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@normg2242

Жыл бұрын

I saw that on other channels and was wondering about that. Thanks for the heads up!

@drampadreg1386

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, those are popping up everywhere these days. This or a similar message is on many channels now.

@andyhinds542

Жыл бұрын

You're not the only one it's happened to. I got fooled a few months ago by a Rick Beato scam.

Everyone should bookmark, and archive this iconic video: Scott's final SBL appearance after his wife finds out he dropped $20,000 on that bass. I have always thought Wal basses looked so cool, and of course they were made even cooler to me when Geddy Lee played one for a few years. I think he mentioned in a Bass Player Magazine interview that they weren't great basses to tour with, because of some problems that were caused by humidity.

@szrnkabela

Жыл бұрын

You just resell it for 30000

@tommygrant6275

Жыл бұрын

Justin Chancellor has toured with them for ages

@pmxevious

Жыл бұрын

Never heard that - he used them for 4 tours without even a back up for 3 of those tours. Only things he said were that the larger neck helped him play faster, and that he didn't mess with adjusting the electronics much.

@JBass42

Жыл бұрын

The reason Mark King chose the Jaydee over a Wal was due to the neck issues

@robertkerr9738

Жыл бұрын

😂🤣

Congrats on your Wal acquisition, Scott. That bass is a beauty! As the only Wal dealer in the U.S. in the mid-80's through early 90's, we (The Bass Centre L.A.) sold many Wal's during this era. Jason Newsted bought his Wal Mk I from me (all black with gold hardware, just like Geddy's,) and I turned Flea onto the trans-blue Mk II he purchased and used on Blood Sugar Sex Magik - we even provided Geddy with a back-up Wal for a Rush tour back in the day. I still have a great photo of Flea's blue bass on the rack in the shop before he purchased it. Wal's are truly unique, and it's great to see they have gained so much value over the years.

@BARTFUNKBASS

Жыл бұрын

I've seen this photo. Amazing!

@MainelyW212

7 ай бұрын

So…. Basically…. It’s YOUR FAULT that Music Man basses are so popular…. 😂😂😂 and you are the reason half the people reading this comment slap harder than they need to, lmao😂

Mick Karn is the reason I have 2 Wals! Super instrument, tone machine!❤❤❤

@FeepYiked

Жыл бұрын

The Wal fretless he had is genuinely magical, I don't think a single other bass in the world has or ever will sound like it (that's ever been recorded, anyway). Were money not an object, I'd get a double neck for a Mk 1 fretless like Mick's, and a Mk 2 fretted for that Chancellor realness, for sure. Wals are unicorns, honestly

@JamEWalsh

Жыл бұрын

@@FeepYiked I was going to mention Mick Karn. When I think of the Wal bass sound I absolutely think Mick Karn's solo recordings, e.g. Thundergirl Mutatation, the first track from The Tooth Mother.

@berndklein1477

Жыл бұрын

@@JamEWalsh or "Canton" with Japan

@Lcacique

Жыл бұрын

Mick Karn's tulipwood Wal was gorgeous. He also had a Travis Bean. Two cool basses played by one of the best to pick up the instrument.

@iainlay1913

Жыл бұрын

@@JamEWalsh that might be his zon bass.

Here's a tip for using the filters: Play a harmonic with the filter knob pulled up. Then adjust the knob until that harmonic is accentuated. That way you know exactly which frequency is being boosted at the cutoff and you can set that frequency in a way that works best with what you are playing. It also works as a way to recall a setting precisely.

@blaiseutube

8 ай бұрын

Genius tip!

Awesome. I was hoping you'd do something like this. I have a black (Geddy Lee style) Wal Mk1, bought from the Bass Center in East London. Sadly, I now have multiple sclerosis and can't play any more. I sold my Ricky, my Jazz, my Aria pro II and my Ibanez fretless 5 string but I kept by Wal. I'll never sell her and I'll pass her on to a music charity when I go.

@ronjames6128

Жыл бұрын

Very sorry that you have Multiple Sclerosis 😔. God bless to you

@222rich

Жыл бұрын

Got my BC Rich NJ series from the bass center in 1983. They had a fender jazz bass second hand at £275 that I wanted to buy but they persuaded me to get the BC Rich @ £345 I think it was. Looking back, they were right.

@Jeff-o-Lee

Жыл бұрын

Man... That sucks. You don't know what life will throw at you. God bless & stay strong

@stefanoribas

Жыл бұрын

Jesus Can cure you brother, belive

@boerboelmummy5075

Жыл бұрын

@@ronjames6128 Thank you

I love Wal basses because of Mick Karn, he got the mwahest of mwahs from his fretless Wal.

Geddy Lee’s Wal history: when Rush was recording Power Windows (1985), British producer Peter Collins brought his Wal to the studio. Ged tried several basses and found Peter’s Wal sounded best. He recorded Power Windows with it, then got his own (black) one, and used it on the PW tour, the Hold Your Fire album and tour, and the Presto album and tour. He added a ‘rounder’ sounding (red) Wal for the Roll The Bones album and tour. Four albums/tours, Geddy played Wals!

@Jeff-o-Lee

Жыл бұрын

Geddy recorded "Power Windows" but, toured with a Steinberger as he did for the "Grace Under Pressure" tour. kzread.info/dash/bejne/doN4z5WTh7HMhc4.html The first tour Geddy used his Black Wal was on the "Hold Your Fire" tour. I've seen Rush every tour from "Grace Under Pressure" to their final tour "R40"

@jacobsmith1877

3 ай бұрын

I thought most of Presto was on the jazz bass

Somewhat belatedly, my discovery of the WAL bass was in the mid-1970s and it came from the amazing fretless player, Percy Jones. At that time, he guested on a couple of Brian Eno's solo albums (viz. 'Before & After Science' & 'Another Green World'). Jones broke the mould when it came to creatively using a fretless bass and a WAL enhanced that. Of course, Jones's 'regular band' was 'Brand X', where his distinctive technique & style played a defining role in their own 'jazz-fusion' composiions. I had the pleasure on two occasions, to see Percy Jones play with Brand X; and from a close vantage point. The bass players mentioned in this podcast all came after - some, well after - Percy Jones had taken up with WAL and their expertly-crafted, fretless basses. CHECK OUT PERCY JONES!

@berndklein1477

Жыл бұрын

has anybody played bass like Percy Jones ?

@mickfretless

Жыл бұрын

@@berndklein1477 me

@benjaminford9932

Жыл бұрын

@@berndklein1477 The sadly deceased Mick Karn, a superb player, was similar in some respects to Percy. I'm pretty certain they were on different tracks on at least one album I had.

@bepitan

Жыл бұрын

so when should you have disovered wal..in the 60s????

@bassfingers

Жыл бұрын

“Dance of the Illegal Aliens”. Some of the best of Percy’s playing from his Wal days.

Btw. All Alembics (basses) have the same tonecontrols with the lowpass filters and switchable/adjustable Q (which is that 10db peak). IIRC, the Alembics use 6db and 18db (as well as off).

@webz3589

Жыл бұрын

Was just commenting that. And the series 2 which has the cvq (continually variable Q)

@cd0u50c9

Жыл бұрын

Yep I also wanted to add this comment, but you beat me to it!

You and Ian are a perfect pair….I loved this. I watch most of your podcasts too. 🤘🏻👀🤘🏻

@szrnkabela

Жыл бұрын

Get a short guy with mid-long hair and you make the next Top Gear Trio

@manray9275

Жыл бұрын

They duplicated him

That bass definitely sounds awesome, I always liked Do They Know It’s Christmas? and the bass on the song sounds great so it’s really cool that Scott bought it. Happy holidays Scott and Ian, love the stuff you guys do and here’s to more great content in 2023

Thanks guys great vid. Yes would love to see you two reviewing different basses together, also reflecting on different amp tones (a lot of variables). Also on hidden & not so commonly known tones of basses. Happy holidays to both & your families.

That EQ filter is what a resonant low pass does on a synth. It's boosting the resonant frequency at the cut off point, but at a fixed amount. If you had a Mini Moog you could keep boosting the frequency and make it self oscillate at the cut off point. A very cool filter on a bass I must say.

I love the format. Scott’s reaction was like watching my kid’s Christmas morning. Happy holidays to you all.

Such an iconic bass! I remember that bass from the video back when I was about 13. It looks and sounds fantastic! Great purchase!

I have two of these series, both made for me by Ian "Wal" Waller in about'84. I have a fretted and a fretless and I have a spare neck - just beautiful workmanship from Ian and Pete in High Wycombe. I used the fretless on the Ozzy "Ultimate Sin" tour for the intro for Killer of Giants. Reading some of the comments - I never had any humidity issues, never had a neck issue, never had a single electrical issue, not even a pot crackle! I like that they used brass inserts for the neck bolts that allowed you to switch necks in a few minutes with no need for a setup and that they have a built in DI for studio. I have used the basses for many projects over the last 4 decades and love them dearly. These days the only reason they do not tour is the same reason that they are in secure storage... for safety! They are getting too valuable to take on the road or to keep sitting at home!

The late, great Mick Karn had played Wal basses, too! 😊 And I remember it had taken me aaages to get used to (and also _like_ ) Geddy Lee's Wal sound, after having loved the rather gritty Rickenbacker and JazzBass sounds from Rush's previous albums 😅 And I had just turned 15 when 'Do They Know It's Christmas' came out and had started playing the bass only half a year earlier; Still a great song today, as is that bass! Congratulations on the purchase, Scott! 😊👍

Using the harmonic filter sound can be heard on The Patient by Tool. Justin has that engaged and is rolling the tone knob back and forth while playing the bass line. Absolutely nuts and sounds killer.

@As_Asa_PhD

11 ай бұрын

Here this whole time I was thinking that was a wah pedal. Crazy. I can totally hear it now that I've heard the knob.

@theterriblepuddle1830

Ай бұрын

He uses it back in the middle of Schism as well

@kermit4967

18 сағат бұрын

@@As_Asa_PhD It was recorded that way, but live he uses his Jim Dunlop wah pedal which was made to imitate that effect.

I can NEVER afford it, but yeah, Wal is one of those wet dream basses for me. For me personally, it was seeing John Illsey of Dire straits, Nick Beggs of Kajagoogoo and Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet toting Wal bass which made me become aware of them. And let's not forget the incomparable Mick Karn, who used his fretless Wal to such devastating effect.

@seanj3667

7 ай бұрын

Admittedly, I don't get it. To me, it sounds like something is being pushed to much and is giving a unintended distortion. It does not sound smooth or clean to me at all. Then again, I have a Ric 4003 and a Steve Harris signature model bass, so who am to judge on niche instruments?

Percy Jones was the first player I knew of who played a Wal. The band was Brand X. The name of the record was Unorthodox Behavior. Which is also the definition of buying a bass guitar that costs 20000.- LOL

@Bornlivedie2

Жыл бұрын

That was a fretless precision on "unorthodox"

@gimmeagig

Жыл бұрын

@@Bornlivedie2 I did not know that.

@johnglynhughes4239

Жыл бұрын

Percy first used the Wal on the Brand X release, 'Masques'.

Love the format guys. Really enjoyed the vid

So much fun watching you guys totally geek out over a gorgeous new bass! 😁😎🤓🤓🤓

I read 'Iconic English Bass' and though Please let it be a WAL! Wow! Fell in love with WAL's listening to Mick Karn.

This was an enjoyable format. I love people geeking over the stuff they love. That it's something I enjoy as well just makes it so much nicer.

I'm a month into Scotts bass lessons and I LOVE IT!! I've always played by ear and it's opened so many new avenues

Great format, amazing bass. Thank you

That is one of the best looking Wal’s I have seen and they all have that killer sound that is a Wal. Great buy and let us know how you like the feel and playability of it. Keep up these great videos.

This is a great format, I love to see all these basses.

At Live Aid it was a Steinberger. MY exact Steinberger. :)

Not mentioning Mick Karn in the video is a massive oversight, one it seems the comments section is quite willing to call you on. He was such an awesome player and *the* name that comes to mind when Wal comes up.

Loving the new format Scott & Ian. And just wow I can see you making Lisa lots of cups of tea on demand for life now 😂. It is a marvellous bass with a wonderful history.

@X-EvilAsh

Жыл бұрын

Lol

love this format!

Percy Jones Mick Karn Flea got one because of Leigh Gorman - Bow Wow Wow Jonas Hellborg had an incredible double neck John Giblin - Wal to Wal w/PJ

@offbeatbassgear

Жыл бұрын

And Power Windows and Hold Your Fire/Presto-era Geddy Lee

@PjRjHj

Жыл бұрын

Nick Beggs, Martin Kemp, John Ilsley, Bruce Thomas, Jason Newstead, Justin Mendal Johnsen, John Gustafson...

@rwl0323

3 ай бұрын

I wish they had mentioned Leigh Gorman, he is such an underrated bassist. He still has his original one from the early 80's and I believe it previously belonged to Paul Simonon of The Clash. There is a list of serial numbers, not sure if it is currated by Wal or not, but it is a relatively "small" family tree of who's who in music and most basses they made can be accounted for. Another interesting thing they didn't go into is the construction of the pickups with each pole piece being a seperate pickup (magnet and coil). The significance of that construction is way above my paygrade but it must contribute to the unique sounds they are capable of.

I have had two MKI Wals; the first, a black painted 1981 signed by Wal himself, the second, a mahogany top made from the reclaimed steps from an English manor house. A Pete Stevens signed one, I think 1986? I wish I still had them. Paid $750.00 for the Black one in 1999/2000, maybe 1800.00 for the other. They all sound different, and all are amazing. I actually worked on some electronics for a few folks (minor repairs), Pete was kind enough to send parts for me to replace for folks. A lovely guy.

I would love if you guys did more of this format

That last RHCP tone demo will almost always elicit a face-melt reaction. Great video Scott and Ian. Cheers and ❤️ from the Philippines‼️🤘😎🎄

The top end sizzles in a laser-like way. It's got teeth, but like a bandsaw. Super cool, very iconic! Scott, if you need to justify this purchase just let Ian do the talking haha. I LOVE this video format BTW. It works well and the more you two work it the better it will get. Those little post-vid scenes are hilarious too. Cheers!

Really enjoying videos with you two.

Love the format and the bass!

The online bass community is so awesome and tight! I love it. Im a guitarist since 30 yrs and what do we have? Steve Terreberry and Jared Dines? Just clowns with big heads. Im relearning from the beginning and try to learn how to play proper bass thanks to you guys on this channel along with your cool gang of friends like davie504, Charles Berthoud, bassbuzz etc. Thanks for a great channel and an even greater community!

Loved the format

Love the WAL basses! As for a connection to a bass guitar that I saw, for me it was the Ibanez MC924 after I saw Mike Porcaro of Toto playing one. Sting of The Police, Adam Clayton of U2 and John McVie of Fleetwood Mac also played the MC924 at one point. I loved the sounds it made! I saw one in a local music store in 1984 and traded my black 1980's era Rickenbacker 4001 for the Ibanez MC-924 in Polar White. The white color has changed over time to a creamy pearl with a gold/yellow tint. I still have it, though it needs some work. One of the tuners snapped and the electronics no longer work, and Ibanez doesn't offer any parts or helpful suggestions on this bass any more. One more thing, it's HEAVY! Weighs a ton! But I love it, and used the hell out of it in the bands I was in through the 1980's and into the 90's.

Call me weird. But it’s the Vox or Red Special of the bass world. That crispy top end!

Very cool format!

This was excellent!! Total trip down memory lane! I first fell in love with Geddy Lee on A Show Of Hands live album, so that black Wal was in my brain for my entire guitar learning youth and is still the sound in my head I associate with Rush!

Loved this guys thanks.

Ian I love you for real. Just got SBL membership because I cannot afford lessons anymore due to gas prices, inflation and losing my student job. Just finished the beginner pathway and honestly watching you is so much fun, your enthusiasm is contagious. Even the lessons that would otherwise feel kinda boring were actually fun, and without you I probably wouldnt have done them properly but only half-hearted. BIG THANKS - of course also to the whole team.

Great demonstration of the Wal bass tone spectrum. I'm happy for you getting the best bass you will ever own. My Wal Mk. 1 (Geddy Lee) arrived in July of 1993 and I love it ! Another great Wal bass player is Percy Jones of Brand X.

I am super excited about the giveaway for this bass Scott! Can't wait to get my tickets.

RIP Scott. Love this format btw. Killer Wal.

Brilliant as always both and well done on the Wal mate !!!

@devinebass

Жыл бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

This is so enjoyable and entertaining to watch!

Worth every penny. I've been crazy for these since I saw Geddy play one. Had no idea what I was looking at. I've been playing 40 years and I've held 2 of them. Well done :)

Wow I did not expect this bass to sound like that! What versatility! I'd be totally intimidated by the options!

I can't wait to hear that bass on some of the videos!

Love It. You two are the sh$t. Love the format. I wouldn't be mad at all to see a few more. Keep doing your thing Boys.

Great format Scott

More of this please,great stuff👍😎

Really dig the format too!!

Long time overdue thanks Scott

Such a stunning Wal that is 😍 Beautiful in both appearance and sound!

So AWESOME! Congratulations!

It sounds great! The Live Aid connection is great too. Killer bass!!

Like the format! Bass geeks! Love it!

what an instrument ! It's very impressive how many sounds you can have with the Wal bass ! It's definitly a dream bass thanks for sharing that with us !

15:11 "I'd give anything for a mullet" LMFAO.

Love the format.

Yeah, Wal is on my list of all time definitive, indispensable bass contributions - along with Alembic and Ken Smith (and some others). Such coherence of vision actualized through superb craftsmanship. You could really form a deep emotional connection to a bass like that :)

I get that initial feeling of “oh drat” when you finally get the thing you’ve been dreaming about. I begged and pleaded and finally got a Bass VI, and was so excited and nervous to try it out (I’d never even had my hands on one). I was immediately like, “oh my god it’s too weird!!!” A few adjustments to my technique, and now I friggin love that thing and am always so excited when it’s appropriate for a tune.

You deserve it Scott. You are the right person to own that bass to be sure.

Oh, yes please. More of you two!

Oh do I love that bass! The sound and the look is about my favorite as I think the SG vibe is great.

Oh my!!! All that honk tho!! 😍😍😍😍 loved this!! More of these!!!

Really cool bass and video!!

this format is cool i like it!!

1984 I was allowed to Touch the Walbass when I bought my first bass it had the Quader of the price Scott oaied now. My Choke Was between the Wal and a Warwick Thumb Custom for almost 4000, my pocket had online 1200 DM so I had to take a Hoyer P bass and went hitchhiking back home the guy from the store gave me an used Ibanez case to take it home for Nottingham, i still love it , and the Wal is still my favourite but too expensive. Nice Vlog you to!

Best video ever! More please!!

Holy shit. Can you let Ian make a Justin Chancellor moments video with the Wal. The man does such a good job at that series!

Push the bass aside. That jumper WINS THE INTERNET!

$20k 😮 gumph! Beautiful bass that Scott, and historic too, you must have an awesome collection now 👌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

This brings back memories for me, I had two wals, an early 80's 4 string fretless & bought a new 6 string fretless from Paul Herman when he restarting making them again, that pick attack almost adds frets to a fretless its so percussive & just sounds like no other bass, sadly I sold both some years ago but I've recently emailed Paul hoping he will build another fretless 6 for me 🤞 great video & that Is one beautiful wal you have there with such a cool history too 👍

love this format of candid bass tone foolery

I personally think the wal body and headstock shape is the MOST appealing I've ever seen. Just gorgeousssss

@devinebass

Жыл бұрын

🧡🧡🧡

Omg!! The sould of thise wal basses are amazing! Fell in love since i started listening to Tool years ago!

Thank you for invoking good memories for me. I owned a fretless and a fretted Wal in the 80s. The fretless had neck that was made for Percy Jones (had PJ decal on the headstock) but, he didn't take to the fingerboard I believe. Percy had a strong connection with Electric Wood in the early days I think. The wood was Ipe aka Paratecoma peroba. Body was Shedua aka Ovankol over Mahogany core. I then had one made by Ian and Pete using some Maple I had for the body facings and an Ebony fretted neck. The necks were swapped over at Electric Wood. The sound in the video is absolutely what I remember. You are spot on with the complexity of the top quality electronics, dolly mixtures as Pete called them. The bass was unusual for the time in being capable of being DI'ed without a DI box, you get a glimpse of the connector next to the standard jack socket in your video. One thing you did get wrong is that your instrument is a Wal Custom. It is the same shape as the original Mark 1 which had a plain Ash body and less complex electronics. The Custom was made with exotic wood facings over a mahogany core. The neck was a laminate of Maple, Mukulungu Afrikulu and English hornbeam in the centre. Another thing to note is that the pickups were/are quite sophisticated in having separate coils and magnets in pairs for each string in alignment with their respective string, not stacked, one reason why the pickups are so broad. Unfortunately being fairly young, foolish and short of money I sold both at different times, something I do regret. They are fantastic basses. I hope they are still being well looked after, being played and bringing joy to whoever has them now.

9:32 I was blown away when I found out that's how Chancellor plays the intro to "the patient"

Simply killer bass. Love the video.

I love the way you make it sound.

That Bass is a beautiful piece of art! Considering that and it's history, definitely worth it!

What a cool bass. Congrats Scott.

The dial up wah sound is pretty cool. Plus the John Taylor connection is super cool.

@devinebass

Жыл бұрын

💯💯💯

Wal is very unique. Beautiful and diverse. Definitely on my bucket list

Now try and buy the one Martin kemp played at live aid gig. It's probably the most beautiful bass wal ever made. Stunning instrument.

Greg Edwards of Failure crushed on one of these in the early-mid 90's. Justin Chancellor was undoubtedly influenced by this, as the bands toured together. Great video!

great concept on those knobs! would be great for those with fx rigs where different fx respond differently to different frequencies... NICE!

Definitely like this format

Yep! This format works. Keep it going!

The plug for the bass courses was really good. Your daughter is precious.

i have so much respect for wal knowing they donated this to live aid. that’s incredible !