{"id":601,"date":"2015-10-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&p=601"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:54","slug":"bass-of-the-week-colin-edwins-wal-mk-1-fretless","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-colin-edwins-wal-mk-1-fretless","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Colin Edwin\u2019s Wal Mk 1 Fretless"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prog bassist Colin Edwin has been sharing details of his bass arsenal on his blog<\/a>, including his exquisite Wal Mk 1 Fretless. The Porcupine Tree member explains that the model is probably his most played bass as he used it exclusively for several years. <\/p>\n

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\u201cMade in 1984 at Electric Wood in the UK, my Wal fretless has a Brazillian Mahogany Core with American Cherry wood facings and an Indian Ebony fretboard,\u201d Edwin writes. \u201c[It has] Wal\u2019s own design active pick-ups, extremely flexible in terms of tone. Note the worn varnish above the pick-ups, I had the bass revarnished by Electric Wood some years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

The bass is also fitted with an XLR output adjacent to its standard 1\/4-inch output. Edwin says the extra ouput is useful for recording and taking a direct signal from the bass. He strings it with flatwounds, and the tuning machines include a Hipshot D-tuner.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a clip of the bass in action with Edwin laying it down on Porcupine Tree\u2019s \u201cI Drive the Hearse\u201d:<\/p>\n

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All photos were taken by Phil Richardson. For more information, check out Colin Edwin\u2019s personal blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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