I got a lovely final pic from Paul today, they'll ship soon!
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Wow Gorgeous.. You are going to Love it!! Is that Walnut facings?
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Yep, they had some really nice walnut to choose from.
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Those are BEAUTIFUL facings. Amazing grain. Lucky guy!
Anyone seen that natural Canadian maple Burl 4-stringer Wal on reverb yet?
RARE 1985 Vintage Wal Mk1 MkI Custom UK British Bass Natural Canadian Maple Burl, Brazilian Mahogany RARE 1985 Vintage Wal Mk1 MkI Custom UK British Bass Natural Canadian Maple Burl, Brazilian Mahogany
That’s a little crazy on the price. Gorgeous bass though. Nearly $6700 is ridiculous for an MK1. I think the new Wal prices have driven sellers of used instruments to believe they can get outrageous amounts for their older basses. There is also an MK1 on eBay that’s pretty overpriced and it hasn’t had a bid all week. The new prices have certainly increased over the years but I think if you’re asking over $5500 for a 1980’s MK1 you’re gonna have a rough time.
Looks like it comes with the rare burgundy dogbone style case.... I need more gigs!!!
Very nice Brad!
I really like how the new Schaller tuners look over the previous Hipshots. Curvy, just like the bass.
Hmm... This bass was marked sold two days ago. I wonder if someone fat fingered a buy it now, or maybe they had a buyer back out?
If people are paying then kudos for making so much on them haha. I paid $4,500 for my MK1 in 2012. Can’t imagine making a $2,000 profit on it, that seems crazy.
i know of a couple people who bought Wals when they were $2000-3000 back then and sold it for alot more - so its not that crazy......i got my flamed Mk2 a couple hundred more then what you paid for your Mk1 back in 2011 and "if" i were to ever sell it - no way i'd be short changing myself. i'd say right now used Wals are a seller's market right now. Seller would just have to be 110% certain that they would want to sell their Wal, since the cost of "replacing it" would likely end up costing more.
the only other comment i have is used standard spec Wals would/should probably fetch less, whereas used Wals with ebony FB, non-standard timbre (shedua/zebrano/flamed/BE Maple, etc) would be the upper tier.
Damn man that’s a steal on an MK2. It’s crazy to even think of them being in the 2-3k range. I remember when I was like 18 I saw a Wal on basscentral for 2200. Had no idea what it was at that time. In hindsight buying the stingray instead may have been a mistake
Fantastic! Keep us posted on when you get it and how it sounds, etc.
Brad, the updated Schaller M4's backside look like this. I like how they tapered the new post and put a flange at the top just under the Y key.
Funny, when Schaller first announced these last year, I copied a pic and sent it to Paul telling him I want these on my (gold hardware) Mk2 build he's doing and not textured-dull-gold Hipshots...and then shortly after he changed over to using these! Schaller does a much better job on the coloring of their plating than Hipshot, the coloring matches the Wal hardware perfectly. When he built my violet 5 string he had a hard time getting the hipshot "shiny nickel" to match because Hipshots plating is darker and he had to do some sort of smoke-tinting the hardware just so it would match.
Funny, when Schaller first announced these last year, I copied a pic and sent it to Paul telling him I want these on my (gold hardware) Mk2 build he's doing and not textured-dull-gold Hipshots...and then shortly after he changed over to using these! Schaller does a much better job on the coloring of their plating than Hipshot, the coloring matches the Wal hardware perfectly. When he built my violet 5 string he had a hard time getting the hipshot "shiny nickel" to match because Hipshots plating is darker and he had to do some sort of smoke-tinting the hardware just so it would match.
Looks nice, as long as they work smoothly and are really lightweight I'll be happy!
Hey Mike, How much of an up-charge is this tuner than a standard tuner? I am not sure which tuners came on my Mk 2 and I am curous what the benefit is between Schaller vs. Hipshots.
