I posted a couple of weeks ago and many people suggested that i post on the double bass page instead. My Walter Woods amp needs a repair. Does anyone know how to get in touch with WW at this point? Does he even do repairs any more? If not, is there anyone in the states that can do it? Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Double Bass Walter Woods repair
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I was in contact with him about a repair about a year ago. I'm not even sure how we'll find out when he finally hangs it up.
My electraacoustic needs repair and I have tried to call many times with no success. Sent a letter to same address but have not heard back. Added issue is I am in Sydney, Australia and with expensive exchange rates and COVID freight issues I have no idea what to do!! Please post how you go with your journey as I am keen to find out
I had an excellent experience with Steve Kollander who has a company called Crucial Audio. He gave my MI 100-8 a thorough going-over and I was very happy with the result. Contact him at [email protected]. I grew tired of trying to contact Walter and twist his arm...
Crucial seems to make some nice stuff! But does anyone know of a good WW tech in the USA?
Thanks guys.
As long as a technician knows how to retro engineer the amp, I guess they can repair one of the Woods, but it's a lot of work and will probably cost accordingly. I know one of Walter's biggest problems is getting
parts that are high quality. At least that's what he said to me in 2007 when he repaired my Electroacoustic Ultra, which he described as an "old amplifier". It was built in 1995. So it is old and therefore not as easy
to source parts for. Just my take. My Ultra sits in the basement along with all the other gear I own, cause jobs are few and far between these days.
parts that are high quality. At least that's what he said to me in 2007 when he repaired my Electroacoustic Ultra, which he described as an "old amplifier". It was built in 1995. So it is old and therefore not as easy
to source parts for. Just my take. My Ultra sits in the basement along with all the other gear I own, cause jobs are few and far between these days.
Hi, Looking for Walter's most recent contact info after his move to northern California. Please PM me. Thanks!
Again, based on my experience I’ll advise you to take down the address that Brian Rost gave you in the post above and write him a letter.
Maybe I misunderstood. From one of the postings, I understood him to have moved to northern california, where I happen to
live. In any case my ww is still working perfectly.
live. In any case my ww is still working perfectly.
Has anyone had any luck getting in touch with Walter recently? My beloved Ultra to a spike on a gig last week and has no output. I have called all the numbers I have for Walter of which only one still works. I have not received a call back thus far. Walter has always been responsive to my calls in the past, but it's been a long time. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
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Well, I hate to tell you this, but what you're encountering is precisely the reason, I sold my beloved MI/400/8 that's been resold twice in the D.C. area fro $1,000.00 more than I
originally sold it for, but no regrets. The only fool proof way I know to hear back from Walter was to write him a letter, and send it to his address via ye old stamp and envelope.
it will take a bit but hopefully hell respond. Just a word of warning he charged me $500.00 just to clean some grit of the circuit board. His scale slides depending on the
ocean currents, wind speed, and movements of the earths crust.
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Honestly, his business practices are shameful. Just because he's a crotchety old man and doesn't want anyone having his schematics he constantly leaves his customers dangling in the wind.
Sell the schematics to someone or charge a little fee to give access to "authorized technicians" or something. But goin "on vacation" and leaving customers hanging for months amd using antiquated forms of communication is simply senseless.
Sell the schematics to someone or charge a little fee to give access to "authorized technicians" or something. But goin "on vacation" and leaving customers hanging for months amd using antiquated forms of communication is simply senseless.
While I couldn’t agree with you more, the reality at this point is, if you wan’t your Woods repaired in the U.S.
Walter’s your repairman. He’s always gotten back to me within a few days of leaving a message on his phone.
(If he’s out of the condo on vacation I write him a letter and he gets back to me within a few weeks)
I still have my Woods Electroacoustic Ultra High Power 600 watts RMS at 8 ohms. With the right cabinet it’s
a remarkable amplifier, weighing 7 1/2 lbs. It was built in 1997 so it’s 25 years old and only had issues once
with residue on the fingerboard that had bridged connections some how shut the amp down. Just my take, but as
Bruce Hornsby once wrote, “That’s Just The Way It Is”
Walter’s your repairman. He’s always gotten back to me within a few days of leaving a message on his phone.
(If he’s out of the condo on vacation I write him a letter and he gets back to me within a few weeks)
I still have my Woods Electroacoustic Ultra High Power 600 watts RMS at 8 ohms. With the right cabinet it’s
a remarkable amplifier, weighing 7 1/2 lbs. It was built in 1997 so it’s 25 years old and only had issues once
with residue on the fingerboard that had bridged connections some how shut the amp down. Just my take, but as
Bruce Hornsby once wrote, “That’s Just The Way It Is”
In the past he has always gotten back to me as well. It's been a week so far this time. It's a bit of a pressing issue as the venue is taking responsibility for the repair. I haven't explored the USPS route yet (or before) but perhaps that is the best option at this point. My Ultra High Power was built in '98 and has served me very well for a very long time and Walter has always taken good care of me in the past. I have more than enough amps as backups, so I can be patient. Thanks for your input, Ric.
