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it had a damage neck, damaged pickup and a std-hiscox case replacement just fyi....new owner will prob need to spend a bit to get it up and working again....but overall not a bad project
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YOU - are a Wal research BEAST!!!
The eagle has landed! I was able to beg and plead with the usda permits department and they helped me avoid the bass going to back to the UK (it was heading back the following business day)
Guys, this bass is a work of art. No offense to the older generation of instruments, but Paul’s basses are in another league compared to the older Wals I’ve been able to own / play. They absolutely nailed my request on the neck profile too, and the bass balances perfectly even while sitting with no strap. The notes literally explode off the neck, I couldn’t be happier!
Guys, this bass is a work of art. No offense to the older generation of instruments, but Paul’s basses are in another league compared to the older Wals I’ve been able to own / play. They absolutely nailed my request on the neck profile too, and the bass balances perfectly even while sitting with no strap. The notes literally explode off the neck, I couldn’t be happier!
Congrats, that's a looker!!!
You're right, Paul's work is better than the old era. He's very detailed and keeps fixtures and jigs perfect for constancy and it shows.
EDIT: Did Grover ever make black tuners? Just wondering what she would look like with them
EDIT: Did Grover ever make black tuners? Just wondering what she would look like with them
They do, but they require drilling....
Schaller makes a blacks m4s light that are drop in
they look super cool in chrome imo, very classy on that piano black.
All black is something that only the newer Stealth Bongos got quite right imo. The first series had a rosewood fretboard, so a pitch black bass with a dark brown fretboard. Not quite right. They have jet black ebony fretboards now, that looks really cool.
All black is something that only the newer Stealth Bongos got quite right imo. The first series had a rosewood fretboard, so a pitch black bass with a dark brown fretboard. Not quite right. They have jet black ebony fretboards now, that looks really cool.
I like it how it is and since I’d have to drill I’ll leave it be. Just seems like it would look cool if it was all black since the bridge and body hardware are dark.
it wouldn't look right if the string tree was still chrome IMO.....
i do have a set of black M4S (non-lights) in my parts bin though. 
(not for sale since its being saved for sumin else)
(not for sale since its being saved for sumin else)
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Im still a black hardware fan - one day someone is gunna make black (or coloured) fretwire too! BOOOOINGGGGG
dang it, that's pretty hot...... need to squander my funds or start using different bass in the main band, lol. really want a second Wal. I'd love a pro IIe or a mk2.
EDIT: silly TB question. Anyone think the tone or sustain changed on their Wal if they switched from the old M4s to the light ones?
EDIT: silly TB question. Anyone think the tone or sustain changed on their Wal if they switched from the old M4s to the light ones?
- “...Condition: Used--slight warp in neck, second pickup is cracked, chip in top of head stock, worn finish above first pick up, small dents in the face”
What the heck did they do to the bass to do THAT to the pickup? Throw a spear at it?
