FS/FT: WISHBASS #947, The JB Model ...

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For sale or for trade is my walnut Wishbass #947, the JB model. $485 + shipping - and comes with a nice padded gig bag.







For those of you who don't know me, I collect Wishbasses. I also refinish, refine and recondition them in my home shop. I have been doing this since 2008 and I have owned almost 2 dozen Wishbass or Wishnevsky instruments to date. Most of them I still own actually. I have made a hobby out of refinishing and refining them, to the extent I wrote a refinishing guide about it, which is posted in this forum (see: WISHBASS REFINISHING GUIDE). In this time I have refinished several Wishbasses, this JB being one of them. I spend a lot of time getting these basses smoothed out and perfected to the extent that they can be. This particular bass has been a personal favorite of mine and I am selling it only because the neck width is not comfortable to my smaller hand size and I find myself not playing it much - which is a shame. I have tried to retain the original character of this bass so it will remain a Wishbass yet be vastly improved in feel, looks and playability. I have well over 40 hours into the refinishing of this JB and it is a joy to pick up and play. Be aware though, that with the close bridge position of the pickup on the JB, this bass has a more treble affect to it than others.



SPECIFICATIONS:
- 34" 4 string fretless with + 2 octave access ...
- walnut body, top and back w/forearm contouring,
sanded to 1500 grit, sealed and finished 12 coats of Tru-
Oil with buffing and waxing after cure-out ...
- purpleheart fingerboard, flat radious, polished to 2000
grit and oiled ...
- width of neck @ nut = 1-3/4" with neck contour,
slimmed from original - no truss rod ...
- handmade purpleheart floating bridge finished in Tru-
Oil, set to a medium action ...
- nut is corian (original) ...
- aluminum cavity cover veneered in walnut & shielded ...
- volume and output jack only with rosewood knob ...
- handmade walnut thumbrest finished in Tru-Oil ...
- EMG Select pickup, cavity shielded in copper ...
- chrome Schaller type strap locks to match other
chrome hardware ...
- weight just at 8.2 pounds, on my bathroom scale ...
- strings are new D'Addario Half Wounds ...
- chrome string-thru ferrules ...
- includes a very nice, thick Schector gig bag ...
- $485.00 plus shipping, CON (usually about $26.00) ...

I would prefer to sell this one outright, but I would consider trades, especially if it was another Wishbass (valued below this one}, and the earlier the better. I would also be interested in a sunburst Squier VM TB bass, new or like new.

I have lots of other photos, both of the completed bass and as it was being worked on so just ask if you want to see more.



If you do not know about Wishbasses and are curious, I suggest you go into the rather extensive threads within TB (9 to date!) and do some studying. Most of your questions and concerns can be met there. There has been a lot of bad press on these guitars and while clearly they are not for everyone, I find them fascinating and not at all deserving of the reputation some have given them. This is a chance for someone to own one that has been lovingly refinished, improved, refined and customized for less than the cost of a custom Wishbass ordered directly from the builder. Thank you!

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Here's a couple of shots of the gig bag, which is nice and thick.

[bass_lord_mutha]

Drools....

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Okay, lots of lookers but that is about it. What, not much love for the JB? Here's another couple of shots. Also, I would be up for trades against an early Fender Bullet bass as long as it was a sunburst model ...



Any thoughts, feedback? ...............................

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$475.00 with shipping included to the continental United States if sold outright. Trades (as described) up to $325 considered. Thanks!

[loopee]

I'd love to get this bass BUT I have small hands so the neck would be too big for me

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Originally Posted by loopee

I'd love to get this bass BUT I have small hands so the neck would be too big for me

I know what you mean! Thanks for commenting though, I will have another coming up too ...

[loopee]

if it's a shortscale with smaller neck I'd be interested.....

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BUMP.

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Now, NO Sale Pending!

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BUMP.

Evil-bay strikes again!

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Sale pending - this time a local one.

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Bump.

Local CL guy is a no-show. What's up with that?

[bass_lord_mutha]

Man I'm really wishing I could help you out with this bass; because it is sweet! But I'd only be able to offer you my bass cab that's for sale in the classifieds and maybe $100 in trade

[loopee]

if it were a shortscale with a slimmer neck I'd be all over it.....

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Originally Posted by bass_lord_mutha

Man I'm really wishing I could help you out with this bass; because it is sweet! But I'd only be able to offer you my bass cab that's for sale in the classifieds and maybe $100 in trade

Bass Lord; Since I am not a gigging bass player, the 2 rigs I currently have serve me more than well. Sorry, but I can't work with you on that kind of a trade for that reason. Thanks all the same though!

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Bump.

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Thanks to the folks that have offered me some trades. However, in order to keep the peace at home, any trade I might do will need to include cash, if you get my drift. I am open to trading for another Wishbass or Wishnevsky instrument, just not ones that equal the value of my bass. As I stated earlier, I am also a Bullet bass fan, but it would need to be an early '80s type from Japan or the US. Unless it was a Phil Jones amp, I do not need anything else along those lines.

- just saying, and thanks for looking ..........

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SALE PENDING! I'll know for sure in a few more days.

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SOLD!

Thanks for looking in ...