What's up with that lotus on the headstock? The price might be one of the reasons it is not sold yet. 12,000$ plus shipping.....not something that many people can afford.
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What's up with that lotus on the headstock? The price might be one of the reasons it is not sold yet. 12,000$ plus shipping.....not something that many people can afford.
Beautiful bass, but yes, $12k is not something many people have just laying around. Especially right now, when expensive boutique gear for sale is sitting longer and longer.
Congratulations love the Zebrano facings! Zebrano was top on my list, but was very particular with a certain kind of figure which Paul didn’t have at the time.
That’s a hard decision I like the Madrone the best.Guys…. Paul sent me the facings… all I can say is OH MY GAWD!!! Absolutely breathtaking and even better than I was expecting. I will post them soon
Cool bass. I avoided having any script on my build to avoid these questions in future.
man...i would've so picked this one for mine
where was this one back in December??
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+1 This one would also be my pick.
Thanks man. Not in a rush to let it go.
Less expensive options and a preference for passive basses are my main focus now. My Wal MK2 fretless 5 is my one and only active bass at the moment.
Hey all hoping one of you can help with this. I have a couple of Active Wal pros. It seems like the battery is constantly on because I put a battery in and it’s dead. The next time I play the instrument.
I was talking to Matt Brewster at 30th Street Guitars today and he said this is because Wal used Mono jacks on the Pros instead of stereo jacks. He said it’s a really easy fix but this really surprised me.
Does anyone here with experience know whether this is indeed the case?
I was talking to Matt Brewster at 30th Street Guitars today and he said this is because Wal used Mono jacks on the Pros instead of stereo jacks. He said it’s a really easy fix but this really surprised me.
Does anyone here with experience know whether this is indeed the case?
Should be easy enough to look inside and see which type of jack it has.
My 78 StingRay was the same way. In those days Leo used mono jacks letting the battery run. Well it killed batteries just sitting in its case. I changed it to a switching style jack.
My 78 StingRay was the same way. In those days Leo used mono jacks letting the battery run. Well it killed batteries just sitting in its case. I changed it to a switching style jack.
some of the varnish on part of the body on my shedua 80s body has worn off a bit ..it only really shows because the sheen has gone, does anyone have any advice about touching it up or is it best left alone? ..it's not a huge area, maybe an inch across.
My Pro 2E had exactly the same switching jack as my Mk 1. I wonder if someone switched it with the wrong jack some time.
what’s the benefit of a mono jack that lets the battery run? I cannot think of any…
You'd have to go back to 1976 when Leo Fender made these, he put on the advertisement the preamp was a "low draw unit". Actives were a new thing back then. Musicman changed to switching jacks by 1980.
Hi all, I just acquired a beautiful '84 mk1 and I'm setting it up.
The bridge saddles though are way too tall, so even when they're max lowered the action is quite high, especially on the A string. The neck is almost straight, with just a tiny bit of relief.
I found some pictures of a bridge in an old post on this thread and the saddles look definitely shorter than mine.
The easiest fix would be to replace the saddles (the bottom part) with shorter ones.
Do you guys have any suggestions?
The bridge saddles though are way too tall, so even when they're max lowered the action is quite high, especially on the A string. The neck is almost straight, with just a tiny bit of relief.
I found some pictures of a bridge in an old post on this thread and the saddles look definitely shorter than mine.
The easiest fix would be to replace the saddles (the bottom part) with shorter ones.
Do you guys have any suggestions?
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Latest pic from Paul, this time with the blue on. Won't be long now!
Finally got my Wal Mk 2 on Wednesday. Hands down the best instrument I’ve ever played. Crazy after all the years of trying to emulate a Wal’s tone through other basses. I just plug this in and it’s there lol.
