1979 WAL PRO BASS, First Serie & first year Natural,Solid Ash body, 1 HB pickup Active Circuit, RARE EX+

1979 WAL PRO BASS 100% Original, First Serie & first year Natural,Solid Ash body, 1 HB pickup Active Circuit, 1Volum 1Hight 1Bass series/parallel switch Weight 4,4 Kg Perfect neck/fingerboard with very good frets ready to play. Working truss road. Cult bass part of the magic period of the first production with a very high standard of 5-6 lows per week for a total of about 700 specimens among all the models.Very deep and warm character as it is possible to hear in the sound of the first Jonas Hellborg with enormous pressure and high output.Instruments built by Electric Wood in High Wycombe (Bucks), England since 1978. In the mid 1970s, Pete Stevens joined London-based repairman Ian Waller to design the Wal Custom bass guitar. In 1978 the two incorporated into the company called Electric Wood, and produced numerous custom basses. Ian Waller later passed away; however, Stevens continues production to date. Wal custom basses are available directly from Electric Wood or through a few selected dealers.

http://walbasshistory.blogspot.it/

A cult bass from the magical period of the first production with a very high standard of 5-6 basses per week for a total of about 700 basses across all models.Very deep and warm character as you can hear in the sound of the first Jonas Hellborg with huge pressure and high output.

Instruments built by Electric Wood in High Wycombe (Bucks), England since 1978. In the mid 1970s, Pete Stevens joined London-based repairman Ian Waller to design the Wal Custom bass guitar. In 1978 the two incorporated into the company called Electric Wood, and produced numerous custom basses. Ian Waller later passed away; however, Stevens continues production to date. Wal custom basses are available directly from Electric Wood or through a few selected dealers.

Martin Kemp playing his maple topped Mk 1 Wal at Live Aid with Spandau Ballet

Laurence Cottle http://www.globalbass.com/archives/aug2001/laurence_cottle.htm

Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree)

John Illsley (Dire Straits)

Geddy Lee (Rush)

Nick Beggs

Greg Lake (Emerson Lake and Palmer)

Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam)

Justin Chancellor (Tool)

Jason Newstead (Metallica)

Steve Severin (Siouxie and the Banshees)

Jonas Hellborg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Hellborg