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Lets Buy A Wish Part II

#401
Wademeister, I plan on either delivering it to Addison airport for a handoff, or sending it up to the Dallas gang if weather or scheduling conflicts get in the way. They're all great guys, they'd probably not mind getting you in on the act. Ask Juneau or embellisher. I don't recall off the top of my head who else is up there, but I think there's four or five.
 
#402
That's the type of situation I'd hope for. Being in a large metro area, I'd think there'd be several locals that we could just trade hands in person to save shipping. And maybe each kick in a few bucks to whomever has it last in the area for shipping off to the next in line outside of the area.

But I'm not even in on it (yet hopefully) so I'll shut up now :smug:

Troll
 
#405
troll said:
That's the type of situation I'd hope for. Being in a large metro area, I'd think there'd be several locals that we could just trade hands in person to save shipping. And maybe each kick in a few bucks to whomever has it last in the area for shipping off to the next in line outside of the area.

But I'm not even in on it (yet hopefully) so I'll shut up now :smug:

Troll
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good idea
i'll probably be up in the Superior/Duluth area by the time i get it, so anyone who is in the area is free to stop by and try it out!
twin cities are only about a hour/1.5 hours away!
of course...i don't know anyone willing to travel an hour to play a wish!

Charlie
 
#406
freakbass said:
I have no problem allowing Wade to check it out when we get together. It's totally cool with me. Oh, and I just got a new house in Duncanville, so we can party there if y'all (DFW guys) like.
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Sounds good to me! We can all bring our choice gear, and hang for a while.

I would like to keep the Wish for 3 or 4 days, and plan on playing it at church on a Wednesday night.

I am low on funds, so the splitting up shipping costs sounds pretty good too.:)
 
#411
Wademeister63 said:
When's the party Freakbass? I'll definately be there if my schedule allows.
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The party is as soon as the wish gets to DFW. Prolly around Saturday the 22nd. I'll have to check w/ my housemates, but one plays the g*itar, and one is an incredible drummer, so it shouldn't be a prob. Who's bringing the Shiner? :-)
 
#414
UPS screwed up. They were supposed to deliver it to my house today. It was rescheduled due to an "exception". Apparently the address wasn't good enough. I called them on the phone, and they would only tell me that it was on a truck, out for delivery, and would be delivered again Monday. Now, dammit, I paid for the shipping on this bad boy, and they wanted more information? Not going to deliver til Monday???

UNACCEPTABLE!!!















So I drove down to the UPS facility and picked it up my own self!
 
#417
It's in good shape, and was packed well, in a bag. My first impression is that the finish and construction is...um...how do I put this...polite-like..."less than stellar"...nah, that's not it..."subpar"...no, that's not it either...I know, "has a certain child-like charm"...yes, that seems to work! Looks every bit as good as the projects my 7th-grade woodshop class put out! The pickup is upside-down, and looks like it was routed with a chainsaw. The control panel has a certain "third-world utilitarian, semi-MilSpec 'efficiency' to it. The position markers look to have been achieved by a drive-by attack with a nail gun. The finish looks like a kid had at the body with a paintbrush and a quart of spar varnish...

The tuners function well, and I didn't pick up much hum at all. The Corian bridge is functional to some degree, but the bass would benefit from an old-fashioned, semi-ferrous, mechanically adjustable bridge. The fingerplank is level, and actually feels like it was sanded. Ipe is a tough wood, much tougher than ebony, IMO, and requires carbide-tipped tools to machine. The nut is well-rendered, and I actually like the headstock. Lest you think I don't like this bass from reading my first impression, read on....

The tone of this bass is great, and the thick, upright-ish neck is actually very comfortable! This bass has tons of "mwah", and I was able to achieve variations of the tone by finger position and attack. The body style is cool, it's actually smaller than I was expecting...but don't let that 3-octave cutaway fool you- getting those top notes, you gotta really WANT IT!!!

Overall, it's a nice bass, and fells and sounds better than it's workmanship and $200 pricetag would belie. Would I order one? Probably. But- you knew that was coming, huh? - I would order it "in white" (unfinished) and without the nail gun aTTack that renders the position markers "useless as teats on a bull". They're only there to lend an air of legitimacy to the instrument. I would put my own bridge on it, and do my own markers based upon the resulting scale length. I'd have the artistic freedom to design my own finish as well- personally, I think either fun fur, or leather tuck-n-roll would look cool. Not too bad, considering the price.

There you have it, that's my review. You get what you pay for. :D
 
#420
Bassic83 said:
It's in good shape, and was packed well, in a bag. My first impression is that the finish and construction is...um...how do I put this...polite-like..."less than stellar"...nah, that's not it..."subpar"...no, that's not it either...I know, "has a certain child-like charm"...yes, that seems to work! Looks every bit as good as the projects my 7th-grade woodshop class put out! The pickup is upside-down, and looks like it was routed with a chainsaw. The control panel has a certain "third-world utilitarian, semi-MilSpec 'efficiency' to it. The position markers look to have been achieved by a drive-by attack with a nail gun. The finish looks like a kid had at the body with a paintbrush and a quart of spar varnish...

The tuners function well, and I didn't pick up much hum at all. The Corian bridge is functional to some degree, but the bass would benefit from an old-fashioned, semi-ferrous, mechanically adjustable bridge. The fingerplank is level, and actually feels like it was sanded. Ipe is a tough wood, much tougher than ebony, IMO, and requires carbide-tipped tools to machine. The nut is well-rendered, and I actually like the headstock. Lest you think I don't like this bass from reading my first impression, read on....

The tone of this bass is great, and the thick, upright-ish neck is actually very comfortable! This bass has tons of "mwah", and I was able to achieve variations of the tone by finger position and attack. The body style is cool, it's actually smaller than I was expecting...but don't let that 3-octave cutaway fool you- getting those top notes, you gotta really WANT IT!!!

Overall, it's a nice bass, and fells and sounds better than it's workmanship and $200 pricetag would belie. Would I order one? Probably. But- you knew that was coming, huh? - I would order it "in white" (unfinished) and without the nail gun aTTack that renders the position markers "useless as teats on a bull". They're only there to lend an air of legitimacy to the instrument. I would put my own bridge on it, and do my own markers based upon the resulting scale length. I'd have the artistic freedom to design my own finish as well- personally, I think either fun fur, or leather tuck-n-roll would look cool. Not too bad, considering the price.

There you have it, that's my review. You get what you pay for. :D
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Great review, I believe that you've done a great job of capturing in writing the essence of wishbass.

Definitely NOT for everyone. But definitely for some.
 

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