Columbus guitar show 2014

gweimer · January 12, 2014, 03:51:31 PM

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 · January 12, 2014, 07:19:01 PM

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

saltymonkey · January 13, 2014, 08:30:28 AM

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 · January 13, 2014, 10:50:02 AM

Quote from: saltymonkey on January 13, 2014, 08:30:28 AM
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 · January 13, 2014, 01:16:00 PM

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

Hörnisse · January 13, 2014, 07:06:14 PM

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 · January 13, 2014, 07:43:35 PM

Quote from: Hörnisse on January 13, 2014, 07:06:14 PM
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.