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funkyjazzjunky
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Username: funkyjazzjunky

Post Number: 640
Registered: 5-2007
Posted on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 11:40 am:   Edit Post

Anyone remember these? Now that I am playing double bass again, I want to buy one but they do not seem to have a web-site; wonder if they are still in business.
hgregs
Junior
Username: hgregs

Post Number: 15
Registered: 4-2010
Posted on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 12:15 pm:   Edit Post

you can get them used, and from what i have heard, walter still makes them (but with very long lead times - if you can even figure out how to reach the guy).

but they come up on talkbass quite often. here's one http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=710399&highlight=walter
hgregs
Junior
Username: hgregs

Post Number: 16
Registered: 4-2010
Posted on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 12:16 pm:   Edit Post

and another http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=667039&highlight=walter
bigredbass
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Username: bigredbass

Post Number: 1550
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 11:20 pm:   Edit Post

fjj, Will Gunn may have some insight about these . . . .

J o e y
jimmyj
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Username: jimmyj

Post Number: 233
Registered: 8-2008
Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 12:56 am:   Edit Post

Still using mine whenever I play around town. More info here:
http://www.doublebassguide.com/?p=144
Jimmy J
pace
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Username: pace

Post Number: 645
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 5:47 am:   Edit Post

I bought one about a year ago off of a club member....

AWESOME little amp.

Uprights aside, WW's are also a great amp for summing the stereo signal of your Series instrument!
funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member
Username: funkyjazzjunky

Post Number: 641
Registered: 5-2007
Posted on Friday, November 12, 2010 - 7:24 am:   Edit Post

If Jimmy Johnson uses a WW amp, I have to get one. Thank you for the link. Woods does not have a web-site but I got a phone #.
jimmyj
Advanced Member
Username: jimmyj

Post Number: 235
Registered: 8-2008
Posted on Friday, November 12, 2010 - 10:15 am:   Edit Post

Here's my old 400w model. I only share this with you, my close friends, because you will understand and enjoy the special modification I coerced Walter into doing. (He swore "never again" so even I know it's a one-off.)
This is a mighty handy amp!
Jimmy J
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 9821
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Friday, November 12, 2010 - 11:01 am:   Edit Post

Nice mod!
artswork99
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Username: artswork99

Post Number: 1317
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Friday, November 12, 2010 - 2:00 pm:   Edit Post

Very cool!
pace
Senior Member
Username: pace

Post Number: 646
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Friday, November 12, 2010 - 5:43 pm:   Edit Post

that is a very beautiful conception.....
edwin
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Username: edwin

Post Number: 797
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Sunday, November 14, 2010 - 3:17 am:   Edit Post

So, I take it each pickup has its own EQ section? I bet I could do something similar with the D-TAR Solstice preamp into a power amp. Hm, this is giving me ideas!

Very cool setup!
terryc
Senior Member
Username: terryc

Post Number: 1419
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Monday, November 15, 2010 - 2:00 pm:   Edit Post

JimmyJ..I guess the mod is the 5 pin XLR jack plus the phase & mix switches.
I love the simplicity of such amps, I went back to rotaries after years of confusion with 12 band graphic EQ's, pre sets and God Know's whatelse
jimmyj
Advanced Member
Username: jimmyj

Post Number: 238
Registered: 8-2008
Posted on Monday, November 15, 2010 - 5:58 pm:   Edit Post

Yes, Walter tapped off +/- 15 volts already in the amp to power the bass. Channel-1 is the neck pickup, channel-2 the bridge pickup. The 1/4" jacks are TRS so they can be used as insert points between the bass and amp, or just as normal inputs with a mono 1/4" cable. It's a "switching" amp and so may not be the quietest, most hi-fi rig, but I've found it tremendously handy in many situations. Easy to carry too!
Jimmy J
terryc
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Username: terryc

Post Number: 1422
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 2:08 pm:   Edit Post

Well I think it looks funky and it suits your needs which is the most important part.
As I said about the graphic eq's, I bought a 300W Ashdown combo, bass, mid & treble rotaries although there are two extra frequency controls and sub harmonic(sort of subtle octivider) but a lot less than the amps I had in the past.
I once had a 22 band graphic EQ, why I had it I don't know, it was tone overkill really.

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