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*The Wing Bass Club*

Photobassist

Photobassist

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It's still in the infancy stages, but I think enough people have bought Wing Basses to create our own little corner.

Post up your Wing Bass photos, video or sound clips, etc.

Some reference links for those interested:
Wing Bass - Enabling you to fly...
https://m.facebook.com/wingbass
The Wing Travel Bass has Arrived
NBD!!! WingBass

**The Wing Bass is not for everyone. If you don't like it, think it's stupid, or feel like bashing it, please don't do it in this thread.

This thread is for those of us that think the Wing Bass is pretty damn cool!

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Members:
1. Andy Brown
2. Photobassist
3. Showdown
4. Battline
 
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The first Wing Bass, owned by @Andy Brown

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Photobassist said:
The logo looks like "Wing Instruments" so I'm gonna take a wild swing, and guess you've got a "Wing guitar" in the lineup.
Click to expand...

Yes, we debuted our line of guitars (the same size as the Wing Bass) at Summer NAMM...
 

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I've recently become aware of the Wing bass and they seem like a terrific idea and beautiful to look at too! I'm planning on ordering one very soon. Probably the six string model.

Does anyone have advice on how the wood choices affect the tone? The choices are Mahogany or Black Limba for the body and Rosewood or Maple for the neck. I like the Mahogany and Maple aesthetically, but I know I prefer a tone that's on the deeper and darker side and not too bright, especially for the C string.

Also, any thoughts or comments about the the string spacing of either 18 or 17 mm? I know it must seem obvious that either I like a narrower spacing or don't, but it's such a unique instrument I just thought it was worthwhile to ask.

Thanks and I'm looking forward to joining your club soon!
 
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@Mark Plays Bass I can't really comment on the tone of mahogany and maple, but I can tell you that I think 17mm feels a bit too tight on a 5 string at times. I'm not sure how much of a difference 1mm makes, but if I was to order again I'd probably go with 18mm spacing.

Having said that, I still thoroughly enjoy my Wing Bass and I highly recommend them to anyone that's interested in trying a bass that is different, yet still familiar.
 
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