Wal Bass Club.

[Chickenwheels]

Pro II - two passive pickups, series/parallel switching

Pro IE - one active pickup, pick attack switch, low-mid boost switch

Pro IIE - two active pickups, pick attack switch, low-mid boost switch for neck pickup, upper-mid boost/bass cut switch

Controls: Master volume control (Pro II and Pro IIE), individual volume and tone controls for each pickup. Chrome hardware with optional XLR output, pickup selector switch (Pro II and Pro IIE).

Courtesy: A HISTORY OF WAL BASSES: Pro Bass series

 

[kulit17]

Yes I know they are passive. But what about the tone controls and switches?

Passive control switches pickups parallel to series

Active control switches activates mid-boost.
It also adds another switch for pick attack. With a Pro "E" it just gives you more flavors to shape your tone.

 

[Les Fret]

Passive control switches pickups parallel to series

Is that the same switch that can be found on the later 'budget' one pickup Pro's (with only bridge pickup).

 

[kulit17]

Is that the same switch that can be found on the later 'budget' one pickup Pro's (with only bridge pickup).

Yes..... the earlier Pro's has a PCB so the switches were built into the board....those 'reissues' were all hand wired ptp.

 

[Les Fret]

Yes..... the earlier Pro's has a PCB so the switches were built into the board....those 'reissues' were all hand wired ptp.

I always wondered how that toggle switch on my one bridge pickup later Pro really worked or what it does exactly since it it only one pickup. I hear a lot more bass coming on when toggling that switch. But somehow I prefer the sound without the switch kicked in. I has more clarity and with the switch it is a bit muffled.

 

[ampegfuzz]

This x1000??
I’d love a non E.

I’m told it is the passive model.

 

[mikeswals]

While on the topic of used Wal's, I'm selling my 1980 Pro ll for $5200 Cdn. Got a new build in the que so I'm looking to sock away some BP's while they are a good deal at the currency exchange store. PM me if interested.

This x1000??
I’d love a non E.

Seems like your chance has come up!

 

[Chickenwheels]

Seems like your chance has come up!

(wondering how to sneak yet another childhood fantasy item into the house...)

 

[IngloriousOz]

What Preamp/DI pedals are you folks using on your boards with your Wals? I'm not in love with the Darkglass AOU / Wal combo I've got going on at the moment.

 

[TrevorR]

What Preamp/DI pedals are you folks using on your boards with your Wals? I'm not in love with the Darkglass AOU / Wal combo I've got going on at the moment.

Love my VT Bass DI (in low gain, add some hair when you dig in mode)...

 

[ampegfuzz]

I have been ridiculously picky with my overdrives. Best on the cheap is the DOD carcosa, mid level the Brimstone XD-1, non pedal preamp the zdora 1978. Honorable mention to the rust box but I’ve never played one.

 

[nibs208]

Tell me more about the zdora 1978. I had never heard of it and looked up some videos and am really intrigued.

 

[rogerbmiller]

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[ampegfuzz]

 

[ampegfuzz]

He was working on a pedal version but I don’t know what happened to that.

 

[mikeswals]

A preamp pedal? so would this be for distortion/ or actually for DI and not using an amp use?

 

[mikeswals]

(wondering how to sneak yet another childhood fantasy item into the house...)

I stopped sneaking or even asking for permission years ago, I just include her or tell her I'm buying something again.
Took her to Wal HQ with me last year. And three weeks ago I took her to the local guitar store telling here a new shipment of Rickenbackers came in...she paid for half of it!

 

[IngloriousOz]

A preamp pedal? so would this be for distortion/ or actually for DI and not using an amp use?

Yeah just some tone shaping/EQ at the end of the FX chain to send to FOH.

 

[ampegfuzz]

Ahhh, I dug the tone hammer and the VT bass was handy.

 

[ampegfuzz]

Also this might help a bit