Here another great WAL Mk 1 Bass Guitar Model built in 1984, a handmade guitar from electric woods company put together from a great mixture of exotic woods including Indian mahogany core and American Walnut facings. Brazilian rosewood fretboard with dot markers. This is a cool looking bass and like most other WAL Basses it is a great player too. WAL Basses were once commonplace thoughout the 1980s with a number of bands and music styles.
WAL Mark I Bass
This WAL bass started its life as an initially fretless Geddy Lee model bass commissioned in all-black with gold hardware by Jürgen Dehmel of the music stream “ Die Neue Deutsche Welle” or Germany’s New Wave, Nena became worldwide known as the band with 99 Luftballons, 99 Air Balloons. The serial number W2053, can be found in theWAL database as being made in 1983 for Nena. As such the bass has been played on recordings and in live appearance throughout 1983-1986 with Nena.