The Last Bass Outpost
Gear Discussion Forums => Other Bass Brands => Topic started by: ilan on November 01, 2014, 08:45:31 AM
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So I'm watching Camel in concert at Harrogate on youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPOuzccM3Kg) and Colin Bass is playing this beautiful late-70's black Wal Pro. And I'm thinking, I haven't seen one of these for sale in ages. If I wanted one, I'd probably be very frustrated.
An hour later I'm checking eBay and I do a Wal bass search.
There is one just like Colin's (http://www.ebay.com/itm/WAL-Pro-Bass-bass-guitar-/321570160889). What are the odds?
Then I read the text.
It's Colin's bass!
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFg2ODE=/z/-wYAAOSwd4tULFWv/$_57.JPG)
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Big money! (see what I did there? ;) )
What a weird coincidence!
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Hold your fire...
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Roll the Bones and see what happens! :rimshot:
Ilan, you do realize that this was meant to be, right? Why fight it? ;D
I came close to a 4-string Mk 1 in trans blue many years ago. Seller wanted 1900, and someone beat me to it. Figured if anything I could try it out and flip it if it wasn't a good fit.
Always been curious to try one, but not 4K curious....
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Always been curious to try one, but not 4K curious....
$7.6K and 11lbs.
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Yeaouch!!! I had just seen the price at a glance, not realizing it was GBP.
Well that's a bargain! :o
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I came close to a 4-string Mk 1 in trans blue many years ago
The one with the leather pickguard? That one was awesome.
(http://www4.cs.fau.de/~koesters/Privat/Wal/walpics/JG1113-leather.jpg)
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The one with the leather pickguard? That one was awesome.
I like that too.
No, this one didn't have a 'guard.
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The one with the leather pickguard? That one was awesome.
(http://www4.cs.fau.de/~koesters/Privat/Wal/walpics/JG1113-leather.jpg)
I've also got pics of that bass from back in the day. I'm not usually one for hand tooled leather, but that one just had the look... I've always wanted a Wal, but I figure it's not in my cards, and I love the basses I already have. Still like looking at them though! :D
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What are those pickups? They look like dimarzio model 1?
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What are those pickups? They look like dimarzio model 1?
I don't know much about 'em, but Wal rolled their own pickups for these.
They do resemble the model 1s. The very first Wal bass did have a bit of Gibson/Guild influence - with rewound Guild sludgebucker and Mustang pickup, and Gibson evertilt.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8qLXy73Woqk/UI1Wgl0d6PI/AAAAAAAAAUg/EEZaLpy67aQ/s1600/DSC01193.JPG)
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AFAIK the electronics in regular production Wal basses (pro series) were all made in-house.
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John Gustafson's leather-job at the Marquee circa 1977...
(http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/kjrstewart/random%20stuff/IGB7.jpg)