I loved them on my ric but Dunlop bass strings dissapeared from all local stores. Prolly just order some
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I primarily use ss strings. But if your looking for other really bright nickles:
DR Sunbeams.
Another one is the new SIT nickel Foundations. SIT sent me a beta demo 45-105 set two years ago and they're still on my StingRay, and unbelievable that they are still bright and tons of shimmer. I've been meaning to grab a couple sets of my preferred 40-100 to try on the Wals.
DR Sunbeams.
Another one is the new SIT nickel Foundations. SIT sent me a beta demo 45-105 set two years ago and they're still on my StingRay, and unbelievable that they are still bright and tons of shimmer. I've been meaning to grab a couple sets of my preferred 40-100 to try on the Wals.
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What happened to the Wal logo on the left one?
I usually try to avoid SS strings since they usually have a little scoop sound to them. My Wal came with some ken Smith SS strings and I didn’t like them too much on it. BUT I do have hi beams on my Spector and that bass just sounds right. I might be getting that back out as I’m not really digging the RD bass in the band mix.
Could be! Mine was made in 2012, I don't remember the month.
Love that BT15 in a headbox. Great sounding heads.
Can I ask where you had the headbox made? I have an orphaned BT15 and that would be a neat thing to have.
You really think so? Interesting, I find them to be on the mellow side, and quite low tension, too. I love them on Jazz basses, they sound so nice and warm. I always regarded Sunbeams as the mellowest roundwound nickels out there. They break in very fast, and lose their initial zing and bite quickly. After that, they have a nice musical midrange to my ears. For sure the quickest to deaden out, too.
I have to use nickels on my Midi Wal, so I use Sunbeams on it. And yesterday I had a leftover set so put them on my Ric.
Yeah, I find them very bright, much brighter than GHS Boomers, and brighter than R Cocco nickels. Yup I agree they do settle down, and then they stay like that for nearly a year for me.
I like a little bit a scoop in strings, Wals are mid heavy and have honk.
It’s all stock except I replaced the grill cloth as someone painted the original one black. It’s kind of a rare bird as I haven’t seen many in a bt-25 head case.
I love the honk
its in gold......
ok thanks! couldn't see that very well on the other pictures. Haven't seen that much Wal logo's in gold.
My vagina just tingled.here's another one!!
New Wal bass day - 1980 Wal Bass Custom. They say there is only one thing better than 1 x Wal bass and that is more than one Wal bass. I have taken a pic of my new Wal Custom beside my Wal mk2. I also bought a 78 Musicman Stingray with the Wal Custom which is inside the black Rockcase underneath the Mk2 (the bass is not shown in the pic)
awesome! Lets see that Ray, too just place it besides your school of Wals to make it on topic
just place it besides your school of Wals to make it on topic
Here is a sneak peak of the Stingray too - quality of the pic is not very good. The stingray is olympic white but has some yellowing - i have pulled the bass apart and it has the original epoxy preamp and the neck is stamped 78 and pots 77. It will sit well with my other Pre-EB Stingray (you can see a pic of that in my thumbnail pic). Anyways i am now licking my wounds (at least my bank account has a bit of a hole in it now) now that i bought both of these together just today
