Columbus guitar show 2014

[gweimer]

I decided to go to the guitar show here in Columbus today.  It was lit up, for a change, and there was a big room of not much to interest me.   There was a Guild B-302 for $650 that wasn't too bad.  Two items caught my eye.

Wal bass - the owner wasn't around, but the other person in the booth told me that this bass was sent back to Wal for a new finish, and to remove the bridge pickup, and install a couple of switches, which you probably can't see on the pickguard, right below the pickup.  Price was $2500, which I thought might be a really good deal.



A Crown 12-string guitar.  I've never heard of these, but it was interesting looking.

[Dave W]

Not a fan of the Wal sound but that probably was a good price.

[saltymonkey]

Does seem like a great price. Love Sonic & Daphne Blue. Don't think I've ever seen a Wal with a pastel or any bright color other than white before. Is it a lined fretless or fretted? Hard to tell from the pic.

[gweimer]

Does seem like a great price. Love Sonic & Daphne Blue. Don't think I've ever seen a Wal with a pastel or any bright color other than white before. Is it a lined fretless or fretted? Hard to tell from the pic.

Geez...it was only yesterday...I want to say it was a lined fretless fingerboard.   

[Highlander]

I know Gustafson's was lined from construction... never seen one plain...

[Hörnisse]

They made Pro I and Pro II models.  Not sure why they'd fill in the back pickup route.  Probably just a refinished Pro I bass.  Here is an old photo of my long gone Pro II.

[gweimer]

They made Pro I and Pro II models.  Not sure why they'd fill in the back pickup route.  Probably just a refinished Pro I bass. 

Up close, there was a faint outline of where they filled in the bridge pickup route.  I would have expected a little better from Wal.  There were also 2 small black switches installed on the pickguard.  I'm guessing it was on the coil selection.