Yup, it's a little out of place. =0) The FBass is for sale though, being replaced by a Modulus Vintage Jazz, bass-of-doom style.
Okay, just played a blazing set of.... well, mainly noodling around the room-o-doom. All other flaws in the bass have been pointed out so I won't rehash everything....
Hot humming pickup seems to jump in volume at random when playing, it apparently reacts somehow to one's fingers on strings.
The native tone is kind of thin, as would be expected with the lone bridge pickup, but it's not bad. It's got a slight growl to it, not as aggro and mean as my ol' Warwicks could get, but I dig it. Put thru my iAmp with a little boost in high mids, and the Thumb preset engaged, I actually enjoyed the tone. Also used a little compression from my ME50B. I'd say maybe "anemic Stingray", maybe "Jazz in a cardboard box"?
Speaking of effects, I think this is where the Wish shone. Its treble bite really lent itself well to being veiled in overdrive, and made the chorus lush and airy, and envelope filter quack like crazy.
Playing the Wish was kind of difficult. The lacquered neck was stickin' like glue, and the string spacing felt a mile wide. (???) Good for slapping, bad for popping, thanks to the fretboard right underneath, but it may just be my technique.
All in all, I wouldn't be angry if I spent a couple hundred bucks and got this, although there are a few things I'd change if I had one myself. I did have a Wishbass a couple years ago, remember, and it had frets and an adjustable bridge, plus it wasn't lacquered.
Cheers and my apologies for being horrible at describing tone.
Off to the next lucky winnah, maybe tomorrow?? I'm also throwing a strap in the box, nothing special but hey.
