| Reviewer
| Thomas Block
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| Manufacturer
| Electric Wood / Wal
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| Model
| Custom 4-string '89
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| Price
| DM 3700,- ($ 2800,-)
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| Neck Type
| bolt-on 5 piece, maple and mahagony
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| Fingerboard
| 24 fret rosewood
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| Body Type
| 1 piece mahagony core, walnut front/back
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| Finish
| satin
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| Pickup(s)
| 2 active humbucker
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| Controls
| Volume + treble boost
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pickup balance
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low-pass + parametric boost for each pick
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What a bass! The main feature is the incredible playability. Any
position on the neck can be reached without problems (it's custom,
we checked my fingers and style and adapted the neck-size). The
instrument is perfectly balanced.
The sound is typical Wal, hard to describe. It's a warm, very
punchy sound. Listen to Jonas Hellborg, that's it. I never had
problems to hear the instrument, even in a loud band, complex
musical situations... any situation we all know; when you pick
and slap and ... is it behind the guitar, covered by the brass?
Anyway, with the sophisticated EQ you have all possibilities.
I just have one adjustment on the amp, the rest happens on the
instrument. From brilliant pops to fretless-like sounds and
anything inbetween, even really weird things like tuba.
And one last thing: it's the most beautiful bass I've ever seen
and I never was sorry to spend so much money on it.
| Construction
| 95% | 
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| Playability
| 100% |
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| Appearance
| 100% |
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| Sound
| 100% |
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| Value
| 100% |
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| Overall
| 99% |
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