So, if I go Trick or Treating at your door, are you handing out Wal Basses? Let me know if I should buy a plane ticket now.
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I thought I read that Picato kinda dropped off the radar years ago and that it was Pete that stopped using them?
I still see folks surprised that Picato are still around, and their website absolutely sucks.
Can’t agree more about their website, for a company that makes such good strings. I’ve been using them since the 90’s on whatever bass I’ve had, and very occasionally some Rotosound, and my best mate Stan Stammers bass player with British band Theatre of Hate, was endorsed by them from 2010 until October 2017 when he went back to be endorsed by GHS, who endorsed him in his early career in the 80’s. Picato rarely promote their strings anymore either, which make really bad business sense. They do still endorse some good British artists, again, not all mentioned on their seriously lacking one page website!
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This beauty just popped up on Reverb: Vintage 4 String Wal MK1 Fretless Electric Bass Guitar 1986, Walnut Facings *BEAUTIFUL*
If only it was fretted! I'm definitely on the hunt for a 4-string Mk 1.
Over on facebook there's one for sale in NY $6500
Here is the Reverb listing for those that aren't on FB: Wal MK1 1989 Wenge | Atakan's Gear Outlet
Not sure, he certainly had a fretless P-Bass that he used with Roxy. However, there are some videos of him playing the Avalon era songs live on his JG. Live at Frejeur is the one I’m thinking off, I think, where you’d swear he was playing fretless from the sound yet you can clearly see the lights shining off the frets on his bass... go figure!
Heart Still Beating has lots of wonderful Spenner Wal on it. Well worth picking up... Invalid Link Removed
PS Frejus not Frejuer...
Thanks I will check that out. I think the songs Manifesto, Avalon and Same old Scene are played on his JG?
Still looking for a Pro IIe if anyone is sellingI keep nipping at my Wal fund and that’s not good, lol.
And if you have 2, I'll take the other
Made an offer on the Wal on Reverb but haven't heard anything yet.
Do you think that is a realistic price for an MK1? I might want to let my fretless walnut MK1 go for that price too. Since I might go for a custom 6 string fretless (non Wal). But I am not sure.
Well fretlesses seem to never fetch the same price as a fretted counterpart, unless there is something very unique about it.
I think that price is a little optimistic because there is not one single option on that bass, it's a plain-jane. Also no factory case.
It's a pretty accurate statement..going by the sales the past years ... fretless counterparts tend to sit a bit longer unless its about $1k less typically ...... take this one for example ..... if it was fretted, it's a good chance this would've been swooped up by now - even at that price with all those options.
Wal mk1 fretless - violet sycamore facing
Wal mk1 fretless - violet sycamore facing
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Nice one. Now that would be a price I am willing to let mine go for.
I am not in a hurry though and it doesn't have to go.
Agreed... that's one of my all-time favorite Wals... but I just don't need another fretless. If it was fretted I would have moved on it like I was in the matrix.
