fasteners.. Trippy.. Snugged up the neck allen bolts in a cross-bolt pattern first, and then snugged everything else up as well..

This was my first experience with such a significant contraction due to humidity.. Was just curious if anyone has experienced something similar..

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Last of theJG bass specials on the blog today. The activity around the previous posts brought some photos and info of the woodwork about three more celebrity JG basses... Theo de Jong's other bass, Pete Hurley from Lone Star's JG and John Glascock from Jethro Tull's bass. I couldn't resist giving them a feature! Hope you've all enjoyed a delve into Wal history the last couple of months...

A HISTORY OF WAL BASSES: JG Special Pt 6: A coincidental coda...
 
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