3 Wishbasses

ok - some wild basses - come and gettem

the fretted-4 longhorn style one is an early WB (#87). 34" scale.
price dropped to $325, shipped/paypalled in the continental US.

they all sound really great in spite of perhaps looking a bit monstrous - they really do sound somewhere between an upright bass and an electric jazz bass. the fretted-4 longhorn with truss rod has the passive pickup setup that's more standard on Wishbasses.

no bag or case.




high-rez pics below.

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i've done several deals here, on The Gear Page, ebay, and the Reverend Guitar forum. all with the username "salamandyr", so you can check my reputation.

 

#87 is the fretted-4 "longhorn" one..
the gorgeous 5er is #415, and the inlaid fretted-4 is 305.
they are all around 10 lbs, give or take 1/2 a pound.


i've also got #849 - that's a "christmas" ones (left over wood strips) and i'm keeping that one

 

one sold - the 4 with inlay and lipsticks.

#87 (fretted 4 longhornesqe with truss rod) and #415 (fretless 5 with purple fretboard) are still available.

 

bump. #87 is getting all the interest (the fretted+trussed "longhorn").

it's solid and sounds great, but of course just begs to be refinished. from what i can tell it's not been worked on much at all - by the previous owner who bought it from Wish. e.g. still has the coat overspray, a few fill lines here and there, etc. it's pretty smooth in the body and looks fine, but the neck's finishing is a bit uneven, on the back especially.

the fretboard appears to be rosewood - has that nice wide swirl pattern that rosewood can, with diagonal lines crossing several frets. not sure of the body wood - something relatively hard, although the whole thing is resonant with the neck-thru and wings/horns to vibrate. i'm guessing it's something like cherry or red oak, as it doesn't appear stained but has a reddish glow.


among other things i'd do to it if i was keeping it is sand the back of the neck into a slightly more pleasing shape. sizewize, it's not a huge neck front-to-back (for a wishbass. it's < 1.5" thick until it gets near the body) or even across the fretboard (1.75" at the 0 fret, 2.175 at the 12th fret) and it's nice wood with the stringer stripes. that being said, it's a pretty "round" C shape right now and doesn't appear to have been perfectly smoothed at the apex of the "C" either. i'd prob turn it more into a flattened C with some sandpaper, and get it to flow through the hand a bit better.

maybe even pull out a dremel or carving tools and work something into the wood of the body - there is certainly room!

the other (fretless 5-er) is a refinished and upgraded instrument. looks like the purple heart fretboard has been radiused slightly, the corian bridge has also been shaped, active electronics, body refinish too... i spent half an hour playing the 5er today, got inspired.. might pull it from this for-sale listing if it doesn't go quickly.

 

ok - bump for the early 4-string Wishbass (#87), with frets and truss rod!

 

bump and price drop for Wishbass #87 ...

$325 shipped/paypalled, or $275 cash/pickup in Los Angeles.

 

I'm putting the refinished, 34" scale 5-string back on the block.

It's Wishbass #405, and has some upgrades from basis WB:

1) EMG pickups with an active pre-amp
2) Two stacked knobs. first is Vol with lower half of knob unwired, second is stacked B/T tone.
3) Rear routing, and wood cover that matches the fretboard.
4) Gorgeous wood selection - not 100% sure what they all are. Appears to be spalted maple body with maple / purpleheart stringers for neck, with purpleheart for the fretboard and control cover on back.
5) string ferrules and a 5th string

It's been refinished (by previous owner). Fretboard has a nice slight radius and a hard clear finish (epoxy?). Body has been sanded and oil-rubbed. Active pickup and preamp, ferrules, etc., all non-typical for Wishbasses, so likely added post-Steve, as well as sme sort of strap/lock setup installed too.

It sound incredible, good refinish job, very playable, good intonation. The nicest WB I've played (out of 6 I've owned).

No bag or case. $550 shipped/paypalled domestic US. $500 cash/pickup in Los Angeles.
Price firm, no trades except for Reverend USA guitars.

Pictures #11-20, click here for diectory.

There are high-rez pics for this beast at the link above, as well a smaller ones. Check em out.

 

bump for two wishbasses.

 

deal fell through on fretted-4, so that and the refinished 5 string are both still available!

 

bump for a beautiful 5 and a fretted 4 Wishbass.

 

wishbump.

the fretted-four is starting to generate interest again. the refinished fretless 5 would also make someone a GREAT holiday present

 

bump for two wishbasses - one fretted 4 ready for refinishing, and one fretless 5 that's already been refinished and upgraded (active pup, back routing, ferrules, radiused fretboard, etc).

 

Wissbump. $550 / $325 for a refinished fretless 5 with active electronics, or a yet-to-be-refinished fretted 4.

Take $50 off the price for cash/pickup in Los Angeles.

 

bump for two nice wishbasses.

 

bump and price drop - $300 for the fretted 4 string. $500 for the refinished fretless 5 with active electronics. price includes paypal and shipping within the continental US.

 

bump for two wishbasses.

 

bump - price drops.

$250 shipped for unrefinished long horn fretted 5.
$450 shipped for the refinished fretless 5.

 

It is, indeed!