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I've entered the JG1153 in the wal.nedcom.nl database - if that's really the last JG - quite significant.
LOL! “God hates your bass”
You would be surprised at how many people get offended by extended range basses.
Great Collection! Wal 6 string bass necks and spacing always look so big to me. I can imagine them being really heavy since a mk1 4 string is already heavy. Would love to try one once though.
Just doesn’t look right.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6e/05/de/6e05de5a2fb3bed1c9dbbffaebc34c49.jpg
Think he would have liked a Wal mk1 though. Soundwise it would suit him.
Here is a recent listing that I am considering. Any red flags for you experienced Wal nuts?
Wal Mark 1 Bass 1989 Shedua Facings two necks. Freteless / Freted + case | Jimvoyager | Reverb
Wal Mark 1 Bass 1989 Shedua Facings two necks. Freteless / Freted + case | Jimvoyager | Reverb
Hmm it was marked sold yesterday in the middle of the wee morning hours.
I edit my post looking at a bigger monitor:
THE PRO NECK LOOKS TO HAVE SURFACE CRACKS ON THE BACK THAT ARE NOT FINISH CHECKING.
I edit my post looking at a bigger monitor:
THE PRO NECK LOOKS TO HAVE SURFACE CRACKS ON THE BACK THAT ARE NOT FINISH CHECKING.
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Why is that? Is it specific for those years? Or Just because it is 32 years old?
The chosen electrolytic capacitors contain acid, and they have a useful service life; 25yr is about all you're going to get from them, and when they start leaking the acid will eat away thin aluminum tracers on the circut board that pass right under them. Anytime I buy an old Wal that's near 20yrs old I just replace them. Best to not wait until it becomes a problem.
Also there are some carbon resistors that can get brittle (like 5 or 7 of them) they used in the 80s. Sometime in the early/mid 90's Wal changed to a ceramic resistor that's much tougher. So those get updated as well when the boards are in for servicing.
I can see the Reverb bass has the old resistors still in place, but the caps aren't visible in the pic, and much harder to tell if they've been replaced or not.
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Left handed Pro neck fitted is a tad quirky!
I’m amazed at the amount of neck swapping/spare necks that goes on with Wal basses in general. Not a criticism, just an observation.
This is what happens....the two caps in question.
Which is why Ian Waller probably designed the preamp boards the way he did.....its fully serviceable without having to send the entire bass.
Ok I didn’t know that. Not sure if these resistors are replaced on my Wals. How can I tell?
I'm pretty sure you have had your basses for a good 10+ years now? So pretty safe to say they've never been done.
What I go by is the voltage rating I see on the two caps. You can see it in my pic above.
In the 80's Wal was using a 25v cap, and then in the 90's and 00's jumped around and used a 40v and 50v. The voltage rating doesn't matter...its the microfarad rating...so it will need to be a 4.7uF rated capacitor (4.7μF).
You can see the replacements I installed on the black bass above are 35v, and I believe my new Wals also have 35v caps if I remember right.
What I go by is the voltage rating I see on the two caps. You can see it in my pic above.
In the 80's Wal was using a 25v cap, and then in the 90's and 00's jumped around and used a 40v and 50v. The voltage rating doesn't matter...its the microfarad rating...so it will need to be a 4.7uF rated capacitor (4.7μF).
You can see the replacements I installed on the black bass above are 35v, and I believe my new Wals also have 35v caps if I remember right.
Ok thanks. I have been to Paul with two of my Wals about 8 years ago. He might have replaced it. My latest Wal I bought one year ago from a friend. Never really looked inside.
