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Wal Bass Club.

#1,886
Last night pics ! Wal was made to play !

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#1,891
AndroWal said:
That is Flat!
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Email from Paul in 2011 :


1) Clear finger ramp with the same strings curvature - yes -
mounting/fixing to be confirmed
OK
2) Custom string spacing - 9mm string centers at nut & 17mm centers at
the bridge
OK, COULD BE 18MM ON BRIDGE ?
3) Custom Neck Radius - 16"
OK
4) Is it possible to add side LEDS ? No, I am not currently offering
LED's as an option.
OK, NO LEDS
5) Gold Hardware -you ordered chrome but I can change it to gold. (+£110)
LET'S KEEP IT IN CHROME
6) High Gloss stained finish - you ordered this for the body. Do you want
gloss on the neck?
GLOSS ON NECK YES
 
#1,894
I would check to make sure the g string pole pieces of the pickup are screwed down flush with the surface of the pickup. after that I'd try lowering the pickups on the g string side entirely. wals give you a lot of flexibility in this regard. bass 42's pic above shows a good example of the pole pieces adjusted to match the string radius. notice how the a and d string pole pieces sit higher. the G string on a wal bass has a sonic character all it's own, which may seem a bit hot. it's very chirpy and tight sounding which IMO is a great thing. you can dig in and get a very percussive cutting tone.
 
#1,895
Ok, cause yesterday night i tried to adjust the pole pieces on below the g string but i noticed that are all stripped, not only the one of the g string, so i'd to lower the pick up on the g side..but how? Do you think at wal can sell new poles? Cause at this point i need to change it!

Thanks anyway
 
#1,896
sorgas said:
Ok, cause yesterday night i tried to adjust the pole pieces on below the g string but i noticed that are all stripped, not only the one of the g string, so i'd to lower the pick up on the g side..but how? Do you think at wal can sell new poles? Cause at this point i need to change it!

Thanks anyway
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Yes,

Contact [email protected] , email Paul.
 
#1,897
sorgas said:
Ok, cause yesterday night i tried to adjust the pole pieces on below the g string but i noticed that are all stripped, not only the one of the g string, so i'd to lower the pick up on the g side..but how?
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Just use the pickup height adjustment screws on that side. They don't give as much individual control as the polepiece adjustments do, but they can help a bit.
 
#1,899
sorgas said:
Ok, cause yesterday night i tried to adjust the pole pieces on below the g string but i noticed that are all stripped, not only the one of the g string, so i'd to lower the pick up on the g side..but how? Do you think at wal can sell new poles? Cause at this point i need to change it!

Thanks anyway
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here's the quote i got from Paul: Poles pieces (£4.50 each).
if you didn't mind being Wal-less, it may be worth while to remove the pickups and send them to Paul to take out the stripped pole pieces and have him put in the new ones. I'd imagine taking ALL the stripped poles out are going to be a PITA, even with an extractor.... or just adjust the height of the pickups and live with not being able to adjust the individual poles like Mike mentioned.

here's something I posted a while ago just in case you missed it, about pickup height during setups that i got from Paul...

kulit17 said:
Pickup heights - individual pole pieces for the E and G strings should be set just proud of the pickup cover. The A and D string pole pieces lightly higher to follow the camber of the strings you have set. The overall pickup heights are measured whilst holding down(fretting) the E and G strings at the 21 fret. The distance between the top of the pickup pole piece and the bottom of the string should be 6mm on the E string and 5.5mm on the G string approx. Raising the pole piece height will not only increase the volume of that particular string but also give a more compressed darker sound - lowering gives a brighter more open sound with less volume.
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Darn you PJ for reinforcing the Wal GAS for a custom build!!!!! that skunk strip looks great!!!!
 

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