Bass Player

LOW END OF LOVE

When a bass is built by a bassist, you know the foundation is there for brilliance. Jobbing 1960s Manc-band player Ian Waller is the main man here, having turned his hand to creating instruments following a 1976 request from sessionist John G. Perry. The result is the beautiful, gorgeously-toned, and much-coveted Wal.

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